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- Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes stations are in place at the entrances
of Minneapolis campus buildings. Tip: Use an eighth of a pump to avoid getting too much hand sanitizer.
- The second phase of glass divider installations is underway.
- HEPA Air Purifiers will be used in classrooms and run 24 hours daily. These are not required and can be turned down or off during class and turned back on afterward.
- HVAC systems are bringing in fresh air 24 hours a day. All Minneapolis campus buildings had new filters installed this summer and MERV 13 high-grade air filters will be installed this fall as they become available.
- Disinfectant wipes, towels, and spray were distributed to departments for staff, faculty, and students to clean up common spaces in offices and similar shared spaces after use.
- All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas on Augsburg property. Health officials also advise adhering to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing.
- Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes stations are in place at the
entrances of Minneapolis campus buildings.
- Disinfectant wipes, towels, and spray are being distributed for staff, faculty, and students to clean up common spaces in offices and similar shared spaces after use.
- Before classes begin, chairs will be removed from classrooms to maintain social distancing. The removal/rearrangement of furniture also will be completed to accommodate physical distancing in other campus spaces and physical distance floor markers will be installed.
- HEPA Air Purifiers are scheduled to arrive and will be used in classrooms and run 24 hours daily.
- HVAC systems are bringing in fresh air 24 hours a day. All Minneapolis campus buildings had new filters installed this summer and MERV 13 high-grade air filters will be installed this fall as they become available.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued in July by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Wearing masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- Find key dates and how Augsburg is preparing for fall semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, with floor markings, glass dividers being installed, air quality measures, and other projects in the works.
- Augsburg regularly installs new anti-microbial filters in each residential unit, and has done so this summer in preparation for fall. The university also has invested in upgrading all of its HVAC filters across campus to a minimum efficiency reporting value of 13, which is consistent with superior commercial buildings. Augsburg’s mechanical engineering expertise is provided by Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors. Our dedicated engineer is on site weekly at Augsburg and is in the process of adjusting the campus air handling systems to maximize fresh air intake in our buildings.
- All classrooms to be in use have been set up for social distancing and numbered for contact tracing.
- Signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for students, faculty, and staff returning to campus.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued in July by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Wearing masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- Fobs were reactivated August 17 for all faculty and staff.
- Fobs will be reactivated as of 8 a.m. August 17 for all faculty and staff.
- Facilities will have hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes available at the front entrance of every campus building for the September 2 start of classes.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued in July by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- Signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for students, faculty, and staff returning to campus.
- Metropolitan Mechanical will be on campus, exercising valves inside steam vaults and looking for leaks. This is done to prevent steam shutdowns during winter to maintain heating infrastructure.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued in July by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- In support of upcoming campus tours, signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for prospective students and their families.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
- Metropolitan Mechanical will be on campus during the next couple of weeks, exercising valves inside steam vaults and looking for leaks. This is done to prevent steam shutdowns during winter to maintain heating infrastructure.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued in July by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty and students must wear face coverings while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- In support of upcoming campus tours, signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for prospective students and their families.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
- Augsburg’s policy since April is consistent with the statewide executive order issued Wednesday by Governor Walz. The Augsburg policy: All staff, faculty, and students must wear face masks while in any common areas while on Augsburg property. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- The air conditioning went down in Anderson and Luther residence halls recently. Facilities worked with our mechanical contractor and it was fixed last week.
- In support of upcoming campus tours, signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for prospective students and their families.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
- The Facilities team continues to do annual testing, this week checking fire extinguishers.
- In support of campus tours, signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for prospective students and their families.
- Electrical work continues on exterior lights that are burned out. This is an annual project to ensure sufficient lighting.
- To ensure sufficient supply, Augsburg is securing bulk supplies of hand sanitizer and wipes. A return to campus plan is in the works that will include where wipes and hand sanitizer will be made available across campus by the start of the fall semester.
- Augsburg is continuing to work under its modified operations plan, which is in effect until further notice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer classes are online. Employees (including faculty, staff, and student workers) whose roles are deemed critical to university operations will retain access to campus buildings for work purposes. Resident students who received exceptions to live on campus still retain fob access to their residence hall.
- Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. All staff, faculty and students MUST wear cloth face masks while in any common areas while on Augsburg property, based on Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for higher education. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
In support of upcoming campus tours, signs are being posted around the campus highlighting our required public health practices for prospective students and their families.- The Facilities team is doing annual fire alarm testing, checking to ensure smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and the sprinkler system are working correctly.
- An electrician is replacing exterior lights that are burned out. This is an annual project to ensure sufficient lighting.
- To ensure sufficient supply, Augsburg is securing bulk supplies of hand sanitizer and wipes. A return to campus plan is in the works that will include where wipes and hand sanitizer will be made available across campus by the start of the fall semester.
- Augsburg is continuing to work under its modified operations plan, which is in effect until further notice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer classes are online. Employees (including faculty, staff, and student workers) whose roles are deemed critical to university operations will retain access to campus buildings for work purposes. Resident students who received exceptions to live on campus still retain fob access to their residence hall.
- Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff and faculty and resident students. Contact Bryan Massich to receive one. All staff, faculty and students MUST wear cloth face masks while in any common areas while on Augsburg property, based on Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for higher education. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
- Cloth masks are in stock for critical staff, faculty, and resident students. Contact Facilities Director Bryan Massich to receive one. All staff, faculty and students MUST wear cloth face masks while in any common areas while on Augsburg property, based on Minnesota Department of Health guidelines for higher education. Resident students must wear them while out of their residence hall living spaces. Wearing cloth masks does not replace the need to adhere to frequent hand washing, avoiding touching the face, and practicing social distancing, our best tools to help prevent the spread of illness.
The search continues for hand sanitizer. Currently, Augsburg has a limited quantity of hand sanitizer but is in discussions with a company that could fulfill our needs. - Augsburg has hired student workers to paint rooms inside residence halls rather than outside contractors. They will be painting in all of them this summer.
- Augsburg is working under a modified operations plan, which is in effect until further notice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer classes are online. Employees (including faculty, staff, and student workers) whose roles are deemed critical to university operations will retain access to campus buildings for work purposes. Resident students who received exceptions to live on campus still retain fob access to their residence hall.
- Critical employees who are entering a space that’s been marked cleaned and disinfected, please take the sign down and put in a work order to have it cleaned and disinfected. If you plan to work multiple days in a row, please wait until your last visit to make a work order.
