Face Coverings / Masks
Face coverings are recommended indoors, but not required, regardless of vaccination status consistent with current California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance. Individuals should feel free to continue to wear face coverings if they desire.
Faculty/Lecturers
Faculty/lecturers should contact their school or unit’s buildings facilities manager to obtain a supply of face coverings for their own use or for their class. In addition, face coverings (KN95s and surgical masks) are available at face covering distribution locations. To request face coverings with clear panels used for lecturing purposes, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at safety@uci.edu or at 949-824-6200.
Staff
Staff including student employees should contact their building facility manager to obtain a face covering supply for their unit or for themselves. Face coverings (KN95s and surgical masks) are available at face covering distribution locations. In addition, staff that would like a voluntary-use N95 respirator can go to these locations:
- Environmental Health & Safety - front desk
- Med Sci C Stack
- Parking Structure Kiosk across from Student Center
- Physical Sciences stores (Monday through Friday, 10 - 11 a.m.)
- University Research Park - 100 Theory, Suite 110
Face Covering Distribution Locations
Face coverings (KN95s, surgical masks) for students, faculty, and staff are available at the following locations around campus:
- Anteater Learning Pavilion
- Monday - Thursday: 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Friday: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Anteater Recreation Center (ARC)
- Monday - Friday: 6 a.m. - 12 a.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Sunday: 8 a.m. - 12 a.m.
- Anteatery Dining Commons
- Monday - Thursday: 7:15 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Friday: 7:15 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Brandywine Dining Commons
- Monday - Thursday: 7:15 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Friday: 7:15 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Saturday - Sunday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- FRESH Hub
- Tuesday & Thursday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Wednesday: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Med Sci C Stack loading dock
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Natural Sciences 1, Room 2112
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- Student Center Information Desk
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Student Center Parking Structure Kiosk
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Student Housing Communities (including American Campus Communities (ACC))
- Main housing office front desk
Face Coverings FAQs Face Coverings and Voluntary Use Respirators (N95s)
If campus executive directives are updated and no longer require face coverings, you’re allowed to request that students wear a face covering in your classroom, but it is not okay to exclude, retaliate or penalize those who choose not to.