Aug. 23, 2023

Welcome Back Briefing with President Robbins

  • What: Welcome Back Briefing with University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Interim Vice President and Chief Safety Officer Steve Patterson
  • When: Friday, Aug. 25, 11 a.m. Media will enter beginning at 10:45 a.m.
  • Where: In person in the McKale Memorial Center Media Room, Room 105. Enter through the Media Entrance at the northeast corner of McKale. Parking is available in the Cherry Avenue Garage.
  • RSVP: RSVP to Nick Prevenas, nprevenas@arizona.edu. If you are unable to attend in person, you may submit questions in advance by emailing media_requests@list.arizona.edu.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Interim Vice President and Chief Safety Officer Steve Patterson will hold an in-person Welcome Back Briefing on a variety of topics, including university safety and public health updates.

The briefing will take place in the McKale Memorial Center Media Room, Room 105. Reporters who attend in person will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The event also will be streamed live on the University of Arizona YouTube page. Questions will not be taken virtually.

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Media contact:
University Communications
520-626-9422
media_requests@list.arizona.edu

The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 50 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2021 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $824 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 71 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. and Canada. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually.