All OLLI and Community Ed classes cancelled for remainder of semester
For the most up-to-date information, please go to the Community College web site by clicking here.
Following is the information the Community College has provided staff, students and the public as of March 22
Academic Instruction
On March 23, face-to-face classes will move to online instruction with few exceptions until at least April 6. All classes will either be 100% online, or will have some online component. For some classes, face-to-face instruction will still occur periodically. If they have not already, students should receive communication from each of their instructors on the status of their class delivery.
Any instances of face-to-face meetings, including in-person instruction, will practice social distancing protocals and those areas will be cleaned and sanitized frequently.
Per Governor Ducey’s mandate, all physical education classes that require face-to-face meetings and cannot be moved online are cancelled. Please contact your instructor for the status of your class.
All OLLI and Community Education classes are cancelled and offices are closed for the remainder of the semester.
To keep our students safe, the YC FEC will follow the direction of Governor Ducey regarding k-12 closures. Accordingly, the FEC will not be in session until at least 4/10/20
Student Services & Campus Operations
All campuses and centers will remain open, but most buidlings on campuses will be closed beginning March 23. Only designated service and instructional areas will remain open. Please use this page for more information.
Specific services, including student and public services are being monitored on a case-by-case basis. Services will primarily be online, but in some cases will remain open, or will be closed. A listing of services can be found here.
Events
All college events, including student, and public events are being monitored on a case-by-case basis. A listing of events that have been cancelled or postponed can be found here.
Travel
Students and employees who have traveled to a country designated as a level 3 by the CDC are asked to stay home for 14 days from their time of exposure as per CDC guidelines.
Students staying home should contact their instructors.
Employees staying home should contact their supervisor and HR business partner.
At this time, all college sponsored travel outside of Arizona is suspended until further notice.
Work from Home
All non-essential employees should be telecommuting from home unless they have approval to work on campus from their supervisor. If you believe your job cannot be performed from home, please contact your supervisor and human resources business partner.
Supervisors should continue to update plans for the departments on how services will be covered and should share this information with their Vice President regularly.
Working on Campus
If you are working on campus, please practice social distancing. It has been observed that some staff who remain on campus are gathering in clusters and talking with one another.
Even if you are not sick, please use remote communication (phone, zoom, facetime) to communicate with one another or remain 6-8 feet apart.
Avoid contact closer than 6-8 feet, do not gather in groups, avoid face-to-face meetings where possible, sanitize surfaces regularly and often.
If You Are Sick
If you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms, or are sick in any capacity, stay home and contact your healthcare provider. Students should contact their instructors if they are sick. Employees who are sick should contact their supervisors and their HR business partner.
More Information
Please communicate calmly and thoroughly through these difficult times. We encourage people to refer to the information on the CDC Website
Please direct all employee concerns to Human Resources (928) 776-2217
Please direct all student concerns to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at tania.sheldahl@yc.edu (928) 776-2128 .
COVID-19 is an emerging disease and the CDC is still continuing to study its transmissibility and severity to prevent spreading in the United States.
Further updates will be communicated as necessary.