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I invite you to look at our new Presidents prior campaigns at Illinois, which he led through 2020, to the current UW budget environment/ed funding environment at large…and consider these things

[Office of Provost Email Notice - Operational Excellence at Illinois](https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/7559/1741236310

https://massmail.illinois.edu/massmail/1440165457.html

What is “Operational Excellence” and how does that look at a tangible level?

https://www.washington.edu/president/2026/04/02/uw-operational-excellence/

The cut in funding at the State & Federal level

https://finance.uw.edu/blog/state-budget-proposals-are-out-what-they-mean-uw

https://uwimpact.org/student-advocate-perspectives-more-than-a-budget-cut-the-real-cost-to-uw-students/

The implication of hiring a candidate that has a strong fiscal responsibility backed track record paired with what his doctorate is in, Crop Physiology and maybe how that expertise influences his leadership style

Biography of President Robert J. Jones

Consider the impact it can have as there is a surmounting funding gap & what this technology is promising to provide?