COVID-19: means the disease caused by the novel coronavirus of 2019 or the SARS-CoV2 virus. ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease.
Educator: any University employee responsible for teaching, advising, or instructing undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Health and Safety: Health and safety encompasses personal security; public safety; emergency preparedness; public health; workplace safety; protection of environmental and physical resources; and safe and healthful facilities and service delivery.
Pandemic: means an outbreak of a disease across a country or the world.
State of emergency: means the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons or property within the state caused by air pollution, fire, flood or floodwater, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake or other causes, as proclaimed by the Governor of Arizona (defined by ARS § 26-301.15).
University Community: means any of the following individuals: (a) University student; (b) University employee; or (c) third party who is engaged in any University activity or program, or who is otherwise interacting with the University, including, but not limited to volunteers, contractors, vendors, designated campus colleagues, visitors, and guests.