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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Allen, </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">What do you need from your office? Perhaps the college can loan the equipment from your office to you to be able to function from your home. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if we can help. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards</p><p class="MsoNormal">Yusuf</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Faculty <<a href="mailto:faculty-bounces@engineering.sdsu.edu">faculty-bounces@engineering.sdsu.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Allen Plotkin<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 1, 2020 7:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Eugene Olevsky <<a href="mailto:eolevsky@sdsu.edu">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> staff <<a href="mailto:staff@engineering.sdsu.edu">staff@engineering.sdsu.edu</a>>; faculty <<a href="mailto:faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu">faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Faculty] ENGINEERING FACULTY, STAFF & STUDENT ACCESS TO SDSU ENGINEERING SPACES</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Eugene:</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Please clarify.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Allen </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 5:48 PM Eugene Olevsky <<a href="mailto:eolevsky@sdsu.edu">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I would like to provide you with an update regarding the Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Student access to the SDSU Engineering Spaces:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1. 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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The following are the general criteria used across the SDSU campus for essential personnel designation:</span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Responsible for maintaining the viability of research subjects, including the well-being of animals in vivarium and non-vivarium facilities.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Individuals who are responsible for regular maintenance of equipment that, if not done, could result in damage to the equipment and/or extraordinary cost.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Research critical to helping address the COVID-19 health crisis.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Research where a pause in the research will negatively impact the care of participants on a clinical trial.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2. 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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">3. <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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">4. <b><i>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.</i></b> <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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;vertical-align:baseline"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eugene</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br clear="all"></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Faculty mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">Faculty@engineering.sdsu.edu</a><br><a href="http://engineering.sdsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty" target="_blank">http://engineering.sdsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/faculty</a></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>