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Stay Informed

The University of Michigan's main source of information about the campus' response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the Campus Maize & Blueprint website. At this website you can find out information about student expectations for creating a safe community, information about monitoring and testing, U-M's data updates, and more. In addition, each Friday, President Schlissel and other executive officers update the campus about COVID-19 plans. These sessions are recorded and are available to you online. We encourage you to view these sessions to stay up-to-date on what is happening on campus.

Mode of Instruction

President Schlissel announced in November that the University of Michigan will offer primarily online courses for Winter 2021, with a few in-person courses where absolutely necessary. You can review the announcement online and watch the president's weekly update from November 6 when he made the announcement. When your student registers for courses, the mode of instruction will be indicated in Wolverine Access.

COVID-19 Hotline

If your student chooses to come to campus and has any COVID-19 related needs, the U-M's COVID-19 hotline is 734-936-7000. This triage line can help connect your student to the correct resources on campus.

Winter Testing & Compliance Plans:

Among the key aspects of the Winter Semester plan are a number of new testing protocols and opportunities. The university will:

Require a negative COVID-19 test from all residence hall residents prior to moving in.
Implement mandatory weekly testing for all undergraduate students who live in residence halls.
Implement mandatory weekly testing for all undergraduate students who come to campus to attend in-person classes or activities, use facilities (e.g. libraries, unions, Rec Sports), work or do research on campus. Testing for this group prior to starting any on-campus activities also is required and will be made available. Compliance with mandatory testing requirements will be linked to Mcard activation and facilities access.
Offer convenient weekly asymptomatic testing to all students (graduate, professional and undergraduate) who are not otherwise covered by a mandatory program, as well as faculty teaching in person and staff working on campus.
Require a negative test for undergraduates departing university housing before returning to their permanent residence. A negative test will be recommended and testing made available for all other undergraduate and graduate students.
Expand the testing of individuals in quarantine to students living off campus and not using U-M quarantine housing.

Be sure to check the Campus Maize & Blueprint website for updates. Please be advised that all updates will be posted at the Campus Maize & Blueprint website and will not be updated here in this orientation.

The plan for the semester also includes increased accountability measures with more serious consequences for those who violate public health policies. Enforcement will take a no-tolerance approach for certain violations. Social gatherings of three or more on campus living in residence halls will result in automatic probation, and public health violations by students in quarantine or isolation housing would mean automatic termination of their University Housing contract. Off-campus students who are determined to have engaged in these behaviors would be referred to the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, the Washtenaw County Health Department or both. In addition to the more serious penalties, the university will maintain the COVID Concerns Reporting Line for reporting off-campus concerns, and will continue enforcement partnerships with the Ann Arbor Police Department and Washtenaw County Health Department.