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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Samantha,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your message and information about this name change. Since this name change is in line with a similar case in a related professional society and other departments at other Land Grant colleges/universities, your decision to
approve it is appropriate. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mohammad<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Plsfaculty <plsfaculty-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Orchard, Samantha - (orchard)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 26, 2024 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> plsfaculty@list.cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Plsfaculty] AREC name change - any objection?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) has requested a name change to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE). Next week, the CALES Curriculum Committee, for which I am currently the sole SPLS representative,
will vote on this request. I do not see any conflict between the proposed new name and our work and scope in SPLS and plan to vote to approve the name change unless any of you can provide me with a reason not to vote to approve it – please let me know if you
do have an objection!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Background information<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The name change is in line with the 2008 name change of a related professional society, from the American Agricultural Economics Association to the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Other departments at Land Grant universities
have similarly changed their names to acknowledge the greater breadth of their economics work, beyond agricultural and resource economics. The Head of the UA Department of Economics has approved the change, after AREC ceded the “economics.arizona.edu” domain
name. I can provide additional information about the request to anyone who would like to know more.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Samantha<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C234B">Samantha Orchard,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#495057"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C234B">Ph.D.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Professor of Practice</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">School of Plant Sciences</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Marley 541D</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">PO Box 210036 | Tucson</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">AZ</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">85721</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Office: 520.621.3969 |
<a href="mailto:orchard@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">orchard@arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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