Dear Colleagues,
I write to inform you that the Notification of Intent/Petition to Travel form for domestic travel is no longer required by CUNY. International travel petitions remain in place; a streamlined Petition to Travel form for international travel has recently been updated (v. 3/14/22).
For international travel, a completed and signed Petition to Travel form, a screenshot of vaccination in CUNYfirst (or RF portal), and a Release form are required and should be sent to Teresa Scala at
tscala@ccny.cuny.edu
for… Read More »
Dear CUNY employee,
I am writing with an update on the deadline for the faculty vaccination mandate, which I announced last month.
CUNY and the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (PSC) have agreed to revise the date by which all full- and part-time faculty and non-teaching instructional staff (which includes among others NTAs, CLTs and those in the HEO-title series) will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to upload proof of vaccination into CUNYFirst.
The deadline has been changed from April 1 to May 27, 2022. The May 27 date applies to… Read More »
This memo briefly reviews some of the important University protocols related to:
Mask Mandate Lifted
Campus Access
CUNY Expanding Availability of COVID Testing at CUNY Sites
COVID Testing – Random
COVID Testing – Weekly
COVID Vaccinations
Mask Mandate Lifted
As specified by Chancellor Matos in his March 4, 2022 communication to the University community, effective March 7, 2022, CUNY has lifted the mask mandate that required all University employees, contractors and visitors to wear masks when inside office buildings, including non-enclosed spaces (i.e.,… Read More »
Dear CUNY Community,
In response to revised guidance issued by the CDC last week, we are lifting the temporary mask mandate that has been in place since August 2021 and required all CUNY students, faculty, staff, and visitors to wear masks inside University campuses, office buildings, classrooms, and other non-enclosed spaces. This policy change, which takes effect on Monday, March 7, follows recent announcements by Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams that ended mask mandates for pre-K through 12th-grade schools across New York State and City.… Read More »
CUNY Quarantine guidelines following exposure to COVID-19. When to stay home.
If you were exposed, quarantine and stay away from others when you have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
Calculating Quarantine: The date of your exposure is considered day 0. Day 1 is the first full day after your last contact with a person who has had COVID-19. Stay home and away from other people for at least 5 days.
For those who have:
Completed the primary series of Pfizer vaccine over 5 months ago or Moderna vaccine over 5months ago… Read More »
Clarification: New Deadline for Faculty, Non-Teaching Instructional Staff and ECPs to Upload Proof of Vaccination
Dear CUNY employee,
The below clarifies an email you received yesterday that had incorrect information. We thank Professional Staff Congress President James Davis for bringing the matter to our attention.
As I recently shared, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted on January 31 to authorize a vaccine mandate for faculty, non-teaching instructional staff and employees in the Executive Compensation Plan in compliance with a public policy directive issued by Governor Hochul.
To comply with the Board’s mandate, all full- and part-time faculty, non-teaching instructional staff (… Read More »
Dear CUNY employee,
As I recently shared, the CUNY Board of Trustees voted on January 31 to authorize a vaccine mandate for faculty, non-teaching instructional staff and employees in the Executive Compensation Plan in compliance with a public policy directive issued by Governor Hochul.
To comply with the Board’s mandate, all non-teaching instructional staff (which includes, among others, NTAs, CLTs and those in the HEO series) and ECPs are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to upload proof of vaccination into CUNYFirst by no later than April 1, 2022. At this… Read More »
Dear CUNY student,
As we look forward to the Spring 2022 semester, which begins this Friday for most CUNY colleges, I wanted to take a moment to remind you that students enrolled in any in-person or hybrid class will be required to get the COVID-19 booster shot when they become eligible. Governor Hochul announced this policy recently knowing that the booster provides additional protection against the virus and its variants and that vaccines are the best weapon we have to contain the spread of COVID-19 and safeguard our health and that of our community.
Here’s how the… Read More »
*Note: The mandate below is pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) full and granted approvals for any COVID-19 vaccines. We ask that all CCNY Students continue to monitor their emails and communication platforms, like CCNY official social media channels and the CCNY website, for further updates and any adjustments to this guidance.
COVID Vaccine Required for In-Person Fall Classes
Dear CUNY students,
Earlier today, Governor Cuomo announced that COVID-19 vaccinations will be required for all students attending in-person classes beginning… Read More »
Last Updated: 01/26/2022 14:55