RSVP for Virtual Campus Reentry News Conference Aug. 19

Aug. 18, 2020

RSVP for Virtual Campus Reentry News Conference Aug. 19

Editor's note: Please note new day and time for this week's briefing.

What: Virtual news conference on campus reentry plan
When: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2 p.m. (PT)
Where: Media who wish to ask questions via Zoom must RSVP to ablue@arizona.eduby 12 p.m. (PT) Aug. 19 to receive the link.
Online public broadcast: https://www.arizona.edu/live

TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins, Reentry Task Force Director Dr. Richard Carmona and Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management Chris Kopach will provide an update on the campus reentry plan and will take journalists' questions virtually over Zoom.

Media who wish to ask questions via Zoom must RSVP with name, outlet and email address to Alexis Blue, ablue@arizona.edu, by 12 p.m. (PT) on Aug. 19 to receive a Zoom invitation.

The event also will be streamed live on the University of Arizona YouTube page.

This will be the 12th in a series of regular briefings designed to provide timely and important information to the campus community, and it is the final briefing scheduled before the semester begins on Aug. 24.

The university's weekly updates are posted to the University of Arizona YouTube page.

PLEASE NOTE: Additional instructions for media participation are available at https://arizona.box.com/v/InstructionsForMedia.

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Media contacts:
Holly Jensen
University Communications
520-626-9422
hollyjensen@arizona.edu

Pam Scott
University Communications
Office: 520-621-1951 | Cell: 509-570-4610
pscott@arizona.edu

The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 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 2018 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $687 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 65 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.