The UC & the academic senate

Jose%Wudka%

Chair%of%the%UCR%Academic%Senate%

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The Faculty

•  The%Role%of%the%faculty%

•  The%Academic%Senate%as%the%organism%though%

which%faculty%parEcipates%in%the%UC%

governance.%

The UC mission

•  Serve%society%as%a%center%of%higher%learning%%

•  Provide%longIterm%benefits%by%–  TransmiKng%advanced%knowledge%

– Discovering%new%knowledge%–  Being%an%acEve%repository%of%organized%knowledge.%%%

•  UC%fulfills%it%obligaEons%through%%

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“All%acEviEes%are%shaped%and%bounded%by%the%central%pervasive%mission%of%discovering%and%advancing%knowledge."%

Master plan for education

~1/8%of%HS%graduates%Primary%research%ins9tu9on%PhD%gran9ng%ins9tu9on%

~1/3%of%HS%graduates%

MS%granEng%insEtuEon%

All%HS%graduates%

2%year%UG%educaEon%

VocaEonal%&%remedial%

UC administrative structure

Regents%

(16+9)%

President%

Chancellors%

Senior%VP:%audit%

Compliance%%

Chief%Investment%%

officer%

General%%

Counsel%

Regents’%chief%%

of%staff%

The Academic Senate

President%

VPs%

Chancellors%

Vice%chancellors%

Deans%

Provosts4%

OP%registrars%

Chief%admission%

officer%

Academic%Program%

Directors%

University%

librarian%

The%Faculty%

The%Senate%provides%the%framework%enabling%faculty%to%parEcipate%in%the%governance%of%the%UC%

The%faculty%voice%forms%through%a%deliberaEve%process%that%includes%the%commicees%&%

assemblies%of%the%Senate%

The%Senate%consults%with%the%administraEon%both%at%the%campus%and%systemIwide%levels%

Activities of the Academic Senate

Determine%condiEons%for%admissions%

Determine%condiEons%for%degrees%

Recommend%to%the%President%degree%candidates%

Authorize%&%supervise%all%courses%&%curricula%

Determine%membership%of%faculEes%&%councils%

Advice%President%&%Chancellors%on%%

the%budget,%libraries%&%the%UC%press%

Can%lay%macers%before%the%Regents%%

(through%the%Senate%Chair)%

Duties, Powers, and Privileges of the Academic Senate

The structure of the Senate

Regents%

Senate%chair%%

&%vice%chair%

Acad.%council%&%Acad.%assembly%

UCR%Assembly%

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ExecuEve%council%

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Commicees%

(26%standing)%

• Graduate%Council%• EducaEonal%policy%• Courses%• Undergraduate%admissions%

• Preparatory%educaEon%•  InternaEonal%educaEon%

Teaching%

• Privilege%&%Tenure%• Charges%• Grievance%ConsultaEon%panel%• Academic%Freedom%

• Faculty%Welfare%

• Diversity%&%Equal%Opportunity%• Rules%&%JurisdicEon%

Faculty%interests%

Standing committees

• Academic%Personnel%

• Research%• Library%&%Scholarly%CommunicaEon%

• Academic%CompuEng%

Scholarship%

• ExecuEve%Commicee%

• Commicee%on%Commicees%

• Planning%&%Budget%• University%Extension%• Physical%Resources%Planning%

Service%

+%5%award%commicees%

Senate%

Teaching%

Scholarship%

Service%

Advice%on%budget%

Looks%aker%faculty%interests%

Collaborates%with%the%

administraEon%

AdministraEon%

Infrastructure%

Raise%and%spend%funds%

Hires%&%fires%

Collaborates%with%the%senate%

Senate & administration

Welcome to UCR %

Please%consider%serving%on%a%Senate%

commicee%

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