COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions

Updates on travel, campus visitors and faculty resources:

1. I'm expecting visitors from out of town or overseas to attend a campus event. Should I be concerned?

If your guests are visiting from a country with a CDC coronavirus level of 2 or higher, your guest may be required to self-isolate for 14 days, per the Arkansas Department of Health. It would be advisable to discourage such visits.

2. What is the campus doing to disinfect public areas like classrooms, labs, libraries, and food service facilities?

The disinfecting of common surfaces is part of the UA-PTC’s regular routine in multiple areas of campus. Routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces followed by disinfection with an EPA-registered disinfectant is a best practice measure for prevention of viral respiratory illnesses.

3. Is UA - Pulaski Tech preparing contingency plans?

The college has convened the UA-PTC Pandemic Response Team to coordinate activities designed to support our community's health and well-being and develop contingency plans to limit the impact to university operations should the need arise.

While these plans may not be required, these efforts are being made to assess the university's readiness to conduct online classes and other efforts related to minimizing the impact to student learning, and to ensure students and employees who may become ill can be properly supported as they recover and limit the spread of the virus on campus.

4. What should I consider when planning personal travel?

Consider method of transportation for all travel. Air travel, for example, tends to be crowded with people in close proximity in the plane and the airport. Traveling in a personal vehicle to a destination, would limit exposure to crowds.

5. Is it safe to travel in the U.S.?

Domestic Travel

Please exercise caution and check for the latest information available for your specific destination as the coronavirus situation in the U.S. is changing rapidly. While the CDC does not recommend canceling or postponing travel to destinations with level 1 travel notices (this currently includes domestic travel in the U.S.) because the risk of transmission is considered low, some areas are reporting increasing levels local transmission.

International Travel

We strongly discourage personal international travel, especially to countries with a CDC risk level for coronavirus of 2 or higher. Please consider the health risk and logistical challenges that may be encountered including that the Arkansas Department of Health may require self-isolation for 14 days after traveling to or through an affected area. Customs agents are reporting international travelers arriving from affected countries to state departments of health for this purpose.

6. What about conferences, conventions, meetings and big events?

You are encouraged to review the information from the hosting organization for any changes or restrictions and may consider if there are options to attend remotely.

UA - Pulaski Tech has not instituted any strict prohibitions related to college activities, but the situation is subject to change. Please consider CDC-recommendations as you make personal decisions.

If attending events concerns you, or you have a medical reason why you should not be in crowds, then please utilize the many tools the campus offers for conducting meetings in real-time over the Internet from your desktop.

Last Updated: March 9, 2020