UPDATED: September 16, 2020 – 10 a.m.

Expectations for Students Visiting or Living on Campus

Dean of Students James Willette today shared with students what is expected of them in terms of keeping one another healthy and safe if they are living or spending time on campus.

September 16, 2020

Welcome to the 2020-2021 Academic Year

"While I would much prefer greeting and seeing you all in person, I am no less energized by what we will learn and accomplish together in the months ahead," President Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J., wrote to the campus community this week. Read more »

September 9, 2020

Support for Students Impacted by Wildfires

"As Fall Quarter begins, I write to express Seattle U’s support for those impacted by the severe wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington," Dean of Students James Willette wrote to students, faculty and staff. "Our thoughts are with all of those who are currently relocating to safer areas and will soon embark on a long and difficult road to recovery." Read more »

September 9, 2020

Safe Start Welcome Center Launches Next Week

Coinciding with the first day of classes, the Safe Start Welcome Center will launch on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Read more »

September 4, 2020

COVID-19 Containment and Prevention Working Group (C-CAP)

The President’s Reopening Task Force is pleased to announce the creation of the COVID-19 Containment and Prevention Working Group (C-CAP).

September 1, 2020

Updated University Policy Requires Face Coverings Anywhere on Campus, Even if Physical Distancing is Possible

Effective immediately, all Seattle University faculty, staff, students and visitors are required to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose anywhere on campus, including when outdoors and physical distancing is possible. This policy applies to the SU campus, SU leased facilities and SU transportation. This includes indoors, outdoors and in SU vehicles. The updated policy recognizes that it is difficult to maintain distance from others even while outdoors on a university campus. Please read the full policy for face covering requirements and exceptions.

August 21, 2020

COVID-19 Testing Requirements Update

A message was sent today to students expecting to be on campus providing further information and FAQs on COVID-19 testing requirements. Read more »

August 11, 2020

In Case You Missed It: Faculty and Staff Forum Posted

Video of the July 31 reopening forum with faculty and staff is now available online alongside the forum with July 30 students and families that was previously shared.

August 11, 2020

Fall Athletics Update

The Western Athletic Conference, of which Seattle University is a part, announced this week that it was suspending all fall championship and non-championship athletics competition through the end of the calendar year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

August 11, 2020

Confirmed Cases Dashboard Now Live

SU’s confirmed cases page now includes an automated dashboard updated as new COVID-19 cases are reported, with a breakdown of positive cases among SU community members. You can find the dashboard here.

August 11, 2020

Safe Start Health Check: Message for Faculty and Staff

On July 15, the President’s Reopening Taskforce published the Guide for Returning to the Campus Workplace. One of the requirements described in the guide is for faculty, staff and student workers to use the Safe Start Health Check each day prior to arriving on campus. We want to emphasize that this is a current requirement for all employees working on campus. Read the full message here.

August 4, 2020

Reopening Updates

Now available on the university’s fall reopening site is a video of yesterday’s virtual forum with students and families. Coming soon is the video from today’s faculty and staff virtual forum. Among other items recently added to the university’s reopening site is an announcement sent this week to first-year students and new transfer students on housing.

July 31, 2020

Required COVID-19 Tests for All Students Coming to Campus

As we continue to respond to COVID-19, it is imperative that we all do our part to maintain the health, safety and security of our Seattle University community. We recognize that some of you will be connecting with us virtually in the fall, but for those students living on campus or planning to access campus, these testing requirements are in place.

July 31, 2020