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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The following is sent on behalf of Dr. Brent Donham,
<span style="color:#4F5352">Vice President for Research & Economic Development. </span>
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Faculty and Staff,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">System Regulation 15.05.04, <i>
High Risk Global Engagements and High Risk International Collaborations,</i> was established to protect research integrity and security within the A&M System.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Pursuant to System Regulation 15.05.04, the following countries, regions, or regimes are defined as “Countries of Concern.” This list includes those stipulated in Executive Order GA 48,
<i>Relating to the Hardening of State Government,</i> by the Governor of the State of Texas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">China (including Hong Kong and Macau)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cuba;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Iran;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">North Korea;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Russia; and<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro (Maduro Regime).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Pursuant to System Regulation 15.05.04, Section 3.b, all High Risk Global Engagements or High Risk International Collaborations, must be disclosed, reviewed, and approved prior to executing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Prior to executing High Risk Global Engagements or establishing High Risk International Collaborations,
<b>the member EO [Dr. Brent Donham] must review the proposed activity</b>. If the EO does not approve the activity, the member must send the system RSO a courtesy copy of the review. High Risk Global Engagements or High Risk International Collaborations approved
by the member EO or designee must be submitted to the system RSO for review.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">All activities subject to System Regulation 15.05.04 must be received by the System Research Security Office (RSO) no later than 10-business days in advance of the subjected activity start date, pursuant to
System Regulation 15.05.04, Sections 3.b.1 and 3.b.2. If the RSO receives a request that doesn’t meet this requirement, the request is considered out-of-compliance and a memo will be issued to the System member Empowered Official (EO).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The RSO monitors compliance with System Regulation 15.05.04 across all System members. When alerts occur, they seek to verify whether the flagged activity has been disclosed, reviewed, and approved.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">As a reminder, High Risk Global Engagements or High Risk International Collaborations includes
<b>publishing with a country of concern entity</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Recently I received notice that multiple publications were identified as a potential non‑compliance instances because the author/co-authors were entities from a country of concern and RSO didn’t have a record
that it was authorized pursuant to System Regulation 15.05.04. Consequences of this action can result in the Vice Chancellor for Research issuing a memo of non-compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk221805755"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ACTION</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk221805755"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">: If you are currently collaborating with, or intend to collaborate with an entity from
a country of concern, you need to disclose it to me so I can initiate the review pursuant to System Regulation 15.05.04.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk221805755"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The A&M System and ETAMU encourages employees to pursue global engagements with mutually beneficial fundamental scientific inquiry, cultural, or educational opportunities. Working with the RSO, we will do
everything we can to get to a “yes” for international collaborations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Brent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352">Vice President for Research & Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="250" height="33" style="width:2.6in;height:.3416in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01DC9CD9.61C74D80" alt="TAMUC logo"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121">On February 13, 2025, East Texas A&M University was designated an </span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#0E101A">R2
research institution</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#212121"><br>
by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This prestigious classification<br>
signifies that our university values scholarly research and positions us among a select group of<br>
research institutions within The Texas A&M University System and across the nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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