[Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom

[Kevin Reed]

Making sure Senators have seen this, distributed this afternoon to other UO leadership.

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Kevin S. Reed | Vice President and General Counsel
Office of the Vice President and General Counsel
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From: uosenate-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate-bounces at lists.uoregon.edu> on behalf of Alison Schmitke <schmitke at uoregon.edu>
Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 at 12:26 PM
To: Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro at uoregon.edu>, Senate President <senatepres at uoregon.edu>, uosenate at lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate at lists.uoregon.edu>, Senate Vice President <senatevp at uoregon.edu>, Sandy Weintraub <sandymw at uoregon.edu>, Betina Lynn <betina at uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom
Thank you, Pedro.  I’ll be sure your name is added.

Alison

Alison Schmitke, PhD
University Senate Vice President
Senior Lecturer II
Undergraduate Degree Program Director
Education Studies
College of Education
University of Oregon

From: Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro at uoregon.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 9:22 PM
To: Senate President <senatepres at uoregon.edu>; uosenate at lists.uoregon.edu; Senate Vice President <senatevp at uoregon.edu>; Alison Schmitke <schmitke at uoregon.edu>; Sandy Weintraub <sandymw at uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina at uoregon.edu>
Subject: Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom

Dear Gerard and Alison,

Thanks for the opportunity to sign this well-crafted letter. I was sorry we did not have time or quorum at the end of Wednesday’s meeting, but this is a great approach to submitting this strong document to the president. Please add my name to the letter.

All the best,
Pedro

Pedro García-Caro

Associate Professor of Spanish | Department of Romance Languages | School of Global Studies | 325 Friendly Hall | 1233 University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon 97403-1233 | (541) 513-8706 | pgcaro at uoregon.edu<mailto:pgcaro at uoregon.edu>
https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/romance-languages/all/pgcaro
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Subject: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom


UO Senators,



Thank you for participating in the Senate meeting on Wednesday, May 1st.  Many senators have expressed interest in Senate action related to the email I distributed in advance of the meeting and then read during my opening statement. The letter affirmed our Senate's commitment to the principles of academic freedom and advocated for respectful dialogue and constructive engagement with the issues being raised by the Gaza Solidarity Camp.



The Senate meeting schedule does not coincide with the urgent need to communicate our statement.  The next Senate meeting is on May 22nd (Week 7).  Thus, Senate leadership is releasing a revised letter (refer to the attached).



If senators wish to add their names to the letter, please use this Google Doc<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link__;!!C5qS4YX3!GuAW-RAyhW98qPj1RZpLF6VmejRJfIrvd4LwX169DfMaBJBUmSG1ycIP_gYpi4BbxOK7O5evQepY9P13FAtsZdDO$> and do so by noon on Wednesday, May 8th.  The names will then be added to the letter and sent to the UO President by 5:00 on Wednesday, May 8th.



Senate leadership and the Senate will continue to engage and advocate for a productive way forward.  Please let me know if you have additional questions.



Sincerely,



Gerard Francisco Sandoval, UO Senate President

Alison Schmitke, UO Senate Vice-President



Gerard Francisco Sandoval, PhD

President, University Senate<https://senate.uoregon.edu/>

Professor, School of Planning, Public Policy and Management<https://pppm.uoregon.edu/>

University of Oregon

147A Hendricks Hall

Eugene, OR, 97403-1209

541-346-8432




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