November 12, 2021

TO:                  Nettie La Belle-Hamer, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
FROM:         Daniel M. White, Chancellor
RE:                  Vaccination Requirement Request Approval - HAARP AND POKER FLAT ROCKET RANGE (Revised)

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 requests for a vaccination requirement for the following:

ALL USERS OF HAARP AND/OR POKER FLAT ROCKET RANGE

Based on your request and President Pitney’s approval, I am herewith authorizing a vaccination requirement (with medical and non-medical-religious exemptions) for that purpose.

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” (https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/general-info/updates).  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
           Robert McCoy, Director, Geophysical Institute
           Jessica Matthews, Program Manager, HAARP
           Kathe Rich, Range Director, Poker Flat Rocket Range