COVID-19

Select Here to Complete: COVID-19 Positive Test Notification Form

Through health and wellness services and resources, the Barnes Center is here to support the campus community as we navigate COVID-19 and beyond.  For questions or for more information, please call 315.443.8000 or email BarnesCenter@syr.edu.


COVID-19 (Testing, Vaccinations, Boosters)

Testing Positive for COVID-19

The Barnes Center and campus partners are here to help.

  • If you have any of the below symptoms, please use an at-home COVID test. If positive, complete the COVID-19 Positive Test Result Notification Form.
  • If you feel you need medical advice or evaluation, please call 315.443.8000 to schedule an appointment at the Barnes Center at The Arch.
  • Drop-in appointments are not available.
  • Stay in your room if you are experiencing symptoms. Do not attend in-person class, participate in extracurricular activities, or travel onto campus or into the community.
  • COVID-19 Symptoms
    • Cough
    • Temperature Above 100.4˚F, 38˚C
    • Chills
    • Congested/Runny Nose (Unrelated to seasonal allergies.)
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea, Vomiting
    • New Loss of Taste or Smell
    • Sore Throat
    • Headaches, Body/Muscle Aches (Unrelated to strenuous activity, exercise or chronic medical/physical conditions.)

Please visit the Patient Portal instructional webpage to learn how to schedule an appointment with the Barnes Center at The Arch. For additional questions, please contact the Barnes Center Pharmacy.

Campus Vending Machines

COVID-19 tests are available at a highly subsidized cost of $1 per test in vending machines across campus. Vending machines are located in the following buildings:

  • Schine Student Center
  • Goldstein Student Center (South Campus)
  • Barnes Center at The Arch
  • Dineen Hall
  • Life Sciences Complex
  • The Mount (Day and Flint Halls)

  • Stay in your room if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Do not attend in-person class, participate in extracurricular activities, or travel onto campus or into the community.
  • Call 315.443.8000 to schedule an appointment with the Barnes Center if you have COVID-19 symptoms. Ask about COVID-19 testing.
  • Drop-in appointments are not available. An appointment is needed to be tested.