Roadrunners,
Recently, President Eighmy provided an update on the university’s plans for the summer and fall semesters. This announcement included information on our telecommuting workforce. As noted, telecommuting agreements will be extended through July 31, 2020.
This email serves as official notification and authorization to extend all existing telecommuting agreements that were set to expire on May 31, 2020, with the exception of the limited staff in Research Operations. Current agreements will be extended automatically to the new end date of July 31, 2020. No new agreements are required, with the exception of those employees in Strategic Enrollment who signed a previous version of the agreement. These employees will be asked to sign an updated standard agreement that includes the July 31 end date.
In preparation for a return to campus in the fall, a number of tactical teams have been appointed to work on proposals for reopening UTSA’s campuses, with an initial operational plan in place by the end of June. Over the summer, the university expects to gradually expand and resume some campus operations, such as appropriate research and graduate educational activities. As operations resume, and as the plan to return to campus continues to develop, some staff may be called back to campus sooner than July 31 as proposed by the tactical teams. Employees who are asked to return to campus prior to July 31 will receive advance notification from their supervisors.
As the university continues to monitor the pandemic, we will provide updates to the telecommuting agreement as needed. We are grateful for your ongoing resiliency and flexibility as our situation remains fluid in these unprecedented times.
Should you have any questions regarding telecommuting agreements, please email HR@utsa.edu.
Thank you, Sylvia Ann Enriquez, SPHR
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