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 (also called novel coronavirus).

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.

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• Whom to notify if you are feeling ill with COVID symptoms

• Positive Case Response Procedures

Phased Re-Start

• Cardinal Recovery is for Stanford University faculty, staff, members of the research community, and student workers preparing to return to campus.
• Exception Request (use this form to request an exception for on-campus teaching; university-sponsored travel; and return to research request) July 16, 2020
• On-site Role Management System (ORMS): Overview
• ORMS Job Aids

  • Program Manager and Assignment Administrator

  • Creating a department/program unit report

  • Creating a health check report for your department/program unit

• ORMS Training

  • Pre-recorded training session

  • Training slides

Research and Research Administration

• Updated guidance for researchers in laboratories (March 17, 2020)
• Current status of library services (June 17, 2020)
• FAQs for For Researchers & Research Administrators
• Information and Resources for Sponsored Research Projects

Teaching

• Academic Continuity: Preparing for 2020-21 (slides from weekly presentations):
  • August 20, 2020
  • August 27, 2020
  • September 10, 2020
  • September 17, 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)
• CTL teaching support for upcoming academic year 2020-2021 (June 30, 2020)
• Teach Anywhere
• Remote Teaching and the Honor Code: Tips for Faculty and Teaching Assistants
• BJA Guidance for the Remote Teaching and Learning Environment
• Academic Calendar, 2020-21

Student and Postdoc Funding and Research

• 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)
• Out-of-Residence Postdoc Decision Tree (September 18, 2020)
• Out-of-Residence Graduate Student Decision Tree (September 18, 2020)
• Undergraduate Research On-Campus Policy (September 8, 2020)
• Funding Graduate Students Temporarily Enrolled Outside of the U.S. FAQs (August 20, 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)

Students and Parents

• Re-Approaching Stanford (July 2020)
• Student and Postdoc FAQs

International Students

• Immigration Issues and Resources

Travel

• For Stanford Travelers
• Register a Trip: Register international and domestic travel, both Stanford-sponsored and personal.
• University-sponsored travel for students and exceptions (September 16, 2020)

Finance

• H&S Guidelines for Purchasing Gift Cards (September 16, 2020)
• FMS Updates Related to Coronavirus

Human Resources

• I-9 Workflow: new incoming undergraduate, graduate student or postdoc (September 18, 2020)
• Temporary Telecommuting Agreement
• Postdoc Telecommuting Agreement
• 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
• Request to Post Position--Covid 19
• Talent Acquisition Interim Policies for Regular Benefits Eligible Staff

IT 

• How to Add a Zoom Password to an Existing Meeting

• Zoom Recording of Zoom Jabber Slack Training

  • Zoom Jabber Slack Training Slides
• Zoom Recording of Advanced Zoom Training
  • Doing More with Zoom Slides
  • Protecting Your Zoom Meeting Slides
• Collaboration Tools: System Status
• How to Access Applications and Services Faster When You Work from Home

Parking and Transportation

• Updates to Stanford Transportation programs and services as a result of COVID-19

Mail

• Plan for Campus Mail during COVID-19

Cafés

• Effective Monday, July 13, 2020, Blend @ Annette’s Café (Science Quad) will re-open on Mondays and Tuesdays

• Ikes @ McMurtry Building (Art and Art History) is no longer at Stanford.