Update 3/28/22- The SVA Residence Halls will move to Phase 4

Effective 3/28/22 the SVA Residence Guest Policy will move to Phase 4.

COVID-19 positivity and transmission rates, following the SVA spring break, remain low. Our goal is to ensure that we have a successful and healthy completion to the semester, therefore community members are advised that there will be continuous monitoring of COVID positivity rates and indicators and, where needed, the policies may be revised if rates or indicators increase to a threshold of concern.

Effective, Monday, 3/28/22, the SVA residence hall guest policy will move to Phase 4. This means that non-SVA community members can be signed in as a guest, effective this date, as long as the guidelines for Phase 4 below are met/adhered to:

Phase 1: Restricted Guest Visitation

As we transition from the summer ’21 session into the first week of the Fall ’21 semester, out of an abundance of caution, there will be no guest visitation, even within the building, to room spaces other than a student’s personal living space.

Phase 2: Within Residence Hall Visitation Resumes

SVA residential students, who live in the same building, may visit another residential student’s room, within the same building. The visiting resident must wear a facemask, when outside of their personal space and while visiting spaces.

Phase 3: SVA Current Community Members (Residential & Non-Residential) Guest Sign In Resumes

All current SVA community members may be signed in as guests within the SVA residence halls (all guest sign-in protocols must be followed). The visiting SVA guest must wear a facemask at all times as a visitor to the space.

Phase 4: Non-SVA Affiliated Guests to Residence Halls

Non-SVA community members can be signed in as a guest, effective this date, as long as the guidelines below are met/adhered to:

(i) Upload of COVID Vaccination and Booster Record (if eligible for a booster)

Guests must upload proof of COVID-19 vaccination (and booster- if eligible) via the SPLAN guest sign-in system. Hosts can pre-register guests and the SPLAN system will send the prospective guest a link to upload their vaccine documentation.

(ii) Show Proof of COVID Vaccination and Booster Record to security desk at point of entry

Guests must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination (and booster- if eligible) to the lobby security desk at the point of arrival.

(iii) Masking Policy

Guests must remain masked at all times.

(iv) Guest Sign In and Approval Policies

All guest policies and roommate/suitemate approval procedures remain in place.

(v) Guests Feel Sick/Cancel Visitation

Potential or existing guests who are feeling ill should not sign in as guests and cannot quarantine within the residence halls.

All of the policies noted above are subject to change, based on health guidance, transmission rates, and health forecasting. We hope to move as closely as we can to Pre-Covid Residence Hall policies as soon as we can do so safely for the SVA residential community.

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