After significant consideration and personal contemplation, I informed the Arizona Board of Regents this morning that I will step down as President of the University of Arizona after fulfilling the terms of my current contract.

Spring tends to be our busiest time of year, and this year is no exception. We recently held our first meetings of the University Advisory Council and the newly reconstituted President’s Cabinet, which provided opportunities for the two groups’ members to get to know each other and begin our dialogue about important topics, including our financial action plan. I want to again thank the Council and Cabinet members, and I look forward to our ongoing engagement and collaboration to advance our University community.

Here are several additional updates and news items.

As we continue to take necessary steps to enable the University of Arizona’s bright future, I want to thank everyone who shared their ideas and perspectives with me and other leaders.

The reasons why our work matters so much are all around us every day, and whether you are reading this from the main campus in Tucson, the Phoenix Biomedical Core, or one of our many other sites around Phoenix, the state, or the world, I am grateful for your contributions.

To ensure the University continues to excel, we are actively addressing our current financial challenges. We owe it to the generations of students yet to come to fix these issues and to fix them permanently. To be successful, all of us doing our part and working together, as one Wildcat community, is imperative. That begins with me.

To further increase input, guidance, and consultation from and with a wider group of important campus stakeholders, I am pleased to announce the formation of the University Advisory Council.