Coronavirus Updates and Resources
CU Denver is continuing to monitor the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Our website is updated daily.
Latest Guidance
- Find plans for the Safe Return to Campus in fall
- Read the FAQ on graduated furlough plan located on the Human Resources webpage
- CARES Act emergency funding for students: How to apply, Disclosure on distribution of funds
- Report and prevent COVID-19 discrimination or harassment
- Anyone exposed or in quarantine for COVID-19—report here
- Faculty and staff working remotely—register here
- All university-sponsored events are suspended
- All non-essential university travel is suspended. Only essential domestic business travel may be considered for an exception. Personal travel is highly discouraged.
- The U.S. Department of State has issued a Global Level 4 Health Advisory—Do Not Travel
Students: Get help with remote learning tools Canvas and Zoom, find tips on being a successful remote learner, and access resources like online tutoring.
- Check out this video to learn how to navigate through Canvas and manage your dashboard and sidebar
- See how you can succeed as a remote learner with strategies and guides to approach
online learning
- Find library and online tutoring support from the Auraria Library and the Learning Resource Center
View Student Resources
A number of resources created and curated by our digital education, teaching, and learning teams are available to support remote teaching. These resources will be updated frequently, so please check back often.
The Office of Digital Education offers 1:1 online consultations with instructional design and academic technology experts for 30-minute sessions by appointment. Sign up for an ODE Consultation.
- Find Online Preparedness Resources from Office of Digital Education
- Explore Rapid Remote Teaching Resources from
the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
View Faculty Resources
As of Monday, March 16, supervisors should have identified employees who can work remotely. As soon as a supervisor provides authorization, an employee—student workers, researchers, faculty, and staff—can work remotely following their required registration on our remote workforce site.
Connect with technology resources to support your off-campus work. Tools and resources are updated regularly so check back often.
View Employee Resources
Reporting on COVID-19 exposure and testing is essential to our campus community. You must self-report your status if you fall into any of the following groups.
- You have had prolonged contact of 15 or more minutes, in close proximity of 6 feet or less, with someone who has a confirmed case of COVID-19.
- You are under quarantine by direction of a public health agency or medical provider, and/or awaiting test results for COVID-19.
- You have been informed by a public health agency or a medical provider that you have tested positive or are presumptively positive for COVID-19.
- You believe you are experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
If you fall into any of these groups, please take the following steps.
- Let your head of your business unit know immediately (or your professor, if you’re a student)
- Follow the recommendations of the public health agency or medical provider
- You must follow CDPHE guidance and self-quarantine for 2 weeks If you have had prolonged contact of 15 or more minutes, in close proximity of 6 feet or less, with someone who has a confirmed case of COVID-19.
- Submit your self report
These last two steps are especially important as we monitor the impact of COVID-19 within the campus community and beyond. Gathering pertinent health information is essential to the well-being of the campus community.
We know that CU Denver is a close community and that you all care for each other, so if you know someone who may need additional support or you have a concern about something happening in regards to COVID-19, please submit a referral form here.
Submit Your Self Report
Recent Updates
- For Faculty & Staff: Fall 2020 Fiscal Update | Aug. 5, 2020 @ 1:02 p.m.
As we are rapidly approaching the start of the fall semester, we want to provide the CU Denver community with an update on the budget and fiscal realities to which we are returning, how we have responded, and next steps in our budget process.
- Safe Return Update: Staff Survey Responses | Aug. 3, 2020 @ 1 p.m.
We are now just two weeks away from the start of the fall semester. We truly appreciate all the hard work you have been putting in during these unusual times and the positive attitude you are able to maintain in the face of what seems like an always changing landscape.
- Safe Return Weekly Update | July 30, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.
Our safe return to campus continues this week with several important updates for our students, faculty, and staff, including details on returning to campus, a second student webinar, a training session on creating a safe campus culture, and more.
FAQ Topics
Health, Mental Health, and Safety
Common questions about coronavirus/COVID-19. Includes how to report if you test positive, staying safe, recognizing symptoms, and getting healthcare and mental health resources.
Employee & Human Resources
Questions about work-related concerns for all employees (student, faculty, and staff). Includes furloughs, financial impact, remote working, sick leave, and FMLA.
Preventing Discrimination
Questions on how CU Denver is addressing discrimination associated with COVID-19.
Campus & Events
Questions about campus and university safety procedures and policies. Includes information on building access, on-campus services, research and creative activities, and events.
Academics
Questions about course formats for students. Includes differences between course formats this fall, remote learning services, and technology needs.
Do you have a question about how COVID-19 affects your studies or work at CU Denver?
Answers to the most common questions will be added to the FAQ section on a regular basis.
