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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dear Faculty: I would like to provide some clarification on my email of last night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dean Burges has not
<i>approved</i> this search. He is aware that this is ongoing, but the appointment of the Associate Directors has not been approved by CALES or University Administration – due to the hiring freeze, no new positions are being approved at this time. This search
is being conducted because the initial appointment of the Associate Directors, performed a year ago, did not conform to UA policies. The current SPLS Associate Directors have done an exemplary job in assisting me with the management of this Unit over the past
year, and I sincerely hope that they will apply for these positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">I must also inform you that the stipend stated in the position description has not yet been approved at the administrator level, and may not be approved until the hiring freeze is lifted.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Best wishes, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">David W. Galbraith, PhD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Interim Director</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">School of Plant Sciences | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Forbes 303 | 1140 E. South Campus Dr.<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Phone 520-205-1962 (Cell) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Note: After January 5, I will be retired and moving to Emeritus status. During the subsequent period, until my status is changed, please use my alternative email address (<b>dwgalbraith@gmail.com</b>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">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></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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