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Message from Chancellor Guskiewicz on letter from the Orange County Health Department I UNC-Chapel Hill • We have increased the number of courses with hybrid capacity thereby limiting on- campus in-person classroom occupancy to only 30%. • We reduced our on-campus residential capacity to 64%. • We have worked closely with UNC Health Care to increase our testing capacity. We have a robust testing program consistent with the CDC's guidelines for colleges and universities. • The Town of Chapel Hill and our regional transit partners have increased the frequency of routes and added additional vehicles to compensate for the reduced bus capacities. In addition, we have added bus capacity through Carolina Livery to supplement Chapel Hill Transit service. • We are offering increased daily on-campus parking options. Weeknight parking now begins earlier, at 4 p.m. in designated lots, and students are eligible for weeknight parking through reduced student fees. Employee and student permits are now virtual, and reduced pricing is available for commuters and teleworkers. We had several immediate follow-up meetings. Early Thursday morning (July 30) Provost Blouin had a meeting with both the OCHD Health Director Quintana Stewart and the OCHD Medical Director Dr. Erica Pettigrew and briefly discussed the communication. On Friday I personally called Quintana and Erica separately to clarify the intent of their letter and we had a very constructive conversation. During the call, I updated them with our progress toward campus de-densification as well as other initiatives we are employing throughout our campus to create a safe learning and working environment. I also reiterated that we believe we are well prepared for the start of the fall semester and we will continue to track trends that could lead us to recommend a modification to our plans. Soon after, I discussed this matter with the UNC System and we were advised by the UNC System to stay the course with our current plan. The University will continue to regularly advise and consult our partners at the OCHD as we navigate the days and weeks ahead. Sincerely, Kevin M. Guskiewicz https://www.unc.edu/posts/2020/08/05/message-from-guskiewicz-on-letter-from-the-orange-county-health-department/[8/6/20, 10:08:00 AM]