COVID-19
The School of Humanities and Sciences has created this web page to assist H&S faculty, staff, and students with changes to guidelines and policies due to COVID-19. This web page includes links to helpful resources that are relevant to H&S faculty, students, and staff.
If you have local questions about issues regarding COVID-19, email covid19_hsdo@lists.stanford.edu.
The situation is evolving quickly, and this web page will be updated regularly. If you think something should be added to this page, email hs-communications@stanford.edu
To reduce the transmission of the novel coronavirus, both indoor and outdoor gatherings are currently prohibited at Stanford.

Phased Re-Start
- Cardinal Recovery is for Stanford University faculty, staff, members of the research community, and student workers preparing to return to campus.
- School of Humanities and Sciences Guidance on Meetings and Gatherings (February 15, 2021)
- Department Return to Campus Plan Checklist (November 3, 2020)
- County mandated change to breakroom and kitchenette access (January 4, 2021)
- H&S Job Aid for Restricted Breakroom Access (February 3, 2021)
- DFO Job Aid for Faculty, Staff, Post Doc and Student Office Use (September 29, 2020)
- Job Aid Return to Campus - Considerations & Planning Questions for DFOs (December 1, 2020)
- Return to Campus Office Safety Guidance (November 3, 2020)
- Department Main Entry Door Sign Information (November 4, 2020)
- Health Check Poster (November 10, 2020)
- Job Aid: Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (October 16, 2020)
- PPE Request Form (October 16, 2020)
- Exceptions Process Decision Tree: review these decision trees before submitting Exception Request (November 23, 2020)
- Exception Request: Use this form to request an exception for on-campus teaching; university-sponsored travel; department return to campus plan submission; faculty or staff office use; or temporary employment outside of the U.S. Note: Filling out this form does not constitute automatic approval for exception requests. Please wait to learn if exception request has received approval for on-campus teaching, university-sponsored travel, faculty or staff office use, or temporary employment outside of the U.S. (July 16, 2020)
- On-site Role Management System (ORMS): Overview
- ORMS Job Aids
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ORMS Training

Research and Research Administration

Teaching
- Academic Continuity: Preparing for 2020-21 (slides from weekly presentations):
- August 20, 2020
- August 27, 2020
- September 10, 2020: Getting ready for week 1
- September 17, 2020: Contingency planning: When a student or instructor becomes ill
- October 1, 2020: Resources: Guides from LTS and CTL
- October 15, 2020: Learning and flourishing in virtual environment
- October 22, 2020: Preparing for 2020 national election
- International Student Enrollment Requirements (January 6, 2021)
- H&S One-Stop Resources Guide for Instructors to Support Remote Instruction (October 22, 2020)
- Examination Policy 2020-21
- Policy and Procedures for Course Kits for Academic Year 2020-2021 (August 27, 2020)
- Course Kit Approval Request (August 27, 2020)
- Teach Anywhere
- Teaching Commons
- Academic Calendar, 2020-21

Student and Postdoc Funding and Research
- University-Sponsored Travel Restrictions (November 30, 2020)
- University travel policy
- Stanford-Funded Experiential Learning for Undergraduates (March 3, 2021)
- Salary Funding for Postdocs Outside the U.S. (form for exception requests and notifications for postdocs funded on salary outside the U.S.) (September 18, 2020)
- Decision Tree--Funding Student Research (November 23, 2020)
- Decision Tree--Out-of-Residence Postdoc (November 23, 2020)
- Decision Tree--Out-of-Residence Graduate Student (December 2, 2020)
- Undergraduate Research On-Campus Policy (September 8, 2020)
- Funding Graduate Students Temporarily Enrolled Outside of the U.S. FAQs (November 16, 2020)
- Assistantships for Students Located Outside the U.S.: Form for exception requests and notifications for students on assistantships located outside the U.S. (August 18, 2020)

Student Information

Travel
- University travel policy
- Field Research Approval and Travel Exception/Travel Policy (October 7, 2020)--see Student and Postdoc Funding and Research section.
- Register a Trip: Register international and domestic travel, both Stanford-sponsored and personal.

Finance
- H&S Guidelines for Purchasing Gift Cards (October 8, 2020)
- FMS Updates Related to Coronavirus

Human Resources
- H&S I-9 Submission Appointment Request (February 22, 2021)
- I-9 Workflow: new incoming undergraduate, graduate student or postdoc (October 7, 2020)
- Temporary Telecommuting Agreement
- Postdoc Telecommuting Agreement (November 18, 2020)
- Position Approval, Hire and Modification Requests (November 4, 2020)
- Resources for Telecommuting and Remote Work
- Approval of Out-Of-State Employee (September 9, 2020)
- Home Internet Services Reimbursement
- Manager Guide: Leading through COVID-19. (Download PDF.)
- Managing virtual teams
- Discussion guide for team and 1:1 meetings
- Emergency Essential Functions and Emergency Non-Essential Functions
- Additional COVID-19 HR Resources

Parking and Transportation

Cafés
- Effective Monday, July 13, 2020, Blend @ Annette’s Café (Science Quad) open Monday thru Thursday from 11 am to 2 pm
- Ikes @ McMurtry Building (Art and Art History) is no longer at Stanford.