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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Directors,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Burgess has asked for any input you might have as the University begins searching for a permanent Senior Vice President of Research, Innovation, and Impact (RII).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To give you a little background, Dr. Elliott Cheu currently serves as the Interim. The purpose, mission, etc., can be found on the
<a href="https://research.arizona.edu/about">RII website</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any input on what you would like to see in a new SVP of Research at the UA, please send it directly to me and I will forward our input to Shane.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please share with your faculty and if appropriate, with your staff.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please send all comments to me by the end of this week – July 26.<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<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">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">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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<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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