President Office : COVID-19 Contingency Plan

33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Subject: COVID-19 Contingency Plan As Of March 13th, 2020

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 disease, PC concurred to implement the following precautionary and preventive measures to help contain the situation until further notice of updates:

★★★ All classes and student-related activities will go online starting from 3/16(Monday) and continue until further notice. Staff will continue to work on campus until further notice.

Travel:

  1. All Logos faculty, staff and students should not travel to any country with a CDC Level 3 (Avoid Non-essential Travel: Mainland China, South Korea, Iran and most European countries as of 3/13/2020) or Level 4 (Do Not Travel) due to the outbreak of COVID-19. All mission trips to these countries are cancelled. Those F-1students who come from or through these countries may be prohibited from re-entering US. The list of affected countries and the warning level changes daily. Please monitor the developments through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
  2. All Logos faculty, staff and students returning to the United States from any Level 2 country (most countries) other than those listed by CDC as Level 3 will need to self-quarantine themselves for 14 days off campus as per requirement from CDC. All faculty and staff are encouraged to cut down interstate travel by air and no Logos-related overseas travel during this period of time.
  3. Logos is following the CDC’s recommendations regarding prevention, treatment and travel guidelines. For updates, visit the CDC’s COVID-19 webpage – http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/novel-coronavirus-2019.html. Please check our website periodically for new updates and guidelines.

Students Residing in Our Dormitories:

  1. Students residing in our dormitories should notify and get permission from our Student Development Dept. in advance if they plan to travel to their home countries during the summer. They should also notify the Dormitory Manager at the same time and sign an agreement for self-quarantine.
  2. To prevent COVID-19 in communities, those who come from or pass by Level 2 and 3 countries will have to stay away from the dormitory on their own accord for two weeks. If all is well, the students can move into their dorms, but still have to self-quarantine for another 2 more weeks (total of 4 weeks).
  3. Students should notify in advance and get permission from our Dormitory Manager if they plan to have local and overseas visitors (parents, relatives or friends) residing in our dormitories. For safety reasons, all visitors should comply with the above Item # 2 guidelines.
  4. Students and their family members should inform the Dormitory Manager and see a doctor immediately if they have respiratory symptoms (coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing) and/or a temperature above 100.4F. They should self-isolate themselves and avoid contact with other dormitory residents.

*There will be more details pertaining to the dormitory guidelines for the residents.

Preventive Measures:

  1. See a doctor if you have respiratory symptoms (coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing) and/or a temperature above 100.4F. Please stay home until you are free of fever for at least 24 hours without fever-reducing medications.
  2. Cover your nose and mouth with your elbow or a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
  3. Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
  4. Avoid shaking hands to reduce the risk of spreading virus infection.
  5. Avoid laying hands or surround people during prayers.
  6. Stay at least 6 feet away from anyone who is visibly sick.
  7. To place a sign outside our Chapel to notify people to refrain from attending Chapel if they are sick.
  8. To clean and disinfect daily our keyboards, mouse, doorknobs in our classrooms, library, cafeteria and public places within our campus.
  9. Logos will provide adequate supplies in the campus for good hygiene, including soap, paper towels and alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
  10. Our faculty and staff are reminded not to invite visitors to our campus site. All walk-in visitors will be screened thoroughly.
  11. Outside visitors and children will not be allowed to enter our Chapel Building. Notification signs in both languages will be set up around the campus grounds.
  12. Beware of scams, false news and hoaxes surrounding COVID-19. Accurate information, including announcements of new cases in LA County, will always be distributed by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. For updates, please visit their website – http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus.

School-Wide Major and Weekly Events:

Based on the recommendations made by our Governor of California and Mayor of Los Angeles, PC has decided to comply as follows:

  1. Hooding Ceremony on 5/8/2020 and Commencement Service on 5/9/2020 – PC concurred to postpone the events till December 2020. More details will be updated later.
  2. Seminary Retreat from 8/28 to 8/30 – PC concurred to cancel our reservations made with Murrieta Hot Springs Christian Conference Center. We may consider using our campus facilities instead.
  3. We will cancel all existing and future outside reservations for the use our campus facilities.
  4. Our weekly staff prayer meetings will be held at our Chapel Building instead of our Classroom Building.

During Campus Lockdown or Closure Period:

  1. In an urgent need to lockdown our campus, the F&A Department will notify all faculty, staff and students by email and/or other social media within 2 hours of PC decision.
  2. All classes will be conducted by Blue Jeans during the lockdown or closure period.
  3. Office staff will have access to VPN to work at home.
  4. New working procedures will be implemented during the lockdown or closure period.
  5. IT staff will ensure that there will be no interruption of our classes during the lockdown or closure period. All the current on-campus courses will be back-up with online delivery, when necessary.
  6. All faculty and LTI instructors will be trained in advance to deliver their lessons at their homes during the lockdown or closure period.

Watch and Pray

  1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help each one of us discern the implication of Covid-19 in this day and age.
  2. Pray that, by God’s grace and mercy, this cup of COVID-19 pandemic will pass from us soon and we may witness once again that He does make all things work together for good for those who love Him.
  3. Pray for those doctors, nurses, decision-makers and supporting teams who are working on the frontlines, that God grants them sufficient grace, protection, strength and peace.
  4.  Pray that, in moment like this, our tested faith can be a powerful witness to our communities, our yet-to-believe friends and relatives.