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I did not receive the email from the Senate and wonder whether it ended in the spam (again)!
<div>Is there a final version of the letter that contains the revisions discussed last week? I had to leave at 5:15.</div>
<div>The google doc does not seem to contain the letter or didn’t it work for me?</div>
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<blockquote type="cite">On May 5, 2024, at 21:22, Pedro Garcia-Caro <pgcaro@uoregon.edu> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 5, 2024 7:51:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> uosenate@lists.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> [Uosenate] UO Senate letter to UO President affirming our commitment to academic freedom</font>
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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><span style="color:#212121"></span></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><span style="color:#212121"></span></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="x_xapple-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="x_xapple-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><span style="color:#212121"></span></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><span style="color:#212121"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black">Sincerely,</span><span style="color:#212121"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black">Gerard Francisco Sandoval, UO Senate President</span><span style="color:#212121"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black">Alison Schmitke, UO Senate Vice-President</span><span style="color:#212121"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" 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><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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Senate</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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of Planning, Public Policy and Management</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white; vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:#0F5C1A">University of Oregon</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Garamond",serif; color:black"></span></p>
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