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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To UO Travelers and Delegates:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">All <b><i>non-essential</i></b> university travel, both international and domestic is suspended as of March 15, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">UPDATES as of 05/24/2021</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">As of May 7, 2021, the Oregon Health Authority travel guidance reads: <b>Residents of Oregon should, but are not required to: </b>Stay home or in their region and avoid non-essential
travel to other states or countries. <b>The University’s suspension of travel will remain in place for the time being.</b> An exemption process is available and will evaluate the risk of the mode of travel and the activities engaged in at the destination.
As of May 24, 2021, the authorization for travel approval will move from the Travel Advisory Group (TAG) to departments. Starting May 24, 2021 departments <b>may recommend</b> travel deemed essential based on the following definition:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">International or domestic travel may be deemed “essential” only when the travel demonstrably and significantly advances one or more of the following:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <i>maintenance of critical business functions;</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <i>continuity of grant funding or completion of grant-required activities and deadlines;</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <i>ability to meet contract deliverable requirements;</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <i>timely and critical research and scholarship opportunities; and</i><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> <i>Continuity in academic progress, degree completion, or graduation.</i><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a COVID specific <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html" target="_blank">travel
advisory system</a> that includes 4 risk levels. <em><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The University will not approve travel to a country listed in the Level 4: COVID-19 Very High risk category without an exception granted by the Office of
the Provost. </span></b></em>Please note that these advisories can change or fluctuate and a destination may turn to a Level 4 between requesting the trip and your departure date. The University will require the trip to be cancelled or postponed should the
risk level for the destination country increase to a Level 4 between request and departure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Travelers will continue to use the travel waiver form and acknowledgment of risk form and submit a
<b>Request </b></span></em><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">within Concur</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">. Domestic travel booked without
an approved exemption will <u>NOT be eligible for reimbursement</u>.</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"> <em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">International trips booked without an approved
exemption will <u>NOT be eligible for reimbursement nor coverage under the UO’s International Supplemental Travel insurance policy.</u> </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Travel <a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/33d3e09d9195481fa6d39c6e55abef78" target="_blank">waivers</a> are required for all UO Essential Business travel outside of a traveler's<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> county
limits. </span></strong>Travelers who live outside of Lane County and are traveling to a county where a UO campus is located will not need to fill out a travel <a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/33d3e09d9195481fa6d39c6e55abef78" target="_blank">waiver</a>. <strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">However,
a Concur Request is always required for all UO Business Travel.</span></u></strong><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></span></p>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">More information:<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">See COVID-19 Travel Information for steps to request UO essential business travel:
<a href="https://ba.uoregon.edu/travel/university-related-travel"><span style="font-weight:normal">https://ba.uoregon.edu/travel/university-related-travel</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></li><li style="margin-top:.25in;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white">
<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">UO Coronavirus Information:
<a href="https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/"><span style="font-weight:normal">https://coronavirus.uoregon.edu/</span></a>
</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><img border="0" width="210" height="40" style="width:2.1875in;height:.4166in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D75154.C7C94C80"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Laurie Jacoby</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Travel Manager <br>
Business Affairs Office <br>
University of Oregon </span><u><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:blue"><br>
</span></u><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lajacoby@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">lajacoby@uoregon.edu</span></a>
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541-346-3158 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black">**
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D;background:white"> <b>If your travel involves human subjects research, please do not disclose any information that is protected under UO Policy and other Regulations </b></span></i><i><u><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#0563C1;background:white"><a href="http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://rcs.uoregon.edu/content/regulations-and-uo-policy</span></a></span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">Travel Office/Concur Help Desk: Phone: 6-3100 *** Email:
<a href="mailto:travel@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">travel@uoregon.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#1F497D">TravelNews Opt In for Travel and Concur tips: <a href="https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://lists-prod.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/travelnews</span></a>
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