App State will return to pre-pandemic operations for the Fall 2021 semester, with safety precautions in place. All students, faculty and staff should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Read the latest updates.

Summer and Fall 2021 Guide to Campus Operations

Signage

App State’s University Communications (UComm), Environmental Health, Safety, and Emergency Management (EHS&EM) and AppHealthCare collaborated to develop clear and consistent health and safety signage for campus buildings.

What you can expect to see in campus buildings

Facilities Operations has installed health and safety signs in buildings across campus, and will replace signs as needed.

All signs related to COVID-19 restrictions are being removed with the exception of hand sanitizer stations and hand washing signage.

Face coverings signs are being replaced to indicate that face coverings are required for unvaccinated individuals and optional for vaccinated individuals.

No additional COVID-19 signage may be posted without prior approval from the Department of Environmental Health, Safety, and Emergency Management (EHS&EM) — contact safety@appstate.edu with questions.

Standard signs

These signs are being installed in campus buildings by Facilities Operations. Signs are 8.5” x 11” and are printed on card stock.

Face coverings

Sanitizing stations

Restroom mirrors

Digital signs

Standardized health and safety digital signs will be distributed via Appalachian’s slide sharing process. For details, visit digitalsignage.appstate.edu or contact digitalsignage@appstate.edu.

Six Steps to Safety

Follow these six steps during the phased return, and encourage others to follow them:

Get a COVID-19 vaccine.
If you feel sick, stay home.
Wear a face covering in all indoor areas on campus if you aren’t fully vaccinated.
Wash your hands often, scrubbing with soap for at least 20 seconds, or use hand sanitizer.
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the inside of your elbow.
Disinfect surfaces often, especially shared items and touch points.

Self-reporting of COVID-19 tests

Students and employees continue to be required to report the following:

If a health care provider tells you that you are presumed positive for the novel coronavirus.
If you have been tested for COVID-19.
The results, whether positive or negative, of your COVID-19 test.
If you have been instructed to quarantine by public health.

For complete instructions on when and how to do this, visit the university’s Reporting COVID-19 webpage.