COVID-19 Updates
COVID-19 Impacts to Corridor Activities
Last updated on 3/1/2022
Plan with flexibility and adaptability in mind …
Knowledge about COVID-19 continues to evolve. We encourage all Working Groups to anticipate that plans may need to adapt and our Budget Tips offer ideas about ways to use Corridor funding for remote-format activities.
Remote format collaboration has its benefits …
Don’t despair if remote-format is your best option. We know, for example, that in 2020-21, Working Groups found great ways to connect and continue collaborating, sustaining hundreds of activities across 195 institutions in 28 countries. Remote-format is “greener,” can support international participation, and is inclusive for those who may not be able to attend in-person activities.
Keep apprised of evolving COVID guidelines …
The ability to use Corridor funds for travel, lodging, food, etc. for group gatherings or other in-person activities can change. Please do your best to stay up to date about COVID-19 regulations on your home campuses and on all Working Group members’ campuses so that all intended participants may engage.
Remember to consider:
- Potential COVID-19 travel bans, regionally or beyond
- Policies at host and participating institutions regarding in-person events and activities with their faculty, staff, and students
- Some Corridor campuses require masking, COVID-19 vaccination proof and testing, and even institutional approval for outside guests: learn what’s expected and required for the host campus
- If Working Group activities involve invited guests from beyond the Corridor’s 11 institutions, there may be COVID-19 regulations issued by their home institutions/states/countries
Consult COVID guidance websites for campus-specific updates at each Corridor institution:
- Syracuse University: syracuse.edu/staysafe/
- Cornell University: covid.cornell.edu
- University of Rochester: rochester.edu/coronavirus-update/faq/events-visitors/
- Colgate University: colgate.edu/colgate-together
- Hamilton College: hamilton.edu/covid19-information/fall-2021
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges: hws.edu/opening/dashboard-fall-2021/
- Le Moyne College: lemoyne.edu/COVID-19
- Rochester Institute of Technology: rit.edu/ready
- St. Lawrence University: https://www.stlawu.edu/offices/always-forward-returning-st-lawrence
- Skidmore College: skidmore.edu/covid19
- Union College: union.edu/where-you-are