<div dir="ltr">I would like to clarify for all faculty and staff members:<div><br></div><div>Indeed, if you are not included in the essential personnel list, then your access to the buildings will be restricted. All buildings will be locked. Starting from 8am on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, keycard access to building entrances will be granted only to the essential personnel.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Please see the most recent message of the Provost to SDSU Community regarding restricted building access.</b></div><div><br></div><div>I will personally notify today all the faculty members whose research lab affiliates are included in the list of essential personnel. </div><div><br></div><div>Only those whose names will be included in these messages will have access to the SDSU Engineering building space.</div><div><br></div><div>Department Chairs will be copied on all these messages, thus, they will have full lists of the essential personnel in their respective departments.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Eugene</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 7:03 PM Allen Plotkin <<a href="mailto:aplotkin@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">aplotkin@sdsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Eugene:<div>I have read your email and am still uncertain with respect to the restrictions. I do not fit into any of the categories as essential however I would find it extremely difficult to conduct my classes (particularly with respect to grading and online exams) if I couldn't have access to my office a limited number of times throughout the semester. I am assuming I am not the only one in this category.</div><div>Please clarify.</div><div>Thanks.</div><div>Allen </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 5:48 PM Eugene Olevsky <<a href="mailto:eolevsky@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Dear Colleagues,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">I would like to provide
you with an update regarding the Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Student access
to the SDSU Engineering Spaces:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>The decisions regarding
the designation of essential personnel were made according to the criteria
specified below, through my consultation with the Provost and the Vice
President for Research. President de la Torre made the final approval of
the list of essential personnel.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The following are the
general criteria used across the SDSU campus for essential personnel
designation:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"></p><ul><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Responsible for
maintaining the viability of research subjects, including the well-being of
animals in vivarium and non-vivarium facilities.</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Research personnel who
are needed to preserve highly perishable, and difficult to replace research
materials (e.g. primary cell lines that cannot be stored), such that
considerable time and costs would be associated with their loss.</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Individuals who are
responsible for regular maintenance of equipment that, if not done, could result
in damage to the equipment and/or extraordinary cost.</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Researchers working on
experiments that have a small window for completion — for example, data
collection might be required in the immediate time-frame as a long-term
experiment comes to fruition or for research that relies on the ability to make
specific measurements only at certain times a year.</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Research critical to
helping address the COVID-19 health crisis.</font></li><li><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal"> </span>Research where a pause
in the research will negatively impact the care of participants on a clinical
trial.</font></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Most
people designated essential researchers are expected to access their buildings
for a limited number of hours per week. Very few people have been granted full
time access.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span><i>The
primary reason to restrict access is to ensure social distancing and to prevent
the spread of disease. Other factors are important, however, and include
personal safety and limited availability of cleaning supplies and custodial
staff.</i></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span><i><b>Several
campus buildings will be closed, with access only granted for emergency
purposes. Other buildings will be locked and accessible by keycard or key only
to those designated as essential personnel.</b></i> <b>Building closures and restricted access to academic buildings
will begin on Wednesday, April 8. College of Engineering affiliates without
essential access should retrieve items before then.</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">5.<i> <u>There will be a process to request
temporary access</u>.</i> In emergency situations, a faculty or staff member
requiring immediate access should contact Campus Police. In urgent but
non-emergency situations, a faculty or staff member should contact his or her
Dean or Dean’s designee, who will contact Campus Police on his or her behalf.
In non-emergency situations, a form will be available which will require the
Dean’s approval, with temporary access granted within 24 hours. </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></p></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Best regards,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Eugene</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br clear="all"></font><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM<br>Dean and Distinguished Professor<br>College of Engineering<br>San Diego State University<br>5500 Campanile Drive<br>San Diego, CA 92182-1323<br>Office: (619)-594-6061<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a> </font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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