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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">I am thrilled to announce that, effective today, August 1, Dr. Jonathan Chorover has agreed to serve as Interim Associate Vice President for Research for the Division of Agriculture, Life
and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension/Associate Dean for Research for the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences,.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Jon is already well known to many of you, as he has been a college and university leader in one capacity or another for over two decades. Since 2012, under his leadership our Department
of Environmental Science has transformed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">I intend to launch a search for the next Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean for Research as soon as possible, which is at the beginning of the fall semester. I expect
this search to be completed within a semester. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">I am confident that Jon will be an excellent leader for our research mission, and I appreciate his service very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif">Shane</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B">Shane C. Burgess</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#495057"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#495057"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#495057"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#495057"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Forbes Building, Room 306<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-621-7621<br>
</span><a href="mailto:shaneburgess@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">shaneburgess@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057"><br>
</span><a href="https://alvsce.arizona.edu/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">alvsce.arizona.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676">| </span><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#8B0015;text-decoration:none">cales.arizona.edu</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057"><br>
</span><u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-burgess-8871985b/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#8B0015">linkedin</span></a></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#495057">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676">| </span><a href="https://twitter.com/UAAgLifeVetExt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#8B0015">twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="color:#403635">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally
recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships,
and community service.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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