<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b124bf06-7fff-3819-c43c-7a08aa88ac98"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Faculty and Staff,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:11pt 0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Based on the recent message of the SDSU President, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">effective immediately, all SDSU College of Engineering employees </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">over the age of 65, as well as employees with a chronic disease</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> must stay off SDSU campus and continue advancing the operations and mission of the College via telecommute working arrangement. If telework is not an option for employees so categorized, they are to be put on administrative leave with pay at their current rate and for their normal scheduled work hours until further notice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this connection, all SDSU College of Engineering employees </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">over the age of 65, as well as employees with a chronic disease should </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">contact their supervisor immediately to discuss telework options. If your job duties can be performed remotely, your manager will work with you on a telework assignment and will provide the necessary details and logistical support. Those details may include arrangements to receive any necessary equipment to facilitate the successful move to telework.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All faculty and staff should inform College IT Lead William Nguyen at </span><a href="mailto:wnguyen@sdsu.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">wnguyen@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and sign the off-campus inventory list, if they would like to check out their computer equipment to take off campus. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I would like to update you also on the following:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The face-to-face services of the Center for Student Success in Engineering (CSSE) are suspended effective immediately and until further notice.  The CSSE is currently working on alternate virtual modes for their services and will notify students directly through Blackboard.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Classrooms in the College of Engineering Main Building will be subjected to deep cleaning and closed to access by faculty and students starting from tomorrow, March 17, 2020 until further notice.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Open Computer Labs in the College of Engineering will be closed today, Monday, March 16, 2020, for deep cleaning and will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and will remain open for student access up to the level of lab capacities enabling </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">appropriate social distancing of 6 feet.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At this time, research labs remain open. Researchers should exercise appropriate social distancing (</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">i.e.</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, to be separated by 6 feet).</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:11pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eugene</span></p></font></span><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM<br style="">Dean and Distinguished Professor<br style="">College of Engineering<br style="">San Diego State University<br style="">5500 Campanile Drive<br style="">San Diego, CA 92182-1323<br style="">Office: (619)-594-6061<br style="">E-mail: <a href="mailto:eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a> </font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>