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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Dear Graduate Students:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:black">We are implementing a new procedure to further protect the health and safety of our campus community as we slowly ramp up research and other on-site activities.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">All employees </span>
</span><span style="color:black">working in campus owned or leased facilities must wear face coverings at all times, maintain 6 feet of physical distance from others and follow hygiene and handwashing guidance. Employees must not come to campus if they are
sick and should report COVID-19 test results, symptoms, and exposure via the </span><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZwHeZMQU2F6Tsx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#D81B60">Qualtrics System: UCR
Symptom Monitoring Survey</span></b></a></span><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Effective immediately,</span></b><span style="color:black"> all UCR employees (defined as faculty, staff, student interns and student workers) who are coming to work in UCR campus facilities will be required to monitor themselves
for symptoms of the coronavirus and will be required to receive a clearance certificate from the </span><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZwHeZMQU2F6Tsx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#D81B60">Qualtrics
System: UCR Symptom Monitoring Survey</span></b></a></span><span style="color:black"> before beginning work each day on which they will be physically in the workplace. UCR will keep information about individuals’ symptoms confidential, accessible only to those
with a need to know in order to address the situation. The information will not be maintained in personnel files.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please note: </span></strong><span style="color:black"> All employees, including student employees, who are working in campus facilities are <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">required</span></strong> to
complete the survey. Employees working remotely part of the time are <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">required </span></strong>to complete the survey only on all days when they will be working in campus facilities. Employees fully working
remotely and who have no physical contact with co-workers <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">may </span></strong>choose to complete the survey, but are not required to do so.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">All employees who have internet access will receive a reminder email each Monday with a link to the </span><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZwHeZMQU2F6Tsx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#D81B60">Qualtrics
System: UCR Symptom Monitoring Survey</span></b></a>. </span><span style="color:black">Each day, employees will go to this link to monitor themselves prior to reporting to campus by answering a few questions about their health status. The survey may be completed
on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and it should take no more than five minutes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Employees who are unable to take the survey remotely will be required to complete it on campus before beginning work each day. Check with your supervisor regarding information about how this will be handled for your department. Upon
completion of the survey, the system will either send an email with a clearance certificate or direct you to a follow up e-mail for further instructions. Copies of the clearance certificate will also be provided to your supervisor.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">More information about this process is at </span><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus/symptoms-tool" target="_blank"><span style="color:#D81B60">https://ehs.ucr.edu/coronavirus/symptoms-tool</span></a></span><span style="color:black">.
If you have questions about these processes, or about UCR’s overall COVID-19 response, please contact COVID-19 support at </span><span style="color:#455A64"><a href="mailto:COVID19@medsch.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#D81B60">COVID19@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we introduce these new measures to further protect the health and safety of all members of our campus community during this very challenging time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Kim. A. Wilcox</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Chancellor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deborah Deas, MD, MPH</span></strong><span style="color:black"><br>
Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences<br>
Mark and Pam Rubin Dean</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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