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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello SPLS Grads,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The information below is for those graduating in Spring 2023.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amanda Armendariz, MSW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student Support/Graduate Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">520-621-1219<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Commencement RSVP is officially live! Eligible students (graduating students with an eligible expected grad term in UAccess) should have received an email from Arizona Commencement this afternoon. Please
refer to the attached memo for additional information about eligibility and when students should contact us about any issues or concerns RSVPing (and don’t hesitate to contact our team at
<a href="mailto:commencement@arizona.edu">commencement@arizona.edu</a> with any questions).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Separately, GradFest is next week! GradFest, hosted by UA BookStores and the Alumni Association, brings student grad and post-grad needs into one event that celebrates not only their academic accomplishments,
but their exciting venture into the workforce and successes in the years to come! Students can stop by the Bookstore between March 21 and 23 to pick up their cap and gown and other graduation items, or shop online.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please share this information widely with your students.
<a href="https://shop.arizona.edu/graduation/">https://shop.arizona.edu/graduation/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Lastly, if you are in a position where you work with faculty or can spread the word, I’d like to remind everyone of
<a href="https://shop.uabookstore.arizona.edu/main/MerchList.aspx?ID=1725" title="https://shop.uabookstore.arizona.edu/main/MerchList.aspx?ID=1725">
faculty regalia</a> deadlines for this semester. Extensions on deadlines will NOT be accommodated. If you have any questions for main campus regalia rentals, please contact Kitty Martinez at <a href="mailto:kbm1@arizona.edu" title="mailto:kbm1@arizona.edu">kbm1@arizona.edu</a>.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Important Dates & Deadlines:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
</span>TODAY, March 13th, 2023 | Faculty Purchase Custom Regalia Deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">March 27th, 2023 | Faculty Rental Regalia Order Deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">May 3rd, 2023 | Faculty Rental Regalia Pick-Up<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">May 17th, 2023 | Faculty Rental Regalia & Loaner Return**<o:p></o:p></p>
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<i>** * Departments will be charged, through service billing, the full purchase price of regalia for rentals not returned by the May 17th, 2023, deadline. The contact person on the order will be notified once gowns arrive. Please visit the UA Bookstore for
more information.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Commencement & Ceremonies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#0C234B">Lindsay Shekleton-Clark</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057"><br>
Commencement and Ceremonies<br>
Presidential Events & University Ceremonies<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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1541 E. 2nd Street<br>
PO Box 210552 | Tucson, AZ 85721-0552<br>
Office: 520-621-6991<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><a href="https://www.arizona.edu" target="_blank" title="https://www.arizona.edu/"><span style="color:#8B0015">www.arizona.edu</span></a></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">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><o:p></o:p></p>
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