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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon SPLS Faculty-<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> A few business office updates listed below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>SAVE THE DATE-Growth Chamber Training: a team from Hettich is planning a trip here on August 18-19. During this time, they will be conducting live training sessions (we are hoping to record) with faculty/users and also FM/maintenance.
Please complete the Doodle Poll below to RSVP for <b><u>ONE </u></b> of the two available user training sessions. They are expected to be scheduled on Wednesday (08/18) afternoon or Thursday (08/19) morning. I am hoping to gather a list of individuals to
include in each, to ensure we have enough space reserved. <b><i><u>If you have lead research staff that you wish to include, please forward the Doodle link to them to complete</u></i></b>.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><a href="https://doodle.com/poll/nk5maes58v68t7nx?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link">https://doodle.com/poll/nk5maes58v68t7nx?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Business Office Scheduling: beginning Monday 08/16, the business office will expand to normal business hours (open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm daily, closed from 12-1 for lunch.) We will be back to full capacity in the office, but please
keep in mind some employees are still authorized for periods/days of remote work.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>New Student Support Coordinator: I am happy to announce that we have made an offer to Amanda Armendariz for the position of student support coordinator. She is scheduled to begin with SPLS on 08/23 and she is very excited to be joining
our unit! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Financial Announcements:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Changes to discretionary funding: I have directed the accountants to remove discretionary/hatch funds from the monthly reports starting with July 2021 reports. We will be discussing some budget changes and how we would like to move
forward with discretionary funding requests in an upcoming faculty meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Sponsored Projects 3-day deadline- please see the attached email from UArizona Sponsored Projects Pre-Award team with some updates to the submission deadlines for research proposals. Should you have any questions, please reach out to
Fatemah. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Participant Support: I have received several questions about
<i>Participant Support</i> and what these funds can/should be used for. Please see the attached cheat sheet regarding these types of sponsored funds.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and welcome to Fall 2021
<span style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Amanda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#17375E">Amanda M. Stevens, MPA, MAcc<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">Manager, Finance and Administration</span><span style="color:#A6A6A6"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">CALS School of Plant Sciences</span><span style="color:#A6A6A6"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">Forbes 303B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">PO BOX 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6">Office: 520-621-8689<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:amanda84@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">amanda84@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/home"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/home</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The University of Arizona sits on the original homelands of Indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Aligning with the university’s core value of a diverse and inclusive community, it is an institutional responsibility
to recognize and acknowledge the people, culture, and history that make up the Wildcat community. At the institutional level, it is important to be proactive in broadening awareness throughout campus to ensure our students feel represented and valued.<o:p></o:p></p>
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