Purdue Executive Chosen as UA Senior VP for University Relations

  • UANews
  • February 12, 2013
Teri Lucie Thompson, vice president for marketing and media and chief marketing officer at Purdue University, was chosen following a nationwide search and will join the UA on May 20. She will oversee institutional communications, marketing, brand management, government relations, community relations and Arizona Public Media.

Andrew C. Comrie Selected as UA Provost

  • UANews
  • February 12, 2013
UA President Ann Weaver Hart has named Andrew C. Comrie to the permanent post of senior vice president of academic affairs and provost. Comrie, who has spent the last two decades at the UA as a professor and administrator, has served in the position on a temporary basis since August 2012.

From Backpacks to Chefs' Hats

  • Arizona.edu
  • February 8, 2013
The workday for Kevin Lau, executive chef of the Arizona Student Unions, can begin as early as 5 a.m. Preparing and serving thousands of meals every day, the students and staff of the Student Unions kitchen tackle an immense job - one that starts early, finishes late and never ends.

ABOR Supports Budget Plan, University Funding Request

  • UANews
  • February 7, 2013
The Arizona Board of Regents has approved a resolution to support Gov. Jan Brewer's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal, which calls for $58.6 million in new money for the state's public university enterprise. The request includes $8 million for further development of the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix.

NBA Legend Bill Walton to Speak on Life, Basketball as Part of Pac-12 Tour

  • UANews
  • February 5, 2013
Basketball legend Bill Walton will give a free talk on the UA campus on Feb. 6, co-sponsored by the School of Journalism. The UA is one of nine stops on Walton's speaking tour across the Pac‐12 Conference. While in town, Walton also will announce the UA vs. Stanford basketball game on Feb. 8.

Campus Pantry to Open at UA

  • UANews
  • January 30, 2013
In line with other colleges and universities across the U.S., the University of Arizona is introducing an emergency food pantry for students, faculty and staff. To help UA students and employees with immediate food needs, a group established the UA Campus Pantry, which will launch Feb. 1 on the first floor of El Portal, the site for Residence Life offices.

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