Aug. 6, 2023

News conference on University of Arizona moving to the Big 12 Conference

  • What: University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke will hold a news conference to discuss the university's future move to the Big 12 Conference.
  • When: Monday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. (MST)
  • Where: Arizona Football Press Conference Room at Arizona Stadium

TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke will hold a news conference to discuss the university's future move to the Big 12 Conference.

Please enter through the main doors of the lobby of the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility to access the press conference room at Arizona Stadium. Communications staff will be on hand to assist with navigation to the press conference room.

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Media contact:
Matt Ensor
Arizona Athletics
520-621-0916
mensor@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.