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This page contains information about program modifications for the 2020-2021 academic year. If you have any specific questions that are not answered on this page, contact us at 336-278-7529 or recwell@elon.edu.

Face Coverings for Programs

Face coverings are required for all in-person programs, indoors and outdoors.

Experiential Learning & Outdoor Adventures

Elon Challenge

  • Adhere to all Elon Challenge and Experiential Campus facility modifications
  • Add language to the waiver and pre-program emails to ensure participants who are symptomatic do not participate
  • Offer a virtual option for groups

Elon Outdoors

  • Trips will follow Student Life travel guidelines
  • Suspend use of shared equipment
  • Limit number of participants in tents to as few as possible
  • Clean and disinfect all equipment between each use
  • Limit the capacity on the Beck Pool Patio to 10 participants for S’mores with Outdoors

Equipment Rental and Resource Center

  • Create a low-touch process for equipment rental pick-up/return and bike shop
  • Clean and disinfect all equipment between each use

Fitness Programs

Group Exercise and Personal Training

  • All group exercise classes are free
  • Offer indoor, outdoor, and virtual group exercise classes
  • Suspend use of sharing equipment during a class/session
  • Clean and disinfect all equipment before and after each class/session

Sport Programs

Club Sports (High Risk)

High-risk clubs are sports with intense physical activity and that inherently involves contact and/or is played in spaces where physical distancing is not possible. Clubs in this category are baseball, basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, ultimate, and volleyball. Modifications for high-risk clubs include:

  • No competition or off-campus travel
  • All practice plans are approved by the Assistant Director for Sport Programs
  • Practice numbers cannot exceed space capacities or national governing body roster limits (whichever is lower)
  • Complete a symptom check prior to each practice
  • All facility policies, including face coverings, must be adhered to at all times
  • Clean shared equipment before and after use
  • If a club member who has practiced anytime within the previous month tests positive for COVID-19, the club will suspend all activities for 14 days from the date of the positive test result
  • No new clubs will be considered if they would be classified as high-risk

Club Sports (Low Risk)

Low-risk clubs are sports that are smaller, do not involve high contact or close physical proximity, and/or can be easily modified without disrupting the integrity of the activity. Clubs in this category are climbing, esports, equestrian (IDA and IHSA), fencing, fishing, golf, swimming, table tennis, and tennis. Modifications for low-risk clubs include:

  • Competition is permitted if approved by the Assistant Director for Sport Programs and adheres to COVID-19 policies for both the hosting club and any visiting institutions
  • Travel must adhere to Student Life travel policies
  • All practice plans are approved by the Assistant Director for Sport Programs
  • Practice numbers cannot exceed space capacities or national governing body roster limits (whichever is lower)
  • Complete a symptom check prior to each practice
  • All facility policies, including face coverings, must be adhered to at all times
  • Clean shared equipment before and after use
  • If a club member who has practiced anytime within the previous month tests positive for COVID-19, the club will suspend all activities for 14 days from the date of the positive test result
  • Prospective clubs will only be considered if practice space can be guaranteed in a RecWell facility

Intramural Sports

  • Team sports will include no more than 4 people/team
  • Offer a variety of in-person singles and doubles leagues/tournaments
  • Offer virtual leagues/tournaments

Student Wellness Programs

Modifications to Student Wellness Programs include:

  • Develop virtual and in-person programs for Love Your Body Week
  • Provide a variety of in-person and virtual programs and presentations
  • All events with invited speakers are virtual
  • Redesign HealthEU from a large in-person event to a video that is shown in orientation groups then debriefed by OLs utilizing a provided facilitation guide
  • Increase substance education programming and resources, with messaging consistent with Ready & Resilient considerations
  • Alcohol Discussion Workshops will be held 1on1, in small in-person group, or virtually
  • Implement the online version of Alcohol eCheckup to Go
  • Develop personal hygiene SPARKS events and resources, and incorporate COVID-19 related content into existing events and resources, such as sexual/relationship health, substance education, bystander intervention, relaxation and stress management, etc.