All: Please see the message below and the attachment regarding guidance for important information on interaction with government officials. Best. GS From: Sondgerath, William J <wsondgerath@purdue.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 11:09 AM To: Crossley, William A <crossley@purdue.edu>; Mosier, Nathan S <mosiern@purdue.edu>; Kevin John Otto <kotto@purdue.edu>; Kim, Sangtae <kim55@purdue.edu>; Govindaraju, Rao S <govind@purdue.edu>; Kulkarni, Milind <milind@purdue.edu>; Berger, Edward J <bergere@purdue.edu>; Sutherland, John W <jwsuther@purdue.edu>; Son, Young-Jun <yjson@purdue.edu>; Groll, Eckhard A <groll@purdue.edu>; Kim, Seungjin <seungjin@purdue.edu>; Stanciu, Lia A <lstanciu@purdue.edu>; Drineas, Petros S <pdrineas@purdue.edu> Cc: Raman, Arvind <raman@purdue.edu>; Bahr, David F <dfbahr@purdue.edu>; Sondgerath, William J <wsondgerath@purdue.edu> Subject: 2025 Legislative Memo Importance: High Dear Heads, On behalf of Dean Raman and Senior Associate Dean Bahr, please review the attached memo from the Office of the Provost which provides guidance for interactions with government officials. Please share accordingly. Thanks, Will William J. Sondgerath Senior Assistant Dean for Staff and Administration, College of Engineering Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Purdue University From: Gipson, John A Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2024 4:14 PM To: Ronald Elsenbaumer <ronald.elsenbaumer@pfw.edu<mailto:ronald.elsenbaumer@pfw.edu>>; Holford, Kenneth C <cholford@pnw.edu<mailto:cholford@pnw.edu>>; Engel, Bernard A. <engelb@purdue.edu<mailto:engelb@purdue.edu>>; Phillip J VanFossen <vanfoss@purdue.edu<mailto:vanfoss@purdue.edu>>; Raman, Arvind <raman@purdue.edu<mailto:raman@purdue.edu>>; Bowman, Aaron B <bowma117@purdue.edu<mailto:bowma117@purdue.edu>>; Reingold, David A <reingold@purdue.edu<mailto:reingold@purdue.edu>>; McNeil, Beth <memcneil@purdue.edu<mailto:memcneil@purdue.edu>>; Bullard, Jim <jim.bullard@purdue.edu<mailto:jim.bullard@purdue.edu>>; Barker, Eric L <barkerel@purdue.edu<mailto:barkerel@purdue.edu>>; Daniel Francisco Castro <castro98@purdue.edu<mailto:castro98@purdue.edu>>; Flesch, Lucy M <lmflesch@purdue.edu<mailto:lmflesch@purdue.edu>>; Bret David Marsh <marsh98@purdue.edu<mailto:marsh98@purdue.edu>>; Farmus, Cristina D <cfarmus@purdue.edu<mailto:cfarmus@purdue.edu>>; Frosch, Robert J <frosch@purdue.edu<mailto:frosch@purdue.edu>>; Gates, John F <jfgates@purdue.edu<mailto:jfgates@purdue.edu>>; Hall, Cherise R. <cherise@purdue.edu<mailto:cherise@purdue.edu>>; McCuskey, Beth M <bmccuske@purdue.edu<mailto:bmccuske@purdue.edu>>; Oliver, Haley F <hfoliver@purdue.edu<mailto:hfoliver@purdue.edu>>; Prabhakar, Sunil K <sunil@purdue.edu<mailto:sunil@purdue.edu>>; Rickus, Jenna L. <rickus@purdue.edu<mailto:rickus@purdue.edu>>; Umulis, David M <dumulis@purdue.edu<mailto:dumulis@purdue.edu>> Cc: Hazlett, Anne Catherine <achazlet@purdue.edu<mailto:achazlet@purdue.edu>>; debbie@indianagr.com<mailto:debbie@indianagr.com>; Ahearn, Mark G <mgahearn@purdue.edu<mailto:mgahearn@purdue.edu>>; Schultz, Steven R <schult51@purdue.edu<mailto:schult51@purdue.edu>>; Grannan, Kimberly M. <kimberly.grannan@pfw.edu<mailto:kimberly.grannan@pfw.edu>>; Catharine H. Olsen <catharine.olsen@pnw.edu<mailto:catharine.olsen@pnw.edu>>; Wolfe, Patrick J <patrick@purdue.edu<mailto:patrick@purdue.edu>> Subject: 2025 Legislative Memo Dear Colleagues, I have attached updated guidance for interactions with government officials. These guidelines apply across the Purdue system. Please share this information with your teams. Anne, Debbie, and I are glad to answer any questions. Thank you and have a great day, John John Gipson, Ph.D. Chief of Staff to the Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Operations Courtesy Faculty Appointment, Educational Psychology and Research Methodology [Purdue University]<https://www.purdue.edu/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=purdue> Note: There is no expectation of a response outside normal working days/times if this email is coming to you during the evening or weekend.