READI

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes. The College of Applied Science and Technology has locations in Tucson, home to the O’odham and the Yaqui, and in Sierra Vista on land historically inhabited by the Chiricahua Apache. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.

 It is our goal to ensure that ALL our students, faculty, and staff are heard and appreciated. We strive to build an inclusive and professional academic environment that embodies the freedom to express authentic and personal life experiences, including those coming from various geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, cultural knowledge, educational backgrounds, work experience, language abilities, physical abilities or disabilities, and/or philosophical and spiritual perspectives. In action, we work hard to create policies, programs, and opportunities that ensure respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion thrive and are at the center of all that we do.