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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Mike and Nancy, thank you for this excellent report and large amount of work, data and information associated with it. I appreciate it very much. It is very timely also.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">To all academic advisors, irrespective of this report, if you personally feel you are being subjected to any discrimination or any other inequity, please report this to your supervisor, or supervisor’s
supervisor as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Shane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Staten, Michael E - (statenm) <statenm@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 21, 2024 5:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> agvisors@list.cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <shaneburgess@arizona.edu>; Ratje, Jeffrey M - (jmratje) <jmratje@arizona.edu>; Rutherford, Janis KM - (jmathias) <jmathias@arizona.edu>; Jones, Sonia Jimenez - (soniajones) <soniajones@arizona.edu>; Hunt, James
E - (jeh) <jeh@arizona.edu>; Tabashnik, Bruce E - (tabashnb) <BruceT@cals.arizona.edu>; Scaramella, Laura V - (scaramella) <scaramella@arizona.edu>; Wilund, Kenneth R - (kwilund) <kwilund@arizona.edu>; Stoner, Kathryn E - (kstoner) <kstoner@arizona.edu>; Curry,
Joan E - (jecurry) <Curry@ag.arizona.edu>; Kacira, Murat - (mkacira) <mkacira@arizona.edu>; Frisvold, George B - (frisvold) <frisvold@ag.Arizona.EDU>; Thompson, Gary D - (gdthomps) <GaryT@ag.arizona.edu>; Merrell, Douglas Scott - (dscottmerrell) <dscottmerrell@arizona.edu>;
Brown, Judith K - (jkbrown) <JBrown@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Report on Review of CALES Advisor Caseloads and Scope of Job Duties<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please have a look at the attached memo that reports the key findings from our multi-month review of CALES advisor job duties and caseloads. Also attached, for
your reference, is a copy of the UA Advising Self Study done back in 2016 (the most recent available). I think you will find these interesting, illuminating and reassuring. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for all your work and effort in support of our students. It is deeply appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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