Phase A - Status quo as a largely virtual campus

(began March 16, 2020)

Overall Objective: Protect the health and safety of students, faculty and staff as pandemic is declared

Goal 1: Reduce as much traffic and physical presence as possible on campus

Goal 2: Sanitize campus and lock down unused areas

Goal 3: Outline capacity of offices, classrooms, meeting spaces, gathering spaces

Goal 4: Determine optimal traffic flow for next phases

Goal 5: protect the health and safety of faculty, staff, and students who will be physically present on campus

Goal 6: Communicate plan for the Fall

Timeline – 6-12 weeks

Campus-wide plans, policies, or procedures developed for communications, traffic flow, class schedules/timetables for 2020-21, defining blending learning terms and legal considerations.

Phase A activities:
  1. Campus was open on a limited basis for those who needed to return to their offices or labs
  2. campus was sanitized and locked down
  3. Anyone who can work remotely worked remotely
  4. Anyone who had to access to their office had to contact Physical Plant and/or security to make sure they have access and to make sure their space is sanitized after they leave
  5. Students who are unable to return home stayed in residence in single rooms with social distancing measures. Food service was provided on a takeaway basis.
  6. All classes were strictly online and the 2019-2020 academic term was completed
  7. Outbound or inbound travel for exchanges, courses, research, or other King’s related trip was cancelled
  8. Physical Plant mapped out room capacities and traffic flow
  9. Use of non-medical masks was encouraged for any faculty, staff, or student that attended campus
  10. Regular business and services were virtual
  11. Students were assigned to particular washrooms in residence
  12. Residence students left campus as soon as possible and were offered refunds for the balance of term