COVID-19 Update #12

Friday, Apr 10, 2020
2020-covid12
I am happy to announce that聽Florida Atlantic University has established a聽 COVID-19 Leave Donation Plan . The plan allows qualified employees to donate accrued leave (annual leave or sick leave) into a pool for use by leave-earning聽employees adversely affected by this public health emergency. Examples of hardship include personal medical emergencies, quarantine mandates, or the inability to work or work remotely. Generally, employees who are most likely to benefit from an initiative like this are our lower salaried staff.聽I hope those of you who are able to donate hours will consider doing so. Information about donating leave and requesting donated leave can be found

For general assistance with policies, procedures and COVID-19 inquiries, please contact at askhr@fau.edu聽or 561-297-3057.

You may remember from a previous message that our Office of Information Technology recently introduced a tool designed to help students make the shift to remote learning. We now have a companion tool designed for faculty who are making the transition to an open-ended period of remote course delivery. I hope you find these resources useful.

Please remember, if you are feeling unwell, and especially if you are experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, seek medical attention immediately. If you receive a positive test result, all聽students聽must notify聽Student Health Services聽as soon as possible. The number is聽561-297-3512聽(after hours, please select option 3). All聽faculty and staff must notify聽Human Resources. The department can be reached by calling聽561-297-3076聽or by email at gzaidman@fau.edu. Your supervisor also should be notified.

And, please practice聽social distancing聽and regularly check our dedicated COVID-19 for updates.

For those celebrating this weekend, Happy Easter and Happy Passover. I hope you remain healthy during this time, and that you can stay connected with those dear to you.