COVID-19 Plan of Action

RMU is committed to the health and safety of its student-athletes, coaches and staff and continues to adhere to the evolving recommendations and requirements of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as local and state health guidelines.

In addition, RMU adheres to the NCAA: Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition, and at the direction of the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine physicians and the UPMC Sports Medicine Playbook: Return to Sports During COVID-19.

The department of athletics is active with the RMU Ready Plan, which is committed to promoting a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. RMU Ready Plan balances our primary concern for the safety of all members of the RMU community with our mission of providing an engaging on-campus living and learning environment for the students we serve.

The RMU Ready Plan includes masks that are required in all common areas, along with reduced capacity in elevators and spatial indicators and signage indicting limits of the number of occupants in a given space. Indoor recreational facilities will operate with capacity restrictions based on health requirements to main physical distancing, and locker rooms and shared shower facilities will be closed.

All individuals in the RMU community are requested to self-check for COVID-19 symptoms each morning and as frequently as necessary. Any individual exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms must not report to work, class or any university-sponsored event or activity.

Campus visitors must wear masks and observe physical distancing at all times on campus. Masks must cover both the nose and mouth, and disposable masks must be discarded into the trash after being worn for one day, while cloth face masks must be properly laundered before being used again.

RMU will continue to monitor the evolving guidance of public health agencies and will update this Plan and related protocols accordingly.