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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Dear Faculty and Graduate Students,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">I know you have all had numerous trainings and meetings last week that included discussions about teaching during our current, extended COVID-times, but I have heard that there is still confusion, particularly
regarding quarantine protocols, student absences, remote teaching, and make-up lab hour procedures for grads who have to quarantine themselves. Because of this, I decided to personally send out this second email to try to clarify a couple of COVID related
issues and procedures.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">First, as you know, the state has set out numerous mandates that make it illegal to do or require certain things from students, while also requiring full face-to-face return to work of all state employees,
of which all of our MFAs are because they all have tuition waivers and are paid a stipend for either their GA or TA work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">All of the information in this document is based on the latest (8-22-2021) interpretations of the state mandates which are filtered through the University and Dean’s level to the Chairs and Directors.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> The
memo also refers to a document by Professor Jill Pable regarding class participation/performance expectations. I am attaching it here for your reference.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For grads</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">- if after reading this and all of the other information we have shared, you are still not sure or concerned
about something, please reach out to the MFA Director and/or your supervisors — they are there to help you. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Remember that all students should be encouraged/expected to voluntarily self-report any COVID exposures and results to </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://stayhealthy.fsu.edu/safer" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">https://stayhealthy.fsu.edu/safer</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">850-644-5555</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">All FSU Employees are required to Report to FSU through the Wellness App<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://stayhealthy.fsu.edu/safer-contact-assessment/employee-return-campus-guide" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">https://stayhealthy.fsu.edu/safer-contact-assessment/employee-return-campus-guide</span></span></a></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="color:black">Please read the attached memo as it attempts to address some COVID-related remote teaching and student absence questions I know are still being asked.
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<span class="eop"><span style="color:black">Best,</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black">Lilian Garcia-Roig</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="mailto:lgarciaroig@fsu.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:lgarciaroig@fsu.edu"><span style="font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif">lgarciaroig@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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