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<b><i><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(118, 62, 155);">The following email is be</span><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(118, 62, 155);">ing sent on behalf of Dean Patricia Kroboth: </span></i><span style="margin:0px;color:darkred"><i> </i></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;color:darkred">For your opinion to be counted, your response is needed by Wednesday, January 27 at midnight!</span></b></p>
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<b>We are at decision time for graduation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In summary:</b></p>
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<b>New variants are emerging that may have more serious consequences and for which current vaccine effectiveness is unknown.</b></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b>Millions of people will still be waiting to receive vaccine.</b></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b>Travel requirements exist: for example, travel to and from New York State with the need for testing and quarantine.</b></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">
<b>While the Petersen Events Center has a capacity of 13,000, only 1,000 individuals are allowed in the basketball arena using social distancing.</b></li></ol>
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<b>I am asking for your input. Consider the risk to your families for an in-person event as you respond using the following link: </b></p>
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