An NU Sports release...
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern Athletics staff and student-athletes have commenced a phased return to Evanston, with the first voluntary workouts for a limited number of teams currently scheduled to begin on Monday, June 22.
This early step is in line with Northwestern University’s overall policy for a phased return to campus that seeks to mitigate the risks of spread of COVID-19 as staff, faculty and certain students start returning in selected areas and repopulating the campus by steps.
Sports medicine and athletic training staff, and student-athletes with post-surgical and post-injury rehabilitation needs, were the first to return to campus during the opening week of June. Additional pods of Wildcats will arrive on campus during the week of June 15.
All members of the Northwestern community have been required to complete an online training module on core COVID-19 responsibilities and other essential precautionary practices before return. All student-athletes will have a full physical upon arrival in Evanston, including COVID-19 testing, and continuing health assessments will be executed daily throughout the summer.
All student-athletes will be screened before entering facilities with a wellness check and temperature scan with a no-touch thermometer. In the clinic and all workout settings, both social distancing personal protective equipment guidelines will be rigidly enforced.
Facility access is and will continue to be managed through one entrance, while exiting visitors depart using a defined path clearly marked by new directional signage. All security will be managed through Wildcard scans, as biometric access readers have been disabled. All locker rooms and lounges are closed, and meals will be available via individual grab-and-go packages in Nona Jo’s Dining Center.
Northwestern football and men’s and women’s basketball are presently slated to begin limited voluntary workouts on campus beginning Monday, June 22.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern Athletics staff and student-athletes have commenced a phased return to Evanston, with the first voluntary workouts for a limited number of teams currently scheduled to begin on Monday, June 22.
This early step is in line with Northwestern University’s overall policy for a phased return to campus that seeks to mitigate the risks of spread of COVID-19 as staff, faculty and certain students start returning in selected areas and repopulating the campus by steps.
Sports medicine and athletic training staff, and student-athletes with post-surgical and post-injury rehabilitation needs, were the first to return to campus during the opening week of June. Additional pods of Wildcats will arrive on campus during the week of June 15.
All members of the Northwestern community have been required to complete an online training module on core COVID-19 responsibilities and other essential precautionary practices before return. All student-athletes will have a full physical upon arrival in Evanston, including COVID-19 testing, and continuing health assessments will be executed daily throughout the summer.
All student-athletes will be screened before entering facilities with a wellness check and temperature scan with a no-touch thermometer. In the clinic and all workout settings, both social distancing personal protective equipment guidelines will be rigidly enforced.
Facility access is and will continue to be managed through one entrance, while exiting visitors depart using a defined path clearly marked by new directional signage. All security will be managed through Wildcard scans, as biometric access readers have been disabled. All locker rooms and lounges are closed, and meals will be available via individual grab-and-go packages in Nona Jo’s Dining Center.
Northwestern football and men’s and women’s basketball are presently slated to begin limited voluntary workouts on campus beginning Monday, June 22.
