[Agvisors] FW: Mandatory: Thanksgiving Travel Survey and Guidelines

Fri Oct 23 09:36:39 MST 2020

FYI – this is the message that I received as a student in regards to the Thanksgiving survey.

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Danielle Flink
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Student Success and Retention Specialist
CALS Career & Academic Services
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

From: University of Arizona <UArizona at comms.arizona.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 9:21 AM
To: Flink, Danielle - (danielleflink) <danielleflink at arizona.edu>
Subject: Mandatory: Thanksgiving Travel Survey and Guidelines

This mandatory survey will help you and your family make responsible travel plans

To view this email as a web page, go here.<https://view.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=143cd4c985d6684fe3fd78fb5f212fe11fa6543d01bdac6002c249608b687426ce1eb89ba20e1bd0f2c69c0c11c07f01d53662f268a35e1047d814f76660f5d28d3e2c6896faff7e955cd38466d3b926>
[THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=67a8a1613e5bc6e57eeb0bad88cf511b02e569aed15d146b5482ad59b6d9ed5ee8abdafbe51390ab4f9d90c99c32257a8a5ddacf46a45076>
Dear Students,

This email contains your link to the Thanksgiving Travel Survey. This mandatory survey will help you and your family make responsible travel plans that reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission while traveling and allow you to complete your studies as safely as possible. As we’ve previously shared, all courses will be provided remotely after Thanksgiving break (Nov. 26 - Nov. 29) to minimize the need for back-and-forth holiday travel.

What to do next:

  1.  Select your travel option: View your three options for Thanksgiving travel and semester completion<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=67a8a1613e5bc6e587d5e8e53920edc39272ffd349a80e7c6a0504b81d015ee6835c16ec009b647e75d1c4c7a73fb9eaf0618c2bd4bbf09a>, and select the one that is best for you and your family before taking the survey.
  2.  Complete the Thanksgiving Travel survey: Log in with your NetID and complete the survey no later than Sunday, November 1<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=67a8a1613e5bc6e546d7ad86bcf21b9ed81533913c6d1ab78d6e44e372c50fa812e04c5f47997abf5d0d483ca7c721c6c69524755b98b2a5>.
  3.  Make an antigen test appointment: If you indicate that you will be traveling over the Thanksgiving break, you will be directed to schedule an appointment for a university antigen test during the week of Nov. 9 – 15. During this week, university testing will be by appointment only. No walk-ins will be accepted. The timing of this testing blitz is to ensure that anyone testing positive for COVID-19 is able to isolate for 10 days prior to any travel.

Upon completion of the survey, you will receive an email confirming your travel plans and the related testing expectations. If you are currently living on campus, you will receive an additional email from Housing with important information for Thanksgiving & Winter Break, and a request for additional information about your future housing plans.

If you’ve tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days:
Per CDC guidelines, students who have received a positive PCR, antigen, or antibody test within 90 days do not need further testing or isolation. Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment for a university antibody test through the IRB approved statewide research study. See locations and hours<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=8a879f77d5ca6e5a0d54dc7e96426fca0bcbd26e117be40211e35d923e6fa6e5b61f25e45b9def62fe5e3a1da65caad37ead700c66ade28e>.

The facts about holiday travel:
The holidays present an increased risk to spread COVID-19 because of travel and in-person celebrations with family and friends. The most effective way to reduce this risk is to minimize travel whenever possible. It is imperative that all of us recognize the higher risk of infection posed by travel and take the necessary steps to reduce those risks.

Even if you are not planning to travel outside of Tucson for the Thanksgiving break, we strongly encourage you to sign up for an antibody and/or antigen test. Knowing the results of these tests will enable you to manage your contact with others in a manner that reduces everyone’s risk of infection.

It’s extremely important to remember that many individuals infected with COVID-19 may not show any symptoms, but can still spread the coronavirus to others who may develop severe, and sometimes fatal, symptoms. Your participation in the Thanksgiving Travel Survey<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=8a879f77d5ca6e5a95c9e6115e8e641ec510465eff8893020ad8fe6afeb98d1392600c4313cdde3dde4a88cfadd7dc1b9b4cb61cbfcd1f5b> and university testing will help protect yourself, your community, and your family -- especially populations who may be at higher risk<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=8a879f77d5ca6e5ad7ab26316b3b8e8fe23c696941c6933cc9b2856772d923e26d3300cb7c6be3fb5c9ce6326dff04c5beb4bc404bb82ab3>  of serious complications from COVID-19 infection.

Questions:
Please direct any medical-related questions to Campus Health Nurse line at 520-621-6493<tel:1-520-621-6493>.

Please direct any non-medical questions to the student COVID Ambassador Team Hotline at 520-848-4045<tel:1-520-848-4045> or covidhelp at email.arizona.edu<mailto:covidhelp at email.arizona.edu?subject=>.

Thank you again for doing your part to keep our university healthy. Bear Down and Mask Up!

Thanksgiving Travel Survey

Your participation in the Thanksgiving Travel Survey and university testing will help protect yourself, your community, and your family -- especially populations who may be at higher risk of serious complications from COVID-19 infection.

THANKSGIVING SURVEY<https://click.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=8a879f77d5ca6e5a94ce58aa50448b942ae4a73703bef825272aba4ee3514a7eae0b149c296e637a192d5378f9a2aca6542dff5d2a10afcf>
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Our mailing address is:
University of Arizona
PO Box 210066 Tucson, AZ 85721 US

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