WSU Health Sciences Spokane Campus Alerts
If there is an emergency or weather alert it will appear here.
Alert:
COVID-19: Stay Home, Stay Healthy
On March 23, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order related to COVID-19 directing Washingtonians to stay home unless absolutely necessary or a person’s job is considered essential. The order was extended and has been amended multiple times since.
To comply with the order, the only WSU Health Sciences Spokane (WSU Spokane) faculty and staff who are now allowed on campus are those who are considered essential to operations, though research operations have resumed. Supervisors are working with their teams to determine. Remote operations are now in effect. Students are no longer allowed on campus and online classes will continue as scheduled.
Buildings on campus are locked and can only be accessed with a staff or student ID card.
The WSU Spokane community should remain vigilant in protecting their own health, including:
- Stay home if at all possible, but especially if you are sick. Staying home when sick is very important for all illnesses, but especially for the duration of a respiratory illness
- Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and use alcohol-based sanitizer frequently
- Avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes with unwashed hands
- Cover your coughs and sneezes by coughing into your elbow or a tissue
- Frequently clean and disinfect high-touch and common surfaces
- Enhance social distancing (more than 6 feet)
- Stay away from people who are sick
- If you have coronavirus symptoms – fever, cough and shortness of breath – contact your health care provider.
2019 Novel Coronavirus Monitoring
Washington State University continues to monitor COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus outbreak. The university has set up this website that updates daily. Please keep this page handy as the situation is very fluid.
In the event of an emergency or weather affecting the opening time of campus operations, WSU Health Sciences Spokane will use its alert system to notify all who are signed up for Alerts.
For WSU Health Sciences Spokane Employees and Students to Receive Campus Alerts
To receive the Alerts you must sign up:
1. Go to myWSU.
2. Log in using your WSU computer User ID and Password
3. Click “Profile”
4. Click “Emergency Notification”
5. Follow the instructions to supply contact information on form
For EWU Employees and Students on Spokane Campus
For STHC and IGNW tenants
The Campus Alert system is capable of contacting you via cellphone, text and email with any emergency communication as long as you are signed up to receive Campus Alerts. The campus also has an outdoor public address speaker system for use during emergencies.
Inclement weather information
We will update this page with information about changes in normal campus operating hours due to inclement weather.