Institute-Related International Travel
Staff, faculty and students travelling for Institute business must complete the International Travel Form. Furthermore, until further notice, we are restricting all Institute-related travel to countries with a CDC Risk Assessment Level 2 Travel Health Notice or higher. At this time, this includes China, Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea. This applies to students, staff, and faculty traveling for Institute related activities.
If you have planned travel on behalf of CalArts to any of these locations in the coming months, it is highly likely your plans may need to change. Provost Tracie Costantino and our Deans will be discussing how to navigate impacts on research, exhibitions, performances, recruiting, and other critical activities. Please consult with your Dean and/or the Provost Office about upcoming travel.
Institute-Related Domestic Travel
We also recommend that all members of the CalArts community avoid nonessential Institute-related domestic travel at this time. If you have questions about what is considered nonessential travel, please consult your supervisor, Dean, Provost or department Vice President.
If any student, faculty or staff feel uncomfortable about upcoming travel that is deemed essential please let your supervisor know. During this time, there is no expectation of required travel for anyone in our community.
Personal International Travel
For faculty, staff and students who are planning to travel internationally for personal reasons - including travel over spring break - we strongly suggest avoiding travel to countries listed on the CDC's Risk Assessment page. Community members intending to travel should consider the risks associated with international travel, including, but not limited to:
- not being allowed to leave a country if a travel ban to/from that country were to be issued;
- not being allowed to enter into a country if they are traveling from a country considered "at risk";
- being placed into mandatory quarantine because they show symptoms of the Coronavirus or because they have traveled – potentially even if only for a connecting flight – from a country that is considered at-risk.
You should also be aware that the U.S. government is barring entry to most people on non-immigrant visas who have visited China or Iran in the last 14 days and will be screening recent travelers from Italy and South Korea.
For those of you who must travel internationally, we urge you to monitor the latest travel-related notices from the CDC and U.S. Department of State to make sure you will be able to get into and out of the countries you plan to visit. This information is being updated constantly. If possible, the safest option is to postpone your trip until the outbreak diminishes. If that is not possible, we encourage you to explore travel-related insurance options to ensure you are able to obtain medical treatment and/or be evacuated in the event of an emergency. CalArts community members who plan on traveling internationally for personal business are also encouraged to complete the International Travel Form - as doing so will allow us to contact you if your local situation changes.
Personal Domestic Travel
At this time, the CDC does not have a COVID-19 travel health notice for the Continental United States or Hawaii. However, we nonetheless encourage community members to be thoughtful in their planning for personal travel.
International Students
F-1 international students are required to report their current address (in or out of the U.S.) during the semester. Please update the residence form for the current semester.
For additional information and resources for international students, please visit the Educational Continuity website.
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