UA President Robert C. Robbins was awarded $60,000 in bonuses from the Arizona Board of Regents for hitting a series of goals during the 2018-2019 school year.
The board voted unanimously to approve the incentive pay during a meeting in Flagstaff on Thursday.
Robbins received the following amounts for his role as the University of Arizona president and on the ABOR enterprise committee:
- $20,000 for creating a unified office related to sexual assault, relationship violence and discrimination on the UA campus.
- $20,000 for providing a report to ABOR on recommended changes to the regents’ metric goals as a result of the school’s new strategic plan.
- $10,000 for working collaboratively to articulate the value of higher education in Arizona.
- $10,000 for developing a coordinated plan for affordable options to raise the state’s educational attainment.
The regents also set the following incentive goals for Robbins and the enterprise committee for the 2019-2020 year:
- $20,000 for amending or renegotiating the school’s affiliation agreement with Banner Health.
- $20,000 for presenting a five-year student success plan based on the school’s new strategic direction.
- $20,000 for coordinating with the enterprise committee to create a structure, pricing and implementation plan for a statewide online education platform.
Other action
The board also voted to approve the following items on the consent agenda:
The UA’s fiscal year 2021 capital improvement plan. That includes the creation of the $20 million, 34,000-square foot building
- for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, as well as a $42 million renovation project on the old chemistry building. Both projects are expected to be done in 2022.
- The UA’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 capital improvement outlook, which includes long-range ideas to improve Centennial Hall, Arizona Stadium and more graduate housing on campus.
- The $4.4 million acquisition of a nearly three-acre plot of land at 10900 N. Stallard Place in Oro Valley that will be used for the school’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The college is awaiting accreditation that could come at the end of this month.
- The sale of a 1.6-acre parcel of land to Tucson Electric Power for $8.5 million to build a electrical substation to serve the school, Banner-University Medical Center and the surrounding area near North Vine Avenue and East Lee Street. UA plans to use the money to build a larger, more efficient permanent headquarters for its facilities management department, which is located in temporary buildings.
- The renaming of UA South in Sierra Vista to the University of Arizona College of Applied Science and Technology.
GALLERY: Then and now photos of the UA
Photos: University of Arizona – Then and Now – Part 3
University of Arizona: Football stadium
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The horseshoe-shaped University of Arizona football stadium is clearly visible on campus on September 10, 1968 in Tucson.
University of Arizona: Football stadium
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The Meinel Optical Sciences Building at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 23, 2018. It was originally built in 1970 and with the expansion of the west wing in 2006 has evolved into a four story structure above ground with three levels below. There is a 100-foot vertical test tower; laser beam, glass technology and solar energy laboratories; offices and classrooms.
University of Arizona: Adminstration
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A couple of students walk along the University of Arizona Mall in front of the new Administration building being erected on January 3, 1966.
University of Arizona: Adminstration
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Constructed in 1966, the University of Arizona Administration Building is not only occupied by the provost and vice presidents it is also used by student services and business offices including financial aid, the registrar's office and graduate college in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: Mall
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University of Arizona students enjoy a warm fall morning on the mall in Tucson, on October 1, 1968.
University of Arizona: Mall
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Huge trees surround parts of Old Main, the original building at the University of Arizona in Tucson, including the balcony that overlooks the Mall on July 23, 2018.
University of Arizona: Mall at Campbell
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A worker uses heavy equipment to place a palm tree along North Campbell Avenue near the easternmost side of campus at the University of Arizona, in Tucson on August 13, 1968. Some of the palm trees were transplanted from different parts of campus.
University of Arizona: Mall at Campbell
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Cyclists ride along the entrance to the Mall at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 25, 2018. The "Curving Arches (Homage to Bernini), right, was designed by Athena Tacha and is inspired by the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's St. Peter's Square. It was installed in September, 1981.
University of Arizona: McKale Center exterior
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The new McKale Center is starting to take shape as construction continues at the University of Arizona in Tucson on August 4, 1972. The health and physical education complex, which will include a 15,000-seat basketball facility. McKale, named after legendary coach James "Pop" McKale Center, will replace the aging Bear Down Gym and is expected to be ready for the upcoming 1972-73 basketball season.
University of Arizona: McKale Center exterior
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The McKale Memorial Center at the University of Arizona is the home of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in Tucson on July 16, 2018. Named in honor of James "Pop" McKale, the former athletic and Arizona coach, it has a 14,000 seat arena and now houses a 10,000 square foot strength and condition facility and heritage center. In addition of being the venue for the basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams it is also where past commencement ceremonies have taken place.
University of Arizona: Dorms
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Trees and spacious parking is available for football fans and for residents of Santa Cruz Hall, middle, and Apache Halls, far right, at the University of Arizona on East Sixth Street, in Tucson on September 11, 1966. The new look for the school is part of a decade of planning to provide as much open space as possible.
University of Arizona: Dorms
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A large eucalyptus tree provides plenty of shade on the southwest corner of Arizona Stadium and partially obscures Likins Residence Hall at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018. Built in 2011 the four to six story hall was designed around a hacienda-style interior courtyard. It is named for former UA President Emeritus Peter Likens.
University of Arizona: Coronado Dorm
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Coronado, the 10-story women's dorm, is one of the latest structures built on the campus of the University of Arizona on September 11, 1966.
University of Arizona: Coronado Dorm
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The Arbol de la Vida, middle, is the largest and newest honors hall at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018. The six-story hall is home for more than 700 residents and features striking architecture including sky bridges connecting five buildings.
University of Arizona: Physics, Math and Meteorology
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One of the newer structures on the campus of the University of Arizona, in Tucson, is the Physics, Math and Meteorology building on the southern part of the school near East Sixth Street on January 3, 1966.
University of Arizona: Physics, Math and Meteorology
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Once called the Physics, Math and Meteorology Building, it is now the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences Building at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: Math building
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Work is still ongoing at the new Math Building at the University of Arizona in Tucson on April 4, 1968.
University of Arizona: Math building
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Built in 1968, the Mathematics Building at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, is located on the southern portion of the campus on July 16, 2018. The department has a long tradition of doing outreach to local schools with programs that support high school teachers and provide a research center focusing on improving the math education of low-income Hispanic students. The department makes major contributions to the overall mission of the UA and Tucson.
University of Arizona: Administration and Mall
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The walkway and steps that lead up to the nearly finished University of Arizona Administration building on campus on September 11, 1966.
University of Arizona: Administration and Mall
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Students take a short cut as they walk in front of the University of Arizona Administration Building on their way to the Student Union in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: Steward Observatory
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A photo of the Steward Observatory on the campus of the University of Arizona in March 1930. R.B. Streets, UA Department of Plant Pathology / UA Special Collections.
University of Arizona: Steward Observatory
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The old Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018. The first telescope and building were dedicated on April 23, 1923. The observatory is near the Education Building, left, and Modern Sciences Building. When constructed it was located on an isolated piece of university land that was once an ostrich farm.
University of Arizona: Homecoming parade
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The University of Arizona Marching Band performs during the Homecoming Parade as they walk south along North Stone Avenue in October 1955.
University of Arizona: Homecoming parade
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Pedestrians cross North Stone Avenue near West Council Street at the Pima County Public Service Center in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: Mall and Old Main
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The Student Union bell tower looms over the campus mall at the University of Arizona in Tucson, on October 1, 1968.
University of Arizona: Mall and Old Main
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The Mall at the University of Arizona looking west in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: Bear Down Gym
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In the early spring of 1926 the metal framework for the new men's gymnasium at the University of Arizona is beginning to take shape. The structure is where the Wildcats are expected to play their basketball games, the first maybe as early as January, 1927. It is located east of the Old Main, the original building on campus.
University of Arizona: Bear Down Gym
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Bear Down Gymnasium is still in use at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018. Constructed in 1926 as the men's gym it has served a number of different functions throughout its history. It was the main basketball venue until the McKale Center was built and during World War II it was made into a barracks for cadets in the Naval Training School. The Department of Campus Recreation uses the basement for activity classes, the main floor currently houses the Office of International Admissions, College of Letters, Arts and Science Academic Advising Center and the THINK TANK.
University of Arizona: Optical Sciences
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The huge hole in the ground on the eastside of campus at the University of Arizona is going to be the new Optical Science Building on September 10, 1968, in Tucson.
University of Arizona: Optical Sciences
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The Meinel Optical Sciences Building at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 23, 2018. It was originally built in 1970 and with the expansion of the west wing in 2006 has evolved into a four story structure above ground with three levels below. There is a 100-foot vertical test tower; laser beam, glass technology and solar energy laboratories; offices and classrooms.
University of Arizona: McKale Center
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Interior of the new McKale Center is starting to take shape as construction continues at the University of Arizona in Tucson on August 4, 1972. The health and physical education complex, which will include a 15,000-seat basketball facility. McKale, named after legendary coach James "Pop" McKale Center, will replace the aging Bear Down Gym and is expected to be ready for the upcoming 1972-73 basketball season.
University of Arizona: McKale Center
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Participants in coach David Rubio's volleyball camp break out into groups at the University of Arizona McKale Center in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
University of Arizona: South of Bear Down Gym
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A paid parking gate is located not far from the mall at the University of Arizona on September 11, 1966. The new look for the school is part of a decade of planning to provide as much open space as possible.
University of Arizona: South of Bear Down Gym
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Likins Residence Hall at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, was built in 2011 and is next to Arizona Stadium on July 16, 2018. The four to six story hall was designed around a hacienda-style interior courtyard. It is named for former UA President Emeritus Peter Likins.
University of Arizona: Mall looking East
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University of Arizona students enjoy a warm fall morning on the mall in Tucson, on October 1, 1968.
University of Arizona: Mall looking East
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The Mall at the University of Arizona as seen from Old Main in Tucson on July 23, 2018. It is now the site of the USS Arizona Mall Memorial featuring medallions bearing the names of the 1,177 sailors and US Marines killed in board the ship on December 7, 1941.
University of Arizona: Football stadium
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There is a new, open look at the football stadium, just east of the building where the baseball field is being developed on Sixth Street, on September 11, 1966. The new look for the entire school is part of a decade of planning to provide as much open space as possible. Moving the baseball field from Bear Down Gym is helping to create the open mall look that will be extended all the way to North Cherry Avenue. The university's aggressive building program amounted to about $8 million which includes the new administration building, the Space Sciences building and a new women's dorm.
University of Arizona: Football stadium
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Construction of the Intercollegiate Athletics Indoor Sports Center at the University of Arizona continues in Tucson on July 16, 2018. Once the site of Sancet Field, the baseball complex has made way for the Arizona football team facility after moving to Hi Corbett Field. The $15 million indoor sports center which is expected to be completed in December 2018, includes a 90-yard field with a 10-yard end zone and full width, climate-controlled area for training and conditioning.
University of Arizona: Steward Observatory
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A circa 1921 copy photo of the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
University of Arizona: Steward Observatory
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at the University of Arizona in Tucson on July 16, 2018.
