COVID-19 Safety & Success

March 29, 2021-June 11, 2021 - Spring Term

The main floor of the Valley Library building is currently open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday for Spring Term by reservations.

ANTICIPATED ACCESS TO LIBRARY SPACES/FLOORS/SERVICES

We are planning for study space on the main floor of the Valley Library to be available by reservation only in spring 2021 from 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. Use Reserve a Seat to request a study space or computer workstation in advance, or library staff will help you make a reservation when you arrive. A Carry Out window is available for walk up without a reservation to pick up materials. We are also planning for the Java II space and the outside tents to be available without reservations during these times.

SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

• Digital services include Ask a Librarian, research consultations, instruction support and more.
• Interlibrary loan services remain available, and we will continue to Scan and Deliver services and to mail physical items to users. · Continuous processing of purchase requests for course materials and other resources.
• Staff of the library’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center are available to consult via virtual reference by appointment only on Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. In-person reference appointment only – Mondays (12-3pm), Tuesdays (1-4pm) Thursdays (11-2pm), and Fridays (12-3pm) – starting April 12 through Friday, June 11. For more details, please visit the SCARC website

GUIN LIBRARY (HMSC) AND OSU-CASCADES LIBRARY

The Guin Library building is currently closed to the public. Holds may be picked up during the library’s doorbell pickup hours: Monday, Wednesday and

Friday from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Guin Library’s virtual hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. For more information about the Guin Library, contact [email protected].

The OSU-Cascades Library hours are dependent on the operation level at the Cascades campus in Bend. For information about the OSU-Cascades Library, check their website, www.osucascades.edu/library or contact [email protected]

The Office of the Registrar does not accept digital/electronic signatures. We are temporarily loosening our requirement for wet ink signatures. In lieu of wet ink signatures, current students can submit forms from their OSU email account to [email protected]. Forms requiring an advisor’s signature should be sent from the student’s OSU email account to the advisor’s OSU email account. Approved forms can be sent from the advisor’s OSU email account to the Office of the Registrar. The Office of the Registrar will work to obtain additional required signatures as needed.

If the form asks for legal documents or government-issued ID, you will need to present those in-person or remotely via a Zoom video appointment. Notarized copies of your documents and current government-issued photo ID can also be mailed to the Office of the Registrar.

For Change of Grading Basis forms, please see instructions here.

Ecampus online courses are typically pre-recorded and accessible at time any of the day. While Ecampus classes may satisfy U.S. student visa requirements during the pandemic, the Ecampus schedule of courses is limited both in variety and in class-size capacity. Therefore, unless you are already enrolled in Ecampus classes, it may be challenging to find a full-time course load of all Ecampus courses.

Yes, students may enroll via Ecampus then switch their “campus” to Corvallis or OSU-Cascades in the future.  However, students who change their campus to Ecampus are not allowed to receive institutional scholarships awarded to them as new incoming Corvallis- or Cascades-based students.  So, while you might choose to enroll via Ecampus to save some money this term, it would not benefit you long term if you wish to enroll on campus when it is fully in-person because you will have forfeited your campus-based scholarship.

The program is open to all undergraduate students pursuing their bachelor's degree. International students may also be in the DPP program with Linn-Benton Community College and/or Portland Community College but are required to work with their international advisors. Post-baccalaureate students may also participate in the program but must first be admitted to OSU.

OSU is not adjusting its tuition rates, and student leaders are not considering an adjusted student fee rate during the 2021 winter or spring terms

Keep in mind that remote courses and Ecampus courses are not the same, including the per-credit cost.

• Remote instruction features synchronous classes held at the same time as would occur in person. Faculty provide instruction and labs with remote conferencing.
• Online learning via Ecampus is asynchronous. Students can engage Ecampus learning at any time, day or night. Ecampus does not feature faculty providing instruction with remote conferencing tools.

Corvallis campus students may take courses specifically offered through Ecampus at Ecampus rates without switching their campus. Additionally, in-state tuition is subsidized via taxes paid by Oregon residents via the legislature. Thus, out-of-state students are not eligible for this subsidy.

Remote teaching delivery is when a faculty member facilitates the delivery of their in-person course instruction from a different location by using tools such as Canvas and Zoom. There are online and telephone resources readily available to help students navigate all aspect of online delivery, including Zoom, on the COVID-19 Safety & Success website. Remote teaching delivery is not the same as offering a course online through Ecampus. The remote facilitation may occur at regularly scheduled Pacific Time (PT) just as if the class was being taught in a regular classroom.

Start by troubleshooting your home internet using these tips from the OSU IT Service Desk. If you primarily experience issues while on Zoom, try these tips for using Zoom on low bandwidth networks.

Depending on your location, additional internet options may be available including: indoor and outdoor OSU campus Wi-Fi locations, OSU Extension offices around Oregon or the U.S. eduroam network.

If you, a dependent or a close family member are ill, you should self-isolate and call your health care provider, Student Health Services or an emergency medical care provider. Please email your instructor as soon as you anticipate that illness will prevent you from attending to a requirement or meeting a deadline. The COVID-19 Care Ambassador program (beav.es/covid-care) can help you plan for coursework if you need to isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19. The Office of the Dean of Students can also assist you if you are navigating a range of extenuating life circumstances, including but not limited to prolonged illness, hospitalization, financial concerns, etc. They can be reached via Zoom chat or audio Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at beav.es/4qQ or by email at [email protected].

At this time, non-essential travel out of one’s residential community is discouraged. Students are advised to limit their trips outside of the area where they currently reside to minimize the risk and spread of COVID-19. The State of Oregon has further restrictions.

The Memorial Union, the Valley Library and other locations provide regularly cleaned spaces for studying with distanced seating, printers and Wi-Fi. The Valley Library is available by reservation only. Visit the student resources dashboard for more detailed information on computer, printing and study resources.

OSU-Cascades students can learn about on-campus study areas at its website.

When you look at the Schedule of Classes, you can search for the courses you need. After you click on a section, the “Meeting Info” will either list the currently planned room location for the section or the fact that it is being offered via Remote Learning or Blended Learning. This will display only for those remote learning courses associated with a physical campus. (Of course, all course modalities are subject to change.)

You may be able to register for and take remotely delivered courses or Ecampus online courses from outside of the U.S. However, some courses may be delivered in person. In addition, as we resume to on-site learning, some courses may not have a remote delivery option. It is highly recommended that you continue to monitor OSU’s resumption planning website for updates and check with course instructors and academic advisors directly with questions. Please also consider that the OSU Ecampus schedule of courses is limited both in variety and in class-size capacity. In addition, access to Ecampus online courses or remote delivery of courses may vary depending on global time differences, U.S. export control laws, local laws and restrictions in the student’s country of residence, access to reliable internet and a reliable computer. Instructors will deliver courses remotely at their scheduled Pacific Time (PT). Be sure that you will have access to Canvas, Zoom, VPN and other software supported by OSU.

The July 24, 2020, federal guidance states that students studying from inside the U.S. will be able to continue studying from within the U.S. if a university changes its mode of instruction to fully online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students are required to continue meeting their full-time enrollment requirements or have an approved alternate enrollment, reduced course load or vacation term approval, and have no other violations of status.

Because there may be changes in how some courses are offered between now and the start of the term, please continue to monitor OSU’s COVID-19 Safety & Success website for updates and check with academic advisors in your program or course instructors directly with questions. While Ecampus classes may be allowed for international student visa requirements, they may not be allowed by certain sponsors, and OSU’s Ecampus schedule of courses is limited both in variety and in class-size capacity. Therefore, unless you are already registered in Ecampus classes, it may be challenging to find a full-time course load with all Ecampus courses.

Currently OSU plans to offer a combination of in-person, remote and online courses. Students and faculty should be prepared to participate in remote delivery of teaching for fall 2020.

For students, there are online and telephone resources readily available to help navigate all aspects of online learning, including Zoom, on the Keep Learning website.

Faculty should be ready to use Canvas, our learning management system, as well as Zoom, OSU’s web-conference tool. If you need assistance, please contact the Community Network Service Desk at 541-737-8787 or visit this support website. You can also check out the Keep Teaching website for more tools and resources.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will continue GI Bill payments uninterrupted in the event of national emergencies, such as COVID-19. This includes allowing students to continue to receive the same monthly housing allowance or subsistence payments for on-campus courses that have been converted to remote teaching. 

Look through your Canvas site for any resources or alternatives the instructor has made available. If you are unable to find any, communicate with your instructor and explain the situation. The instructor may be able to provide alternative options for completing the activity if they know the challenge you’re experiencing. If you are unable to resolve the situation with your instructor and would like additional support navigating next steps, contact the Office of Student Advocacy. If you do not have access to a computer or other equipment that you need to complete the activity, connect with the HSRC to fill out the single support form. If you do not have access to software or need technical support, contact the Service Desk.