What You Need to Know: Housing / Move-In

Move-In

• Each resident may have two helpers for residence hall move-in.
• Use personal protective equipment during move-in, practice all physical distancing protocols, including keeping a safe distance apart (usually 6 feet) and maintain good personal hygiene (i.e., hand-washing, wiping down high-touch areas) while moving into your room or apartment.
• At residence halls and University Apartments, masks are required to be worn during move-in.
• Those moving into off-campus apartments must follow West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s July 6 executive order that requires face coverings to be worn in all indoor places where social distancing cannot be maintained.
• Arrive at the front desk of your residence hall or apartment community and be ready to complete the check-in process promptly at the beginning of your designated time slot.
• Additional information, including parking instructions for move-in and routes to use when traveling to campus, will be announced soon.
• If you arrive without a scheduled time slot for that day and time, you will be denied access to the building.

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After Move-In

Dining

• Dining Services will begin serving meals to coincide with residence hall move-in. Read more about dining operations.

Health and Safety

• Properly dispose of move-in boxes and PPE in the nearest waste receptacle in a safe and sanitary manner. Ask your Resident Assistant, landlord or property manager where these are located.
• Establish a cleaning schedule. Who cleans and sanitizes high-touch surfaces and when?
• Practice routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces (e.g., tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks) with household cleaners and EPA-registered disinfectants that are appropriate for the surface. Follow label instructions for safe and effective use of the cleaning product, including precautions you should take when applying the product.
• Avoid sharing personal household items – you should not share dishes, drinking glasses, cups, eating utensils, towels or bedding with other people or pets. After using these items, they should be washed thoroughly with soap and water.
• No dumpster diving – don't let tempting trash get you in trouble! Dumpsters are private property and not open to the public. They can also cause serious injury and harm from sharp objects. Individuals could contract COVID-19 from being exposed to contaminated waste from a dumpster.
• If your roommate is acting in ways that you think are unsafe and putting you at risk, we recommend talking with your roommate about why safety measures are important to all members of our community.
  • If you are unable to resolve the situation, please reach out to your Resident Assistant if you’re living in a residence hall. Off-campus residents can contact the Office of Student Conduct at WVUStudentconduct@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-8111.

Visitors

• Visitors (non-WVU students) to residence halls will only be allowed to access first-floor and public areas.
• Overnight guests will not be allowed in residence halls.
• Residents in University Apartments are discouraged from having guests during this time to mitigate the spread; however, no more than one guest per person/per unit is allowed at one time, per the Resident Handbook.
• Please keep in mind the visitation policy is subject to change should there be a recommendation from health officials to restrict or limit visitation.
• The University strongly discourages hosting visitors from outside the area.

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Dining

• Dining facilities will begin opening Friday, Aug. 7 with Café Evansdale.
• All locations will be open by Wednesday, Aug. 19.

Operation Changes

• Dining operation changes include physical distancing for customer lines, adjusted seating for physical distancing guidelines, expansion of delivery/pickup options, expansion of Grab-n-Go and retail offerings and elimination of buffets.
• Expanded takeout menus and Grab-and-Go options will feature on-trend and comfort-focused options.
• Made-to-order items will be available to order in advance.

Additional Customer Safety Measures

• Touchless payment
• Pickup areas for retail orders and groceries-to-go
• New plexiglass guards and cleaning requirements for kiosk screens, drink machines, counters and other contact surfaces

Employee Procedure Changes

• Employee temperature checks before every shift
• Personal protective equipment, including masks and gloves, provided
• Accelerated frequency and depth of cleaning and disinfecting

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Health and Safety Measures

COVID-19 Testing

• All students and employees returning to campus must be tested (at no charge) for COVID-19 at a WVU testing site.
• Registration is required. Registration emails were sent to Morgantown students on Monday, July 20. Beckley and Keyser students were sent registration emails beginning on Monday, Aug. 3.
• Failure to take the COVID-19 test by Aug. 22 will result in a $250 fee being added to your student account and you will not be permitted to attend classes on campus. You will also be referred to the Office of Student Conduct for follow-up.
• For the full schedule, what to expect and how to get your results, see What You Need to Know: Testing.

Masks, Cleaning and Distancing

Students are expected to follow WVU’s guidelines as well as ordinances established by the City of Morgantown and Monongalia County, including mask-wearing, appropriate physical distancing, keeping your hands and environment clean and limiting the number of people at gatherings.

• Wear a face mask or covering.
• Everyone will be expected to do so; there are consequences up to and including suspension and/or expulsion from the University non-compliance.
• Masks must be worn by everyone on campus beginning with move-in and continuing throughout the fall and spring semesters.
• Clean your hands – and your environment.
• Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water or use hand sanitizer after touching public surfaces.
• The University will maintain a rigorous protocol for cleaning and sanitizing high-touch and high-traffic public areas.
• Maintain physical distance of at least 6 feet whenever possible.
• Wearing a mask does not eliminate the need for physical distancing.

Complete information about safety measures, quarantine/isolation, monitoring your health and more is available on What You Need to Know: Public Health and Safety.

Consequences for not complying with the Student Code of Conduct for Personal Protective Equipment or any other COVID-19 related guidelines include one or more of the following: written warning, removal from class, probation, suspension and/or expulsion from the University.

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Residence Hall Cleaning Procedures

• Each room was deep cleaned, which included cleaning all surfaces and furniture, after previous residents moved out.
• Communal restrooms will be cleaned once a day in residence halls. High-touch areas in communal restrooms will be cleaned every 8 hours.
• High-touch areas in suite style restrooms will be cleaned once a day. Suite style restrooms will also receive a deep cleaning a minimum of once every three weeks.
• Residents should clean frequently touched surfaces (e.g., tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks) routinely with household cleaners and EPA-registered disinfectants that are appropriate for the surface, following label instructions.

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