Public Forums

The UC Office of the President’s ongoing organizational changes are being discussed in a number of forums for University staff and the broader public.

UCOP Staff Discussions

UCOP staff who are helping to lead the restructuring effort are hosting a series of brown bag lunch discussions to share updates and answer staff questions and concerns about the various reorganization and consolidation initiatives underway. Brown bags are held at both the Kaiser and Franklin buildings. Check email updates for details of upcoming brown bags.

• HRB Reorganization, Position Development and Legislative Analysis Restructuring – June 23/24
• OP Budget Office, Business Resource Center, Institutional Research - June 5/6
• Presentation - May 16/19
• Overview presentation - Week of April 28

UCOP town halls

On March 14, Provost Rory Hume and Executive Vice President Katie Lapp held two town hall meetings with UCOP staff to talk about the 2008-09 UCOP budget proposal and ongoing restructuring efforts.

• Listen to audio of opening remarks
• Read transcript of opening remarks
• Read transcript of staff Q&A

EVP Lapp has also been holding a series of small-group meetings with UCOP staff across departments to hear their ideas and answer specific questions about the administrative restructuring at UCOP.

Regents meetings

• Schedule of Regents' meetings
• “Restructuring of and Appropriations for the Office of the President” – UC Regents presentation by Provost Rory Hume and EVP Katie Lapp – March 19, 2008
  >The full OP budget proposal can be viewed here
• “Discussion of Governor’s budget proposal” – UC Regents presentation by EVP Katie Lapp – Jan. 17, 2008
• “Report of the Working Group on the Role of the Office of the President” – Presentation to the UC Regents Committee on Governance – Jan. 8, 2008
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• “Update on Restructuring of the University’s Administrative Functions” – UC Regents Presentation by Provost Rory Hume – Nov. 14, 2007
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• 2008-09 Budget for Current Operations, Summary of the Budget Request – UC Regents Presentation by EVP Katie Lapp – Nov. 14, 2007
• “Discussion of trade-offs for the University’s 2008-09 budget” – UC Regents presentation by EVP Katie Lapp – Sept. 20, 2007

Public commentary

• SF Chronicle OpEd by UCOP EVP Katie Lapp: “UC is on the road to reform”
• SF Chronicle OpEd by UCB Chancellor Robert Birgeneau: “Is a UC education affordable?”