OUR VALUES

INTEGRITY

Be honest, respectful and just.

“The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in much-needed discussions surrounding ethical principles and health equity, and it has also shown us tangible ways in which individuals can show compassion for the greater good of their communities."

—Leila Barraza, Associate Professor,
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

BALANCING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, PUBLIC HEALTH

LIVING WITH INTEGRITY

Our entire Wildcat community is responsible for the academic integrity of the university. And our commitment to ensuring moral character and conduct extends beyond campus, from entrepreneurial ventures in innovation to the public health rights of all Arizonans.

STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES TECH LAUNCH ARIZONA

INTEGRITY IN THE NEWS

Former University of Arizona Peace Corps Volunteer Mario Nuño-Whelan in Peru

UArizona named a top Peace Corps volunteer-producing school

May 25, 2023

UArizona ranks No. 15 among large schools on the Peace Corps' list of colleges and universities that produced the most volunteers between 2003 and 2023. Since the Peace Corps' founding in 1961, more than 1,720 UArizona alumni have served abroad as volunteers.

$3M gift funds director of cancer research at CAMI

May 18, 2023

The gift from Bruce and Patricia Bartlett creates the George A. Vanderheiden Endowed Chair in Cancer Immunological Research at the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies.

On 'mountaintop day,' Tubbs tells grads to learn to embrace 'valley experiences'

May 12, 2023

Michael Tubbs, the former mayor of Stockton, California, told graduates and guests at Commencement that the most valuable lessons would come from periods of struggle. Graduates should learn, he said, to turn pain into purpose and use rejection as redirection, to make the world a better place 50 years from now.

Integrity | Our Values