Students and Colleagues, We are coming to the end of a very challenging semester, and I again want to express my appreciation for your shared commitment in moving to an online education model over the past six weeks. Although we all understand the shift was for the good of our Wildcat community, that has not made it any easier.



I am writing now to share some important updates on our planning for summer sessions and the fall semester.



First, the health and safety of all of our students, faculty and staff will remain the top priority. We are fortunate to have a top-rated Campus Health facility and national thought leaders in Health Sciences who have created best-in-class care protocols, including: Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 infection: Campus Health will continue to offer testing at enhanced levels for the campus community in Tucson.

Campus Health will continue to offer testing at enhanced levels for the campus community in Tucson. Telehealth consultations: Campus Health continues to offer health care support for you, wherever you are.

Campus Health continues to offer health care support for you, wherever you are. Antibody testing: We are rapidly ramping up our capability for antibody testing on the Tucson campus and in the state, starting next week with 4,500 first responders, health care workers and Pima County residents. The program will have wide availability for the state's first responders and health care workers in the coming months. Antibody testing will allow individuals to determine if they have recovered from and developed antibodies to COVID-19. I am excited that we will have this tool widely available to help determine potential care protocols going forward. For additional information and updates on the work Campus Health is doing, please visit health.arizona.edu/healthalerts.



Second, I know that everyone is looking forward to returning to campus and enjoying the very special college experience with friends and colleagues at the University of Arizona. I am as well, and I truly miss seeing and interacting with everyone.



Summer classes scheduled in May and June will be held online, and soon we will share the status of summer courses starting in July.



While we do not yet know all the details, there will be school this fall. We are working energetically to create a comprehensive academic and health plan, and our goal is to be prepared to welcome you back to campus in Fall 2020, with options for hybrid face-to-face and online learning, under modified conditions, provided that state and local authorities permit it.



By the week of May 4, you will receive more information about how these programs affect a return to campus. We will share further plans as soon as we know them, and we hope to have a decision two months prior to the start of classes in the fall.



Until then, please continue to share your experiences, concerns and questions with your instructors, your department or college, the dean of students, Campus Health and senior administrators. I know it may be difficult to process all of this new and frequently updated information. Continue to use the main COVID-19 website as a centralized resource, and look for a special section we are creating dedicated to our planning advancements.



I know we will all be proud of the University to which we return — one where everyone is working together, totally committed to the success of each individual student, to doing extraordinary research and to serving our community. Please remember the University of Arizona is not just a place. We are a community of learning, inquiry and impact, and we will get through this together.



Stay safe and Bear Down.



Robert C. Robbins, M.D.



President

The University of Arizona

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