Screening and Testing
Screening
Mobile Application
Daily self screening is required for all students, faculty, and staff who come onto campus. The COVID-19 Daily Self Assessment is available on the MyRISD app and my.risd.edu, or as a printable PDF. Once you download the MyRISD app, select your persona as either Student or Staff & Faculty. Then select the COVID-19 Daily Self Assessment tile and complete the self assessment. Get the MyRISD app printable daily self assessmentSymptomatic Screening
If a student or employee is feeling symptomatic, they will be directed to consult with Student Health Services (students) or notify their supervisor and consult their healthcare provider (employees). To protect privacy, RISD will not monitor screening answers or any other personal medical information, but only use global analytics to understand frequency of use across the community and to aid education efforts.Testing
RISD is working with private, nonprofit agency the Broad Institute (affiliated with MIT and Harvard), to conduct initial and ongoing campus PCR population surveillance testing for COVID-19. Testing FAQs Testing Dashboard Process for Positive CasesSpring Campus Access
Eligibility for access to campus will be more restrictive than the fall semester in anticipation of an increase in positive COVID cases during the spring semester.Eligibility:
- STUDENTS: All students except those authorized for remote learning
- FACULTY: Only faculty teaching a spring 2021 course or on sabbatical
- STAFF: Only designated staff, including mail-pickup designees
Employee Special Access Requests
RISD employees not eligible for regular access to campus may request one-time access or a long-term change to their access by submitting the RISD Campus Access Form 72 hours in advance of when they need to be on campus. Requests will be approved by the Testing and Vaccination Team in coordination with supervisors or department heads/deans. Employees may be asked to provide a negative test result (through surveillance testing or from an outside source (must upload via secure link) with 72 hours of access.Spring Baseline Testing
Walk-up with appointment
Appointment communications will be sent in the coming weeks.
224 Benefit Street
In the temporarily closed Cafe Pearl in the RISD Museum
Bring a valid ID (RISD ID, driver’s license, or passport)
- On-campus employees: February 9-12
- On-campus students: February 12-14
- Off-campus students: February 15-18
Spring Surveillance Testing
Weekly Testing
- Students taking three or more hybrid or in-person courses
- All first-year students and all resident advisors
- Faculty teaching hybrid or in-person courses (in alignment with their in-person schedule)
- All designated on-campus employees
Bi-Weekly Testing
- Students taking two or less hybrid or in-person courses
- Designated employees with less frequent on-campus duties
Scheduling
Individuals identified for surveillance testing will receive notification by email with an appointed timeframe for self-administered testing as described above. Community members CANNOT show up to the testing site without an appointment.Location
Walk-up with appointment 224 Benefit Street In the temporarily closed Cafe Pearl in the RISD Museum Bring a valid ID (RISD ID, driver’s license, or passport) The former Cafe Pearl space has strong environmental conditions for the purpose of testing and is serviced by two air handling units, both providing fresh air ventilation with two layers of filtration (pre-filter is MERV 8; main filter is MERV 13) and dedicated mechanical exhaust. It is a large space for the number of occupants at any given time. The museum is closed to the public so there will be no public circulation in or through the space, and there will be dedicated entering and exiting pathways.Non-compliance
Anyone who does not show up to surveillance testing will be asked to test as soon as possible the following week. The following repercussions are for those who miss testing a second week:
- Student names will be submitted to their deans and faculty members and they will lose the privilege to access academic buildings.
- Employee names will be submitted to their supervisors or department heads and they will lose access to campus buildings.