<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-align:justify">Dear Faculty and Staff,</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_8559469332572304983gmail-docs-internal-guid-2f64bd66-7fff-53a1-3ad5-9d343f8e0456"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Based on the SDSU President’s recent message, all non-essential personnel, and essential personnel whose work can be accomplished remotely, should not come to the San Diego State University campus. These employees should be teleworking. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(255,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SDSU College of Engineering employees are asked to make arrangements no later than Wednesday, March 18, before 6pm, to gather any essential work materials and equipment from their offices to successfully telework from home.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All faculty are asked to be flexible with their assignments to students this week and to suspend all exams, because students are trying to vacate the dorms.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Critical on-campus, in-person research that cannot be done virtually and cannot be deferred can continue on campus as long as the recommendations around social distancing are followed:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Limiting the number of people within a space to no more than 10 </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A minimum of 6 feet of distance between researchers</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Staggering work schedules</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Promoting remote activities</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time on campus should be limited exclusively to work that cannot be done off campus</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Faculty should prepare for the possibility of a pause of all research for an undefined term, if mandated by government entities and public health authorities.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I am seeking clarification regarding building access from the University Administration and expect to send an update later.</span></p></span><div><br></div>Best regards,<div>Eugene</div><div><br><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:small">Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Dean and Distinguished Professor</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">College of Engineering</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">San Diego State University</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">5500 Campanile Drive</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">San Diego, CA 92182-1323</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">Office: (619)-594-6061</span><br style="font-size:small"><span style="font-size:small">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">eolevsky@sdsu.edu</a><span style="font-size:small"> </span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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