COVID-19 Response
If you have a question about ...
UMB COVID-19 recovery or the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Review the UMB Coronavirus website (policies, guidelines, and extensive FAQs).
- If you cannot find the answer, submit your question here.
UMSON COVID-19 recovery:
- Review this webpage.
- If you cannot find the answer, submit your question here.
UMSON Status
UMSON is operating as normal.
- UMSON Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Related to COVID-19
- UMB Policies, Guidance, and Resources
- UMB Return to Campus Guide
UMSON COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements
* If you are both a nursing student and an employee, student requirements take precedence.
Be Like the Dean and KN95 Mask Up!
Dean Kirschling reminds you that a KN95 mask is required to be worn by everyone, regardless of vaccination status, while in public indoor settings at UMB or USG.
More information:
Additional Information
Information for Students
Resources
UMSON Student COVID-19 Vaccination, Symptom Monitoring, and Testing Requirements
- UMB COVID-19 Management Portal
- UMB COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols
- COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Process
Additional Resources
- Monitoring Nursing Students During COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated Sept. 1, 2021)
- Process for Student COVID-19 Exposure, Symptoms, Positive Test (Added Nov. 18, 2020)
- Guidelines For Use of Face Protection PPE in Patient/Client Care in the COVID-19 Era (Updated Sept. 14, 2021)
- COVID-19 Requirements for Students (Updated May 24, 2021)
- Required Student Donning and Doffing Demo for Experiential Learning Experiences (Added July 23, 2020)
- Statement of Risk for Clinical/Experiential Activities During COVID-19
- Support and Crisis Management Resources
If you are feeling increased anxiety because of the crisis and its disruption to your life, UMB offers counseling resources through the Student Counseling Center (410-328-8404).
Recent Student Communications
- Oct. 11, 2021: ATTN: Summer 2021 and Fall 2021 Graduates: Fall 2021 Convocation Update - RSVP Required
- Oct. 4, 2021: ATTN: BSN Graduates - Fall 2021 Early Exit
- Oct. 4, 2021: ATTN: CNL Graduates - Fall 2021 Early Exit
- Sept. 10, 2021: Class Attendance
- Aug. 27, 2021: COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring Module Training
- Aug. 16, 2021: Student COVID-19 Vaccination Deadlines
- Aug. 6, 2021: UMB Face Covering Policy
- Aug. 6, 2021: COVID Symptom Monitoring - Please Read
- June 11, 2021: Fall 2021 Update and Vaccine Mandate Information
- May 24, 2021: Fall 2021 Return to Campus Update
Contact Information
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Contact |
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|---|---|
| Kelsey Bradford COVID-19 Testing, Screening, and uploading information to CastleBranch |
kbradford@umaryland.edu |
| Vaccine Status | vaccineregistration@umaryland.edu |
| Vaccine Exemption Status | |
| Maeve Howett, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE Professor and Associate Dean for the Baccalaureate Program |
mhowett@umaryland.edu |
| Bimbola Akintade, PhD, MBA, MHA, ACNP-BC, NEA-BC
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for the Master of Science in Nursing Program
|
bakintade@umaryland.edu |
| Shannon Reedy Idzik, DNP, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN Associate Professor and Associate Dean for the DNP Program |
idzik@umaryland.edu |
| Kirsten Corazzini, PhD, FGSA Professor and Associate Dean for the PhD Program |
kcorazzini@umaryland.edu |
| Jeffrey Ash, EdD
Assistant Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
|
jash@umaryland.edu |
| Larry Fillian, MEd
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Services
|
lfillian@umaryland.edu |
| Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN
Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing
|
kirschling@umaryland.edu |
Information for Faculty and Staff
Resources
UMSON Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
* If you are both a nursing student and an employee, student requirements take precedence.
Info for Students Info for Employees
Use the UMB COVID-19 Management Portal to:
- Approve or deny Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) COVID-19 health information sharing
- Upload vaccination dose information (if not using CRISP)
- Request a vaccination exemption
Additional Resources
- Monitoring Nursing Students During COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated Sept. 1, 2021)
- Process for Student COVID-19 Exposure, Symptoms, Positive Test (Updated Sept. 9, 2021)
- Guidelines For Use of Face Protection PPE in Patient/Client Care in the COVID-19 (Updated Sept. 14, 2021)
Counseling Resources
If you are feeling increased anxiety because of the crisis and its disruption to your life, UMB offers counseling resources through our Employee Assistance Program (667-214-1555). Download a brochure.
Technology, Telework, and Meeting Resources
- UMB Policy on Telework (effective Aug. 15, 2021)
- UMSON Staff Telework Request
- Keep Teaching and Working
- Web Collaboration Tools and Web Conferencing-Equipped Rooms
- Fall 2021 Meeting Attendance Guidelines
- Tech in 10 and Teach in 10 Archives
- Virtual Backgrounds for Microsoft Teams, WebEx, or Zoom
- Submit a Work Order or Technology Request
Recent Faculty and Staff Communications
- Oct. 11, 2021: December Graduation - Change of Plans
- Aug. 13, 2021: Aug. 16 Return to Campus and Staff Telework Requests
- June 14, 2021: Recap on full return to campus effective Aug. 16
Recent Faculty and Staff Town Hall Recordings
Information for Researchers
Forms and Guidance Documents
- Sept. 9. 2021: Updated Guidance on Involvement of Students as Research Team Members in In-Person Contact Human Subjects Research (and Non-Human Subjects Research Projects that Involve Participant Contact) with Respect to COVID-19
- Aug. 5, 2021: UMB Return to Campus Guidance
- Aug. 5, 2021: Useful information from archived material
- July 1, 2021: UMSON Application to Initiate/ Resume In-Person Contact Human Subjects Research (and Non-Human Subjects Research Projects that Involve Participant Contact)
- June 21, 2021: New UMB Guidance on Research Activities
- Sept. 21, 2020: UMB Mandated COVID Risk Statement
- Jun. 30, 2020: UMB Guidelines for Resuming Human Subjects Research
- UMB Visitors Guidance (visitors include research participants)
Resources
- UMB Human Research Protections Webpage (resumption materials can be found on the right-hand side of the page near the bottom)
- Archived/Outdated Materials
Emergency Funds
Donate to one of our emergency funds to help create a much-needed safety net for our most vulnerable students:
Additional Resources
UMB COVID-19 News and Resources
for the campus preparedness plan, informational videos, and FAQs
UMB Alerts
for closings and other important campus-wide announcements
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for updates on the spread of COVID-19 and recommendations to limit its spread
Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Webpage
for Maryland-specific COVID-19 updates
"Gratitude Heals - A Special Edition Workbook for Supporting Healthcare in a COVID-19 Crisis"
We are grateful to Linda Roszak Burton, ACC, BBC, BS, the founder and managing partner of DRW Inc., a leadership development and executive coaching firm, for sharing with us "Gratitude Heals - A Special Edition Workbook for Supporting Healthcare in a COVID-19 Crisis." Ms. Roszak serves as an appointed member of the University of Maryland School of Nursing's Advisory Board for the Governor's Wellmobile Program. She has kindly granted us permission to post this workbook here and make it broadly available to our extended community. We are deeply appreciative of her ongoing support.
Guidance and Letters to the UMB Community
Read more at the University of Maryland, Baltimore COVID-19 Recovery website.
Impact Summary