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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Dear Heads, Directors, CALES Curriculum Representatives, Faculty and Agvisors:</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The Cardon Academy for Teaching Excellence is seeking applications for membership as a Cardon Fellow. Attached are the guidelines for applications. Departmental,
peer and self-nominations are welcome. The CATE fellows are committed to creating an environment that reflects the diversity of our faculty and students. The Cardon Fellows represent a cross section of ALVSCE faculty including both tenure track and career
track faculty. Current active Fellows include representatives from Plant Science, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation, Agriculture and Resource Economics, Human Development and Family Science, Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, and Environmental
Science. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The CATE Fellows are seeking new applicants to fill as many as two new slots as fellows. The fellows seek applications from both tenure track and career track faculty
who are committed to increasing the support of teaching in CALES. Applications from qualified candidates in departments currently not represented and diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged! Please see the attached application instructions and let
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><u><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/cardon-academy" id="OWAc3de86d0-42e3-42e9-3f91-320c7d29d856" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="39" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">https://compass.arizona.edu/cardon-academy</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">)</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">,
know if you have questions.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">The deadline to apply is April 15th<sup>th</sup> 2024.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">James E. Hunt, Professor, Career Track</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Bart Cardon Teaching Fellow</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Sr. Assistant Dean, Career and Academic Services</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">University of Arizona</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Forbes 211 C</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Phone 520.626.3631</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">"Heroism is not defined by one great act, but by a lifetime of right action"</span></p>
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