For Faculty: Fall 2021 Updates & Resources

As of June, colleges, schools, and administrative units have started a soft return to the office to prepare for on-campus operations during the fall 2021 semester. Faculty are welcome to resume most on-campus research and creative activities at any time throughout the summer, though it is understood many members of faculty are not under contract during the summer months.

Further information regarding faculty's return to campus for the fall 2021 semester will be communicated in the months ahead.

Employee Campus Return Checklist (PDF)

Campus Safety Protocol

Under the latest health guidance, there are no longer physical distancing requirements. Daily safety protocols differ depending on your vaccination status. All individuals vaccinated or not must wear face coverings in classrooms, elevators, restrooms, and residence halls.

Vaccinated Individuals:

Do not have to complete the daily online health check;
Are not required to wear face coverings except in the spaces listed above.

Unvaccinated Individuals:

Must complete the daily online health check;
Must wear face coverings at all times while indoors;
Must get tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis beginning in August 2021.

Visitors must complete the daily online health check and wear face coverings at all times while indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Summer Parking Information

June and July: The CU Building and Business School garages both offer free parking on a first-come-first-serve basis. During this time, permit holders will not have assigned spaces, but will have access to spaces in either garage. The Lawrence Street Center garage will remain reserved parking, with space numbers assigned to each permit holder; however, there is currently a waitlist for available spots. Contact downtown.parking@ucdenver.edu to be added to the waitlist.

August: Parking fees for all garages will resume on August 1, 2021. Monthly parking deductions will be made in arrears instead of in advance of the month, and the first billing date will be August 31. A new, part-time rate of $85 per month will allow for up to 10 days per month of parking. If you canceled your parking at the CU Building and Business School garages, you will need to resubmit the CU Denver Parking Agreement for your permit to be reinstated.

CU Denver Parking Agreement Form

Overflow Parking: Visit the Auraria Campus Parking website for additional parking options, rates, and the AHEC parking map.

Visit AHEC Parking Website

Research and Creative Activities

For research and creative activities (RCA), faculty must follow all posted requirements in RCA spaces, such as laboratories or studios. Any questions or concerns can be directed to each school or college's RCA coordinator:

BUS: Ronald Ramirez
CAM: Karen Ludington
CAP: Matthew Gines
CEDC: Vijay Harid

CLAS: Stephanie Santorico
SEHD: Scott Bauer
SPA: Tanya Heikkila

2021 Faculty Return FAQs

Yes. We will continue to engage and communicate with you about plans as they develop over the next few months, and to update policies and procedures as needed to ensure the safety of our entire community. We also encourage you to participate in the forthcoming survey and other opportunities for input, including providing feedback or sending questions at any time to lynxtogether@ucdenver.edu.

At this time, we are planning to have a rich offering of in-person classes. Registration for fall 2021 courses is now open for all students and the course formats can be reviewed for each offering by viewing the instruction mode within the class/section details. If you have any questions about how to determine the course format for a course or for any other questions regarding registering for courses, please contact Lynx Central at 303-315-5969 or lynx.central@ucdenver.edu or visit the website at www.ucdenver.edu/student.

Registration for fall 2021 courses is now open for all students. The course format can be reviewed for each offering by viewing the instruction mode within the class/section details.

Should any changes be required to a course after registration has taken place, a notification will be sent to all students enrolled in the course. We will also send a communication to all students in July to remind them to review their schedules regarding the details of their courses.

At present, 63% of planned classes for fall 2021 are in-person or hybrid. 37% of planned classes are remote or online. Students who are unable to return to Denver for the fall semester (for example, international students who have returned home and face ongoing travel restrictions) should consider remote or online classes or work with their professors to determine whether hybrid coursework could be completed entirely remotely.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, in collaboration with members of the Safe Return Teaching and Learning Implementation team, has prepared a Faculty Toolkit with a checklist to help faculty prepare to teach online and remote classes, a webpage devoted to Rapid Remote Teaching Resources, and a self-paced course on designing and teaching a virtual course that you can enroll in here.

The Office of Information Technology also has a great webpage on Teaching Remotely. They provide access to resources from CU Denver and from other institutions.

Sign up for a training from the Office of Digital Education. Their Online Skills Mastery course is a great overview of teaching online. You can also check out their online teaching blog.

Want to go deeper? Become a Thinqstudio Faculty Fellow.

If a student is refusing to comply with safety instructions, treat this as you would any other instance of student misconduct. Make sure you have expressed your expectations clearly—do this as tactfully and privately as you can under the circumstances. If the student continues to refuse, you may ask the student to leave the class and let them know that they are welcome to return when they are ready to follow instructions. Violation of safety requirements is a violation of the CU Denver Student Conduct Code, and particularly egregious violations may result in the student being barred from campus.

The Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct have created a Classroom Management document to provide faculty with suggested steps to take. You can access that document here.

Additional Questions

Have a question about the return to full operations for fall 2021? We answer common questions and regularly add them to the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Lynx Together site.

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For Faculty: Fall 2021 Updates & Resources

Employee Campus Return Checklist (PDF)

Campus Safety Protocol

Summer Parking Information

CU Denver Parking Agreement Form

Visit AHEC Parking Website

Research and Creative Activities

2021 Faculty Return FAQs

Additional Questions

For Faculty: Fall 2021 Updates & Resources

Employee Campus Return Checklist (PDF)

Campus Safety Protocol

Summer Parking Information

CU Denver Parking Agreement Form

Visit AHEC Parking Website

Research and Creative Activities

2021 Faculty Return FAQs

Can I ask students in my class if they have been vaccinated?

Will faculty and staff have the opportunity to provide input for fall plans?

Do students, faculty, and staff have to get tested for COVID-19 to return to campus?

Will COVID-19 testing options still be available?

Will students have a choice of whether to pursue in-person classes or remote learning?

Does CU Denver know when all classes and campus activities will return to in-person?

When will students find out whether classes will be online or in-person?

Will large, on-campus activities resume, such as commencement and in-person events?

What safety protocols will be required for the fall semester?

Are online classes available for students who may be unable to return to Denver for fall 2021?

Can I require students to come to campus for an exam that is proctored in person?

Where can I learn more about effective instruction in online and remote classes?

Where can faculty learn more about using Canvas or Zoom?

What do I do if a student in my class is not complying with safety instructions?

Additional Questions