(1) Classroom Location Reassignment:
Some classroom locations have been changed in order to accommodate social distancing requirements based on course size.
Please be sure to check your course schedule in Athens State Online for updated information prior to coming to campus.
(2) Campus Entry Points:
All students, faculty, and staff entering campus must proceed through the entrances on Hobbs Street or Beaty Street.
The Hobbs Street entrance will be open from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Monday through Thursday and from 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Friday. The Beaty Street entrance will be open from 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. View the guidelines.
(3) Sentinel Testing:
In accordance with the GuideSafe™ program, this Spring Athens State will arrange for Covid-19 Sentinel Testing, voluntary random testing of groups of students, faculty, and staff who are on campus and who may not exhibit symptoms but may be carriers (asymptomatic). Sentinel Testing will randomly test a percentage of our campus population on a weekly basis, which will provide a snapshot of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating among our population.
Each day randomly selected individuals will receive an email from Verily (healthy@verily.com) with instructions on how to register for a testing appointment. If you are randomly selected, you will be prompted in the email to log into your Verily account to schedule a test. Note: Because the testing is random, you may be selected more than one time during the semester. Sentinel Testing appointments will be conducted in McCandless Hall on Tuesdays from 9am-Noon and 1pm-4pm.
If you have not previously set up a Verily account, please go to healthy.verily.com and set up your account using your Athens.edu email account. The process will only take a few minutes.
Testing is voluntary, but we hope you will help us in the fight against this virus so that we can continue to put measures in place to keep you safe. Learn more about Sentinel Testing.
