Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan
In accordance with the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act), Colgate has developed an Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan. The purpose of this plan is to protect employees against exposure and disease during an outbreak and goes into effect when an airborne infectious disease is designated by the NY Commissioner of Health as a highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health.
Commercial Service Providers and Contractors
Interim requirements for commercial service providers and contractors working on campus.
Federal CARES; CRRSA; and ARP Acts
Colgate University received funding from three Acts passed by the federal government "to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus". A portion of these funds are to be used to issue direct grants to students whose lives have been disrupted by COVID-19.
- The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020.
- The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020
- The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, third stream (HEERF III) signed into law on March 22, 2021 under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021.
Travel Policy
The best way to mitigate the risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 at Colgate University and in the Greater Hamilton Community (Community) is to create a stable population, where travel in and out of the Community is effectively controlled and/or limited.