Self-Disclosure | Arcadia University

Arcadia University maintains confidentiality for our community to report information about the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among community members on campus. This information only includes such cases that have been reported to the University through our health and safety and established reporting protocols.

Using the Form

This form should be used by any Arcadia community member who have tested positive for COVID-19. Submissions are considered confidential and will not be shared in detail. Employees who tested positive for COVID-19 should also notify their supervisor and, if necessary, HR at humanresourses@arcadia.edu.

I’m feeling sick. What do I do?

For Students

Know the Symptoms
Call Student Health Services to schedule an appointment and/or perform a Rapid Test to check if your are positive. Tests can be found outside of Student Health Services, at the Library, at the desk in the commons and in Oak Summit Apartments Lobby B.
If you tested positive, please fill out the Self-Disclosure Form below and inform your close contacts.

For Employees

Know the Symptoms
Call your PCP and/or perform a Rapid Test. Test can be found outside of Student Health Services, at the library, at the desk in the commons, and in Oak Summit Apartments Lobby B.
If you tested positive, please fill out the Self-Disclosure Form below and inform your close contacts.
Alert your supervisor if you tested positive.

Questions or Concerns?

Have you been in close contact with someone positive?
Click here to access the CDC’s isolation and exposure calculator to help you determine your next steps.
The CDC recommends you begin wearing a mask, when around others, the day you become aware that you have been exposed. Masks should be worn for 10 days, with day 1 being the day after exposure.

Any Arcadia community members who have questions can contact healthyknights@arcadia.edu or humanresources@arcadia.edu.

I’ve reported my positive test. What’s the next step?

As per our health and safety guidelines and those from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you must isolate yourself if you test positive. To identify how long to isolate other steps you should follow please see the CDC website on Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19, which also includes the CDC quarantine and isolation calculator. You should also notify any close contacts you recently had so that they can take proper precautions to protect themselves and others. If you are a residential student, once you self-report, you will be contacted by a member of the Arcadia University Contact Tracing Team shortly and will identify your next step for isolating yourself from others.

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Thank you for helping our community remain #ArcadiaStrong and stopping the spread of COVID-19.

COVID Self-Disclosure

First Name:

Last Name:

Arcadia University Email:

Mobile:

What are you reporting?

Date of your COVID test:

Contact Type:

Students: Please be sure to complete the additional student details

Where do you attend classes?

Student Type:

Please indicate your program of study:

Residency Type:

Are you an athlete? If so, what team?

All Arcadia community members who test positive for COVID are responsible for notifying individuals whom they came into close contact with during the 2 days prior to and day of their positive test. A close contact is someone with whom you were in very close proximity to, including touching, indoors for approximately 15 minutes or more. Below is an email template that you should use to notify your close contacts as it provides them with instructions on how to proceed. Regardless of how you notify your close contacts, you need to convey to them the date of the exposure, when they should get tested, and that they should wear a mask for 10 days after the exposure.

Do you have any questions or concerns?:

When you click submit, your Self-Disclosure Form will be submitted and this page will reload.

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Contact Your Close Contacts

You should send individuals this email to notify them that they are a close contact:

“I am reaching out because you were identified as a COVID-19 close contact with exposure on [insert most recent exposure date here] date; You are being asked to monitor for symptoms, wear a mask for 10 days, and take a test 6 days from this close contact exposure date. That exposure date is Day 0; If that test is positive please fill out an Arcadia University COVID-19: Self-Disclosure Form.

If you develop any symptoms prior to your test date, please test and if positive complete the self-disclosure form and isolate. If that test is negative, please still test on day 6 which is stated above.

You may choose to perform an at-home test, have your test at another location, or if you are a student may call SHS at 215-572-2966 to schedule a COVID test. If you have any questions please contact the COVID Care Team at healthyknights@arcadia.edu or visit Arcadia’s COVID webpage.”

Contact Information

Any Arcadia community members who have questions can contact healthyknights@arcadia.edu or humanresourses@arcadia.edu.