<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-59c74261-7fff-f8c4-a520-da6c065c6668"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SENT ON BEHALF OF HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY has announced that the pilot </span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/human-resources/sunywide-telecommuting-program-08022021.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Telecommuting Program</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> that was set to expire on June 30, 2022 has been extended through August 31, 2022 for all employees.  As a residential campus focused on supporting our students, this program was not an option for many positions during the academic year.  However, this program may be feasible for additional areas during the summer break.  The exact dates allowed will vary by department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Under the Telecommuting Program, employees will be expected to have a regular in-person presence at the official work location.  Employees should not expect to be approved to telecommute on a full-time or near full-time basis.  The number of days and which days an individual employee may be allowed to telecommute is determined by management based on operational need.  However, the maximum allowable days per pay period that may be approved for telecommuting is five (5) workdays and in no event will an employee telecommute for their full obligation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To request to participate, interested employees must submit a completed  </span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_documents/human-resources/suny-telecommuting-application-and-workplan-fillable.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Telecommuting Application and Work Plan</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to their immediate supervisor.  Final approval rests with the Vice President.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">All currently approved Telecommuting plans have an expiration date of June 30, 2022.  Although the program has been extended, an approved renewal application is required for anyone to participate in this program beyond June 30th.</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Contact Human Resources Services (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:hrs@plattsburgh.edu">hrs@plattsburgh.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:n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