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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:red">Sent on behalf of Andrew Carnie, Dean of the Graduate College</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Dear Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinators:</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>FYI—This communication from the Graduate College went out to all Research Assistants and Associates.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Graduate Student Research Associates and Assistants,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">(A separate message to Teaching Assistants/Associates about supporting remote instruction will be coming soon from Associate Dean Maggie Pitts</span></i><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for all the hard work you do to advance the research mission of the University! You may be having questions about how to conduct your work given recent changes in University operations during COVID-19.
I am writing to offer some guidance about mitigation. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:black">1. Please review the official guidance from the University at <a href="https://www.arizona.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-information"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.arizona.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-information</span></a>.
Please pay attention to the memos from VP for Research Betsy Cantwell, from the Provost and from the President. We also recommend that you review guidance from the CDC (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html</span></a>)
about protecting yourself and our community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:black">2. Please discuss (by phone or Skype if appropriate) with your faculty supervisor what accommodations and adjustments should be made to your work responsibilities
in light of the current situation. Specifically:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Changes to anything you have to do with the public, especially with vulnerable and at-risk populations.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:20.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Changes that will protect the safety of yourself and your coworkers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:20.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
Changes to travel plans for research and conference presentations. <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:black">3. If you have been awarded a research or travel grant from GPSC please contact them directly if the travel or research is no longer possible. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:black">4. If you require further assistance with accommodations, you should request advice from your director of Graduate Studies, department head, or to the Graduate
College. At the Graduate college you may contact either associate dean Maggie Pitts (<a href="mailto:mjpitts@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0070C0">mjpitts@arizona.edu</span></a>) or Dorian Voorhees (<a href="mailto:voorhees@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0070C0">voorhees@arizona.edu</span></a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="color:black">5. Please read the attached memo below from SVPR Cantwell and Provost Folks that was sent to faculty and staff. This equally applies to you as an RA and student
researcher. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="144" height="42" style="width:1.5in;height:.4375in" id="_x0033_971ED00-866C-4B9D-AE80-C275357D4991" src="cid:part5.52255F26.BF6046D6@email.arizona.edu"><br>
<br>
Dr Andrew Carnie<br>
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate College <br>
Professor of Linguistics</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">University of Arizona<br>
Tucson AZ 85721</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">Pronouns: he/him/his<br>
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<a href="mailto:carnie@email.arizona.edu">carnie@email.arizona.edu</a><br>
Linguistics: +1 (520) 621 2802<br>
Grad College: +1 (520) 626 8804<br>
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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Begin forwarded message:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue ;color:black",serif">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">prov-provost <<a href="mailto:provost@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:purple">provost@email.arizona.edu</span></a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue ;color:black",serif">Subject: [all-employees] COVID-19 Campus Mitigation Plan / Research Operations</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue ;color:black",serif">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">March 11, 2020 at 9:42:03 PM MST</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue ;color:black",serif">To: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">"<a href="mailto:all-employees@list.arizona.edu"><span style="color:purple">all-employees@list.arizona.edu</span></a>"
<<a href="mailto:all-employees@list.arizona.edu"><span style="color:purple">all-employees@list.arizona.edu</span></a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue ;color:black",serif">Reply-To: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">prov-provost <<a href="mailto:provost@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:purple">provost@email.arizona.edu</span></a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear Arizona Faculty and Staff,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please forgive the series of emails this evening – there are many issues to address, as you can imagine.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are writing to update you on campus plans to sustain our research activities through the COVID-19 mitigation activities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Until further notice, normal research activities will continue with accommodations as needed for impacted human subjects-related work, laboratories and animal care. Please contact your Associate
Dean for Research<span class="apple-converted-space"> (ADR) to</span>report specific impacts to your research program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are particularly concerned to provide suitable accommodations for all faculty and staff who may be at risk of serious illness from COVID-19 (see CDC guidance<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/high-risk-complications.html">here</a>).
If you feel the need to work remotely to stay safe, and this will necessitate interim supports to sustain your research work, please communicate swiftly with your direct supervisor to develop an appropriate plan.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Research Operations will coordinate with federal sponsors and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ADR’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to communicate further guidance through
the research gateway (<a href="https://rgw.arizona.edu/">https://rgw.arizona.edu</a> ), and through the University’s COVID-19 website (<a href="https://www.arizona.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-information">https://www.arizona.edu/coronavirus-covid-19-information</a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">RII is establishing a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>working<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>group of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>university research experts
in Coronavirus-related areas to plan for future proposal opportunities that will arise from this crisis. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We deeply appreciate your creativity and flexibility as we adapt quickly to these rapidly changing circumstances.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Betsy Cantwell</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#566575">Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Liesl Folks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#566575">Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Graduate College, Office of the Dean</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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