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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As we head into Spring Break, we wanted to take the time to catch you up to speed on various University events. We apologize in advance for the long email, but we believe the
details and events described below are important to faculty shared governance and our University. Below, you’ll find a list of events that have happened in the last two weeks that are relevant to the Faculty Senate and shared governance. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In addition to the information below, our next Senate meeting is Monday March 11, 3-5 pm. The
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://facultygovernance.arizona.edu/events/faculty-senate-meeting-6" id="OWA38811bb8-2362-7507-0f7d-cc7606c06967" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">agenda</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> includes
reports and time with President Robbins, Interim Provost Marx, and Interim VP, and Chief of Safety Officer Steve Patterson.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you for your continued engagement in shared governance. If you have thoughts/ideas/comments on any of this, we welcome them (via email or our Qualtrics survey:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4vcRICRZwxfebc" id="OWAa755ab22-6b08-1e13-9e5c-7fd29c935fe8" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4vcRICRZwxfebc</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Have a wonderful break,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Katie, Bobby & Tim</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Recent Developments and Timeline: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 19th:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Special Faculty Senate meeting. Dr. Gary Rhoades gave
a GFFRC presentation about the financial crisis and alternate avenues to pursue. Presentation slides
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Chair Hudson raised questions about a possible conflict of interest for Fred Duval. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 20.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Fred Duval issued a cease and desist letter to shared governance
leaders: Chair Leila Hudson, Vice Chair Mona Hymel, Secretary Tessa Dysart, and Chair of C11, Wolfgang Fink.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 22:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zFANt0AeQ" id="OWA6c13e534-39c8-44ce-6217-94f531a8dbd7" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ABOR
holds their meeting in Tempe</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Fred Duval publicly responded to Chair Hudson (video timestamp 7:50) and threatened legal action, publicly naming his lawyer and outlining
a litigation plan. Regent Manson then gave remarks (timestamp 10:38) that ended with this statement: “<i>I encourage President Robbins to establish new faculty leadership and to seek out faculty who are interested in contributing to real solutions rather than
posturing and undermining potential progress</i>.”</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 26:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Governor Hobbs’ issued
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2024/02/governor-katie-hobbs-demands-meeting-abor-and-ua-leadership" id="OWA12c6eba1-ec37-daaa-db09-542b720408dd" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">this
statement</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> regarding Duval and Manson’s remarks, stating: “<i>I cannot be more clear: because of Chair Duval and the Board’s actions, university employees are going
to lose their jobs. Attacking faculty is not, and never will be, the answer. Instead of taking any accountability and guiding with a steady hand, ABOR is circling the wagons and announcing they are litigating personal grudges during Board meetings. In the
February 22nd meeting, an ABOR member openly called for President Robbins to overthrow the faculty's governing body. This behavior is appalling and unacceptable. Chair DuVal and members of the Board of Regents appear more concerned with saving face than fixing
the problems they created. It’s time for them to come down from their ivory tower and realize this is hurting Arizonans and the university.”</i></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 27</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: President Robbins sent a
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://view.comms.arizona.edu/?qs=c00f45c03fae7442b00b50400c48c71bc13ee4af77b0de0a8435f31670d51235f1ed21918a5c5b6ef8b1ff14a0eff7fec2e3d8074242f5fdf79a42d4264d9aec37eb812a51dbf7022747783fb443997a" id="OWAffc71b68-9e04-de66-0a28-79093302bb94" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">university-wide
email</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> stating that because he is a “<i>proponent and strong supporter of shared governance and community feedback,</i>” he is now forming a new University Advisory
Council and will work with deans to select council members. Shared governance leaders
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://tucson.com/news/local/education/college/university-arizona-president-robert-robbins-advisory-council-faculty-senate-shared-governance/article_60326748-d65b-11ee-be8d-5fe8e81b07f2.html" id="OWA707d6e3a-8761-7d2e-2ed9-39a0b233c9d9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">weighed
in on this in this article</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Feb 29:
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fred Duval stepped down as Chair of the Board of Regents but retained his position on the Board. Information
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://tucson.com/news/local/education/college/arizona-board-regents-chair-fred-duval-executive-director-john-arnold-govkatiehobbs-university-arizona-deficit/article_0f95ca90-d760-11ee-9f6e-830fd46f7c0a.html#:~:text=Fred%20DuVal%20is%20stepping%20down,of%20University%20of%20Arizona%20finances." id="OWA08355613-cbe3-7ea6-d99d-2ae442d891fb" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">March 1st</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">: UA Regents and Distinguished Professors issued a letter
stating that “<i>Regents and Distinguished Professors are deeply disturbed by the current situation at our university. We all want to use our energy to do what we do best – generate and disseminate knowledge. The deep faculty rancor at the present moment reflects
the fact that the current crisis is very much not of the faculty’s making. Yet, adequately addressing it will require collaboration between leadership and the faculty</i>.” The letter is attached.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">March 1st:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Chair Hudson announced she has obtained enough signatures
to call a Meeting of the General Faculty (see email attached). The petition of signatures was initiated by Dr. Carol Brochin and Professor Emeritus Marv Waterstone. A date and time have not been selected for the General Assembly; we will be in touch about
any additional information. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Katharine H. Zeiders, Ph.D. (she/her)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;"><a href="https://norton.arizona.edu/person/katharine-h-zeiders-phd" id="OWAa358e95e-9165-2f05-d37e-2c348c67b7db" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://norton.arizona.edu/person/katharine-h-zeiders-phd</a></span></p>
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is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui.</i></span><br>
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