Recent COVID-19 Messages

September 2020

• 9/23: Reminders for a Safe Research Environment
  From Stacie Bloom, Vice Provost for Research

• 9/22: Reminder about COVID-19 Testing: Employees | Students not in campus housing
  From the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 9/20: Important and Time-Sensitive Information: Required Testing: Employees | Students not in campus housing
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team
  

• 9/18: Things To Do This Weekend
  From Marc Wais, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
  

• 9/16: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton

• 9/14: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 9/14: A Message from Provost Katherine Fleming to NYU Faculty
  From NYU Provost Katherine Fleming

• 9/13: Reminder about COVID-19 Testing: Employees | Students not in campus housing
  From the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team
  

• 9/12: Statement by NYU Spokesman John Beckman
  
  
• 9/11: Keeping Each Other Safe Over the Weekend
  From Marc Wais, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs

• 9/11: Important and Time-Sensitive Information: Required Testing: Employees | Students not in campus housing
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team
  

• 9/10: A Message from President Andrew Hamilton at the Start of the Academic Year 2020-2021
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton

• 9/9: Important Reminder: You Must Go for Testing This Week
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 9/8: Additional Childcare Supports
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton and Provost Katherine Fleming
  

• 9/8: Required Testing for Students in Residence
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 9/7: Your Required Testing This Week
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 9/6: Keep Each Other Safe This Weekend
  From Marc Wais, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
  
  
• 9/3: Keeping Each Other Safe: Additional Guidance on University Expectations
  From Marc Wais, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs

• 9/3: Ongoing Testing for Students, Faculty, Administrators, and Staff Beginning Week of September 7
  From Dr. Carlo Ciotoli, Executive Lead, NYU COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 9/2: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 9/1: Reminder - Classroom Seating Assignments Tool
  From Gigi Dopico, Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and for the Humanities and Ben Maddox, Chief Instructional Technology Officer

August 2020

• 8/31: Take a Seat - How to Find Student Seating Around Campus in Fall 2020
  From NYU Executive Vice President Martin Dorph

• 8/31: Disaster Relief for Faculty and Employees, by Faculty and Employees, in Times of Urgent Need
  From AMC Chairperson Michael McCaw

• 8/28: A Letter from President Hamilton to NYU Colleagues
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton

• 8/26: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 8/26: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton

• 8/24: Assigned Seating in Classrooms for Fall 2020
  From NYU Senior Leadership
  

• 8/18: NYU Returns: On Conduct — Our Actions Matter
  From NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  

• 8/17: Important Information about Scheduling Your Required COVID-19 Test
  From the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team

• 8/16: Summary Update on COVID-19 Related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 8/16: Letter to the NYU Community from William Berkley
  From William Berkley, Chairman of the NYU Board of Trustees

• 8/14: Your Action Required: Community Standards in the Context of COVID-19
  From Craig Jolley, NYU Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards

• 8/13: Important: Looming Deadline for COVID Testing
  From the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team  

• 8/13: NYU Returns: The Coming Academic Year: Faculty | Researchers, Administrators and Staff
  From NYU Senior Leadership   

• 8/13: Time Sensitive: Schedule your COVID-19 Test
  From the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Team  

• 8/7: NYU Returns: Quarantining - What to Do, How to Make It Work: On-Campus Student Housing | Students living off-campus
  From NYU Senior Leadership
  
  
• 8:7 Next Steps for University Housing: More on Quarantining and Setting Expectations
  From Residential Life and Housing Services
  
  
• 8/6: NYU Returns: Follow-up and Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

July 2020

• 7/31: Follow-up Communication to Students in NYU Undergraduate Housing
  From the Executive Directors of Housing and Residential Life

• 7/31: IRB Bulletin - Summer 2020
  From the Institutional Review Board

• 7/30: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President

• 7/29: NYU Returns: COVID-19 Testing, Quarantining, and Early Arrival Procedures for Fall 2020-2021
  To Students from Student Affairs and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 7/29: NYU Returns: COVID-19 Testing and Quarantining Procedures for Fall 2020-2021: Full-time Faculty | Adjunct Faculty | Administrators, Staff, and Researchers
  From NYU Senior Leadership
  
  
• 7/24: Reminder: Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research

• 7/17: Reminder: Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research

• 7/17: NYU Research Phase 3
  From the Vice Provost of Research
  

• 7/13: Summary Update on COVID-19-Related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 7/9: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 7/8: NYU Returns: Looking Ahead to Academics and Student Life in 2020-2021
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 7/7: NYU Returns: Looking Ahead to Academic Year 2020-2021’s Health Protocols
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 7/2: Reminder: Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research

• 7/1: NYU Returns - Positive News on Undergraduate Housing for Fall 2020
  From the Executive Directors of Housing and Residential Life

June 2020

• 6/24: The President’s Recent Executive Order on Immigration Restrictions and Its Impact on Visas
  From the Vice Provost of Research

• 6/24: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 6/22: Update on Fall '20
  From NYU Senior Leadership

• 6/18: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From NYU Senior Leadership
  
  
• 6/17: Message to NYU Administrators and Staff
  From the NYU Senior Leadership  
  

• 6/12: Reminder: Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research             
  

• 6/9: COVID-19 Update: Guidance for Higher Education Research and Phase Three Industries
  From the Vice Provost of Research

• 6/8: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership

• 6/7: Important Additional Information About Accessing Research Buildings
  From NYU Senior Leadership
  
  
• 6/6: Reminder: Updates and New Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research
  
  
• 6/4: New Requirements for Entering NYU Building
  From NYU Senior Leadership to essential personnel in research buildings.

May 2020

• 5/31: Updates and New Protocols for Entering NYU Buildings
  From the Vice Provost of Research
  
  
• 5/19: Summary Update on COVID-19-related Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership
  
  
• 5/19: The 2020-21 School Year - Safety, Academics, Flexibility: Letter to Incoming First-Years
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 5/19: The 2020-21 School Year - Safety, Academics, Flexibility
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 5/15: Updated NYU Research Reconstitution Plan
  From the Vice Provost of Research
  
  
• 5/14: A Letter from the Provost to NYU Faculty
  From the Office of the Provost

• 5/7: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President

• 5/7: Important Policy Updates
  From Human Resources
  
  
• 5/6: Summary Update on COVID-19 Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership

• 5/6: NYU Research Reconstitution Plan
  From the Vice Provost for Research
  
  
• 5/1: Supporting Doctoral Students Impacted by COVID-19
  From the Office of the Provost

April 2020

• 4/27: Taking Stock – The Impact of COVID-19 and Looking to the Future
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 4/11: A Summary Update on COVID-19 Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership
  
  
• 4/7: Remotely Held Classes and Zoom
  
  
• 4/4: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 4/4: A Summary Update on COVID-19 Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership
  
  
• 4/2: A Message from the Provost to Full-Time Faculty
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 4/2: A Message from the Provost to Part-Time Faculty
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 4/2: NYU Research Update
  From the Vice Provost for Research

March 2020

• 3/27: NYU President Hamilton writes the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Expressing Concerns on Behalf of International Students
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/25: COVID-19 and Tenure
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 3/25: A Message about NYU's 2020 Commencement
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/24: Summary of NYU's Response to the Latest COVID-19-related Developments
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership
  
  
• 3/23: A Message to Administrators and Staff: Our Gratitude and Respect for You
  From the Office of the President and Provost
  
  
• 3/21: New Restrictions on Access to NYU Buildings
  From the Office of the Provost and Public Safety
  
  
• 3/20: A Thank You to NYU Global Faculty from the President and the Provost
  From the Office of the President and Provost
  
  
• 3/20: A Thank You to NYU Faculty from the President and the Provost
  From the Office of the President and Provost
  
  
• 3/20: Suspension of Non-Essential Research
  From the Vice Provost for Research
  
  
• 3/20: COVID-19 Updates and Resources for NYU Faculty
  From the Office of Work Life
  
  
• 3/18: Memo to Faculty and Staff on COVID-19 Protocols
  From the Office of the Provost and Senior Leadership
  
  
• 3/17: Update: Research Operations During COVID-19
  From the Vice Provost for Research
  
  
• 3/17: COVID-related Letter to Students from Marc Wais, VP, Student Affairs
  From NYU Student Affairs
  
  
• 3/17: Remote instruction to continue, all residents welcome to remain on campus
  From NYU Abu Dhabi Senior Leadership
  
  
• 3/16: A Letter to NYU Parents from President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/16: More COVID-19 News: Closing the Student Residence Halls and Holding Classes Remotely Through the End of the Semester
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/16: Important Update: NYU Accra
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/14: A Letter to NYU Parents from President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/13: Important Update: NYU Tel Aviv
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/13: Important Update: NYU Buenos Aires
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/12: Important Update: NYU Tel Aviv
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/12: A Message Before Spring Break from President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/12: Important: Coronavirus-Related Update to NYU Employees
  From the Executive Vice President and Human Resources
  
  
• 3/12: A Message to NYU Faculty from the Provost
  From the Office of the Provost
  
  
• 3/12: Update on Housing and Health/Travel from NYU's European Sites
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/12: Research Operations During COVID-19
  From the Vice Provost for Research
  
  
• 3/11: Communication to Students at NYU's Continental European Study Abroad Sites
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/10: Coronavirus-Related Update to Administrators and Staff
  From the Executive Vice President and Human Resources
  
  
• 3/10: A Note to Parents of Students at NYU Sites in Europe
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/10: Important Update Regarding NYU Sites in Europe
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/10: A Message to NYU Students from President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/9: A Letter to Parents: Important New Steps at NYU to Respond to COVID-19
  From the Office of the President

• 3/9: Important New Coronavirus-related Measures and Restrictions, and Possible Future Steps
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/5: New Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a New Self-Reporting Form
  From the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/4: A Letter to Parents from NYU President Andrew Hamilton
  From the Office of the President
  
  
• 3/4: NYUAD Response to COVID-19
  From the Abu Dhabi Vice Chancellor, NYU leadership, local health authorities, and our Abu Dhabi partner
  
  
• 3/3: Taking the Measure of the COVID-19 Circumstance
  From the Office of the President

• 3/3: Cancellation of Non-Essential University Travel
  NYU suspends all university-related travel outside the US. 
  From the Office of the Provost and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/3 Important Update Regarding Spring 2020 Study Away
  NYU communicates to parents of study abroad students.
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 3/2 Important Update Regarding Your Studies This Semester
  NYU offers study abroad students at most non-US sites the ability to voluntarily depart and continue their course work through technology-assisted distance learning.
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center

January - February 2020

• 2/26: NYU Florence, and Other Coronavirus-related Developments
  NYU discontinues operations at the NYU Florence campus and provides assistance for Florence-based students to return home or continue their studies from another NYU location.
  From the Office of the President

• 2/24: Important NYU Florence Update
  From the Office of Public Safety, the Office of Global Programs, and the Student Health Center

• 2/5: New Guidelines for Responding to the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus 
  Summary of CDC public health guidelines surrounding travelers coming to the United States from China, as well as academic and other supports provided to students and faculty.  
  From the Office of the Provost and the Student Health Center

• 2/3: An Important Health Message for the NYU Community
  Summary of WHO guidelines and request for self-reporting form to be completed by students and faculty recently arrived from China. 
  From the Office of the Provost and the Student Health Center
   
  
• 1/31: An Update on the Coronavirus and NYU's Response
  From the Office of the President and the Student Health Center
  
  
• 1/28: NYU Shanghai to Delay Opening and Move Many Classes Online
  Announcement that all classes will be conducted remotely at the NYU Shanghai campus.
  NYU Shanghai
  
  
• 1/24: The Emergence of the Novel Coronavirus
  Initial message to the community on COVID-19.
  From the Student Health Center
  

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• 9/21: What is the biggest mistake people make when doing the saliva test kit?
• 9/18: A Word on... Positive Test Findings and Contact Tracing
  
• 9/17: Can I do my saliva test anywhere I want?
  
• 9/17: Is it OK to travel within the tri-state area?
  
• 9/16: How do I open the %*#@&^! test kit boxes?
  
• 9/14: Do I need to complete the Daily Screener if the building I need to access is not staffed by an NYU Public Safety Officer?
  
• 9/9: I am a faculty member. Is it okay for me to hold my class outside?
• 9/3/20: How can I eat on campus while following NYU's safety and health protocols?
• 9/1: A Word On... Getting Around Campus
  
• 9/1: Oops - I mistakenly erased the Daily Screener authorization on my smartphone. How do I get into an NYU building now?
• 8/31: A Word On... Public Health Ambassadors
  
• 8/28: Where can I get a face mask and hand sanitizer if I need them?
• 8/27: Is there a simple checklist for getting access to NYU buildings?
• 8/24: (Employees) I submitted my COVID test results, so why can't I swipe in to my building?
• 8/21: A Word On... Building Access
  
• 8/19: Where can I report non-compliance with NYU's health and safety rules?
• 8/18: What is NYU doing to modify air handling systems?
• 8/17: I'm an undergraduate student. Can I take all my classes fully remotely?