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January 12, 2022

TO:
Nettie La Belle-Hamer, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
FROM:
Daniel M. White, Chancellor   
RE:
Vaccination Requirement Request Approval - Toolik Field Station (Second Revision)

The University of Ӱ System policy states that vaccination requirements may only be made by exception and must be approved by the President at the request of the Chancellor.

I have received your request for an amendment to the vaccination requirement to add a COVID-19 booster shot to the current requirements.  The request applies to the following:

ALL USERS OF TOOLIK FIELD STATION

Based on your request and President Pitney’s approval, I am herewith authorizing a vaccination requirement for Toolik Field Station to be defined as fully vaccinated plus a booster (with medical and non-medical-religious exemptions).

Please see the procedures laid out in the September 17, 2021 memo from Chief Human Resources Officer Bishko titled “Guidelines for Supervisors Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations and Face Coverings” ().  The memo has links to exemption forms for employees.  Student exemptions are issued by the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities (non-medical), or the Student Health and Counseling Center (medical).  The memo can be found at: 

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cc:

Pat Pitney, Interim President
Matthew Cooper, General Counsel
Diane O’Brien, Interim Director, Institute of Arctic Biology
Syndonia Bret-Harte, Science Co-Director and PI, Toolik Field Station

  Download signed memo (PDF)