Essential Research Personnel

March 16, 2020
Dear Ithaca CALS department chairs and administrative managers:

Yesterday the provost emailed all faculty to restrict research on campus to critical activities performed by a limited number of essential personnel. The deadline for this reduction is end of Wednesday, March 18. Please refer to the provost's note for more information.

While the message asked individuals to provide a list of research lab/program essential personnel to the dean's office, we would prefer to capture this information at the academic department level to ensure 100% compliance.

Please develop an internal system for capturing information from each researcher in your unit and enter the information into this survey by 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Cornell AgriTech personnel should share their info with AgriTech campus Program Leaders.) Backup personnel should be included so that essential activities can continue in the event an essential person becomes ill. Please capture the following from each researcher:

• Department name
• Name of research lab
• On-campus address of research facility
• Name of each essential person, along with the following for each individual
• Best phone number to be reached, plus a cell phone number, if they are not the same number
• Net ID
• Essential person's supervisor, and the supervisor's Net ID
• A short text explanation as to the essential function the individual needs to perform

Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Please cals-comm [at] cornell.edu (contact me) with any questions on this process.

Sincerely,

Samara A. Sit
Associate Dean
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