UEMA Visit
November 14 – 21, 2015
UA Host: Tim Finan, cell (520) 270-3346
Kevin Fitzsimmons, cell (520) 820-0643
Office Of Global Initiatives Liaison: Dale LaFleur, cell (520) 237-5239
Saturday, November 14, 2015
1:00 pm
Arrival in Tucson
AZ Stagecoach shuttle service requested. Please stop at their counter at carousel #5 to
check in.
Marriott University Park Hotel
880 East Second Street, Tucson, AZ 5719
(520) 792-4100
Guests:
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5:00 pm
Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Maria Claudene Barros, Master Degree in Biodiversity - Coordinator
Ligia Tchaicka, Master Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Faculty
Fabrício De Oliveira Reis, Master Degree in Agro Ecology – Coordinator
Alana Lislea De Sousa, Master Degree in Animal Science – Coordinator
Monica Piccolo Almeida, Master Degree in History – Coordinator
Jose Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra, Master Degree in Geography –
Coordinator
Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
José Haroldo Bandeira Sousa, Coordinator for Foreign Languages
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
CALS Football Tailgate
Tim to discuss details with Thales
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
4:00 pm
BBQ at Tim Finan’s House
332 N. Longfellow Ave, Tucson, AZ 85711
Please see the hotel valet for taxi service.
Monday, November 16, 2015
8:45 am
Please meet Wendi Rountree at the hotel lobby for your walking campus tour.
9:00 – 10:00 am
Walking Campus Tour
10:15 – 11:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Please bring your passport and visas to the meetings.
Pima Room
Student Union, 3rd Floor
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Presentation by Tim Finan, Professor, School of Anthropology
Pima Room
Student Union, 3rd Floor
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Lunch
Arizona Room Restaurant
Student Union, 3rd Floor
Reservation for 13 guests under Dale LaFleur
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Meeting with Neal Armstrong, Associate Vice President, Office for Research
and Discovery
Pima Room
Student Union, 3rd Floor
2:30 -3:00 pm
Refreshments Break
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Presentation by Kevin Fitzsimmons, Director, International Initiatives
Pima Room
Student Union, 3rd Floor
4:00 pm
Meetings conclude
6:00 pm
Men’s Basketball Game against Bradley
Admission: rates start at $26/person
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
7:30 am
Breakfast on your own.
Please meet at the hotel valet for University Cat Tran Shuttle transportation.
Cat Tran Driver: Margaret Ruona, cell: (480) 861-4014
9:00 – 11:00 am
Video and Tour of Biosphere 2
3540 S. Biosphere Rd, Oracle, AZ 85739
Please check in at the Visitor’s Center.
Contact: Mary Lou Robinson (520) 621-0719
Admission: $15/person
11:30 – 12:30 pm
Please meet at the entrance for shuttle transportation back to the Marriott Hotel.
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch on your own
1:45 – 3:45 pm
Interest Based Group 1 and 3:
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Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Maria Claudene Barros, Master Degree in Biodiversity - Coordinator
Ligia Tchaicka, Master Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Faculty
Fabrício De Oliveira Reis, Master Degree in Agro Ecology – Coordinator
Alana Lislea De Sousa, Master Degree in Animal Science – Coordinator
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
José Haroldo Bandeira Sousa, Coordinator for Foreign Languages
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Village Farm and Horse Race Track
1951 E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719
Justine Schluntz, Program Manager, Global Initiatives, will meet you at the Marriott Valet
for shuttle transportation. Justine cell: (520)301-3450
Bruno da Silva Cerozi to meet you at the Controlled Environment Ag Center at Campbell
and Roger Road (northeast corner of intersection). Bruno cell: (520) 213-6859
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Interest Based Group 2:
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Monica Piccolo Almeida, Master Degree in History – Coordinator
Jose Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra, Master Degree in Geography –
Coordinator
Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
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Meeting with Carl Bauer, Associate Professor, Geography/Regional Development
Room S-525, ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
9:00 am
Breakfast on your own.
University Cat Tran transportation to Bio5.
Please walk to the Main Gate Garage Cat Tran stop on 2nd Street and board the “Inner
Campus Route.” Then inform your driver of your stop at “Bio 5 East.” This will drop you off
in front of the Thomas W Keating Building.
9:30 – 10:30 am
Tour of BIO5
Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building
1657 E. Helen Street, Tucson
Please check in with Haley Gallagher at arrival
Please take the University Cat Tran “Inner Campus Route” back to the hotel and walk to
the next scheduled meeting.
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Interest Based Group 2:
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Monica Piccolo Almeida, Master Degree in History – Coordinator
Jose Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra, Master Degree in Geography –
Coordinator
Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Meeting with Lynn Staeheli, Director, School of Geography & Development
Room S-437
ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Interest Based Group 3:
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Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
José Haroldo Bandeira Sousa, Coordinator for Foreign Languages
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Meeting with Katia Bezerra, Associate Professor and Associate Head,
Spanish and Portuguese
University Services Building, Room 307
888 N. Euclid Avenue
12:00 pm
Lunch on your own
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2:00 – 3:00 pm
Interest Based Group 3:
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Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
José Haroldo Bandeira Sousa, Coordinator for Foreign Languages
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Meeting with Suzanne Panferov, Director, English as a Second
Language
Linda Chu, Assistant Director, Global Programs, English as a Second
Language
Joanne Lagasse-Long, Director, International Student Services
University Services Building, USB 307
888 N. Euclid Avenue
Thursday, November 19, 2015
8:00 am
Breakfast on your own.
8:00 – 12:00 pm
Interest Based Group 3:
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Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
José Haroldo Bandeira Sousa, Coordinator for Foreign Languages
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Center for English as a Second Language Classes and Coordination
Meetings – See attachment.
Center for English as a Second Language Building
1100 E. North Campus
9:00 – 10:00 am
Interest Based Group 2:
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Monica Piccolo Almeida, Master Degree in History – Coordinator
Jose Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra, Master Degree in Geography –
Coordinator
Marcelo Cheche Galves, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
Meeting with Chris Scott, Professor, Geography/Regional Development
Udall Center
803 E. 1st Street, Tucson
10:45 am
Interest Based Group 1 – Please meet Kevin Fitzsimmons at the hotel valet for
transportation to your meeting.
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11:00 – 12:30 pm
Interest Based Group 1:
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Thales Passos De Andrade, Assessor for International Relations
Maria Claudene Barros, Master Degree in Biodiversity - Coordinator
Ligia Tchaicka, Master Degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Faculty
Fabrício De Oliveira Reis, Master Degree in Agro Ecology – Coordinator
Alana Lislea De Sousa, Master Degree in Animal Science – Coordinator
Rita De Maria Seabra Nogueira, General Coordinator for Graduate
Programs
Ana Lucia Abreu Silva, Assistant Vice President for Quality for Graduate
Programs
Meeting with Gregory Bradley, Director, Arizona Vet Diagnostic Lab and Sharon
Dial, Research Scientist, Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Arizona Vet Diagnostics Lab
2831 N. Freeway, Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 621-2356
Directions: Take Speedway to I-10, head toward Phoenix. Take the Miracle
Mile exit, stay left. Turn Left over the interstate, stay to the right. Miracle
Mile deadends on N. Freeway. Turn left, stay in the right lane to continue 100
ft or so to an entrance on the right through the chain link gate. There is a sign
for the lab about 50 ft from the entrance. Continue on the gravel road past a
house to the lab. Park in front and register at the front desk. 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Global Excellence Reception: Featuring Wildcats Abroad
Student Union Gallery, 3rd Floor
The Center for English as a Second Language and the Office of Global Initiatives are hosting a reception for winners
of the Global Excellence Awards selected by members of the greater Southern Arizona community. The Global
Excellence Awards are intended for those who have distinguished themselves locally, regionally or nationally. The
winners of the 2015 Study Aboard photo and video context will also be announced. The gallery will feature an
exhibition of the winning entries for viewing.
6:00 pm
Dinner at Pinnacle Peak
Please meet Kevin Fitzsimmons at the Roger’s Circle loading/unloading outside of the
Student Union.
Friday, November 20, 2015
8:00 am
Breakfast on your own.
Please meet at the hotel lobby to walk together to the Environmental and Natural
Resources Building (ENR2).
9:00 – 10:00 am
Presentation by Bruno da Silva Cerozi, “Science Beyond Frontiers”
Room S-210
ENR2 Building
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1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
10:00 – 11:00 am
TBD Presentation by Shane Burgess, Vice President Vet Sciences and Dean,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Room S-210
ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
11:15 – 12:15 pm
Lunch
Room S-210
ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
12:30 – 1:30 pm
TBD Tour of the Laboratory Tree-Ring Research
1215 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
1:30 – 2:30 pm
International Relations and the IMOU. Presented by Tim Finan, Kevin
Fitzsimmons and Thales Andrade.
Room S-210
ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Next Steps. Presented by Tim Finan, Kevin Fitzsimmons and Thales Andrade.
Room S-210
ENR2 Building
1604 E. Lowell Street, Tucson
Saturday, November 21, 2015
7:15 am
Departure from the Tucson International Airport
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