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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear CEDs and Unit Heads,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Central Administration has informed us that the university-wide hiring freeze includes UArizona Cooperative Extension. As you can imagine, there are many more questions than answers for Extension at this point. We are working to get clarification
and permission to continue our processes, but this will take time. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Details on what exceptions will be allowed are still unknown. If you have not scheduled interviews, please do not do so until we receive approval to move forward.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If offers are “in process,” we will continue to submit requests and seek approval from Central Administration.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We ask that you share this with those chairing any Extension Search and Screen committees in your unit.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ed and Carolyne<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#0C234B;mso-ligatures:none">Edward C. Martin, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Vice President and Director</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">UArizona Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">Division of Agriculture, Life, & Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">Professor/Extension Specialist - Biosystems Engineering</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Forbes Building, Room 301 | 1140 E. South Campus Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">P.O. Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721-0036</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">Office: 520-621-7145</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none"> |
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">Cell: 520-709-0939<span style="color:#767676">
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</span></span><a href="mailto:ecmartin@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">ecmartin@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-ligatures:none">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 style="color:#495057">.</span><span style="color:#767676"><br>
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