The University of California announced today (Aug. 20) that a special advisory committee has been formed to consider the selection of a new president for the UC system, in the wake of President Robert C. Dynes’ decision last week to step down as the University’s systemwide leader.

In keeping with its bylaws and policies, the UC Board of Regents will undertake a national search for Dynes’ replacement. The presidential appointment policy calls for the chairman of the board to appoint several regents to a special committee that also includes the president of the systemwide Alumni Associations of the University of California and the student regent as well as the Governor, who serves as the president of the board, and the current and former chairmen of the board who serve as ex officio members of the committee.

The members of the advisory committee are:

Regents’ chairman Richard C. Blum, who will serve as the committee’s chair Regent Sherry L. Lansing, who will serve as the vice chair of the committee Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Benjamin Allen, 2007-08 student regent Eleanor Brewer, AAUC president and alumni regent Regent Russell S. Gould Regent Eddie Island Regent John J. Moores Regent Gerald L. Parsky (former board chair) Regent Norman J. Pattiz Regent Leslie Tang Schilling

In addition to the members serving on the committee in an ex officio capacity by virtue of their positions, Chairman Blum named Regents Gould, Island, Lansing, Moores, Pattiz and Schilling to the committee. Blum appointed six Regents rather than five to ensure broad representation and will seek ratification of that decision through a technical amendment to the governing policy at the Regents’ September 19-20 meeting.

In keeping with the Regents’ policy, the committee will consult broadly with constituent groups of the University from across all 10 campuses, including representative advisory committees comprised of faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Widely recognized as the best public research university system in the world, the University of California includes more than 214,000 students, 170,000 faculty and staff and a $17-billion annual budget at its 10 campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, offers programs in more than 150 disciplines — many of which are ranked among the top 10 nationally. UC’s five medical centers support the clinical teaching programs of the University's medical and health sciences schools and handle more than three million patient visits each year. The UC system is also involved in managing the three U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories at Berkeley, Livermore and Los Alamos.

For more information about the UC system:
www.universityofcalifornia.edu

More information about President Dynes:
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/dynes/pressrelease.html

Regents’ policy on appointment of the president and formation of constituent advisory committees:
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/policies/6142.html

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