Successfully providing a safe and healthy environment
The Davenport community (faculty, staff and students) has done a fantastic job following necessary health protocols during COVID-19. We continue to follow federal, state and local health guidelines, which allow for more normal campus experiences in the semesters ahead. With your continued help and dedication, we will continue to be successful in providing a safe and healthy environment!
The Healthy Panther Promise
As a university, we are committed to protecting the health, safety and well-being of its entire university community and to ensuring all of its students receive a quality education despite changes caused by COVID-19. To make sure we live up to that promise, we are actively making a number of adjustments to the way things are done across the university. In return, we ask you that you too make a number of promises to protect yourself and everyone around you.
Some of the updates to our campuses:
- COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged
- Masks are welcome but are not required at any location on campus
- Thorough cleaning routines and readily available hand sanitizer wipes
- Students, faculty and staff are required to report any COVID-19 positive diagnosis to CCL or Human Resources. Positive cases will be provided with isolation protocol, and instructions for notifying their faculty, coaches, managers and/or any close contacts.
- Continue to monitor and analyze internal and external data, particularly watchful for cluster activity based on positive reporting
A few of the promises we ask of you in return:
- Report any positive COVID-19 case to university personnel
- Treat everyone on campus with respect and kindness
- Continue to monitor your health daily and stay at home if you have symptoms
- Protect yourself and others by focusing on cleanliness
- Report unsafe conditions and those not following requirements
What resources are available for students?
Advising: Your advisor is your main point of contact and is ready to help you with any questions or concerns. Call 866-383-3548 or contact your advisor directly via email or phone.
Computer problems: For questions about your computer and accessing classes online, contact the ITS Customer Support Center at csc@davenport.edu or call 616.732.1200.
Testing: Visit davenport.edu/campus-life-library/testing-services to schedule testing.
Financial aid: We are here to answer and support your financial aid needs. Please email any questions or concerns to financialaid@davenport.edu.
Library: Visit https://my.davenport.edu/library for library resources.
Tutoring: Online tutoring is available online at my.davenport.edu/tutoring-services.
Campus Life: If you think you are sick or have symptoms, please consult your medical provider. Please also reach out to Campus Life at campus.life@davenport.edu.
Bookstore: Visit the online bookstore to purchase your textbooks or the spirit store to purchase merchandise and apparel.
Counseling: Take care of your mental health as well as your physical health and make sure to utilize the services we provide as a benefit to our students. Visit my.davenport.edu/campus-life/health-wellness for more information.
Student Access: If you are a student with a disability and having difficulty with academics, please reach out to your student access coordinator at my.davenport.edu/campus-life/student-access.
Housing: On-campus housing is available for Fall 2022 and the application can be found at https://davenport.erezlife.com/.
Effective on May 09, 2022, masks are welcome but are not required at any location on campus.
Additionally, please keep a mask handy in case our COVID protocol needs to change, or in the event that you are meeting in close quarters with someone who is wearing a mask. Ideally, you would offer to wear a mask if they prefer it.
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- Call your healthcare provider. Be sure to tell the person you speak with if you believe to have had contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 or if you have recently traveled to an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19.
*If you are a Michigan resident, Spectrum Health is offering free COVID-19 virtual screenings. - Stay home. As much as possible, you should stay in a specific room and away from other people in your home or residence hall. Also, you should use a separate bathroom, if available, and avoid public areas and public transportation – ridesharing, taxis, buses, etc.
- Please submit a student care report at https://my.davenport.edu/campus-life/issue-resolution/students.
- Cover coughs and sneezes. If you sneeze, you should immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, clean your hands with a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
- Clean and disinfect. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboards, toilets, faucets, and sinks.
Despite all precautionary measures, there is always a risk of workplace exposure to communicable diseases. The following steps will be taken should a student, visitor or employee contract COVID 19 and potentially expose others on our campus.
- Positive cases will be isolated for a defined isolation period.
- Isolated employees or students will be sent home and asked to contact their health professional and telework or take classes online for a defined period.
- There will be a thorough cleaning of the workspace and potential closing of an area if needed.
Please submit a student care report if you are symptomatic, or have been diagnosed with Covid 19 at https://my.davenport.edu/campus-life/issue-resolution/students. A member of the Student Affairs team will be in touch with you promptly and walk you through our process. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Campus Life at campus.life@davenport.edu.
Health concerns
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched a statewide hotline to answer coronavirus-related questions. Residents can call 1-888-535-6136 to speak with health officials.
Any other need
United Way hosts a hotline to help people access resources during times of crisis. If you have a need that we haven’t covered here and you don’t know where to turn, start by contacting United Way – just dial 2-1-1. The hotline is open 24/7.
For continuing updates and information on COVID-19, visit davenport.edu/coronavirus.
Please submit a student care report if you are symptomatic, or have been diagnosed with Covid 19 at https://my.davenport.edu/campus-life/issue-resolution/students. A member of the Student Affairs team will be in touch with you promptly and walk you through our process. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Campus Life at campus.life@davenport.edu.
Students, their spouses and parents (if the student is dependent) who have suffered a loss of income and/or job due to the COVID-19 pandemic or economic downturn should submit a Special Consideration Request.
The Department of Education has announced additional resources that may be available to students that qualify.
For more information please visit: www.fns.usda.gov/snap/students
All student loans will restart repayment on May 1, 2022. Click here for more information
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act allows tax filers to exclude from their income a portion of their unemployment compensation paid in 2020.
Please refer to the IRS website: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/exclusion-of-up-to-10200-of-unemployment-compensation-for-tax-year-2020-only for information on how you treat unemployment compensation on your 2020 tax return.
Note: Do not include your unemployment compensation as untaxed income on your FAFSA.