All faculty, staff, and students are expected to report a positive COVID-19 test result by emailing covid@loyno.edu.

Additionally, we recommend that Loyola employees feeling symptoms of COVID-19 contact their health provider. If your illness prevents you from working, notify your supervisor or department chair that you will be absent for the day.

If you believe that you have been exposed to or have COVID-19, contact your health provider. Please follow self-monitoring protocols. If you test positive, please report to covid@loyno.edu.

Depending on your position, your department may be able to support your ability to work remotely. Notify your supervisor and discuss the options for working remotely.

Yes, you can use sick time to care for your dependents. This is entered as family sick on your timesheet.

If you believe that you have been exposed to or have COVID-19, contact your health provider. You can report your exposure to covid@loyno.edu to receive guidance.

Call the help desk at 504.865.2255, email support@loyno.edu, or submit a ticket with IT Client Services.

Dial 504.865.2000. You will be prompted to enter your extension and voicemail password.

Contact Heather Blanchard in Human Resources at hdblanch@loyno.edu or 504.864.7896 to determine if there are any other leave regulations or policies, including FMLA, which may apply to your situation.

You can call 1.800.955.6422 or go to www.resourcesforliving.com. To access the online services, you will need to use the following:

• Username: Loyola 
• Password: eap

More information about EAP services is available here.

Department heads and supervisors will refer employee requests for reasonable accommodation to Human Resources which will follow the University policy 2-4, Employees with Disabilities. HR, in conjunction with medical experts as needed, will determine reasonable and necessary accommodations. HR will work with departments to implement any reasonable and necessary accommodations in a fair and consistent manner. Information related to accommodation requests, medical conditions, and/or disability-related issues, including information relating to potential COVID-19 diagnoses or quarantines, must be kept confidential, per university policy.

Department heads and supervisors are reminded not to discriminate on any unlawful basis, including in the assignment of work, decisions regarding working remotely, disciplinary matters, scheduling, or other terms and conditions of employment. Throughout this time there may be a heightened risk from COVID-19 to certain populations, such as older persons and persons with underlying medical conditions, department heads and supervisors should not assume that any class of employees or any employee in particular is any less capable of performing work under the current circumstances.

Under applicable law, supervisors and department heads generally cannot inquire about employees’ medical conditions, diagnoses, or treatment. This includes instructing employees to seek medical care or requiring employees to monitor their temperature for fever. However, department heads and supervisors may ask employees about symptoms of COVID-19 because of the direct threat it poses to the workplace. If you believe an employee is exhibiting such symptoms, contact Human Resources immediately. Supervisors and department heads must refrain from offering medical opinions. Information regarding COVID-19 and the university’s emergency response official sources and posted on the Loyola coronavirus information page and will be provided in official communications. 

Requesting an employee’s vaccination status, as a yes or no question, is allowed. This information allows managers to appropriately apply mandated health and safety requirements in the workplace.

If an individual refuses to report to work, department heads and supervisors should contact Human Resources. The University will attempt to determine the reason for the individual’s refusal to work. If the individual or family member has been diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19, the university will follow the process in place at this time. If the employee indicates a need for a potential accommodation, please refer the employee to Human Resources.

If the employee’s refusal to work is made on a different basis, the university will attempt to determine if there is a health and safety issue or other legitimate concern that may need to be addressed.  In the event that the university determines that there is no imminent danger that needs to be addressed, the employee may be required to report to work, may be permitted to use available and appropriate paid time off, or may be granted unpaid leave at the university’s discretion. If an employee is required to report to work and does not do so, then department heads and supervisors should consult with Human Resources to determine whether disciplinary action is appropriate.

If you need assistance using Zoom, please complete this form. You can also explore this list of resources provided by the Center for Faculty Innovation, as well as the Zoom Help Page. If you're just getting started on Zoom, we recommend this basic tutorial video from Erin Dupuis.

Please review the Policy on Responsible Use of University Computing Resources Addendum for COVID-19: Accessing some university resources through the internet off campus may require a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection to do so. This does two things: it guarantees that the communication will be encrypted and that you are using a University IP address.

For security reasons Loyola will not allow VPN access on anything other than a Loyola owned device. We must make sure that the device has an Anti-Virus software that is up to date and that the hard drive is encrypted. For this reason Loyola is allowing users to take their Desktop machines home. However, call the help desk at x2255 because we need to install the VPN and we will encrypt the hard drive. You also must check with your supervisor, chair, or dean.

Contact the Help Desk at 504.865.2255 or email them at support@loyno.edu.

If you’re not getting emails from your group, check your email delivery setting:

1. Sign in to Google Groups.
2. Click My Groups.
3. The groups you are a member of will be listed. Students should be in student@ls.loyno.edu (all students except law and online), studentp@ls.loyno.edu (law students), or online-student@ls.loyno.edu (online students).
4. In the email delivery preference column, make sure Every new message is selected for each group.

For anyone who needs assistance accessing the VPN, please call the IT help desk at 504.865.2255. We have technicians manning the phones during normal business hours, and we are checking messages even on the weekends. You can also leave an urgent message and someone will be paged. If you need to leave a message IT will call you back ASAP.

You can view messages previously sent to a Google Group: 

1. Sign in to Google Groups. 
2. Click My Groups. 
3. Click the group name for the group for which you wish to see previously viewed messages. 
4. Previously sent messages or “posts” will appear. 
5. Click the message you wish to view to see the original email

Follow the instructions in this guide: 

Windows ShoreTel Communicator: Configuring Forwarding of all calls: No answer.

Use this guide: 

Windows ShoreTel Communicator: Configuring Call Forwarding: Transfer Calls directly to Cell.

Use this guide:

Windows ShoreTel Communicator website: Configuring Call Forwarding: Transfer Calls directly to Cell.

Follow this guide:

To VPN or not VPN

Use this guide:

Checking your Loyola Voicemail from home or anywhere

You will send it directly to Human Resources only. You may have it faxed to 504.864.7100 or contact the main HR phone number, 504.864.7757, for alternative directions. 

For benefits questions, you may call Crystal Thomas at 504.864.7027 or Kristin Vocke at 504.864.7667.

HR can be contacted by phone or email during regular business hours.

• Main HR number/email: 504.864.7757 or hr@loyno.edu
• Benefits Questions: benefits@loyno.edu 
• Payroll Questions: payroll@loyno.edu