Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and good hygiene (specifically hand washing) are additional critical elements in the plan to return to campus. These are shared responsibilities that reduce our likelihood of becoming sick while also reducing the chances we might make someone else sick should we be infected and not know it.

CCC requires all students, employees, and visitors to wear face coverings at all times while in all buildings (except when alone in a private office), in shared spaces and all outside areas where physical (social) distancing is difficult to maintain, unless impractical due to a physical impairment or disability. CCC will provide face coverings for students, employees and visitors. Individuals may wear their own face coverings as long as they meet the below requirements. Please note the following general guidance regarding use of face coverings, surgical masks, N95 respirators and clear face shields:

• A cloth face covering is a reusable item made from cloth fabric, two layers in thickness. It serves to protect others from exposure to illnesses the wearer may be carrying. Scarves, bandanas, gators, etc. are not acceptable face coverings in CCC buildings or on campuses. Face coverings should be cleaned daily after use. Proper wearing of face covering includes:
  • Washing your hands before putting on your face covering.
  • Put it over your nose and mouth and secure it under your chin.
  • Try to fit it snugly against the sides of your face
  • Make sure you can breathe easily.

• A disposable surgical mask is a disposable face covering approved for health care environments. These are generally reserved for health care workers and emergency responders but may be used by other individuals as a temporary measure when cloth face coverings are not available.
• An N95 respirator is a device evaluated, tested and approved to reduce the wearer’s exposure to fine particles. An N95 respirator is tight fitting and must be fit-tested. N95 respirators are not appropriate or necessary for most employees and should be reserved for health care workers and emergency responders in contact with individuals who are ill and are also needed by facilities maintenance personnel while performing specific tasks that generate fine dust.
• It is not known if face shields provide any benefit as source control to protect others from the spray of respiratory particles. CDC does not recommend use of face shields for normal everyday activities or as a substitute for cloth face coverings. Some people may choose to use a face shield when sustained close contact with other people is expected. Therefore, unless a face shield is coupled with a face mask, it is not considered an acceptable masking practice on our campus.
• Face coverings or masks must cover the nose and mouth and rest snugly above the nose, below the mouth and on the sides of the face. Face coverings and masks that incorporates a valve that is designed to facilitate easy exhalation or mesh masks or other covers with opening, holes, visible gaps in the design or material or vents are not adequate face coverings because they allow droplets to be released from the covering.
• Face shields must cover the wearer’s forehead, extend below the chin and wrap around the sides of the face. Face shields in front of the user’s nose and mouth do not meet the requirements.
  • Disposable face covering procurement is coordinated through Campus Services. Disposable face covering are available by contacting College Safety at 503-594-6650 or stopping by the College Safety office located in McLoughlin Hall, room 113.
  • Students may also obtain a disposable face covering at the Associated Student Government office in the Community Center. Departments on campus will also have a supply of face coverings available.

Accommodations

Students who cannot wear face coverings due to personal health conditions should follow the process established by the Disability Resource Center for requesting a reasonable accommodation by contacting the DRC at drc@clackamas.edu or 503-594-6357.

Employees who cannot wear masks or face coverings due to personal health conditions should reach out directly to Director of Human Resource Operations Vicki Hedges at vickidu@clackamas.edu or submit a Service Desk Ticket to Human Resources. Human Resources will assist the employee in submitting a request for reasonable accommodation related to the use of masks or face coverings.

Frequent hand washing is an equally important element of preventing disease transmission. CCC encourages students, faculty, staff and visitors to perform appropriate hand hygiene upon their arrival to campus every day.

Hands must be washed for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water or by using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (handwashing with alcohol-based hand sanitizer is not recommended before eating, preparing or serving food and after using the restroom). CCC is working to significantly increase the number of touchless hand sanitizer dispensers throughout our campuses.

When students, employees and visitors return to our campuses they will be required to monitor their own health daily by completing the Daily Self-Health check-list before coming to campus.

Daily Self-Health Checklist

Employees and visitors must not come to campus if sick. Employees must immediately report their illness to their supervisor. Students likewise must not come to campus if ill and must report their illness to their instructors.

Students, employees and visitors should stay at their residence if they have one or more of the following: cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing (muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, nasal congestion and runny nose are also symptoms often associated with COVID-19, but are non-specific.)

Students, employees and visitors should seek immediate medical attention if they experience trouble breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new confusion or inability to awaken, bluish lips or face, other severe symptoms.

Individuals who have a chronic or baseline cough that has worsened or is not well-controlled with medication should stay home.

Any person who starts to feel sick while on campus should immediately go home. Students and employees must notify their instructor or supervisor and immediately go home. Individuals developing or reporting primary COVID-19 symptoms while on campus should move to an outside area away from other people while awaiting transportation home or to a health care facility.

Daily monitoring of one's health and well-being prior to coming to campus can aid in early detection of infectious disease and is an effective measure to prevent community spread of COVID-19. In our ongoing effort to protect the CCC community, we have established a new practice: All students and employees must review a COVID-19 Daily Self-Health Checklist before coming to campus. If you know of a visitor coming to campus, please ask them to also review the COVID-19 Daily Self-Health Checklist.

See the Daily Self-Health Checklist.

According to the college's Return to Campus plan, CCC requires all students, employees and visitors to wear face coverings at all times while in public (including all buildings), in shared spaces and where physical distancing is difficult to maintain, unless impractical due to a physical impairment.

Students, faculty, staff and visitors are all equally responsible for compliance with provisions of the Return to Campus Plan. The health and wellbeing of the college community is dependent on the cooperation of each individual. In a case of non-compliance, individual(s) may be referred to Human Resources or Student Conduct as appropriate.

Students who do not comply with the requirement will be subject to the CCC Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Policy, which states: "Failure to conduct oneself in a safe manner in all college programs where there is an ability for an individual to cause harm to self or others" are grounds for disciplinary action (page 48 of the Student Handbook).

College employees who do not comply with the requirement may face disciplinary action in accordance with their Association Agreement or the Employee Handbook.

To report incidents of noncompliance, contact your instructor, immediate supervisor, Human Resources or College Safety. Questions regarding implementation or enforcement of the Return to Campus plan may be directed to Tom Sonoff, Director of College Safety, at thomas.sonoff@clackamas.edu or 503-594-1698

• Return to Campus policy

Over the next several weeks and months, as our communities stabilize from the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home restrictions are lifted, Clackamas Community College will begin to bring students, faculty, staff and visitors back onto our campuses.

The return of the college community back to our campuses will look very different from what we are used to. The mix of returning students, faculty, staff and visitors will vary, and in some cases, a segment of the college community may continue to work and learn remotely. One thing is clear, however—the management of the process is without precedent and will require flexibility, cooperation and patience from all.

The Return to Campus guide incorporates direction from the State of Oregon, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Clackamas County Public Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the World Health Organization (WHO), along with practices being followed by other institutions of higher education, government agencies, and private companies. CCC encourages all students, faculty, staff and visitors to follow OHA's and CDC's Public Guidance on COVID-19.

Employees may not come to campus if sick and must immediately report their illness to their supervisor. Students likewise may not come to campus if ill and should report their illness to their instructors.

Any person who starts to feel sick while on campus should immediately notify their instructor or supervisor and immediately go home.

Students, faculty, staff or visitors who develop or report primary COVID-19 symptoms:

• Should seek medical care and COVID-19 testing from their health provider or local public health authority.
• If the person has a positive COVID-19 viral (PCR) test, they should remain at home for at least 10 days after illness onset and 72 hours after fever is gone, without use of fever reducing medicine and other symptoms are improving.
• If the person has a negative viral test (and if they have multiple tests, all tests are negative), they should remain at home until 72 hours after fever is gone, without the use of fever reducing medicine and other symptoms are improving.
• If the person does not undergo COVID-19 testing, the person should remain at home until 72 hours after fever is gone, without the use of fever reducing medicine and other symptoms are improving.
• Any student, faculty, staff or visitor known to have been exposed to COVID-19 within the preceding 14 days should stay home and follow instructions from local public health authority.

If you have an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), get emergency medical care immediately.

Clackamas Community College has launched a new app to put COVID-19 news and resources at your fingertips. On the app you can:

• Take the daily wellness survey.
• Access resources.
• Contact College Safety.
• Report non-compliance issues.

How to get the app:

• Download the Rave Guardian app from the Apple Store or Google Play.
• Enter your phone number.
• Verify your phone number.
• Select COVID-19 for your location.
• Verify your contact information.
• Choose whether or not to get receive instant updates.
• Enable location-based alerts.

Student services are available remotely Monday-Thursday during summer term. CCC is closed Fridays from June 19 to Sept. 4.

See a full list of student services and contact information.

Until further notice, all CCC campuses are closed to the public. In an effort to take all prudent measures to protect the health and safety of the college community as the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerates, all CCC buildings are officially closed to the public and events are canceled. 

As the college slowly re-opens this fall, it will reduce number of participants for all events both internal and external. Event spaces should be prepared as follows:

• Require fixed setup to ensure minimal contact of furniture by multiple people.
• Provide hand sanitizing stations at entrances and exits
• Provide cleaning wipes for media cart and require each user to wipe keyboard and other touchable surfaces before and after each use.
• Provide larger spaces for groups depending on expected number of participants, ensuring 6’ distance between each person.
• Facemasks are required to enter buildings.

For more information or questions, contact Events and Conference Services at events@clackamas.edu.

All athletic contests and meets have been postponed for fall term 2020. This includes all of fall and winter sports as well as fall baseball and softball. All sports are scheduled to start their 20-21 seasons during winter term.