Travel Precautions FAQ

All college-sponsored travel is suspended through October 2020. Fall 2020 study abroad programs have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information will be provided regarding the Spring 2020 study abroad programs once that information is available.

At this time, no out of state college-sponsored travel is approved, and only local travel is approved for critical functions to support student success directly. We will re-evaluate College-sponsored travel in October to ensure we are in keeping with best practices and recommendations.

Yes, the employee should go to their manager for approval. Cabinet will re-evaluate college sponsor out of state travel in late Sept/early Oct. For local travel, the trip needs to be budgeted and approved by the manager (and the travel complies with the College safety/reopening plan). For example, we are not sponsoring any field trips, even if they are local. The CDC has a travel FAQ page with a link to states with travel restrictions.

Contact BusinessServices@elgin.edu with any questions or concerns regarding travel. You may also reach out to Pam Singleton by email psingleton@elgin.edu; Liz Murillo by email emurillo@elgin.edu; Donna Schares by email dschares@elgin.edu.