Updated March 4, 2022
As a course instructor or academic support staff, you play a critical role in allowing students to adhere to UB’s comprehensive Health and Safety Guidelines, which help protect the health and safety of all of us at UB.
Please be prepared to accommodate students who are requesting to stay home due to illness or who indicate they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
We recommend clearly communicating opportunities and expectations around alternative assignments or makeup work and maintaining flexibility with respect to student circumstances and normal course attendance policies.
Class absences due to COVID-19 isolation or quarantine are considered excusable per the university’s Class Attendance policies. Please use all means at your disposal to allow students to make up work and engage in class activities while in isolation, depending on the circumstances relevant to your course.
No. Per prior communications, instructors must receive explicit approval from their department and decanal unit to change course modality. Course modality changes must be reported to the Registrar.
Updated March 2, 2022
No. Academic support offices (tutoring, advising, etc) may not require students to wear masks.
Updated March 2, 2022
No. Faculty may not require students to wear masks in class.
Updated March 2, 2022
Masks are optional on UB’s campuses in most settings:
Remember: There are many reasons that individuals may continue to wear a mask, including those who are:
Please be kind and respectful toward others in our UB community.
Faculty and academic support staff, see Guidance for faculty and academic support staff.
No. The risk of transmission within classrooms is still considered very low because 98 percent of UB students are up to date with their vaccinations against COVID-19.
See "Close Contacts," below, for additional details on close contacts and quarantine and isolation requirements.
Any student who receives a positive COVID-19 test result should isolate and report it via UB’s confidential reporting form.
If students need to miss class due to illness, isolation or quarantine, they must notify their instructor as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after missing class. Residential students may request assistance from Campus Living to provide faculty notifications.
Residential students have the option to isolate/quarantine in designated on-campus housing. See Quarantine Information for Residence Hall Students for more information.
Any employee who receives a positive COVID-19 test result should isolate and report it to their supervisor and to UB’s Office of Human Resources. HR will provide additional guidance.
UB Human Resources
716-645-7777
ub-hr@buffalo.edu
All students and employees, regardless of vaccination status, should closely monitor their health, stay home if they develop symptoms of COVID-19 and get tested immediately.
Updated January 31, 2022
Note that all UB students who live on campus or who come to campus for classes or activities are required to complete their primary COVID-19 vaccination series and are strongly encouraged to get boosters when eligible, in accordance with SUNY guidelines.
Updated January 19, 2022
Yes. Class absences due to COVID-19 isolation or quarantine are considered excusable per the university’s Class Attendance policies. Please use all means at your disposal to allow students to make up work and engage in class activities while in isolation, depending on the circumstances relevant to your course.
Updated August 23, 2021
Encourage them to stay out of class and get tested immediately for COVID-19. All students, regardless of vaccination status, should closely monitor their health and get tested if they develop symptoms.
Any student who receives a positive COVID-19 test result should report it via UB’s confidential COVID-19 reporting form.
Updated August 19, 2021
Please be prepared to accommodate students who are requesting to stay home due to illness or who indicate they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. We recommend clearly communicating opportunities and expectations around alternative assignments or makeup work and maintaining flexibility with respect to student circumstances and normal course attendance policies.
Class absences due to COVID-19 isolation or quarantine are considered excusable per the university’s Class Attendance policies. Please use all means at your disposal to allow students to make up work and engage in class activities while in isolation, depending on the circumstances relevant to your course
Updated August 19, 2021
Yes. Ventilation systems have been adjusted to increase the flow of outside air into the buildings, per CDC recommendations.
Updated August 19, 2021
Please inform students that the risk of transmission within classrooms is still considered very low because all UB students who live on campus or who come to campus for classes or activities are required to complete their primary COVID-19 vaccination series and are strongly encouraged to get boosters when eligible, in accordance with SUNY guidelines.
Also, in order to protect the privacy of the student who tests positive, faculty should not share the identity of the student in any communication to the class.
Updated August 19, 2021
Refer them to Accessibility Resources for assistance with accommodations.
Updated August 19, 2021
The university’s COVID-19 dashboard will be updated daily to report new cases among UB students and employees.
UB students, faculty and staff are reminded to monitor their health each day, stay home if they are sick, practice good hand hygiene and follow UB’s guidelines on face coverings and other protocols.
Updated August 19, 2021
