Housing and COVID-19

Prior to arriving on campus, every member of the campus community will be asked to fill out the PNW Daily Self-Screen found on the PNW app or directly at this link.

Since housing residents are already on campus, this self-screen must be done each morning before 11 a.m.

If you are going to be away from campus housing for more than two consecutive nights, you are exempt from the daily pre-screening while you are gone, but you must fill out the self-screen on the day you return, prior to returning to campus housing.

For tracking purposes, please notify housing of your absence from the community by filling out the Notification of PNW Housing Absence Form.

Residents who fail to complete this daily self-screen will be reminded by email to complete it. Residents who consistently fail to complete this self-screen may be asked to leave campus housing.

Once residents have symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19, they are first encouraged to call their healthcare provider. After contacting their healthcare provider, residents are requested to contact housing at 219-989-2996 and Colin Fewer, the Dean of Students, at fewer@pnw.edu.

If a student needs to be quarantined due to possible exposure to COVID-19, the student will be directed to quarantine in one of the following ways:

1. If all roommates are required to quarantine , then the students may remain in their room to quarantine together, provided social distancing and mask protocols are practiced.
2. If all roommates are not required to quarantine, then the student(s) with the positive test results  will be placed in a separate quarantine space in University Village, as long as space is available.
3. Students may choose an off campus location to complete their quarantine.

Once in quarantine, students may not leave quarantine except for documented healthcare appointments.

Housing has designated 20 isolation and quarantine apartments for students in the event a housing resident would need to be removed from their current space in order to deter community spread of COVID-19. If a student is determined to need to be isolated or quarantined, the following will occur:

1. Housing senior staff on duty will contact the resident.
   • If the student is off campus, senior staff will suggest the resident remain off campus for the duration of their isolation/quarantine. If this is not possible, the student will be allowed to come back.
   • If the student is on campus, housing staff will instruct the student to remain in their bedroom, pack a bag for two weeks and await a call back.
2. Senior staff will verify the room to be used and then call the student back and give them exact instructions as to how to get to their isolation/quarantine room.
3. The resident will head to the isolation/quarantine room. The door to the apartment will be propped open.
   • Each room will have food, linen, pillow, towels and toiletries in a bin or box along with instructions for their stay.
   • Residents will have access to one bedroom.
4. Once in this isolation/quarantine room, students may not leave until the required isolation or quarantine period is over, unless they need to leave to see a healthcare provider.
5. Students will call senior staff on duty at 219-989-2996 with any needs they may have while they are in this room.
6. If students want food beyond what is already in the room, students will need to order groceries and food to be delivered to their hall and call senior staff on duty to have their items delivered. Items delivered to the room will be set outside for the resident to retrieve.
7. Once the quarantine/isolation period is finished, residents should call senior staff on duty who will confirm their ability to leave the space.

If a student needs to be isolated, meaning they have either a positive test or symptoms without a positive test, the student will be directed to isolate in one of the following ways :

1. Move into a designated isolation space in University Village, or
2. Complete their isolation at an off campus location.

Once in isolation, students may not leave isolation except for documented healthcare appointments.

Final decisions about quarantine and isolation are made by the Senior Leadership Team of Purdue University Northwest, and informed by recommendations and in consultation with the PNW Positive Test Results committee and the Housing and Residential Education staff as needed.*

*Due to the need to move quickly, housing staff may isolate or quarantine residents on an interim basis until a confirmation of a negative COVID-19 test result is available.

Housing has designated 20 isolation and quarantine apartments for students in the event a housing resident would need to be removed from their current space in order to deter community spread of COVID-19. If a student is determined to need to be isolated or quarantined, the following will occur:

1. Housing senior staff on duty will contact the resident.
   • If the student is off campus, senior staff will suggest the resident remain off campus for the duration of their isolation/quarantine. If this is not possible, the student will be allowed to come back.
   • If the student is on campus, housing staff will instruct the student to remain in their bedroom, pack a bag for two weeks and await a call back.
2. Senior staff will verify the room to be used and then call the student back and give them exact instructions as to how to get to their isolation/quarantine room.
3. The resident will head to the isolation/quarantine room. The door to the apartment will be propped open.
   • Each room will have food, linen, pillow, towels and toiletries in a bin or box along with instructions for their stay.
   • Residents will have access to one bedroom.
4. Once in this isolation/quarantine room, students may not leave until the required isolation or quarantine period is over, unless they need to leave to see a healthcare provider.
5. Students will call senior staff on duty at 219-989-2996 with any needs they may have while they are in this room.
6. If students want food beyond what is already in the room, students will need to order groceries and food to be delivered to their hall and call senior staff on duty to have their items delivered. Items delivered to the room will be set outside for the resident to retrieve.
7. Once the quarantine/isolation period is finished, residents should call senior staff on duty who will confirm their ability to leave the space.