• Create a list of legally required constraints so we know the parameters in which the team can operate while designing a workplace plan.
• Develop a robust line of communication between governance and advisory groups (including faculty, staff, students and DE&I) and the project team. 
• Develop surveys to assess employees and supervisors thoughts on remote work and the possibilities of Post-COVID workplace. 
• Develop overall regulation and procedure recommendations on remote work, on-site work and hybrid work that can be consistently applied to all campuses and all departments (equitable application), can be supported by campus leadership, allows supervisors the flexibility to make the best business decisions for their departments and is compliant to any legal constraints. 
• Determine the physical and financial support that the university will provide those employees working remote (i.e. personal equipment vs. UA provided equipment, subsidy for internet service at home, office and computer equipment, inventory control, etc.).
• Develop the mechanism for jobs to be assessed to determine if they require on-site workplace, or if they may be eligible for remote workplace or hybrid workplace. 
• Develop guidelines to help supervisors identify which employees and under what circumstances employees may or should work outside the state of Alaska.
• Develop checklists, procedures, guides, etc in order for supervisors to decide if a remote work arrangement is best for their employee and department.
• Develop supervisor training so they can implement the new procedures and workplace culture consistently. This will include how to supervise remotely, how to keep employees accountable for their job performance, how to decide which employees can work remotely, etc. 
• Develop employee training so they can be successful in the new workplace and feel engaged in the organization culture, identify with the campus and be professional in successfully fulfilling job duties.

Exclusions

• Curriculum development or methods of instructional delivery 
• Allocation/utilization of campus space released through remote work 
• Specific determinations of who will work remotely 
• Specific determinations or department/unit planning regarding return to work plans
• Determination of when campuses move between COVID Operational phases
• COVID compliance plans at campus facilities that are required to have employees back in the office