Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

UNIVERSITY PANDEMIC PLANNING PROTOCOLS (2 of 4)

Definitions: Novel “New” Coronavirus

• Virus name: SARS-CoV-2
• Disease caused by the virus is “coronavirus disease 2019” or “COVID-19”

Trigger Level 1 – Confirmed COVID-19 Case Within 25-Mile Radius of the Rensselaer Campus(es)

• Enact Social Distancing
  • Cancellation of all public events
  • Internal seminars with external speakers considered on a case-by-case basis, with input from occupational physician and/or Student Health Center
  • Rensselaer community members requested not to attend large external events in the local area
  • Protocol will remain in place until rescinded by the Institute
• All in-person classroom instruction is suspended, and is moving to online and other learning options until the end of spring semester 2020.

UNIVERSITY PANDEMIC PLANNING PROTOCOLS (3 of 4)

Trigger Level 2 – Confirmed Case Within the Rensselaer Community; Community-Spread Case Proximate to the Rensselaer Campus; Cluster Case in Troy (regardless of origin)

• Rensselaer President declares an Institute State of Emergency and activates the following:
  • The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)
  • The Executive Command Center
  • The Emergency Operations Group (EOG)
• Cancellation of all in-person instruction for 1 month or more
• Shutdown of the campus, except for critical operations
• Identification of essential staff for critical operations, e.g.,
  • Communications
  • Special equipment operations
  • Live entities (animals)
  • Housing and dining
  • Student Health Center
  • Payroll
• Portfolio business continuity plans take effect
• Designation of an Auxiliary Clinic
  • Academy Hall
• Plans to move people quickly; housing contingencies

UNIVERSITY PANDEMIC PLANNING PROTOCOLS (4 of 4)

Business Continuity Plans and Communication

• All portfolios have a business continuity plan
• University-wide templates for communication are drafted
  • Portfolio-level communication templates that are consistent with university-wide messaging in place for rapid rollout
• In all cases, Rensselaer will follow the guidance of the CDC, NYS Health Department, and the Rensselaer County Health Department
• In all cases, adequate stock of critical supplies will be identified and maintained
  • 1-month supply