[Sustainability-listserv-f] PLEASE VOTE – MEMORIAL TO THE REGENTS ON FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION

[Michael Dawson]

Hi Paul,
I’m away for fieldwork at the moment. Anyone who’s a member of the listserv can post this to this listserv.  sustainability-listserv-f at lists.ucmerced.edu sustainability-listserv-f at lists.ucmerced.edu<mailto:sustainability-listserv-f at lists.ucmerced.edu>  If you’re not a member, you can still post, and it’ll come to me as moderator.
-Mike



From: Paul Prescott <pprescott at ucmerced.edu>
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 2:58 AM
To: Michael Dawson <mdawson at ucmerced.edu>, Michael Beman <mbeman at ucmerced.edu>
Cc: Katie Brokaw <kbrokaw at ucmerced.edu>
Subject: Fw: PLEASE VOTE – MEMORIAL TO THE REGENTS ON FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
Hi dear both,

Any way we can plug this strongly to mailing list/s?

Cheers, Paul


Paul Prescott<https://english.ucmerced.edu/faculty/paul-prescott>
Professor of English and Theatre
University of California, Merced

Pronouns: he/his/him
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From: Melanie Snyder <senateoffice at ucmerced.edu>
Sent: 18 May 2022 17:07
To: Paul Prescott <pprescott at ucmerced.edu>
Subject: PLEASE VOTE – MEMORIAL TO THE REGENTS ON FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION


May 18, 2022

MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE, MERCED DIVISION

SUBJECT: Notice of Senate Vote –Memorial to the Regents on Fossil Fuel Combustion

Dear Colleagues:

The Academic Senate is conducting a systemwide faculty mail ballot vote on a proposed Memorial to the Regents of the University of California. In accordance with UC Academic Senate Bylaws 90[1] and 95[2], notice is hereby given that voting is open for the following Memorial to the UC Regents.

The University of California Academic Senate petitions the Regents for investments in UC’s infrastructure that will reduce on-campus fossil fuel combustion by at least 60% of current levels by 2030 and by 95% of current levels by 2035.

UC Senate members systemwide are voting on the Memorial, and if a majority of the valid ballots cast approve the Memorial, it shall be sent by the Chair of the UC Assembly to President Drake for submission to the UC Regents. As per Senate Bylaw 90, this systemwide vote follows consideration of the Memorial by the Assembly of the Academic Senate. Enclosed you will find a ballot and associated written materials that will allow you to participate in this vote. The following materials are included:

A brief account of the Memorial’s procedural history, an explanation of its provisions, and succinct statements of arguments in favor and against the Memorial are available here<https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fucmerced.box.com%2Fs%2Fm8ab8t12z9a54msr4qs9icz99qfwdsnj&token=GKz3NgEQjFpUT8o9Uaj1wbZxANPnm%2FeLwDjQBX5aQxY%3D>.

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Voting will continue until 5:00pm, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the deadline for all votes to be cast. If you are unable to access the ballot, please contact senateoffice at ucmerced.edu<mailto:senateoffice at ucmerced.edu>.

A PDF version of this communication is available here<https://proxy.qualtrics.com/proxy/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fucmerced.box.com%2Fs%2Fvdm28bnpqrr2j18wdj8f1ciaq2l7xiby&token=sNtwrn2pSbzKSAaFK9ucK8kwuJG%2Bn0yj2N2bxOm6fJ0%3D>.

Your time is valuable and we appreciate your consideration of this important matter. Thank you for voting.

Sincerely,

Andrew Dickson, Secretary/Parliamentarian
Assembly of the Academic Senate

Christopher Viney, Secretary/Parliamentarian
Merced Division of the Academic Senate

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