SUNY Plattsburgh Students are returning for the spring semester, which with the pandemic, will include weekly COVID-19 tests for every student, faculty & staff. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras visited campus this week to outline new COVID safety measures for the semester, including the weekly COVID-19 tests, and students, faculty and staff required to wear masks even when social distancing. SUNY is one of the few university systems in the nation returning to face-to-face classes.