ABE Weekly Update: December 7, 2020 THANK YOU! Everyone really pulled together to make the Great Big Move happen! I especially wish to thank Becky Peer, Scott Brand, David Wilson, Mandy Limiac, and Lindsey Crawley for doing a lot of figurative and literal heavy lifting to get us ready for the Great Big Move. Many, many others have contributed in big ways as well. The Great Big Move is Here! * Important Items to Know About the Great Big Move! * Patience and Perseverance: This week will be chaotic! Not everything will go perfectly. Please be patient with each other as we make the transition to the new building during a perfect storm of stressors: COVID, finals week, the holiday season, AND the Great Big Move. * Schedule: Below is the current, updated move schedule. This has been in flux and is subject to adjustment as the move progresses! [cid:image001.png@01D6CC78.986CB050] * Building Keys/Access: * The Key Swipes on the new ABE building are not working correctly yet! The team is hard at work to fix everything, but until this is resolved: * Exterior doors will be unlocked 6am-6pm, M-F * Interior access to floors 3, 4, and 5 by the elevators and stairs will be unlocked at all times! (The labs themselves will be accessible by physical key.) * If you are getting a new PUID and haven't picked it up - please contact Becky Peer! * The Physical Keys (offices and labs) * Faculty and Staff started picking up their new keys on Wednesday December 2. Please contact Becky Peer if you have not picked up your keys! * Graduate Students may start picking up their new keys on Wednesday December 9 - look for an email with instructions on how to pick up your keys! * Cleaning: * You must clean your current office before your leave! Boxes, papers, books, trash must be cleaned out! If your labs and/or offices were in LILY Hall this must be finished by 5:00pm Friday December 11, 2020! * If you need recycling bins (confidential or regular), please let Becky Peer know! COVID 19 * Positive cases are up on campus and in the local community, please be mindful of social distancing, hand washing, and mask wearing on campus and off. * If you are feeling unwell, please stay home and do not come to campus! If you have packing to do, please let Nate Mosier, Becky Peer and/or Scott Brand know so that we may help in your absence. * Please continue to check the Protect Purdue webpage (https://protect.purdue.edu/) for the latest updates and for how to receive testing for you and your family if needed. Free COVID testing for Purdue employees and family will continue to be open until the end of December! Teaching * This is Finals Week! * Grades are due by 5:00pm Tuesday December 15! * Spring Semester 2021 * Starts January 19, 2021! * "Reading Days" - no classes - Wed. Feb 17, Thur. March 18, Tue. April 13 * No Spring Break * Classes End May 1 * Final Exams May 3-8 Upcoming Events * ABE Faculty Seminar, Dr. Lizhi Shang, Friday December 11 at 3:00pm - Zoom