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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please remember this Friday, May 10th, is commencement. University leadership has asked that we take the afternoon, noon to 5pm, off with paid University Release. This will decongest
campus and allow our students and their parents and supporters to more easily celebrate with the graduates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">More info is available here:
<a href="https://hr.arizona.edu/news/2024/guidance-university-release-time-commencement-2024">
https://hr.arizona.edu/news/2024/guidance-university-release-time-commencement-2024</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">As a result, the SPLS Business Office will be closed on Friday, May 10.</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> We have asked all staff to
work remotely in the morning and will be taking University Release time in the afternoon. Please plan to resolve any in-person requirements with the business office by COB on Thursday. Regular hours will resume on Monday, May 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Additional Needs from SPLS Faculty:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please update your timesheets to reflect the University Release, if applicable.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you are a supervisor, please ensure that your direct reports are also receiving this information. If you are a 1.0 FTE
employee, you are eligible for 4 hours (1-5pm) of paid time. </span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please let me know if you have any questions,<br>
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Amanda</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B;mso-ligatures:none">Amanda M. Stevens</span></b><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">, MPA, MAcc</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Director, Operations<br>
Treasurer, Arizona Experiment Station<br>
ALVSCE Administration- DBS<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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FORBES, 322<br>
PO BOX 210036 | TUCSON, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-626-5795 | </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none">Cell: 520-401-8980</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:amanda84@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">amanda84@email.arizona.edu</span></a><br>
<a href="https://www.compass.arizona.edu/"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">www.compass.arizona.edu</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://brand.arizona.edu/signature"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="400" height="96" style="width:4.1666in;height:1.0in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DAA162.C9FABA50" alt="Integrity, Compassion, Exploration, Adaptation, Inclusion, Determination"></span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">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.</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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