Reopening Phases
Group 1 | Tentative return: June 1 |
Group 2 | Tentative return: July 1 |
Group 3 | Tentative return: August 1 |
Group 4 | Continue remote work through at least fall semester |
We are excited to announce, consistent with the State of Minnesota’s direction, that we will gradually begin allowing more employees back on campus using a deliberate and diligent approach. To facilitate this, employees will be allowed to return to campus in three groups over the course of the summer. A fourth group will remain working remotely through the fall semester. Our reopening criteria were created by gathering feedback from supervisors, managers, directors, deans, ELT, and Cabinet with the goal of returning employees to campus in a manner that ultimately best serves our students while providing a safe working environment.
Currently , given the Governor’s Stay Safe Order, until further notice, all employees must continue to work remotely on a regular basis. Employees who have been approved to work from campus prior to this plan may continue to do so. Decisions regarding when employees can return to work on campus regularly will be announced at a later date.
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Accommodations will be made for those in a vulnerable group or those who live with someone who falls in a vulnerable group. (See Accommodations for Vulnerable Persons later in this plan.)
Depending on the configuration of the department space, department heads and supervisors also have the flexibility to use one or more of the following options to ensure proper social distancing:
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