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Senate Colleagues,</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yesterday, I invited you to attend an emergency Executive Committee meeting this Friday from 12-1 on zoom.
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The main agenda item for discussion is an open letter that your Senate Leadership has written to President Scholz, Provost Long and the Board of Trustees. I have attached a draft of that letter here. At the meeting on Friday, I will open the floor to discussion
and feedback. I will circulate an updated letter by Monday morning. My goal is to invite you in joining me as a co-signer. </div>
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In addition, President Scholz and Provost Long have both agreed to provide some remarks and answer questions at the meeting. </div>
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Please let me know if you have any questions, and I will look forward to seeing you on Friday.</div>
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Dyana</div>
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Dyana Mason, PhD</div>
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University Senate President and Associate Professor</div>
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Director, Master of Nonprofit Management</div>
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School of Planning, Public Policy and Management</div>
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University of Oregon</div>
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<b>From:</b> uosenateexec-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu> on behalf of Betina Lynn <betina@uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 26, 2025 4:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> uosenateexec@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenateexec@lists.uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Uosenateexec] Senate Exec Mtg<br>
<b>When:</b> Friday, August 29, 2025 12:00 PM-1:00 PM.<br>
<b>Where:</b> Zoom</div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Dear Senate Executive Committee members and Senators,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">In recent weeks, I have heard in many different forums the deep anxiety and concern that everyone is experiencing regarding the
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://president.uoregon.edu/revisiting-uos-financial-outlook" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6cd9e56f-2659-9881-8b14-1a51ef91d5e2" href="https://president.uoregon.edu/revisiting-uos-financial-outlook">Administration's
call to cut $25-30 million dollars</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> from the University budget.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Although the Senate's "official" calendar typically does not begin until the start of the academic year, I feel it's important to offer a time and place for us to gather, hear different perspectives from across our
Senate constituencies and articulate our collective concern with the Administration about the impacts any potential cuts may have. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Additionally, the timeline that has been shared with us makes comprehensive campus engagement difficult.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I'd like to invite you to a special "emergency" Senate Executive Committee meeting on Friday, August 29 from 12-1pm. You will also receive a zoom invite to add to your calendar.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Agenda</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I. Welcome<br>
II. Brief Remarks <br>
IV. Potential Open Letter - Introduction and Discussion<br>
V. Next steps, and adjourn</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Although our Executive Committee meetings are generally not recorded, we will be recording and posting this meeting as well as inviting all Senators. Visitors are also welcome but will only be allowed to participate
at the discretion of the Senate President.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I understand that meeting when many faculty are "off contract" is unusual, so let me thank you in advance for taking time out of your schedules to participate. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Dyana Mason</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(116, 116, 116);">Dyana Mason, MBA PhD</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(116, 116, 116);">Director, Master’s in Nonprofit Management<br>
Director, Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management<br>
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management<br>
University of Oregon</span></p>
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