COVID-19 resources for the Stanford community

Classes were mostly remote for the autumn quarter, with limited classes offered in-person. Teaching Commons and Teach Anywhere offer resources for instructors.

On-campus housing for the autumn quarter included graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and approved undergraduates with special circumstances. Dining halls are open for takeout, with CleanDining protocols. A campus guidebook is available to students, and a compact outlines protocols for those living in R&DE-assigned housing or coming to campus. Stanford is planning with the intention of inviting frosh, sophomores and new transfer students to campus for the winter quarter; an update is available here.

Research and some other essential in-person campus activities are operating on-site. Guidance for researchers is available. Otherwise, faculty, staff, postdocs and students who can work remotely are asked to continue doing so through March 31, 2021. Work Anywhere offers resources.

COVID-19 testing is strongly recommended over winter break for students and also offered to on-site faculty, staff and postdocs.   Starting January 4, 2021, through the winter quarter, surveillance testing will be required for faculty, staff, and postdocs who are approved to work on-site. Dashboards provide aggregated results for the Stanford community.

Health Check to self-report health status is required on a daily basis for students on campus and for employees and postdocs working in-person at a Stanford facility. Training on COVID-19 hygiene is required before returning to work at a campus location for the first time.

Maintain physical distance from others at all times – generally at least 6 feet. Wear a face covering indoors (unless you are in your apartment, dorm unit or personal office and no one else is present who is not a member of your household) and also outdoors whenever 6 feet of physical distance cannot be maintained from people who are not in your household.

Gatherings are generally prohibited, both indoors and outdoors, with some exceptions for university-led academic activities and other activities. Students in R&DE-assigned housing can gather with members of their registered “households” of up to 8 people.

Nonessential visitors to campus are limited under the campus zones program. Public events, performances and exhibitions are not occurring in person. Certain essential visitors (including spouses/partners and minor dependents) are allowed in student residences. New appointments of visitors, including visiting scholars, visiting postdocs, visiting student researchers and others, are restricted.

University-sponsored travel is suspended. If you travel more than 150 miles outside of Santa Clara County, you must quarantine upon return for 14 days. If you work at the Redwood City campus in San Mateo County and you travel outside of Northern California, don’t return to campus buildings or offices for 14 days upon return, or receive a negative test 5 or more days after return.Information for students regarding winter break travel is available here.

Athletics activities that involve contact, that do not allow for social distancing, or that take place indoors are currently prohibited in Santa Clara County under a county directive in effect until Dec. 21.

Exercise outdoors is encouraged, subject to physical distancing. Pool reservations and other recreational offerings are available for those approved to be on-site.