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<p class="MsoNormal">Alison<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Alison Schmitke</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, PhD</span><br>
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Senior Lecturer II<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro@uoregon.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 9:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Senate President <senatepres@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu; Senate Vice President <senatevp@uoregon.edu>; Alison Schmitke <schmitke@uoregon.edu>; Sandy Weintraub <sandymw@uoregon.edu>; Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pedro García-Caro<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Professor of Spanish | Department of Romance Languages | School of Global Studies
<span style="color:black;background:white">| </span>325 Friendly Hall | 1233 University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon 97403-1233 | (541) 513-8706 |
<a href="mailto:pgcaro@uoregon.edu">pgcaro@uoregon.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/romance-languages/all/pgcaro">https://cas.uoregon.edu/directory/romance-languages/all/pgcaro</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black">
<a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a>> on behalf of Senate President <<a href="mailto:senatepres@uoregon.edu">senatepres@uoregon.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:51:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</a>>; Senate Vice President <<a href="mailto:senatevp@uoregon.edu">senatevp@uoregon.edu</a>>; Alison
Schmitke <<a href="mailto:schmitke@uoregon.edu">schmitke@uoregon.edu</a>>; Sandy Weintraub <<a href="mailto:sandymw@uoregon.edu">sandymw@uoregon.edu</a>>; Betina Lynn <<a href="mailto:betina@uoregon.edu">betina@uoregon.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</span>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">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 <b>Senate's commitment to the principles of academic freedom and advocated for respectful dialogue and constructive engagement</b> with the issues being raised by the Gaza Solidarity Camp. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">The Senate meeting schedule does not coincide with the urgent need to communicate our statement. The next Senate meeting is on May 22<sup>nd</sup> (Week 7). Thus, Senate leadership is
releasing a revised letter (refer to the attached). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">If senators wish to add their names to the letter, please use this<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link__;!!C5qS4YX3!GuAW-RAyhW98qPj1RZpLF6VmejRJfIrvd4LwX169DfMaBJBUmSG1ycIP_gYpi4BbxOK7O5evQepY9P13FAtsZdDO$" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBb5KsyO50Bybexmaa1QxC6F9TX1vPHVjK0UQZjr-Wk/edit?usp=drive_link"><span style="color:#0078D7">Google
Doc</span></a> and do so by<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span><b>noon on Wednesday, May 8th</b>. The names will then be added to the letter and sent to the UO President by 5:00 on Wednesday, May 8th. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Gerard Francisco Sandoval, UO Senate President</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Alison Schmitke, UO Senate Vice-President</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">Gerard Francisco Sandoval,</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"> PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Senate</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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of Planning, Public Policy and Management</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">147A Hendricks Hall</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Eugene, OR, 97403-1209</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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