The following policies are based on known information about the effectiveness of the vaccines available now and public health recommendations. We will adjust these policies as needed as public health professionals learn more about the vaccines and update their recommendations. Policies will go into effect on 5/24/2021 and remain in effect until rescinded by the President. We are depending on employees and visitors to act in good faith in following the rules and guidelines that pertain to them.
The University’s Return to Campus Plan anticipates a return to standard operations for Fall 2021. Remote teaching and learning options will only be available by exception. The University will continue to monitor key metrics on campus as well as in our local community in determining the appropriate timeline for making a decision to discontinue our Flexible Work Policy, at which point, only documented requests for an ADA Accommodation will be considered.
Once the Flexible Work Policy has concluded, only faculty/staff who fall within the CDC’s definition of “vulnerable person” (documented in our Return to Campus Plan or with a documented disability may request reasonable accommodations to their work environment. The Office of Human Resources will review accommodation requests from vulnerable persons in the same manner it reviews disability accommodations.
Faculty and staff who are requesting workplace accommodations at Mount St. Mary’s University are required to submit documentation under the ADA Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations and the right to equal access to programs and services.
The interactive process of determining what accommodations are reasonable and appropriate for an employee with a disability is done on a case-by-case basis and involves the employee, the supervisor/manager, and the Office of Human Resources. More details about making a request, documentation requirements, and the interactive process will be made available soon.
A reasonable accommodation is a modification or change in the workplace or the way things are customarily done that provides an equal employment opportunity to an individual with a disability.
All qualified employees with disabilities including regular, full-time, part-time, and temporary employees, are eligible to request workplace accommodations. An employee is considered to have a disability under this policy if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity, or if he or she has a record of such impairment.
Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating and working.
An employee is considered qualified if he or she has the requisite skills, experience and education to perform the job, and is able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
Daily. All students and employees are required to submit the attestation on a daily basis on days when they would normally be on campus.
Yes. If you would, under normal circumstances, be expected on campus (work, classes, etc.) you need to submit the form. The attestation allows you to note you do not plan to be on campus today).
No. If you are able to answer ‘no’ to all questions, you may proceed.
Close contact means someone was closer than six feet for more than 15 minutes from an individual who is positive for COVID-19. It does not matter if the individuals were wearing face coverings.
If you answer yes to any of the questions on the attestation, you will be advised to not come to campus. If you are an employee, follow your department’s procedure for calling out sick or requesting to work from home and contact your healthcare provider. If you are a student, inform your professors, work supervisors and/or coaches about your absence and contact the Mount’s Health Center.
Contact Human Resources (for employees) or the Dean of Students Office (for students) to inform them of your error. Only these offices can override the error.
Completing the Health Attestation Form daily on your regularly scheduled work days even if you will be working remotely from home will allow the university to track our community’s responses in the event of an outbreak.
The State of Maryland has identified a high nuber of fraudulently filed unemployment claims due to the exploitation of the COVID-19 crisis. Unfortunately, we have learned that a number of Mount employees have been impacted by this as well. All impacted employees have been notified directly.
If you believe you may be a victim of unemployment fraud:
Faculty seeking ideas to support remote instruction have a wide variety of resources available to them in the Continuity of Instruction course. Resources include both technology how-tos and pedagogical methods to support student engagement and success.
Access resources through Canvas
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For more information on course schedules, advising and how to register, visit the undergraduate section of the Registrar's Office page.
Want to schedule a meeting with a member of the Learning Services staff? Please complete the Request a Meeting form with some basic information, and someone will be in contact with you soon to arrange a meeting time.
As you teach a distance education course, the friendly staff at the Phillips Library is happy to support you. Our librarians, Mike and Jessica, were both distance education students themselves. They understand the unique needs of distance education students and are excited to help these students reach their educational goals. Part of that process is supporting the faculty members who teach distance education courses.
If you need to submit a support ticket to Information Technology Support Center (ITSC), please complete the Ticket Submission Form.