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<p class="MsoNormal">We are planning to have a 2024 Vol-A-Palooza this year, June 11-13, on campus at the UA. Nominations for attendees closed yesterday, and nine (9) people were nominated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Due to confirmations and cutoff dates, we can leave the nomination period open until April 12. However, we will cancel the event this year if we don't have enough volunteers attending.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will discuss this more during next week's one-hour CED Zoom at 11:00 AM. However, in the interim, please share this with your faculty and staff and see if they have volunteers interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take Care,<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%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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>
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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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</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"> |
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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,
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