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 Alaska 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:  https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/coronavirus/general-info/updates

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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