Faculty + Staff

While many members of the U-M community have been working on campus to maintain essential functions during the COVID-19 pandemic, others have been working largely remotely.

• Unit leaders will determine gradual employee return-to-campus plans, with many units maintaining increased levels of some remote work.
• Faculty and staff should continue to work remotely unless instructed by their department chair or unit leader to return to campus.
• The plan for a gradual return of U-M employees to campus will be based upon unit-, job- and project-specific details and will be determined at the school, college and unit level.
• Units will provide employees advance notice before scheduling them to return to onsite and/or hybrid work.
• More hybrid work where it is possible helps the university meet several institutional goals, including a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality, reduced costs related to campus facilities and parking, enhanced work-life balance and increased job satisfaction.

• Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and sharing vaccination information is a requirement for all U-M faculty and staff. Learn more about vaccination opportunities and how to submit your vaccination information here. Within seven business days of submitting your complete vaccination information, you will receive an email letting you know whether your information was verified and accepted or rejected.
• Faculty and staff who submit their vaccination information will also be eligible for weekly prize drawings.
• Each day, all members of our U-M community who enter campus buildings are required to check themselves for COVID-19 symptoms by answering a brief set of questions using our daily symptom checker tool.
• Fully vaccinated individuals who self-report their vaccine information are no longer required to wear a mask indoors or outdoors for most areas on the U-M campuses. Face coverings are still required in classrooms, on U-M transportation​ ​and in health care areas where patients may be present​.
• Weekly asymptomatic testing remains available through the Community Sampling and Tracking Program for all faculty and staff. Employees who are granted a vaccine exemption are required to complete weekly COVID-19 testing through CSTP.
• At-risk employees should connect with their department chair or unit leader about the option to work remotely.
• All employees working on campus are required to take COVID-19 Training Documentation that employees have taken this training is required and is maintained in the system. Departments should also ensure that individuals are trained on their site-specific workplace requirements.

• Aggressive cleaning protocols have been implemented across campus.
• Campus facilities and spaces have been reconfigured to maintain physical distancing and minimize COVID-19 risks.
• Stay home when you are sick and leave work immediately if you begin to feel unwell.
• If you develop COVID-like symptoms or test positive, notify your department chair or unit leader and call the Occupational Health Services Hotline at 734-764-8021.
• Get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help you stay healthy, protect others and support our health care providers.

• The expectation is that most Fall Term classes will be offered in person.
• At this time, face coverings are still required in classrooms.
• New technologies and tools available to address concerns expressed by students.
• "Classedu" is a new tool to enhance teaching with Zoom; it adds features that are more like an in-person class, such as one-on-one conversations, playing video, linking to material on the web or running a quick assessment.
• Remote teaching orientation for GSIs (via CRLT).

• Some public health measures will remain in place early on with the possibility of being lifted or lessened later in the year as the community’s vaccination rate increases.
• Wear a face covering that covers your mouth, nose and chin on campus in classrooms, on U-M transportation​ ​and in health care areas where patients may be present​.
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water for 20 seconds. If unable to wash with soap and water, use hand sanitizer.
• Cover your coughs and sneezes.
• Observe social distancing guidelines.