COVID-19 reporting

b. Lying is not a behavior supported in the

University community and can lead to additional Student Code charges and consequences for the o ending student. c. Students who provide false or misleading information receive student conduct code charges. If the student is charged, the process outlined above will be initiated.

Aug. 28: Is there anything else you’re able to add for the story [regarding OU’s noncompliance reporting form]?

Answer provided Aug. 31 by Dixon: No.

Sept. 1: Are some OU employers/professors requiring people to  ll the screening out? If so, how are they keeping people from returning to class/workplace? Do they have the authority to keep people o of campus?

Answer provided Sept. 3:  e mandatory screening form is [a] required tool for community members and visitors directed to complete in order to come to campus.  e university can keep individuals from returning to campus who are infected, or may be infected, until they meet certain requirements.  e decision of who is cleared to return to campus is made by Goddard Health Services professionals, who make determinations based on public health best practices and CDC guidance.

Sept. 1: I just wanted to clarify something about the mask rule. If you have your own o ce on campus (as faculty, sta or a student employee), are you allowed to take o your mask if you’re alone in your o ce? We just wanted to check and see that this rule also applies to students if they have their own o ce.

Individuals may remove masks only if: 1.  ey are in their own enclosed private workspace or dorm room with no one else present. 2.  ey are participating in activities in which a face mask cannot practically be worn, such as: • eating and drinking; • playing a musical instrument or singing for academic purposes, provided, however, that schools, departments, and classes may elect to require masks in class; or • for students living on campus, bathing or sleeping. 3.  ey are outdoors and are able to socially distance from others by 6 feet or more.

If individuals are outdoors and are not able to maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet, an appropriate face mask must also be worn.

Sept. 2: We heard from someone who tested at Goddard,  lled out the Screening Tool and indicated they were waiting on test results and were asymptomatic, and they were told they were cleared to come back to campus. • Did the Screening Tool work correctly in this instance? Are those who are asymptomatic and waiting on a test being advised to return to campus before they get their results? • What about those who are symptomatic and waiting on results? • If it did work correctly, is that safe? Is the Screening Tool programmed to provide di erent answers for faculty, sta , and students, or are all groups evaluated for campus return with the same methods?

An email is sent to an individual who  lls out the screening form and should  ag someone waiting on a pending test and send an email informing them they are not cleared.

Additional answer:  ere have been no reports to Goddard that suggest the system is not working properly. Goddard will review its process to ensure everything is in working order. Anyone waiting on pending test results should quarantine until test results are received. If at any time an individual feels a response is in error, they should reach out to Goddard directly.

Sept. 2: I’m emailing you in regards to tomorrow’s OUr Safety Protest. Did you know about this protest previously and is there anything you’d like to address?

Answer provided Sept. 3: Since the beginning of the pandemic, OU has made safety its top priority, enacting a range of protocols designed to create a safe environment. All decisions made are science-based and under the primary guidance of our OU Chief COVID O cer, Dr. Dale Bratzler. As we have since March, we will prioritize safety, remain responsive to the changing landscape, and communicate often with the OU community.

PHOTO BY RAY BAHNER/THE DAILY Protesters in front of Evans Hall during the OUr Safety First Protest Sept. 3.

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COVID-19 reporting:

Aug. 27: Does Goddard do rapid COVID tests? If so, are the results of these tests reported to OU and re ected in OU’s reporting?

Goddard administers PCR testing, which is re ective in state reporting.

Aug. 27: Will students who test positive while living at Cross be accounted for in university reporting? If no, will Cross management be sharing information independently?

 e university recently entered into an agreement to perform functions and activities relating to contact tracing for COVID-19 on behalf of [the Oklahoma State Department of Health].  e university is utilizing testing data from Goddard Health Center and aggregate data from the county to provide the most reliable information to monitor community infection and is using contact tracing to advise any OU community member who is potentially impacted.  e university encourages all students, regardless of whether they live on or o -campus, to notify Goddard Health if and when they test positive for COVID-19. Goddard Health Center will then be able to contact trace reported PCR positive cases a liated with OU, in partnership with the Cleveland County Health department.

Details regarding Cross’ independent tracking can be retrieved directly from Cross.

Aug. 27: How long does it take someone to receive the results of a PCR test from Goddard? Are those people instructed to isolate or do anything di erently in the meantime?

Goddard Health Center, similar to other clinics, collects the samples that are [turned in] and sent to reference labs [to do] the testing to  nd out if the sample is positive or negative. Result time is based on the lab and testing demand and supply, but normally results are available in one to two days.

Aug. 27: Are those people [who have taken a PCR test and are waiting on results] instructed to isolate or do anything di erently in the meantime?

While awaiting Goddard PCR testing results, individuals are encouraged to self-isolate.

Aug. 27: Please tell me in which of these scenarios OU would be noti ed (and subsequently report) positive tests, before the individual uses the Screening and Reporting Tool.

*Context:  e list of scenarios was sent Aug. 27 with the above question, and remains in bold below, with Keith’s answers following in unbolded text.  e scenario answers were provided Aug. 28, along with the additional statement after the scenarios.

OU community members who receive a positive test from Goddard Health are tracked according to their provided address. OU community members who currently reside in Cleveland County are reported through the Cleveland County Health Department, if those individuals provide their OU Housing or Cleveland County address. Any addresses outside of Cleveland County will be tracked in their respective county health departments and may not be re ective on the OU COVID-19 Dashboard. Goddard sta encourages local addresses to be used to ensure medical communications go directly to the patient and for proper tracking and reporting. More information about the dashboard will be released tomorrow. However, one basis to go by is the University will be utilizing PCR testing data from Goddard Health Center and aggregate PCR testing data from Cleveland County.  is means in all scenarios below that say ‘test at Goddard’ will be re ected on the dashboard.  e state of Oklahoma only tracks and reports PCR tests- not rapid tests.  is means any PCR test taken at any Cleveland County site, will also be re ected on the dashboard.

Additional answers provided Aug. 28:

A student who lives at Cross, tests at Goddard, and lists Cross as their address.

Goddard and CCH [Cleveland County Health Department] data

A student who lives at Cross, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Goddard data and respective health department

A student who lives at Cross, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not Cross) as their address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives at Cross, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists Cross as their address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives at Cross, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not Cross) as their address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives at Cross, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Respective county data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at Goddard, and lists their Greek housing address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Goddard data and respective health department

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not Greek housing) as their address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists their Greek housing address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Respective county data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in Greek housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not their Greek house) as their address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives o -campus in Cleveland Co., tests at Goddard, and lists their Cleveland Co. address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives o -campus in Cleveland Co., tests at an urgent care facility, and lists their Cleveland Co. address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives o -campus outside of Cleveland Co., tests at Goddard, and lists their address outside of Cleveland Co.

Goddard data and respective health department

A student who lives in campus housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not their dorm) as their address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in campus housing, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Goddard data and respective health department

A student who lives in campus housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists their on-campus housing address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in campus housing, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Respective county data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in Traditions, tests at Goddard, and lists their Traditions address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives in Traditions, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Goddard data and respective health department

A student who lives in Traditions, tests at Goddard, and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Goddard and CCH data

A student who lives in Traditions, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere inside of Cleveland Co. (but not Traditions) as their address.

CCH data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

A student who lives in Traditions, tests at an urgent care facility in Cleveland Co., and lists somewhere outside of Cleveland Co. as their address.

Respective county data only unless did OU health screening form, then Goddard also

Answers are based on if all tests referenced are PCR tests. Some responses will also fall under zip code column on dashboard. Addresses listed on Goddard testing forms are what are reported to State department.  ose addresses are reported to respective counties. It would be wise to follow up with Cleveland County to see how they are reporting/receiving tests based on addresses from other testing sites.

Additional answer provided Aug. 28: I want to make sure it is understood that all tests done at Goddard are re ected on the dashboard.  e https://ou.edu/together/dashboard launched this afternoon has a column with several data points.  e information is related to addresses for tracking and reporting to county health departments: “OU community members who receive a positive test from Goddard Health are tracked according to their provided address. OU community members who currently reside in Cleveland County are reported through the Cleveland County Health Department, if those individuals provide their OU Housing or Cleveland County address. Any addresses outside of Cleveland County will be tracked in their respective county health departments and may not be re ective on the OU COVID-19 Dashboard. Goddard sta encourages local addresses to be used to ensure medical communications go directly to the patient and for proper tracking and reporting.”

All Goddard positive test[s] are re ected on the dashboard under the Goddard Health Services sections. Positive case numbers and sevenday rolling averages for the state of Oklahoma, Cleveland County, the city of Norman and Norman’s three primary ZIP codes (73069, 73071, 73072) are also available. For example, if a student commutes to campus from Tulsa and tests positive at Goddard, that result will be re ective in Goddard data on the dashboard, but not the Cleveland County data. It will be reported to Tulsa County Health Department, [and] Tulsa is not re ected on the dashboard.

Aug. 28: Will the university report cases from the Screening and Reporting Tool? Example, if I live in Tulsa and get tested in Tulsa, and report my positive result on the tool, will that be counted? And, is there any veri cation process for that? If a Greek student tests at Goddard and/or in Cleveland Co. using their Greek house address, will their result be reported?

Yes.  e dashboard will include positive results from Cleveland County Health Department and Goddard Health Center.  e aggregate data listed on the dashboard will also include self-reported positive test results submitted to Goddard.

Aug. 28: If Greek students and other o - campus students are being counted if they list their address within Cleveland Co., why aren’t students who list Cross as their address being counted?

Cross students will be counted if they receive a positive PCR test at Goddard and/or any Cleveland County testing site.  e key is Goddard Testing and PCR tests reported to Cleveland County.

Aug. 28: Will o -campus students who test at Goddard or Cleveland Co. (PCR) be counted in Cleveland Co. overall data, or will their data be separated for the community to discern who is from OU?

I believe most of your questions will be answered once [a] news release is issued. We can follow up if you have any questions upon receiving.

Aug. 28: OU community members who test in Cleveland Co. (but not at Goddard) will be counted in Cleveland Co. general numbers, but not separately as OU community members?

 is is true if they test at a PCR Cleveland County site and do not self-report to Goddard. If they test at a PCR Cleveland County site and selfreport to Goddard, they will be re ected under both categories (Goddard & Cleveland County).

the attention of Goddard in the event that they have a positive result,” but in your last message, it says Goddard would only know if the individual self-reported to Goddard, correct?

*Context: In an Aug. 28 email to faculty, Provost Jill Irvine said Goddard Health Services will still be noti ed of students who are tested at an o -campus location and receive a positive result. Previously, though, OU Director of Media Relations Kesha Keith said in emails to  e Daily that Goddard will be noti ed of community members’ positive test results from o -campus Cleveland County testing sites only if they’re self-reported.

I sent the Provost email to Goddard for clari cation/accuracy.

OU asks that all who test positive outside of Goddard Health Services self-report their results through the university’s online COVID-19 Screening and Reporting Tool at covidreporting. ouhsc.edu. Self-reported numbers are re ected in Goddard numbers. Please contact Cleveland County Health to see if its reported data re ects self-reported numbers.

Additional answer provided Aug. 28:  e university is not noti ed of positive cases among OU-a liated constituencies from other labs, however Goddard will receive positive case reports from the health department if [contact] tracing or investigations are required for the campus community.

Additional answer provided Aug. 28 by Dr. Craig Rice, chief of medical sta , OU Health Services: • On the dashboard, the Goddard statistics are just the people who test at our lab. It does not include anyone who tests at a di erent facility even if they are a liated with OU. • Everyone who lives currently in Cleveland

County is reported in the Cleveland County stats, regardless of where they were tested.

We report our (Goddard) data to the state and would show up in the Cleveland County data. •  e “Restricted from Campus” section is based on the data from the OU online screening form data only.

Aug. 28: So if students test outside Goddard and self-report, will it re ect on the Goddard dashboard? Or is that only for tests conducted at Goddard and nothing else?

Answer provided Aug. 28, by Dr. Rice:  ose would only show up on the bottom 2 boxes under Goddard information. •  e top 2 boxes (of the dashboard) are just from the testing done here (Goddard). No outside testing or self-report [is in this section]. •  e bottom 2 boxes include self-report,

Goddard testing, anyone restricted through online screening form [and] outside testing.

Please note the outside testing is selfreported, we don’t get reports from other labs. However, copies of those results may be required as part of the screening process. • If a person who lives outside Cleveland

County tests here, their results will show up in

Goddard’s data and Oklahoma’s data, but not in the Cleveland county data. • We do not get reports from the health department unless [contact] tracing or investigations need to be done by us.  ose statistics are not included unless the person  lls out the online screening form.

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Faculty, staff & fi nances:

July 24: If a professor tests positive for COVID, will their classes be required to quarantine?

All classes, including those held in lecture classrooms, will observe six-feet social distancing protocols. In addition, the University’s masking requirement will remain in place, further reducing contact and risk of transmission. Currently the Oklahoma State Department of Health de nes direct contact as 15 or more minutes of direct exposure within six feet for the purposes of contact tracing; therefore, students in a classroom setting would normally not be considered within close contact and would not be required to self-isolate. Contact tracers will work to notify anyone who has had recent direct contact with a known positive case.

July 24: I’ve talked with faculty who said they received an email last night saying their accommodations had been approved, but then got an email soon after saying that while their class had been approved for online instruction, they might not be the ones who teach it. Which, it would seem, would put their online teaching status in question. Could you clarify this situation?

I have copied Mark Morvant, who says, the intent is that the faculty member approved will be allowed to teach in the format that they requested.  e Provost o ce maintains there was no communication from its o ce or the College of Arts & Sciences that align with [what you described]. If you could provide more details the Provost o ce can give greater insight.

July 24: In the MLLL [Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics] department, there were 50 emails that went out at about 10:30 last night saying that remote accommodations had been granted. A follow-up email sent on behalf of [MLLL Department Chair] Dylan Herrick said there were “a number of emails sent out incorrectly,” and that it was particularly true in Spanish where they have “only just been cleared to start making instructor changes again.” Per the email, “It may be that you were noti ed if you are currently assigned to a class that will be assigned to someone else. Please know that MLLL forwarded the requests that we received to CAS [College of Arts and Sciences], who then approved and forwarded those requests on to the Provost’s O ce.”  ey said that though many approvals went out, there is still “a lot of work to do to get the teaching assignments right,” and that “will take a bit longer to sort out,” but that they will get to it as soon as possible. In Spanish in particular, “there are still numerous changes to the instructor assignments that we requested last spring that we are only now able to update.”

Answer provided by Mark Morvant, vice provost for instruction and student success: I spoke with Dylan (Herrick, MLLL department chair) earlier today: In MLLL, there are a lot of changes in instructors and sections throughout the summer. Some of the requests had speci c sections where the instructor was changed before the requests came through for  nal approval. In other cases, MLLL switch[ed] instructors to sections that would have a lower impact of students who preferred an in-person course to allow for additional requests to be approved. Some of the noti cations had the wrong sections.  is is due to the  ux in schedules in MLLL over time. Dylan understands the intent of the requests and will be aligning the faculty that was approved to a section that will be taught in the format that they requested.  ere will be some changes in sections, but the intent of the request to teach online or in a blended format will be maintained.

Additional answer provided by Herrick:  at’s right. Essentially, the schedule is still in  ux, and it still needs to be adjusted in order to match the requests (and noti cations).

July 24: How does the cost of (at-home testing for on-campus residents) compare with the cost of testing for OU’s athletic department?

A Vault saliva-based home testing kit costs OU Housing approximately $114 per test which includes costs of shipping. (Please refer to Athletics for additional information).

July 24: How will the university manage situations in which there are only two professors per subject area (such as some foreign languages), and one has to quarantine?

 e O ce of the Provost is developing instructional continuity resources to support faculty in providing uninterrupted instruction in the event something like this would occur. Instructional resources and guidance are forthcoming.

July 24: If a professor tests positive for COVID and students are not required to quarantine, is it safe to put a substitute professor in a room full of exposed students?

As long as the professor and students were wearing a mask in the classroom, and social distancing was practiced, the students will not be considered direct contacts and should not require isolation. Contact tracing of all students, sta , or faculty who test positive will be conducted through the state and county health departments. If a substitute instructor is necessary, this may be done in-person or remotely depending on the course and the needs of the substitute instructor.

July 25: *Open Records Request*: I’d like to request all internal administrative memos and emails related to the process of granting remote accommodations for faculty and sta from June 1 to present (July 25). Speci c OU emails: ouharroz@ou.edu, mmorvant@ou.edu, jill. irvine@ou.edu, kyleharper@ou.edu. Date Range: June 1-present. Keywords: remote accommodation, criteria, decide/decision, faculty, sta , triage, department, committee, reopen, online teaching, request, Category A, Category B, Category C, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), risk.

 is record has not been received by  e Daily as of Sept. 3.

July 27: I’ve heard from faculty who said their accommodation requests in Categories A and B were denied at a departmental level.  is is all the information I can provide, as these sources have wished to remain con dential.  is would seem to dispute Interim Senior Vice

President and Provost Irvine’s email that all Category A and B requests were approved. Can you provide any clari cation on this situation? My question is were these denied requests denied by the Provost o ce? And as recently as this week?

*Context: OU’s process for sta members requesting  exibility in their work arrangement due to COVID-19 requires requests to be made in one of three categories: Category A is for those who have an increased risk of illness, Category B is for those who live with or provide care for someone with an increased risk of illness and Category C is for other situations.

It is my understanding that some requests were initially denied at the departmental and College level, but when additional information was submitted (i.e. health factors) the request was approved within the guidelines of the Provost O ce. Also please note, if requests were denied at any level, the faculty member can submit a request to proceed through the appeals process.

July 27: In part of the Phase III [return to campus] plan, a script was given for professors to use that instructs students to move to the back of their class, not to leave, if they’re not wearing a mask. Previously, administrators have said students without masks must be asked to leave, or the class will be dismissed. Why is there a di erence in policies? How strictly will masking be enforced if students won’t have to leave class if they don’t have masks?

Answer provided July 29:  e posted attachment was an earlier draft iteration and the policy has since evolved.  e one found here (www.ou.edu/content/dam/studentconduct/ docs/Masking%20Resolution%20Process.pdf ) is accurate. Students not wearing masks will not be permitted to remain in the classroom and those unable to wear masks because of ADA accommodations will be supported appropriately by their instructor.  e document has been updated to remove confusion and clarify expectations.

Aug. 10: In the statement sent by you earlier about today’s protest [by OU sta members against having in-person classes in the fall], it said that furloughing OU’s highest earners wouldn’t be enough to stop laying o sta should OU go online. What are the numbers this decision is based on?

Answer provided Aug. 19: In early August, the university considered the  nancial impact to the Norman campus should classes be moved fully online prior to the start of the semester. At that point in time, the projections showed the university would su er losses well in excess of $150 million. Senior executives will be the  rst to see pay cuts and/or furloughs should that be necessary. However, potential pay cuts for senior executives obviously wouldn’t come anywhere close to  lling the gap like the one we saw in early August.  erefore, additional mitigation measures would be required. OU’s extensive planning e orts these past  ve months for our return to in-person operations aim to safeguard the jobs for which there would be no work if we were to move fully online.

Aug. 19: How is “senior executive” de ned?

Senior executives are executive o cers and deans on the Norman campus.

Aug. 19:  e Save Our Sta protest demands list tiered cuts for those making over $100,000. Is this an option, in lieu of sta layo s, that the university has considered?

 e university has implemented a range of  nancial mitigation measures and considered others – including pay cuts – well before the protest took place. And while senior executives would be the  rst to see pay cuts and/or furloughs should that be necessary, those cuts obviously wouldn’t come anywhere close to  lling a gap like the one we saw in early August.  erefore, additional mitigation measures would be required.

Aug. 19: Would tiered cuts from all university employees making over $100,000  ll the budget gap?

Answer provided Aug. 20:  e university is working intently to avoid any salary cuts or furloughs to the maximum extent possible. Certainly, executive o cers and deans on the Norman campus would be the  rst impacted but focusing only on high earners wouldn’t be su cient to bridge the projected budget gap should we have to move to online-only instruction at this time. We are faced with a dynamic situation and the equation changes nearly every day. We will continue to remain vigilant, carefully reviewing all options and making informed decisions based upon the evolving circumstances.

Aug. 19: [OU President Joseph] Harroz said in a town hall meeting this summer that if OU went fully online, sta may have to face layo s. If OU goes fully online at some point during the semester, will sta still face those layo s? Is there a date in which sta jobs would be safe, should the university decide to go fully online?

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”:  e university is working intently to avoid any layo s to the maximum extent possible. We are faced with a dynamic situation and the equation changes nearly every day. We will continue to remain vigilant, carefully reviewing all options and making informed decisions based upon the evolving circumstances.

Aug. 19: In lieu of sta layo s, some have suggested — and other universities have enacted — a tiered pay cut for those university employees making over $100,000. Is this costsaving method in consideration, and why would or wouldn’t it work?

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”:  e university is working intently to avoid any salary cuts or furloughs to the maximum extent possible. In early August, the university considered the  nancial impact to the Norman campus should classes be moved fully online prior to the start of the semester. At that point in time, the projections showed the university would su er losses well in excess of $150 million. Senior executives will be the  rst to see pay cuts and/or furloughs should that be necessary. However, potential pay cuts for senior executives obviously wouldn’t come anywhere close to  lling the gap like the one we saw in early August.  erefore, additional mitigation measures would be required. OU’s extensive planning e orts these past  ve months for our return to in-person operations aim to safeguard the jobs for which there would be no work if we were to move fully online.

Aug. 19: How did OU manage the impact of the 3.95% cut from state appropriations?

*Context:  e Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education approved a 3.95 percent cut in state appropriations in its May 29 budget meeting.

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”: Each year, the university makes appropriate adjustments to its budget accounting for the level of state appropriations, which has changed dramatically over the years. State appropriations fund approximately 10% of the Norman campus operating budget today, in contrast to 1982 when they accounted for 42%.  is year, the cut from the state was managed through internal savings’ e orts, including debt re nancings and discretionary spend reductions across areas funded from state appropriations.

Aug. 19: In your opinion, what do you think were the most  nancially signi cant decisions made by the university in regard to COVID-19?

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”: Like all universities, OU has seen losses since the beginning of the pandemic including conference and event cancellations, health care costs, increased IT expenses, loss of patient revenues, and increased cleaning costs. In the wake of COVID, OU enacted  nancial measures including implementing a hiring freeze, halting discretionary spending, instituting travel restrictions, and deferring capital improvement projects.

Aug. 19: Is there a current master list of the university’s payroll? If so, we would like to request a copy.

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”: Please submit your o cial request to the Open Records O ce. Information is below. Open Records O ce, University of Oklahoma, Whitehand Hall, 339 W. Boyd St., Rm 415, Norman, OK 73069 at 405.325.0202 or openrecords@ou.edu

Aug. 19: What is the potential  nancial impact if OU can’t have a football season? How has the university been preparing for this scenario, and what is the  nancial plan if that should happen?

No answer provided as of Sept. 3.

Aug. 19: What are OU’s major long-term  nancial challenges going forward?

Answer provided Aug. 30 by “several university o cials”: OU faces many of the same longterm  nancial challenges as other  agship universities, including enrollment and pricing pressure, declining state appropriations, aging infrastructure, and maintaining competitive salary plans for faculty and sta . Despite the current challenges from COVID-19, the university is wellpositioned to address these challenges.