<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-b1d14f79-7fff-5f04-3e30-72b9f8b283e2"><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To our Queensbury Campus Students:</span></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY Plattsburgh’s fall semester begins this Monday, August 30 and we are eager to welcome you back for in-person instruction and activities. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Your health and safety and the safety of our community continue to inform our decisions regarding a safe return to campus.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY Vaccine Mandate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The recent Delta variant has created a marked increase in cases across the country, which means t</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">he COVID-19 pandemic unfortunately is not over</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the state-mandated directive for all students to be vaccinated on </span><a href="https://www.suny.edu/campus-reopening/?utm_source=home&utm_campaign=restart20" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">all SUNY campuses</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is effective immediately.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This requires that all students who access any in-person activities, classes, or facilities on campus must complete a COVID-19 vaccination series (i.e., one dose of a single dose series or both doses of a two-dose series) or apply for an exemption. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This shall be completed no later than Monday, September 27.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Failure to comply will result in being removed from in-person classes. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">COVID vaccines are readily available at many pharmacies and retail stores.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Visit </span><a href="https://www.suny.edu/knowyourvax/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.suny.edu/knowyourvax/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to find a vaccine near you.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY Vaccine Exemption</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Exemptions to the vaccination requirement may be permitted for students who have an approved medical reason, an approved religious reason, temporarily for those students who are in process of receiving full vaccination, or have fully remote/online schedules and will not be accessing </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">any </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">campus facilities at SUNY Adirondack or SUNY Plattsburgh. To submit an exemption request, visit:  </span><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/covidexemptions" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.plattsburgh.edu/covidexemptions</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reporting Vaccination Status</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All SUNY students should report their vaccination status through the secure, online SUNY site, available at</span><a href="https://suny.edu/StudentVaccinationPass" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://suny.edu/StudentVaccinationPass</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Please use your plattsburgh email address and be sure to use the same name, date of birth, and phone number you used to sign up for your vaccination. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mask Mandate</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Informed by the CDC and NYS guidelines for the reopening of higher education, face coverings must be worn at all times in indoor public settings. Face coverings must fit snugly and cover the nose and mouth. The use of face shields </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">in addition to</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> cloth face coverings and disposable masks are permitted, but not instead of.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ongoing Health Screenings</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Although mandatory daily health screenings are no longer required for vaccinated individuals, <i>all </i>individuals are reminded to check their health before entering SUNY Adirondack’s campus buildings by way of posted signage. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you feel unwell and have any COVID-19 symptoms, do not report to campus</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Notify your professor why you are not in class and make up your work accordingly. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Surveillance Testing Requirements</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">While in process of completing the vaccination series students will be subject to </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">weekly</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">COVID-19 testing until you are considered fully vaccinated, which is 14 days after your last vaccination dose. Once fully vaccinated, students will be required to test once </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">monthly </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as a precautionary measure.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUNY Adirondack will begin surveillance testing in the student center, starting Wednesday, September 1.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Links to register for a test slot will be forthcoming. New students unfamiliar with the testing process and advanced preparation</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> can review information at: </span><a href="https://bit.ly/3B8qipR" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bit.ly/3B8qipR</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is the responsibility of the student to complete testing each week as long as they remain unvaccinated or are not yet fully vaccinated. Students who do not comply with mandatory testing will be subject to the Student Conduct process.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At this time, 97% (and counting) of SUNY Adirondack and SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury employees have been vaccinated. Thank you for doing your part to move us towards a fully vaccinated campus community, which will help ensure a safe and robust learning environment for all to thrive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Sincerely,</p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span>EMMA BARTSCHERER G'14<br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">(She, Her, Hers, Herself)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Academic Advisor</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury, Bryan Hall 115</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">640 Bay Road<br>Queensbury, NY 12804</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">(o) <a href="tel:+1-518-792-5425" title="Office Phone Number" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px">518-792-5425</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">(direct) <a href="tel:+1-516-271-2984" title="Office Phone Number" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px">516-271-2984</a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/branchcampus" title="SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury Link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold">plattsburgh.edu/branchcampus</a><a href="http://ebart004.youcanbook.me/" title="SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury Link" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold">ebart004.youcanbook.me</a></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PlattsburghatQueensbury/" title="Visit SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury on Facebook" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline-block;margin:0px"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/facebook-logo-60x60.png" width="30" height="30" a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