Safer Return at Cal Poly Pomona

Campus Events & Activities Guidelines

In alignment with county, state, and Cal/Osha requirements and recommendations, the best practices guidelines offer a baseline for safety when conducting any event or gathering in person, on or off campus.

Reservations and Pre-event Planning

  • All on-campus or off-campus events need to be reserved through 25Live.
  • Any on-campus or off-campus event with 200 guests or more will be reviewed by the Safer Return Task Force. You may be contacted if a meeting needs to be set up for further review on your event.  
  • All off-campus events must follow the current guidelines on travel
  • When possible, hold events outdoors, especially if serving food and beverage.

Face Coverings

RSVPs and Health Screening

  • All events are REQUIRED to maintain an RSVP list that includes attendee name, email and phone number of who attends an event. This list should include all attendees including speakers, special guests and staff.
  • All events should have an attendee list available upon request following the completion of the event(s).
  • On invitations, event confirmations or event correspondence they must include following screening message:
    • Please do not attend the event if you have COVID-19 symptoms or are under isolation orders and adherence to all campus protocols is required.
  • If the event includes off-campus guests please include the following message in event correspondence: If you test positive for COVID-19 within one week after visiting the Cal Poly Pomona campus,
  • If you experience a COVID-19 incident within such as COVID-19 Symptoms or a Positive COVID-19 test two days after visiting campus, you should complete the Self-Reporting Form for Guests (see below) immediately upon knowledge. 

 Safer Return Self-Reporting Form for Guests 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Masks are now worn on an individual perference and are not required for most indoor settings.

***Please note these are subject to change*

(Page updated 4/8/24)