President Robbins Advocates for UArizona at Chamber Event
This week President Robbins, along with President Crow and President Cheng, participated in the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s annual Valley Voices event. The three Presidents discussed the “State of Higher Education” in Arizona and shared the vision and priorities for their respective institutions. President Robbins advocated for the University of Arizona’s state budget request for fiscal year 2020, which includes funding for ABOR’s New Economy Initiative (NEI). President Robbins explained that UArizona’s NEI request leverages existing strengths to address critical workforce shortages and establish Arizona as a leader in solving national and global challenges. Over the next several weeks the State Relations team will arrange opportunities for legislators to learn about our world-class programs.
This effort kicked-off on February 7 with a tour of our world-class wind tunnels accompanied by a series of briefings from UA and Raytheon experts. Legislators learned about UA’s expertise in hypersonics and the joint effort with Raytheon to secure funding to expand our hypersonics programs. Legislators from across Tucson and a member of Governor Ducey’s staff spent the day on campus learning about the impact that this critical research has on maintaining national security and its contribution to developing the state’s workforce.
GCR would like to thank the following speakers who provided their time and expertise:
- Betsy Cantwell, Senior Vice President of Research, Innovation and Impact
- Alex Craig, Asst Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Jesse Little, Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Chris Shinohara, Vice President of Operations Applied Research Corporation
- David Hahn, Dean of College of Engineering