From: Pandemic Preparedness Team
Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2020
To: All Students, Faculty, Staff and Associates
Subject: Saliva screening for COVID-19 available to students, faculty and staff

Dear CSU Students, Faculty and Staff,

In response to rising COVID-19 numbers, the Pandemic Preparedness Team is asking two things of our students, faculty and staff:

• Get screened for COVID-19. If you are in Northern Colorado, saliva screening remains available for free on campus. If you are not in the area, we urge you to get tested for COVID-19 at your location. (Family members of students, faculty and staff CANNOT be screened by CSU. Screening is only available for students, faculty and staff with a valid CSU ID number is required to register and be screened.)
• If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you are required to report those symptoms to the university through the COVID Reporter.
  • Do not leave your home, apartment or residence hall, even to go to work.
  • Doing so may result in disciplinary action through the Student Resolution Center or Human Resources.
  • You must report if you test positive through a non-CSU test or if you have been exposed through the COVID Reporter.

Screening available to faculty, staff and students WITHOUT symptoms

Saliva screening is calibrated to be as sensitive as possible in picking up signs of the virus that causes COVID-19. Nasal swab tests are only needed if your saliva indicates you may have the virus. 

Again, family members of students, faculty and staff CANNOT be screened. Screening is only available for students, faculty and staff with a valid CSU ID number is required to register.

Saliva screening (faculty, staff and students without symptoms ONLY)
When: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday for the remainder of Fall Semester
Where: MAC Gym at the CSU Student Rec Center
Enter through East Entrance – see this map

• If you have not had a previous saliva screening at CSU, you must register for one.
• Please make sure your contact information is entered correctly so you can be reached with your results.
• Students, please use our CSU local address and not your home address.

Once you register, you must schedule a window for your testing. If you miss your screening window, you can still submit a sample during screening hours, but we urge you to come during your scheduled time.

Tests available to faculty, staff and students WITH symptoms

If you are experiencing symptoms of illness, DO NOT GO TO THE SALIVA SCREENING SITE. If you DO have symptoms, you must report through the COVID Reporter, even if you are not coming to a campus.

To get tested at a non-university testing site, referenced at “How and where do I get tested?” You should tell any non-CSU testing location when you are tested that you are a CSU student or employee to expedite contact tracing. Report positive results through the COVID Reporter.

If you have tested positive in the last 90 days, do not get screened or tested.

Thank you,

The CSU Pandemic Preparedness Team