As of right now (6/15/2022) USC requires all students, faculty and staff to isolate for10 days. Some individuals can reduce isolation to6 daysif they meet of the following criteria:
It has been at least 5 days since Day 0 (date of symptom onset, or if asymptomatic, date of positive test)
You have not had a fever in 24 hours and have not taken any fever reducing medications in the last 24 hours.
Your symptoms are improving.
Students and Staff must notify us that the date of their Day 0Please visit your student health portal MySHR (https://usc.edu/myshr) to upload your positive results and schedule your COVID test. (Note: You will be offered an antigen testing appointment for DAY 6 of your isolation period. This is to evaluate whether you may end isolation earlier than the full 10-day isolation period. You can also take any COVID test -- you can get it cleared by a USC Health center staff)All testing sites are closed on Sundays and USC Observed Holidays. For more information:https://studenthealth.usc.edu/pop-testing-hours-and-locations/
Note: Instead of “Employee/Child follows home isolation guidance,” you must use the USC COVID Guidelines noted above.
SHINE students in Prof. Zavaleta’s lab with SHINE Mentor Alex Cjaza (far L): Gaby, Emily, Ammey (L to R)
FAQ
On June 13, SHINE students and their families are invited to the morning’s orientation and lunch. During lunch on June 13, the SHINE students and families will first meet the SHINE Mentors and get a tour of where the research takes place. From 1 - 4 pm that afternoon, all the SHINE students will stay on campus to take the USC General Lab Safety class; family members will be on their own that afternoon if they want to wait for their child to finish the class - we have an open campus and much to do and see. All SHINE Students must receive the certificate upon completing that June 13 training before they can work with their Mentors, so June 15 is the first day SHINE students will work with the research team. To RSVP for the June 13 Welcome Day, please use this link to indicate how many people will be attending and to inform us of any dietary requirements or accommodation requests.
We encourage all the SHINE students and their mentors to work toward a similar schedule of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 am - 4 pm, giving SHINE students a lunch break from noon - 1 pm. Each student’s final schedule might vary to reflect commuting times and any recurring time conflicts; when the family and Mentor all agree to the individual’s schedule, it will be submitted by June 17. Students will report to their Mentors’ locations Monday and Wednesday mornings and work under their Mentors’ direction on those days. We encourage the students to meet together for lunch and use that time to get to know a wide variety of people. SHINE does not provide food on those days, but each research team has access to a refrigerator and microwave for lunches brought from home; alternatively, food can be purchased on the USC campus at any of these food venues. On Friday mornings, all the students will meet with me and the SHINE Team from 9 am - 1 pm at specified locations to learn about the nature and significance of the research, hear guest speakers, etc. We serve lunches on Fridays to the SHINE students. Friday afternoons, from 1 - 4 pm, they report back to their SHINE Mentors in their research locations.
Here’s how to register for your USC Guest Scholar ID card. Please complete this step by June 1st.
We have already registered you for your 10-digit USC ID number: INSERT
First, please take a photo ready that meets the following requirements:
Recent front-view color image, on a white or off-white background, which is unedited (no app filters)
Includes a space between the top of your head and the top of the image
No hats or sunglasses
Maximum upload size: 10MB
Once you have your photo, email it to uscard@usc.edu with “Viterbi SHINE” in the subject heading. (NOTE: use only one c instead of two c's "u-s-c-a-r-d"). Your photo, name, and ten-digit USC ID number should be included in the email (carefully type that in).
USC’s policies are located here. USC’s Chief Health Officer, Dr. Van Orman, highly recommends that all SHINE students, as well as all USC students and employees, be vaccinated and boosted; however, being vaccinated is not required. All unvaccinated SHINE students and USC students/staff must be tested weekly in order to come to campus. Next week, we will send out a request for medical details in case of a medical emergency on campus.
Our goal is to have all SHINE students complete their seven weeks of research while being realistic that COVID remains a threat to our health and well being. In case a SHINE student is exposed to COVID and must quarantine or catches COVID and must recuperate and quarantine, we will work to find a solution that will allow the participant to continue the program remotely to protect the health and well being of all the people in the research group. However, once the SHINE Mentors are hired throughout the four biweekly pay periods of SHINE, they count on these funds for their summer livelihood, therefore refunds for any SHINE students unable to finish the program will be restricted to the cost of lunches provided, not mentor or administrative costs. If a SHINE Mentor becomes exposed and must quarantine or becomes ill and cannot participate, the SHINE program will work to find a viable solution, including providing remote work, finding a qualified substitute SHINE Mentor, etc.
Access to CampDoc: USC SHINE Families will receive a separate email invitation needed to manage their profile from Camp Doc.
Parents/Guardians - to accept the CampDoc invitation:
In the Invitation email, click the green Accept Invite button. Note: If you receive an error message that the link is no longer valid, you have likely already created an account.
In the Confirm Email box, type your email address in order to confirm.
In the Password box, type the password that you want to use.
In the Confirm Password box, type the password in order to confirm.
The SHINE team is hosting an Introduction to CampDoc Information session on Thursday, May, 26th at 5:30-6:30 pm and on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 5:30-6:30 pm. RSVP today.
Additional Useful Links + SHINE Resources
To access these additional SHINE resources, you will need to log in using your USC NetID. If you are having trouble logging in, you may need to reset your password. You must have your USC NetID and USC ID Number on hand to reset your password.
Linked Learning via USC Click here to access You can now access Linked Learning through USC without having to sign-up or connect to LinkedIn. You will have access to various tutorials and courses.
USC Electronic Library Resources Visit https://libraries.usc.edu/ and click on sign-in You have access to USC’s electronic resources. If you need a refresher on how to use databases, please visit the research guide at https://libguides.usc.edu/shine and review the USC Libraries Zoom Session (videos link below under “Useful Links”).
Software from USC Launch VMware Horizon Client, connect/login, and click on General Desktop You have access to software such as MATLAB. If you have not logged in before, please click here to see instructions to download VMware Horizon Client.
