UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Travel during COVID-19, even in areas that have re-opened, will be carefully monitored under new guidelines from the University, and faculty and staff are still being asked to limit travel where possible and consider virtual options that might replace or reduce the need to travel.
Beginning July 1, 2020, Penn State employees must seek permission for University-affiliated domestic travel, including air travel, from their unit executive (e.g., dean, chancellor). College of Medicine faculty at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, both clinical and basic science, are expected to follow the shared guidelines issued together by Kevin Black, interim dean of the College of Medicine, and Penn State Health.
Employees who need to travel should:
- Carefully review the Pennsylvania Department of Health guidance.
- Research the restrictions imposed in the area(s) to which they are traveling and ensure that they can comply with the restrictions.
- Obtain permission to travel from their unit executive.
- Arrange any necessary air travel through Anthony Travel, Penn State’s preferred travel agency, when possible.
For more information on what to do once travel is approved and expectations for travelers when they return home, visit https://virusinfo.psu.edu/faq/story/what-is-the-status-of-faculty-and-staff-domestic-travel. This site also has information for employees commuting to the workplace between counties within Pennsylvania or other states.