Campus Risk Status Updated to 'Moderate to High'
UPDATE: November 27: The Campus Risk Status has been updated to "Moderate to High" due to a surge in cases among undergraduate students, coupled with increased case rates in the area.
Updates For the Remainder of Fall Term
Upon returning to campus from Thanksgiving break, undergraduate students must submit a COVID test as soon as they arrive. Until receiving a negative test, undergraduates must wear face coverings around roommates or suite mates. Regardless of your test results, it is especially important that you adhere to all other requirements of the University’s Face Coverings Policy.
Undergraduate students will now test twice per week regardless of vaccination status. Graduate students who are fully vaccinated will continue to test once per week, and those who are not fully vaccinated must test twice per week.
Student athletes participating in group practices and competitions must test three times per week, placing samples in a drop box by 10 a.m. Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Temporary Requirements for Undergraduate Gatherings
From November 30 to December 21, 2021, undergraduate students and undergraduate student organizations may host gatherings in accordance with the Temporary Requirements for Undergraduate Student Social Gatherings. Non-academic student gatherings with more than 20 people are, in most cases, subject to new requirements.
Temporary International Travel Restrictions
Effective for trips planned to begin between November 30 and December 20 (inclusive), Global Safety & Security has suspended all University-sanctioned international travel by graduate students, whether as individuals or in groups. There continue to be no restrictions on personal international travel by graduate students, faculty, and staff. The current restrictions on personal international travel by undergraduates will be lifted for travel on or after December 6. Learn more on the Travel page.
Other Information
It is recommended that all students get a COVID-19 booster when eligible (six months after the second dose of Moderna or Pfizer and two months after J&J). Enter booster dose information into MyUHS. See the Vaccinations page for information on finding booster locations.
For the remainder of the term, masks should be worn in all teaching and learning contexts. As permitted all semester, instructors who can maintain six feet or more of distance from students can, at their own discretion, teach without face coverings. All others should remain masked in all classrooms.
COVID Dashboard
The University's COVID-19 dashboard provides daily reports on employees (faculty and staff) whose final vaccination doses have been verified, and weekly updates of positive cases reported by University Health Services from asymptomatic and symptomatic testing as well as isolation and quarantine reports. Daily reports are typically updated by 10 a.m., weekly reports by 5 p.m. on Monday or, after a Monday holiday, on Tuesday.
For an explanation of risk status, visit the Campus Risk Status page.
Vaccination clinics continuing into January
The University will continue to host Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccination clinics until mid- December, then resume with a Pfizer clinic in early January. The clinics will all be held at Jadwin Gym. They are open to the general public as well as University students, faculty, and staff.
Appointments are strongly recommended as walk-in capacity will be limited.
- Appointments can be made through the New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System (NJVSS) or by calling (855) 568-0545 from 8 am – 8pm, 7 days a week
- There may be long wait times, including the potential of some waiting outdoors in the elements, and people with appointments will be given priority.
Pfizer Clinics
- Wednesday, Dec. 8, noon - 6 p.m., adults/boosters* and only second doses for children 5-11 from the Nov. 17 first-dose clinic.
- Wednesday, Dec. 15, noon - 6 p.m., adults/boosters* and first doses for children 5-11.
- Wednesday, Jan. 5, noon - 6 p.m., adults/boosters* and second doses for children 5-11 from Dec. 15 first-dose clinic.
*Available: booster shots and first, second, and (for people severely immunocompromised as per the CDC) third doses .
Moderna Clinics
- Limited to individuals ages 18 and up
- Thursdays from 12 noon to 3 p.m. (Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16)
- Boosters and first, second, and (for people severely immuno-compromised as per the CDC) third doses are available.
- Note: The Moderna clinics on Thursdays from 12 – 3 p.m. will not be administering vaccinations to children under 18 years of age.
Limited Parking Available
- Parking remains challenging and is not available in the immediate area of Jadwin gym.
- Members of the public with scheduled appointments for a COVID vaccination at the University's vaccination clinic may park in the Harrison Street temporary parking area, which can be reached via Prospect Avenue or Faculty Road.
- Jadwin Gym is a fifteen-minute walk from the Harrison Street parking area, or a five-minute shuttle ride on the University's TigerTransit bus service (see schedule and real-time bus information for Route 1).
- For those with mobility challenges, limited parking is available but not guaranteed in Lot 21. TigerAccess, the University’s curb-to-curb accessibility shuttle service can be requested 24+ hours in advance.
Questions or Concerns
- If you have difficulties making an appointment, contact NJVSS at 855-568-0545 from 8am- 8pm, 7 days a week
- If you have further questions, send an email to covidvaccines@princeton.edu.
- You may also call the University's COVID Connector telephone support line. Customer service agents are available at 609-258-7000 during University business hours from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
Face-Covering Policies
The current policy requiring all members of the campus community, whether fully vaccinated or not, to wear face coverings indoors will continue until further notice. As of November 27, 2021, for the remainder of the fall term, masks should be worn in all teaching and learning contexts. As permitted all semester, instructors who can maintain six feet or more of distance from students can, at their own discretion, teach without face coverings.
September 10, 2021: The rules for face-coverings in classrooms will continue:
- Fully vaccinated instructors may remove their mask for all or part of the class at their own discretion. Six feet of distance between unmasked faculty and students is best, when circumstances permit.
- Students must wear masks throughout the class. If the instructor finds it necessary for a student to remove their mask for a short period of time, they may do so, as long as only one student has their mask down or off at any one time, to the extent that’s feasible.
Read the supplemental face covering guidelines (EHS website) to learn more, and consult faculty-specific FAQs for other return to in-person instruction information.
November 8, 2021. The following rules apply to face coverings for indoor campus meetings, including business meetings, office meetings, meetings among student groups, etc.:
- Speakers and presenters who are fully vaccinated may remove their mask for all or part of the meeting at their own discretion. Six feet of distance between unmasked presenters and participants is best, when circumstances permit.
- Meeting attendees must wear masks throughout the meeting or event. If wearing a mask makes it difficult to communicate, a fully vaccinated attendee/participant may remove their mask while speaking for a short period of time and replace the mask when done, as long as only one attendee has their mask down or off at any one time.
- Unlike classrooms, there are no special rules for small meetings with 12 or fewer participants.
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