The BYU campus has changed drastically due to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country and the world. Find out how the campus is functioning, what’s open, what’s closed and what’s new.
Today’s campus updates:
The Cannon Commons
“The Cannon Commons will be open for students with meal plans and will provide boxed meals for pick up,” reads an email University Communications sent out to students.
'The Cannon Commons is open until April 25 for students with meal plans and provides hot meals and boxed meals for pick up. In spring and summer terms, Legends Grille will serve Helaman Halls residents with hot food for takeout,'BYU's coronavirus websitereads.
Cougareat
The following are closed for the rest of the semester:
- Milk and Cookies
- Cougar Cafe
- Wendy’s
- Taco Bell
- Choices
- Subway
Still open, Monday-Friday:
- Cougar Express 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
- Chick-Fil-A 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Aloha Plate 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Papa John’s noon to 5 p.m.
The Cougareat will be closed on Saturdays until further notice.
Open restaurants in the Cougareat are only available through “walk-thru” service. People can order through a speaker and then wait in the designated area to pick up their food.
Dining Establishments
BYU Food-To-Go offers grocery pickup and continues normal operations.
'Some restaurants in the Cougareat remain open, and the Legends Grille is open with a limited menu. The Cougar Express remains open and all Creamery locations remain open without dine-in seating. The MOA Cafe, the Blue Line Deli, Harvey’s Cafe and The Skyroom are closed,' according toBYU's website.
The Jamba Juice in the Wilkinson Center is open Monday through Fridays from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m to 4 p.m., but the Jamba Juice at the Student Athlete Building is closed.
Grading
After final grades are posted on April 29, 2020, students will receive an email with a link to all their Winter classes and grades. For classes graded using letter grades, they can keep the grade given or move to a Pass/Withdraw option for each specific course.
Students will have until May 6 at 11:59 p.m. to decide. If no action is taken, the original grade will remain.
For more information and frequently asked questions visitGrading Adjustments for Winter 2020.
Spring term
Spring term will start on April 28 and be offered via remote instruction only.
Other updates regarding COVID-19:
Healthy Together app
Gov. Gary Herbert announced the launch of a new app for Utahns to use during the pandemic.
'The Healthy Together app helps you assess your symptoms, find the nearest testing center, view test results and learn what to do after you've been tested for COVID-19,'Utah's coronavirus websitereads.
Information that is still in place:
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe has temporarily made Creative Cloud available for all students. Any BYU student can accessadobe.byu.eduand use their BYU Net ID to set up an account.
Bowling and Games Center
The Bowling and Games Center is closed until further notice.
Buildings
According toBYU’s website, most buildings on campus are now closed, except to those with key-card access.
The following buildings are open on a reduced schedule to BYU students and employees only:
- HBLL (Mon-Sat, 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
- JFSB and HFAC (Mon-Fri, 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- TNRB (Mon-Fri, 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
- Cannon Center
The website states that all buildings will be closed on Sundays except to ecclesiastical leaders who will be provided with updated building assignments and other information from their ecclesiastical leadership lines.
BYU Laundry
BYU laundry is still open to the public and operating under the following hours:
Front counter: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Closed Tuesday’s from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Alterations: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
BYU Sports
All BYU athletic events have been canceled.
All single game tickets will be automatically refunded.
Mens volleyball season ticket holders will be contacted by email regarding a refund for the final home match of the season.
Gymnastics season ticket holders will be refunded for the final match of the season.
Baseball season ticket holders will be refunded for the whole season.
For questions or concerns contactbyutickets@byu.edu.
BYU Store
The BYU Store is open, but operating on new hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s closed on Saturdays until further notice.
Distribution services are closed until further notice.
University Pack n’ Ship is open Monday-Friday from 12 p.m to 5 p.m.
Wells Fargo is closed until further notice.
Campus employees
A Y News email sent out on April 8 gave the following directions for working on campus:
“The Center for Disease Control recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where physical distance is difficult to maintain. BYU’s Incident Management Team is incorporating this recommendation as a third line of defense for BYU employees.
BYU employees should:
1. Work from home if at all possible.
2. Observe physical distancing when essential tasks must be performed at the workplace.
3. Wear face coverings for essential tasks at the workplace in situations where physical distance is difficult to maintain.”
Campus Floral
This service is open to the public Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Commencements and Convocations
The university has canceled all gatherings for this year’s commencements and convocations, but individual colleges can stream their convocation.
Conferences and camps
A Y News email sent out on April 14 stated that “due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, all BYU-sponsored spring and summer camps, conferences, workshops and all similar activities through Aug. 13, 2020, will be canceled. This includes Aspen Grove family and youth camps. If you need information about refunds and rescheduling for 2021, please see the website where you registered for these programs.”
COVID-19 cases
BYU announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 23. As of April 17, there are 19 confirmed cases.
The university has added a self-reporting tool to the COVID-19 page on itswebsite, and is asking members of the campus community to self-report if they have tested positive or are waiting for test results. They can self-reporthere.
Beyond that, BYU is not confirming or dispelling reports of COVID-19 exposure in the campus community, only reporting a number of cases.
The David M. Kennedy Centerfor International Studies
An email was sent out to Kennedy Center students saying, “Until further notice, the Kennedy Advisement Center and student lounge in 273 HRCB will be closed.”
The email said that they will still be advising students through phone calls and Zoom.
The Kennedy Center will not be streaming their convocation.
Decreasing building alarms
A Y News email sent out on April 8 said:
“Due to updated building hours and closures on campus, the amount of alarms requiring a police response has increased significantly. University Police is asking for help in decreasing unnecessary campus building alarms, so campus officers are available to quickly respond to priority calls. Here’s how you can help:
- If a locked door needs to be propped open for a legitimate reason, please notify BYU dispatch at 801-422-2222 before opening it. This applies to all exterior building doors, as well as many interior doors.
- If you need ongoing access to a building, make arrangements through the building’s alarm coordinator to gain card access. If you are unsure who your alarm coordinator is in your specific building, please contact the BYU operators at 801-422-4636 for more information.”
Dispute Resolution Processes for COVID-19 Housing Disputes
According to the BYUwebsite, “BYU student tenants and BYU landlords can begin the COVID-19 housing dispute resolution processby requesting mediation.
Per the BYU Student-Landlord contract, non-BYU students may request mediation with BYU landlords, but all participation is voluntary. Non-BYU students may use the formal legal system to address COVID-19 housing issues if the other party refuses mediation.2019-2020 BYU Student-Landlord Rental Agreement.
All COVID-19 housing cases will begin in a teleconference mediation session via Zoom with a trained neutral third-party mediator, a petitioner (a student-tenant or landlord), and a respondent (landlord or student-tenant). Mediators do not act as judges but, rather, process advocates who help guide parties through a healthy negotiation of issues. Each mediation session will last a maximum of 90 minutes.
If parties do not reach a resolution during the mediation session, either partymay request arbitration. The Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution will use well-trained third-party arbitrators from the legal community to arbitrate individual cases.”
Enterprise CarShare
Enterprise CarShare is unavailable until further notice.
College of Family, Home and Social Sciences
Departments and faculty are making determinations on a case-by-case basis regarding practical and lab-based requirements including things like licensing and accreditation.
There has been no final decision regarding convocation, although a delayed convocation is being considered.
FSY conferences
According to anews releaseby The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, For the Strength of Youth (FSY) conferences scheduled to be held in the U.S. and Canada in 2020 have been postponed until 2021. Stakes invited to attend FSY conferences in 2020 will now attend in 2021.”
For more information go to theChurch newsroom website.
Gatherings
University Communications sent out an email on March 31 that said: “BYU currently prohibits gatherings of any size in conjunction with the state ofUtah’s Stay Safe, Stay Home directive.”
The email continues, “Maintaining physical distance is so important right now. If there is not a necessary need to be together, don’t associate with people outside of your residence. Stay home, stay safe.”
International Cinema
According to the International Cinema’swebsite“all in-person screenings have been canceled for Winter 2020 in response to the COVID-19 virus.”
An email sent to students said “We are currently working with film distributors to acquire permission to stream films through hummedia, the BYU Humanities Department’s content streaming platform.”
The Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
The Engineering Building, Clyde Building, Crabtree Technology Building, Snell Building and Engineering Research Laboratory are only accessible through key card access.
The Library
The Harold B. Lee Library is open Monday-Saturday from 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. to students and employees only. Individuals will be asked to show their BYU ID when entering the library.
Services are limited. All service points are and patrons will be referred to virtual platforms such as email and chat. The library hopes to eliminate as much face-to-face interaction as possible.
Equipment at the Media Center is currently unavailable for checkout, and the production rooms are also unavailable.
The Family History Center and family study room are closed.
The library is also offering special resources for faculty as they adjust to teaching remotely. According to thelibrary’s website, group study rooms will no longer be available to students; instead, professors can use them for online class instruction.
Lost and Found
BYU’s Lost and Found will be open 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the Wilkinson Student Center.
Missionary deferment
According to BYU’swebsite, “The COVID-19 pandemic has altered routines and interrupted plans, at least temporarily, including your missionary service. With recent adjustments made by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, you have received encouragement to counsel with parents, priesthood leaders, and the Lord. As you do so, your immediate and future plans may change, which may determine when you enroll, or re-enroll, at Brigham Young University.”
For information on how deferment for missionaries has changed, visit BYU’swebsite.
Museums
The Museum of Art, Monte L. Bean Museum and other similar venues used for gatherings will be closed until further notice according toBYU’s website.
Outdoor areas
According to an executive summary of BYU building access and security, the following list are outdoor areas prohibited for any use:
• BYU North Stadium Fields (northeast corner of University Ave and 2230 North)
• Cougar Field (southwest corner of University Pkwy and 900 East)
• Haws Field (southeast corner of University Ave and 1060 North (directly west of the Indoor
Practice Facility))
• Helaman Recreation Area (southeast corner of University Pkwy and Canyon Road (tied to the
Track and Field Complex))
• Intramural Recreation Area (northwest corner of University Pkwy and University Ave (directly
west of the LaVell Edwards Stadium parking lot))
• LaVell Edwards Stadium (northeast corner of University Pkwy and Canyon Road)
• Miller Park (southwest corner of University Pkwy and Campus Drive)
• Richards Building Fields (north of Student Athlete Building; southwest corner of Canyon Road
and Cougar Blvd (1230 N))
• Outdoor Tennis Courts (northeast corner of 150 East and 800 North)
Parking
Students can park in any Y or G lots without a paid parking pass, but A lots and specialty stalls will still be monitored as normal.
Recreation and fitness facilities
All recreation and fitness facilities on campus are closed. This includes the gyms, pool, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, indoor track and racquetball courts.
For any other questions contactrwc@byu.edu.
Research and Writing Center
The Research and Writing Center will continue to offer virtual help via Zoom or email appointments. Visit theirwebsitefor details.
Sanvello
Everyone has free access to Sanvello premium during COVID-19. Sanvello is a mental health support app that is meant to help with stress and anxiety.
School of Communications
The BRMB is closed except for those with key-card access.
Sick and vacation reporting for COVID-19
A Y News email sent out on April 3 said “To better understand how COVID-19 is impacting our BYU workforce, when reporting sick and vacation leave, the university is asking employees to report leave taken due to COVID-19 separately from vacation and sick leave taken for other reasons. Both sick leave and vacation can be used for any COVID-19-related leave and would include time off for self-quarantine, COVID-19 illness, caring for a family member with COVID-19 or caring for children who are doing school at home due to COVID-19.”
For additional questions, contact Karmen Diaz atkarmen_diaz@byu.edu.
Shuttles
The free campus shuttles are still running on their regular schedules.
Student Health Center
The Student Health Center is still open to treat students. Its hours are Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
If you have a respiratory illness or suspect you have COVID-19, please call 801-310-0438 before coming to the clinic.
Visit BYU’s Health Centerwebsitefor more information.
Study abroad and performing tours
All study abroad programs and performing tours that were scheduled for spring and summer terms have been canceled.
Testing Center
The Testing Center is closed until further notice.
Textbook returns and sell back period
In an email sent out on April 8, the university said, “The BYU Store has eliminated the limited sell back period and will allow you to sell back your books at any time. You can also sell back your books to Amazon or other retailers. If you rented a textbook, you’ll receive an email and a pre-paid shipping label from the BYU Store. Drop the books in a box and return them to the BYU Store by May 31. Any rented books that aren’t returned by the deadline will be billed to your financial account.”
For information on how to return or sell back rental textbooks or for more information, visit theirwebsite.
UTA
Beginning April 5 UTA will be temporarily reducing service.
UVX- Busses will run every 15 minutes instead of every six minutes.
FrontRunner- Trains will run every 60 minutes instead of every 30 minutes.
For more information visit theUTA website.
The Wall
The Wall is closed until further notice.
Wilkinson Student Center
The Wilkinson Student will maintain its regular hours, but specific offices within the building may be closed.
Women’s Conference
Women’s conference will not be held on BYU campus, but will bevirtually streamedon May 1 from 10 to noon. For more information visit the BYU Women’s Conferencewebsite.
Women’s Services & Resources
Women’s Services & Resources sent out an email on March 18 stating that their office in the Wilkinson Student Center is closed until further notice. The email also stated that WSR Director Dixie Sevison is available during normal business hours atdixie_sevison@byu.eduor 801-422-4455 for anyone in need of immediate assistance.