COVID-19 Updates
April 8, 2021
Dear UBTech Community,
On March 24, 2021, Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 294, terminating the statewide mask mandate effective April 10, 2021. Beginning April 12, 2021, masks will be encouraged and welcomed, but no longer required at a UBTech campus.
At UBTech the health and well-being of our faculty, staff and students remain our highest priority. We ask all faculty, staff, students, and visitors on campus to remain vigilant in continuing positive hygiene practices, social distancing, and staying home if you are feeling ill. COVID-19 testing will continue to be available weekly for faculty, staff and students, with quarantine practices remaining in effect. COVID-19 processes and procedures can always be found on our website at www.ubtech.edu.
We look forward to continuing providing the best possible hands-on training for our students. UBTech is prepared to serve our communities and eager to see students at our campuses. Graduation Commencement Exercises will be held virtually on May 5th at 6:00pm. We invite you to participate by joining us on UBTech’s Facebook and YouTube social media channels or by watching on Channel V6’s website at www.channelV6.com. We are excited for the UBTech Class of 2021.
We wish you and your family continued health and happiness as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
UBTech President/CEO
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February, 2021
UBTech announces virtual 2021 graduation commencement exercises.
On May 5th, at 6 pm, the community will be able to join and watch the virtual premiere of the UBTech Class of 2021 graduation on Channel V6 or either of UBTech’s YouTube or Facebook channels.
Watch for details on www.ubtech.edu.
January, 2021
Testing will be available on the following dates, at the locations listed below.
Roosevelt UBTech Campus
Testing location: P.O.S.T. Building
(located on the Northwest corner of the Roosevelt Campus next to Union High School)
Testing dates: January 20, 2021
February 2, 2021
February 17, 2021
Testing time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Vernal UBTech Campus
Testing location: Room AT111 (located in the south hallway on the first floor)
Testing dates: January 28, 2021
February 11, 2021
February 25, 2021
Testing time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
In accordance with State Public Health order 2020-27, we encourage all adult students to participate. Your participation will help determine campus COVID-19 infection trends, in accordance with the intensive testing plan developed by the Utah System of Higher Education and approved by the Utah Department of Health.
To schedule your testing appointment, please click here: Make An Appointment
To view a short testing demonstration, please click here: COVID-19 Testing
Anyone experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19 should arrange to be tested at an appropriate off-campus COVID-19 testing facility. Anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not come to a UBTech campus.
Sincerely,
UBTech
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December 22, 2020
Dear UBTech Students,
Beginning January 5, 2021, UBTech will begin offering state-approved, rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, for all asymptomatic adult students. We encourage all asymptomatic adult students to test. Asymptomatic testing is free of charge, quick, self-administered, and non-evasive.
Test results will be made available to you within a few hours of testing.
- Positive test results will be communicated by phone, at the number provided at the time of testing.
- Negative test results will be communicated by email, to the email address provided at the time of testing.
Testing will be available on the following dates, at the locations listed below.
Roosevelt UBTech Campus
Testing location: P.O.S.T. Building
(located on the Northwest corner of the Roosevelt Campus next to Union High School)
Testing dates: January 5, 2021
January 19, 2021
Testing time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Vernal UBTech Campus
Testing location: Room AT111 (located in the south hallway on the first floor)
Testing dates: January 14, 2021
January 28, 2021
Testing time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
In accordance with State Public Health order 2020-27, we encourage all adult students to participate. Your participation will help determine campus COVID-19 infection trends, in accordance with the intensive testing plan developed by the Utah System of Higher Education and approved by the Utah Department of Health.
To schedule your testing appointment, please click here: Make An Appointment
To view a short testing demonstration, please click here: COVID-19 Testing
Anyone experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19 should arrange to be tested at an appropriate off-campus COVID-19 testing facility. Anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not come to a UBTech campus.
Sincerely,
UBTech
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November 16, 2020
Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and potential student exposure in the Practical Nursing program, UBTech will be moving students in the Practical Nursing program to online learning beginning Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Students may return to campus for face-to-face instruction on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
UBTech remains open for face-to-face instruction in all other programs and courses. Students affected have been notified and will be able to continue their education online through the Canvas Learning Management System.
Thank you for your patience. Delivering technical education in a safe, secure, and healthy environment is our number one priority.
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November 9, 2020
Dear UBTech Community,
As you are aware, the Uintah Basin has been experiencing a rise in positive COVID-19 cases. We appreciate your collective efforts in reducing the spread of the coronavirus on campus and throughout our community. Together we are making a difference!
Last night, the Governor’s Office issued a new Executive Order (click here) outlining new parameters to assist in reducing the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
In accordance with this order, we ask everyone within the community to please be vigilant in wearing face masks, practicing social distancing, and following proper sanitization protocols.
In the coming weeks, UBTech will begin testing students as outlined in the Executive Order 2020-73. Details of this process will be posted as they are finalized and ready for implementation.
We are supportive of the Utah Department of Health mandate to test students weekly for COVID-19. Through consistent testing, we can make a positive impact in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in the State of Utah.
We wish you and your family health and happiness during this time of Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
College President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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October 26, 2020
Public Notice of Positive COVID-19 Case in UBTech
UBTech was informed by TriCounty Health Department that a positive case of COVID-19 was identified at UBTech. TriCounty Health Department is working closely with UBTech to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Protocols are being followed.
The person(s) identified has been placed in isolation and those in close contact/exposed have been notified. Please follow the guidance given, if you or your family is contacted by the TriCounty Health Department.
Sincerely,
UBTech
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October 19, 2020
Dear Community Members,
In coordination with Governor Herbert’s COVID-19 Transmission Index and the Utah State Public Health Executive Order effective October 18, 2020, UBTech will incorporate this additional safety practice:
All UBTech team members, students, and invited guests, attending a UBTech sponsored event, will be required to wear a face covering.
This practice will be in effect immediately until The Order has been lifted.
Thank you for your patience as we all work together for the health and safety of our community.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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August 25, 2020
Dear Community Members,
UBTech is prepared to serve our communities and eager to see students at our campuses. We are looking ahead, and we are excited for the UBTech Class of 2021.
COVID-19 has brought many changes, and as we work to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease, delivering education in a safe, secure, and healthy environment is our number one priority.
Up-to-date UBTech COVID-19 processes and procedures can always be found on our website at www.ubtech.edu. Please take a moment to become familiar by hovering over the “Campus Info” tab and then clicking on “COVID-19 Plans”. (http://ubtech.edu/campus-info/covid-19-plans/).
As we begin the traditional school year together, we want to ensure you that UBTech is well prepared to provide you with an excellent educational experience in the coming year.
Welcome to UBTech!
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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July 20, 2020
Click Here to read the article about UBTech’s Fall 2020 plans.
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July 6, 2020 // 5:00pm
Effective July 7, 2020 UBTech faculty, staff and students shall wear a face covering while on campus, in accordance with the Governor Herbert’s recent executive order. UBTech will provide face masks to students and employees as needed.
Review current executive order HERE.
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June 19, 2020 // 4:00pm
Dear Community Members,
UBTech is eager to assist individuals, families, and the business community with their educational and training needs. As we unitedly emerge from the COVID-19 crisis – we are here to help.
In conjunction with Governor Herbert’s executive order dated June 19, 2020, I am pleased to announce, effective June 22, UBTech will move to the “New Normal Green” phase as outlined in Governor Herbert’s Public Health and Economic Reactivation Guidelines.
Visit a UBTech campus to take advantage of training opportunities available to you in our wonderful community. Numerous scholarships are accessible to assist you in your educational pursuit!
What to expect on campus?
- All UBTech events and activities will resume
- Personal hygiene, social distancing and face covering practices will continue to be encouraged to decrease your risk of contracting the coronavirus https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/
- UBTech will provide face coverings for students and employees as needed
- Enhanced hygiene and sanitization practices will continue
In support of the “Stay Safe to Stay Open” initiative in the Utah Leads Together Plan, we request that all symptomatic students and employees stay home.
We invite you to start your journey and experience the earning power of a technical education. Welcome to UBTech!
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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May 18, 2020 // 4:20pm
Dear Community Members,
UBTech is eager to assist individuals, families, and the business community with their educational and training needs. As we unitedly emerge from the COVID-19 crisis – we are here to help.
I am pleased to announce effective May 20, UBTech campuses will begin enrolling students currently on the pre-registration and testing waitlist. These future students will be contacted by a UBTech Student Services team member to schedule a pre-registration and/or testing appointment.
Effective June 1, UBTech campuses will be open to the public. New student enrollment and face-to-face instruction will be available on campus for all summer UBTech programs. This instruction will be provided in accordance with current CDC guidelines. Scholarship and program requirements will resume. On campus Custom Fit trainings will also resume.
We invite you to start your educational journey and experience the earning power of technical education by visiting a UBTech campus, or scheduling an appointment with a Student Success Officer at (435) 722-6914, or (435) 725-7103, beginning June 1.
What to expect on campus?
- Groups will be limited to 50 or less
- Individuals on campus will follow current CDC guidelines to decrease your risk of contracting the Coronavirus
- Students will receive a verbal health screening from an instructor
- Custom Fit participants will receive a verbal health screening from a UBTech Custom Fit team member
- UBTech will provide face coverings for students and UBTech employees where social distancing is difficult to maintain
We are pleased to be an economic development partner in the Uintah Basin. We look forward to serving community members and are excited to have students once again on campus. Technical education changes lives.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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April 30, 2020 // 4:00pm
Dear UBTech Students & Community Members,
Thank you for your patience and demonstrated responsible community engagement, during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Uintah Basin is a great place to work, live, earn an education, and raise a family. In the past two months, we have worked collaboratively with the Governor’s Office and Tri-County Health, to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease. Delivering technical education in a safe, secure, and healthy environment is our number one priority.
UBTech is dedicated to the success of our students. To minimize barriers students are experiencing with distance learning, and in conjunction with the State of Utah’s improved COVID-19 risk status, college programs will be allowed to conduct limited on-campus instruction, by appointment only beginning Monday, May 11, 2020. Limited on-campus instruction will follow current guidelines provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Utah Leads Together 2.0, UBTech Plan for Public Health and Educational Recovery, and in consultation with Tri-County Health Department.
UBTech campuses remain closed to the public. New student enrollment will continue to be suspended until the Tri-County area has been moved to the low risk status (yellow), as outlined in Governor Herbert’s Utah Leads Together 2.0 statewide recovery plan.
Students
- As you are invited to participate in limited, on-campus instruction, the following criteria shall be utilized for orderly participation:
o Enrolled programmatic students closest to program completion will be contacted first
o Enrolled students attending UBTech when the college closed to the public, will be contacted second - Advising and programmatic entrance requirement testing will resume when UBTech campuses are opened to the public
- What to expect when you come on campus:
- Follow the CDC guidelines to decrease your risk of contracting the Coronavirus
- Wash your hands often and utilize provided hand sanitization stations
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- Practice appropriate social distancing (6 feet)
- Utilize a face covering when social distancing is difficult to maintain
- UBTech will provide a face covering for students where social distancing is difficult to maintain; students must launder masks between campus visits
- UBTech will provide face coverings for UBTech employees
- Follow the CDC guidelines to decrease your risk of contracting the Coronavirus
- You will receive a verbal health screening from your instructor, prior to coming on campus
- You will receive an invitation via phone, email, or Canvas for participation in limited on-campus instruction, from your program instructor
I invite you to join me in celebrating the UBTech Class of 2020, virtually on Wednesday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m. It is my privilege to announce, the governor of the great State of Utah, Gary R. Herbert, will be participating at this commencement exercise. Students will be individually highlighted, we encourage families and the community to join the celebration at home via YouTube, Facebook, or Channelv6.com. Visit www.ubtech.edu for more information and a future link for viewing.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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March 27, 2020
UBTech announces virtual 2020 graduation commencement exercises
“I’m excited to announce, UBTech’s graduation will be virtual in 2020. Unprecedented times provide opportunities to celebrate the success of UBTech’s graduates in advanced ways,” announced UBTech President, Aaron Weight. “Our partners, today’s technology leaders at STRATA Networks and V6 Media, make virtual solutions a reality. As a technical college, we will be utilizing the technology of today to recognize the future leaders of tomorrow.”
UBTech will hold their graduation commencement as originally scheduled on May 6th. In the last six years UBTech’s graduation has grown tremendously. Capacity will not be an issue this year -being held virtually – there is room for everyone!
The virtual premiere will include remarks from UBTech Student of the Year, Laci Day, keynote speaker, former Utah Lieutenant Governor, Gayle McKeachnie, and UBTech President, Aaron Weight. Each graduate will be honored individually.
“Being a practical nursing graduate, I believe this is an innovative solution which keeps everyone’s health in mind.” Added Day.
On May 6th, at 6 pm, the community will be able to join and watch the virtual premiere of the UBTech Class of 2020 graduation on Channel V6 or either of UBTech’s YouTube or Facebook channels.
Watch for details on www.ubtech.edu.
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March 23, 2020 // 11:25 PM
To the Uintah Basin Technical College community,
This afternoon, Governor, Gary R. Herbert, announced today that Utah’s K-12 public schools will extend their dismissal through Friday, May 1, 2020. In support of the Governor’s Office, Utah’s technical colleges will also suspend instruction Monday, March 30 through Friday, May 1, 2020.
I support the Governor, and share the collective desire to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The health, safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff are always my top priority. Therefore, effective Monday March 30, 2020 through Friday May 1, 2020; UBTech will temporarily suspend on-campus instruction and will be closed to the public.
Students:
- UBTech 2020 Graduation plans will be announced soon
- Online instruction will continue to be available through Canvas
- Effective March 30 – April 3:
- In compliance with current CDC instructional guidelines, labs will be available for final competency testing
- Testing will be available by appointment only
- Students may schedule an appointment by contacting their instructor via email or Canvas
- If you choose to participate in online instruction, you can continue to make progress toward your certificate of completion
- Scholarships will remain in place
- Enrolled students will not be dropped from registered courses or programs
- Program progress requirements will resume when the college reopens to the public
- UBTech faculty and administration will work with secondary schools to ensure students receive earned course credit
- New student enrollment will be suspended until Monday May 4, 2020
Faculty and Staff:
- UBTech’s Spring Break will be extended:
- Campuses will be closed April 6 – April 10 to all UBTech team members
- UBTech team members should plan to work as regularly scheduled, unless arrangements have been made with your supervisor
- College stores will remain open to continue serving UBTech team members
- UBTech team members whose childcare may be affected due to children being home during the statewide dismissal period, or have capability of working from home, should work with their supervisor to establish an appropriate work life balance for this time period
The UBTech community is home to the most generous people on earth. I’ve been inspired by the many acts of kindness, love, and the concern shown for others, I’ve witnessed in recent days. Thank you for embracing “The UBTech Way.”
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
President/CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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March 18, 2020 // 2:20pm
To the Uintah Basin Technical College community,
Thank you for embracing the UBTech Way. Your many acts of kindness and service, both on campus and throughout our communities during this unprecedented time in history, are inspiring. You’re tremendous! Please continue to utilize the recommended best practices found on their website, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, including the use of social distancing.
As we work to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), delivering education in a safe, secure, and healthy environment is our number one priority. As a reminder, current information regarding preventative actions UBTech is taking to prevent COVID-19 on campus and throughout our community, will be found at www.ubtech.edu by clicking on the (COVID-19) red ribbon at the top of our home page.
Effective Thursday March 19, 2020 through Wednesday April 1, 2020 the following additional precautionary actions are in place:
Campuses:
- UBTech campuses will be closed for face-to-face instruction.
- All lab instruction will be limited to 10 people, including UBTech faculty.
- Enrolled students will have access to online instruction through Canvas.
- UBTech faculty and staff will be available, on campus, to assist students with their educational needs.
- New student enrollment is postponed until further notice.
Students:
- Lab instruction or other onsite appointments can be scheduled via canvas or email.
- Enrolled students will have access to online instruction through canvas.
- Course and program instructors will be available on campus to assist students, by appointment.
Custom Fit:
- Custom Fit training will be provided online until further notice.
As a reminder, students and employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are strongly encouraged to stay home, and not return to a UBTech campus until they are free of fever (100.4° F or greater using an oral thermometer), and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g. cough suppressants).
If you have flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, etc.) and have had direct or indirect connections with people from areas with COVID-19, call your doctor, or if you do not have a doctor, call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707. Please do not go to a clinic, urgent care, emergency room or other healthcare facility without calling first.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight
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March 14, 2020 // 11:40 a.m.
To the Uintah Basin Technical College community,
Thank you for your patience in communication, as we work unified to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Delivering education in a safe, secure, and healthy environment is our number one priority. As a reminder, current information regarding preventative actions UBTech’s is taking to prevent COVID-19 on campus and throughout our community, will be found at www.ubtech.edu by clicking on the (COVID-19) red ribbon at the top of our home page.
As previously communicated, late yesterday afternoon, the Governor in collaboration with the State Superintendent dismissed Utah’s K-12 public schools for the next two weeks, beginning Monday, March 16. As many of our college students are concurrently enrolled secondary students, we desire to further address the questions we’ve received, as a result of their announcement.
I have tremendous confidence in each of you as members of the UBTech family, you’re the best of the best! As we move forward in the coming weeks, in a new way for a period of time, I invite each of us to embrace the UBTech Way and look for innovative opportunities to serve our students, one-another, our neighbors, and the community.
Effective Monday March 16, 2020 through Friday March 27, 2020 the following precautionary actions are in place:
Campuses:
- UBTech will dismiss enrolled secondary students from expected face-to-face course and program instruction.
- Enrolled students will have access to online instruction through Canvas.
- College campuses are open for instruction.
- All UBTech faculty and staff will be available, on campus, to assist students with their educational needs.
- The College stores, at each campus, will be open to facilitate students, faculty and staff members.
- The UBTech College Café will be closed until further notice.
Students:
- Online instruction will be available through Canvas beginning Monday March 16, 2020.
- You will be contacted through email or Canvas, by your instructor, on Monday March 16, 2020 with details regarding online instruction.
- If you participate in online instruction, you can continue to make progress toward your certificate of completion.
- Be aware, clinical and externships may be canceled or postponed by providers. Instructors will provide you with additional information.
- If you have questions, please contact your instructor through Canvas or email.
- Scholarships will remain in place and will be extended for students as needed during the statewide dismissal.
- Course and programmatic students not attending UBTech during the statewide dismissal will not be dropped from any registered course or program.
- Please contact your instructor if you are experiencing illness or other challenges that limit your ability to participate online. Instructors will be flexible.
Faculty:
- Unless prior arrangements have been made, all faculty are expected to be available on campus during regularly scheduled business hours.
- Contact each student via email or Canvas on Monday March 16, 2020.
- Faculty members whose childcare may be affected, due to children being home during the statewide dismissal period, should work with their immediate supervisor to establish an appropriate work life balance for this time period.
Staff:
- Unless prior arrangements have been made with your supervisor, all staff are expected to work during regularly scheduled business hours.
- Staff members whose childcare may be affected due to children being home during the statewide dismissal period, should work with their immediate supervisor to establish an appropriate work life balance for this time period.
As a reminder, students and employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are strongly encouraged to stay home, and not return to a UBTech campus until they are free of fever (100.4° F or greater using an oral thermometer), and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g. cough suppressants).
If you have flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, etc.) and have had direct or indirect connections with people from areas with COVID-19, call your doctor, or if you do not have a doctor, call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707. Please do not go to a clinic, urgent care, emergency room or other healthcare facility without calling first.
Sincerely,
Aaron K. Weight | President / CEO
Uintah Basin Technical College
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Update: March 13, 2020
The State of Utah SkillsUSA announced that the SkillsUSA Utah Leadership & Skills Competition (ULSC) has been cancelled. Along with the SkillsUSA organization, we too, realize the disappointment this will cause for all our dedicated students and teachers who worked hard throughout the year. The statement included Utah SkillsUSA won’t be taking any competitors to the national conference event in June.
Read their official letter here: https://www.utahskillsusa.org/uploads/8/1/2/7/81273014/conference_cancellation_letter_3-12-20.pdf
Again, we sympathize with our students and instructors. We are proud of our UBTech students and we applaud all of those that have spent time and money to support our SkillsUSA organization. Help us in our efforts to remain positive and continue to celebrate our student’s talents.
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Update: March 12, 2020
At UBTech, the safety, health and well-being of our students, faculty and staff are important. With recent headlines regarding the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we recognize you may have questions about actions we are taking to keep our college safe, and what our response may be if the situation begins to impact the college.
Effective Monday March 16, 2020 UBTech will take the following precautionary actions.
- UBTech will limit mass gatherings of more than 100 healthy individuals on campus. (These restrictions do not apply to UBTech short term, course, or program students.)
- UBTech will be cancelling all college sponsored out-of-state staff and student travel.
- UBTech’s website will be updated when additional information becomes available.
Restrictions will remain in effect through March 31, 2020 and will be reevaluated on April 1, 2020.
UBTech recommends:
- Individuals over 60 not participate in gatherings with more than 20 people.
- Individuals who are immunocompromised should not participate in gatherings with more than 20 people.
- All citizens help prevent the spread of this the disease by following the CDC guidelines easily accessed through the following hyperlink.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html
Students enrolled in nursing and health profession programs will receive additional information from their instructor regarding their clinical requirements, on Monday, March 16, 2020. Thereafter, students may access updated clinical information through their instructional canvas learning tool, or under the nursing and health profession clinical requirements link, located on the orange ribbon at the top of our home page.
What’s happening now:
- As of March 12, according to TriCounty Health Department there are no cases or suspect cases within the tri-county area.
- As of March 12, Utah has 5 confirmed cases.
- State officials have formed a task force that will keep citizens of Utah up to date on the virus through a website, coronavirus.utah.gov, as well as through social media channels.
What you can do now:
- Covering your nose and mouth with your elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throwing the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Washing your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
- Avoiding touching your eyes, nose or mouth, as germs can more easily gain entrance into your body through those areas.
- Staying home from school, work and other social gatherings when you are ill.
- Minimize physical contact such as shaking hands.
Students and employees who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are strongly encouraged to stay home and not return to a UBTech campus until they are free of fever (100.4° F or greater using an oral thermometer), and any other symptoms for at least 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing or other symptom-altering medicines (e.g. cough suppressants).
UBTech policy allows for students to apply for a leave of absence if they are going to be absent from school for more than 10 consecutive days. Leave requests can be made through the registrar’s office at either campus.
If you do have flu-like symptoms (cough, fever, etc.) and have had direct or indirect connections with people from areas with COVID-19, call your doctor, or if you do not have a doctor, call the Utah Coronavirus Information Line at 1-800-456-7707.
Please do not go to a clinic, urgent care, emergency room or other healthcare facility without calling first. Your provider will need to take special measures to protect other people in the clinic. Your healthcare professional will work with the public health department and CDC to determine if you need to be tested for COVID-19.
What’s ahead:
UBTech will stay in contact with Tri-County Health and the Utah Department of Health to provide guidance.
Where can I get more information:
- Utah Public Health System Coronavirus information line 1-800-456-7707
- Latest information from the Utah Department of Health
- Latest information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
- Information from the CDC for schools
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March 11, 2020
At Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) the health and safety of our students is important. As a result of recent worldwide developments in the (COVID-19) virus, we monitor the situation daily, and continue to take actions to prevent the appearance of COVID-19 in our communities.
The risk of getting COVID-19 in the United States is currently low. Health officials remind everyone to be careful about where they get information about COVID-19, as the spread of misinformation is abundant.
Below are five facts about COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/share-facts-h.pdf
#1 Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity. People of Asian descent, including Chinese Americans, are not more likely to get COVID-19 than any other American. Help stop fear by letting people know that being of Asian descent does not increase the chance of getting or spreading COVID-19.
#2 Some people are at increased risk of getting COVID-19. People who have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or people who live in or have recently been in an area with ongoing spread are at an increased risk of exposure.
#3 Someone who has completed quarantine or has been released from isolation does not pose a risk of infection to other people. For up-to-date information, visit CDC’s coronavirus disease 2019 web page.
#4 You can help stop COVID-19 by knowing the signs and symptoms: Fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Seek medical advice if you develop symptoms AND have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19, or if you live in or have recently been in an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19.
#5 There are simple things you can do to help keep yourself and others healthy:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; going to the bathroom; and before eating or preparing food.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
The Utah Department of Health has activated a hotline for anyone who has questions about COVID-19: 1-800-456-7707.