Message from Provost Liesl Folks December 21, 2020

December 21, 2020

Dear Campus Colleagues,

As 2020 comes to a close and I reflect on the past year, I am deeply appreciative of our extraordinary campus community. Our faculty, staff and students have weathered this most challenging year with remarkable creativity, compassion, flexibility and resilience.

Much has been asked of you in both your professional and personal spheres. You have changed how you teach, learn and work. You have cared for loved ones at home and from afar, created classrooms and study spaces in your kitchens, and found new ways to connect with friends and colleagues. You devised clever ways to keep your research programs moving forward, despite serious hurdles.

You all have worked incredibly hard and it's now time to rest, relax and recharge. Please use the next few weeks to truly take care of yourselves – physically and mentally.

We of course can't know what 2021 will bring. But I do know that I feel very fortunate to face the future alongside the members of the University of Arizona community. I am humbled and proud to call myself a Wildcat!

With warm wishes for the holidays,

Liesl