COVID-19 Plans & Resources

Every member of the campus community will be asked to answer the following questions every day.

As a community, we will strive to maintain physical distancing throughout campus. Our goal is to keep at least six feet of space between individuals whenever feasible.

As a community, we are committed to maintaining physical distance and creating a large “public zone” on campus. As humans, we are relational beings, and we need one another now more than ever. This pandemic does not require us to cut social ties or decrease social interactions. We seek to support social interactions with each other while maintaining the physical space that is required to decrease disease spread.

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All employees and students must wear face coverings when on campus in the presence of others and in public settings (on and off campus), especially when six feet of physical distancing cannot be maintained.

All members of the community should wash their hands frequently throughout the day. Proper washing technique and the amount of time spent washing are most important.

We will be undertaking frequent cleaning and disinfecting of often-touched surfaces, including door handles, sink handles, drinking fountains, hand railings, bathroom stalls, and dining tables.

In coordination with Parkhurst, dining services at Allegheny College have been reimagined and redesigned to decrease disease spread and to protect students and employees in our dining halls.

The Allegheny College Health Agency has developed travel policies that are designed to keep the campus community as safe as possible and help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Members of the campus community are expected to review these policies and adhere to them; please contact ACHA at healthagency@allegheny.edu with questions about the policies or traveling to/from campus.

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In an effort to protect both the Allegheny and Meadville communities in the midst of the pandemic, all embedded opportunities — such as internships, research assistantships, class projects, and volunteer positions — sponsored by the College will have to be completed remotely until a safe vaccine is available widely and our campus community is able to be vaccinated. No student completing College-sponsored work will be allowed to work physically off campus. This includes work-study positions off campus, Bonner and Davies opportunities, as well as departmental internships and research assistant positions. Students will not be allowed to work at either the Meadville Children’s Center or the Meadville Cooperative Preschool.

Outdoor Service Saturday projects will be allowed if both the College and Crawford County show a low case positivity rate, community partners are supportive of the work, physical distancing can be maintained, and face coverings are used by Allegheny students, faculty and staff as well as community partners.

Given that COVID-19 is easily transmitted from person-to-person and that our goal for this academic year is to provide a safe, residential liberal arts educational experience for our students, the number of visitors to campus will be limited.

Approved visitors include prospective students and their families, as well as candidates for faculty or administrative positions. Prospective students visiting campus should be accompanied by no more than two adults. Candidates interviewing for positions at the College will not be allowed to bring partners or children to the campus interview. Individuals who would normally come to campus, such as guest speakers or recruiters associated with Career Education, should be encouraged to coordinate virtual speaking and recruiting activities.

All visitors to campus will be required to adhere to the health and safety protocols in place.