From May 20 through May 27, students should review their final spring 2020 semester grades in OASIS and then carefully consider the grade option they wish to elect for each course in Web Registration.

President Carol Folt thanks faculty and staff for protecting our university, our students and our patients during this challenging time.

Zoom recently released Zoom 5.0, which includes stronger data encryption, centralized security controls and other meeting safeguards. Beginning on May 30, all Zoom software must be upgraded to Zoom 5.0 in order to join meetings.

We will salute our class of 2020 on Friday, May 15 with a 12-hour virtual celebration filled with videos, photos, social streams, inspiring personal messages, performances and special celebrations from our individual schools. We hope you will join in the festivities and drop in and out during the day, or even get comfortable and stay with us for the duration.

USC Housing extended the spring semester move-out period through June 12. Students who would like to return to campus and retrieve their belongings must make an appointment in the USC Housing application portal.

We established Project Restart, which is comprised of working groups involving over 100 faculty, staff, and students. These teams are charged with envisioning how we can return each specific element of university life to on-campus operations. The teams are planning in great detail, considering contingencies, and preparing us to be both nimble and thorough in our approach.

ITS shares its recommendations with faculty for how to best administer or proctor spring 2020 final exams.

USC Student Health is conducting a study to estimate the percentage of USC students who have developed antibodies (a marker of exposure) to the virus that causes COVID-19. This study may help us learn more about infection rates of COVID-19 on the USC campus and among USC students and help the university prepare for the physical re-opening of the University Park Campus.

USC Provost Charles Zukoski shares several decisions in key areas concerning the upcoming summer sessions and planning for fall 2020.

USC President Carol Folt shares important details with the Class of 2020 regarding the virtual conferring of degrees on May 15.

Winston Crisp, USC’s Vice President for Student Affairs, shares health, well-being, housing, career and financial resources with students.

Beginning on Monday, April 27, we plan to offer students the opportunity to return to campus to pack and move out their belongings. USC Housing shares additional details about the schedule, check-out process, social distancing requirements, campus vehicle access and parking.

USC Village dining hall will reopen for the remainder of the spring semester on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Everybody’s Kitchen (EVK) will close following dinner service on Friday, April 17, 2020.

USC Student Health shares updates regarding summer operations, mental health resources and important information for graduating students.

USC Provost Charles Zukoski shares numerous updates for graduate and professional students, including information about grading policy and withdrawals, qualifying exams, thesis and dissertation submissions and emergency grants.

Even as the challenges continue, the spirit, creativity, and generosity of Trojans everywhere are a force for good. President Folt shares several stories that lift our spirits and remind us that our empathy, creative thinking, humor, and progress in science and medicine will get us through this crisis stronger and more united than ever.

We recently received information about a confirmed case of COVID-19 from an EVK employee who worked in the Community Kitchen. The last date the individual worked a shift was April 7.

Cybercriminals are working overtime to capitalize on this pandemic and resulting distractions. Now, more than ever, it is important for you to take simple steps to implement secure behaviors into your day-to-day online activities.

It is increasingly important for you to practice daily behaviors to protect the privacy and security of your and your students’ information.

USC Housing shares an update regarding room and meal plan pro-rated refunds and the retrieval of belongings from university housing.

By following cybersecurity best practices, you can better protect yourselves and those you care about against cyberattacks.

Based on direction of the Mayor of Los Angeles, the use of face masks and/or cloth face coverings is now required in public settings on the USC campuses, effective April 10, 2020.

Effective Friday, April 10, 2020 and until further notice, numerous protections must be adhered to by all on-campus USC faculty, staff, and students.

View important updates for employees regarding paid administrative leave, use of face coverings, child care, dependent care, parking and transportation, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.

The university issued face covering recommendations for USC employees working on-campus and USC students residing on-campus.

Social distancing must not mean emotional distancing. As members of a global Trojan family, we are deeply connected to one another across space and time. Take advantage of the many resources we have for ensuring our emotional and spiritual health.

View numerous university updates regarding hiring, compensation, travel, capital projects and summer programs.

USC Housing will conduct health and safety checks from April 6-10. All spaces will be entered by USC Housing staff looking for open food items and other perishables. Inspections will include all refrigerator and freezer units.

Keeping our USC community healthy and safe remain the highest priorities of the Department of Public Safety during this COVID-19 pandemic. DPS staff are continuing to patrol and provide high visibility on and off-campus. Read several safety tips.

For students, faculty and staff who test positive for COVID-19, notifications will be made for locations and individuals who may have had a close contact exposure. Although we will continue contact notification at this time, a sudden rapid surge in positive tests in Los Angeles may render that protocol obsolete.

Undergraduate students will have the freedom to opt for a letter grade, a Pass or a No Record up to a week after official class grades are posted. The deadline is May 27 to select these options.

Watch a video from President Carol Folt to discover how you can help USC students, health care workers, community members and employees who are most affected by COVID-19.

USC ITS is committed to providing students with the tools, services and online resources to learn effectively. Keep several tips in mind to help with your online learning experience.

USC ITS is committed to providing faculty with the tools and services to teach effectively. View numerous resources for online teaching.

Maintaining a healthy work environment, especially for our faculty and staff who must work on our campuses, is critical to limiting the risk of exposure to COVID-19. The only employees who should be working on-site at this time are those who have express clearance from their managers to be on-site to perform critical functions.

Sarah Van Orman, USC’s Chief Health Officer for USC Student Health, shares important guidance about workplace health and safety.

USC’s Department of Environmental Health & Safety and the Office of Research invite faculty to donate personal protective equipment to support continued health care delivery at our Keck Hospital and other local healthcare organizations, first responder groups, and more.

Rosso Oro’s is serving lunch and dinner seven days a week for $7 per meal. Guests have a choice of walk-up or drive-thru service.

In order to effectively help us protect the community, we need all residents to follow several distancing guidelines. Failure to do so endangers those around you and will not be tolerated.

Sarah Van Orman, USC’s Chief Health Officer for USC Student Health, shares guidance for students returning from international travel and the latest updates regarding availability and criteria for COVID-19 testing.

USC ITS instituted several Zoom security changes to ensure a safe, protected and inclusive online learning environment.

USC ITS instituted security changes in Zoom to ensure a safe, protected and inclusive online environment for our entire university community.

Read the latest updates from President Carol Folt and Provost Charles Zukoski about commencement, university housing, paid administrative leave for employees, pay for student workers, and more.

All lectures must be recorded to support asynchronous education and ensure all students are able to receive a USC quality education, regardless of personal circumstances.

With the increase in testing across the country, we can expect many positive test results or presumptive positive cases. Read more about the process currently in place for notification of close contacts of known cases.

USC has taken several significant actions to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, similar to steps the city of Los Angeles and other local municipalities have announced.

Our primary concern remains your safety and health, and the safety and health of our employees and communities. In order to effectively help us protect the community, we need you to complete a brief survey — regardless of whether or not you plan to remain in university housing.

Deadlines were extended for students to choose Pass/No Pass course grading, and for students to withdraw from classes.

President Carol Folt and Provost Charles Zukoski share the latest updates regarding child care for employees, scholarships and financial aid, course grading options, guidance for employees working from home, and more.

On March 20, we will begin rolling out a process for screening all staff and faculty who are entering our facilities, focusing on our clinical sites initially.

Parties, concerts, athletic events will all come back into our lives when the moment of pandemic infection passes; but for now, we are all taking a pause from these activities so we can protect the most high risk among us—our elderly relatives and neighbors, friends with immune suppression and underlying medical conditions—from preventable serious illness.

In anticipation of the need for stricter personal distancing, we ask that you prepare to dramatically reduce the number of people in your labs and core facilities.

President Carol Folt and Provost Charles Zukoski share the latest updates regarding classes, university housing, commencement, campus access, guidance for employees, and more.

Under the Clery Act, which requires the University to share certain information with the community, we wanted to share an update regarding two positive COVID-19 test results.

We received notification that a USC undergraduate student—who recently returned from international travel and arrived directly in Orange County—has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. We are currently proactively contacting any individuals who may have had an exposure.

As COVID-19 changes campus life this semester, President Folt shares her thanks with a video update to the USC community.

We are still planning to resume in-person classes on Tuesday, April 14. With online instruction in place, we are also moving forward with work from home options for staff from March 16 through Monday, April 13. View additional updates regarding athletics, travel and events.

As we head into Spring Recess and an extended period of remote teaching, cancellations and delays of events, and uncertainty about the next few weeks and months, President Carol Folt expresses her gratitude for everyone in the Trojan family.

Felicia Washington, USC’s SVP of Human Resources, shares information about social distancing guidelines, including work from home options.

USC is now extending our period of remote instruction until Tuesday, April 14. Students who are leaving campus for Spring Recess may not return until at least Monday, April 13.

View updates related to the visitor policy, international and domestic business travel, upcoming events, cleaning efforts, screening and testing procedures, and more.

Online classes will continue after Spring Recess from March 22 through March 29. View additional updates regarding university-sponsored events, intercollegiate athletic events and university-related travel.

In our ongoing efforts to ensure the well-being of our employees in light of the recent outbreak of COVID-19, Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC are implementing a temporary ban on business travel for all international and domestic trips effective immediately.

All students, faculty and staff are strongly advised against all international travel – including popular spring break destinations such as Cabo San Lucas and Cancun in Mexico.

We will test our online lectures and seminars starting Wednesday, March 11 through Friday, March 13. The online modality will replace in-person classes for those three days.

In light of the recent outbreak of COVID-19, Keck Medical Center of USC is taking steps to ensure the well-being of our staff by providing up-to-date preparedness measures.

Here’s what you need to know about COVID-19.

We have your student’s health and well-being at the top of our minds. Their safety is our absolute highest priority.

In the interest of protecting the safety of our students, faculty and staff, the university is closely monitoring the evolving situation. View updates regarding student travel programs, environmental safety measures, health care resources, and more.

The safety and well-being of our faculty, staff, students, and patients are extremely important to us. While there are no cases of COVID-19 at USC, we want to ensure you are updated on our planning and preparation.

View the latest information about community transmission in the United States, the university’s preparedness plans, and what students, faculty and staff can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 3 travel advisory for South Korea, which advises against all non-essential travel. As a result, we are requiring students to leave the country, and we are working actively with them to make arrangements to travel back to USC. In addition, with the rapidly evolving situation in the Veneto and Lombardy regions of Italy, we are contacting students in those areas to arrange for their travel home.

View the latest study abroad updates for students and travel guidance for faculty and staff.

We would like to advise the student community on international travel plans in light of the global health concerns due to COVID-19.

As of 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, travelers from China are being evaluated by local public health authorities upon arrival to the U.S. and may be subject to a variety of movement restrictions and monitoring requirements based on their level of risk.

The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for China advising U.S. citizens not to travel to China at this time. The university is directing faculty and staff to postpone any non-essential, university-related travel to China until these travel warnings are lifted.

We are working closely with experts in medical care and public health to implement all recommended preventative measures. By keeping well informed, not spreading rumors or speculating, and by following recommended hygiene measures, we can ensure the health and well-being of our community.

We are updating the community in light of information that individuals in Los Angeles and Orange County in Southern California have tested positive with COVID-19. We are in contact with local public health officials; there is no known connection between the affected individuals and USC.

We want to update the campus community on COVID-19. National and global public health officials are closely following this developing situation.