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MEMORANDUM TO: ProfessorMary Poulr Deparnent Hed,Mining and GeologicalEngineering FR; University Commiueefor Monitoring Labor andHuman RighIssues(UCFMLHRI) RE: Mining and GeologicalEngineeringContractwith CaterpillarCorporation The University of Arizona bearsa responsibilityto exerciseethicalleadershipin labor andhuman rights mattes.To this end,the UCFMLHRI (a GeneralFaculty StapdingCommittee)strivesto ensure that findamentallabor and humanrights issuesare safeguarrded Univers deparrnentslunits. by Under an agreement reachedwith former PresidentLikins on 30 April 1999(Commitments Relatingto Sweatshops), committeemakesrecommendations the UA Presidentregardingfndamentallabor our to ad humanrights issues that a^ffec!andare a^ffected the University. by, Over the past few monthswe havebeenmeetingwith representatives from the University of .A,rizona. Community for HumanRights (UACHR), a student-initiated group working on issuesrelatedto University contractorsandhumanrights. During severalof our meetings, indicated theserepresentatives that they had madenumerousattemptsto cntact you (andyour Dean)regardingyour deparEnent's contractwith Cafrpiilar Corporation. Their intendedpurposewasto provide you with information about Caterpillar's involvementin internationalconflict zones,aud to try to determineif an appropriate, substitutevendor might be identified. It is puzzling to our committeethat you havenot responded all. at Our committee scheduled meetwith President is to Sheltononthis and othermatters 15 January on 2010. Basedon compellinginternational (which wasprovidedto you by evidence Caterpillar's of wrong-doing the UACHR), particulady in the Israelalestine arena,we are goingto discussour graveconcer:rsover this contract,and indicateto PresidentSheltonthat we are atempting assess relevantpositions on all to 'We this issue. would very much appreciate beingableto include your views in our assessment when we meet with the Prcsident,and to be ableto tell him that you are willing to provide us with relevant information from your perspective. tbt end,we invi you to respondto this memorandum, later To no than 8 January2010, either communicating your views on ,is contract,or indicating your willingness to meet with our Committeeto assistus in making our reco.mendation PresidentShelton. We can be to reachedmost easily by campusmail addessed the UCFMIIIRI clothe Facu Center,PO Box to 2L0456. Thank you in advance your atntionto this importaatmatter. for Pr. Andrew Silverman Dr. Wendy Theodore Dr. Damian Baca lvfr. Ryan Klenke lvfs. Brooke Lober Dr. ElabethOglesby Dr. SusaShw Dr. LauraTabili Ms. Carolyn Trowbridge Dr. lvfarv'Waterstone /jwc