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For Staff

Continue to work effectively, wherever you are.

Keep Working

During Fall and Winter Quarters, follow your department’s return-to-campus plans. To balance campus needs with individual employee needs, the Alternate Work Arrangements policy has been extended through March 31, 2021.

Working Remotely

Per the Return to Campus Policy, managers must allow an employee to continue remote work when they can perform their essential functions remotely and cannot return due to factors such as a higher-risk of illness or caretaking due to lost childcare.

Northwestern has also established a temporary provision so employees required to return to in-person campus work can request alternative work arrangements.

Community Expectations

It is critical that we each take responsibility for maintaining the health of our community.

Meeting and Events

In-person gatherings (on or off campus) of up to 10 people can occur, when they are for Northwestern students, faculty, and staff and align with the University’s Return to Campus Policy. Event requirements include mask-wearing and appropriate social distancing.

Departmental or team meetings should still be held virtually wherever possible.

Expectations for Travel

In general, travel should be limited or delayed wherever possible.

Faculty, staff, and student domestic travel is now permitted for essential purposes only. Travel to U.S. states or territories where COVID-19 cases are high or increasing should be avoided.  

Campus Safety Measures

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Social and Physical Distancing

See guidelines for:

  • services, such as transportation and building access, and
  • common and functional spaces, including classrooms, office spaces and laboratories.
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Face Covering Guidelines

Community members must wear masks in all public and shared environments on campus, including densely populated offices and classrooms, common areas, restrooms, elevators, or University-provided group/mass transit. Read requirements.

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