Updates to travel and community restrictions

University of Alaska, President James R. Johnsen

March 14, 2020

TO:                  University of Alaska Community

FROM:            Jim Johnsen

SUBJECT:      Updates to travel and community restrictions

Since late last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its travel guidance, as the situation with COVID-19 in the United States and worldwide has evolved. Due to those changes, I am updating our travel and community restrictions policy. Major changes include:

  • Travel outside Alaska for university business is prohibited.
  • University-related travel to rural Alaska communities is suspended. This decision was made in concert with the chancellors and those communities and is an effort to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading there.
  • Anyone returning from travel outside Alaska will be required to stay home and self-observe for 14 days.
  • Anyone returning from a CDC Level 3 location will be required to comply with mandatory CDC precautions before returning to work.

Additional details can be found in the  on the university鈥檚 .

Thank you for your continued patience and flexibility as we navigate this changing situation together.