Work under way
Provost Hume’s action plan assigns responsibility to designated UC officials for reviewing and making recommendations for operational improvements in multiple areas, in some cases with the help of working groups. The Provost’s plan includes the issues identified in the organizational assessment conducted by the Monitor Group and subsequently recommended for immediate attention by the University’s Steering Committee on Organizational Restructuring.
A summary of the action under way is provided below. The list will be updated as work progresses and as meeting schedules and next steps are more clearly established. In the interim, your questions and suggestions can be sent directly to provost@ucop.edu.
Action Item |
UC Lead |
Working Group |
Charge |
Next Steps |
Clarify roles of UCOP, Regents, campuses* |
Provost Hume |
• Examine overall structure, functioning of UCOP • Review, clarify respective decision-making roles of UCOP, Regents, campuses |
Report to Regents in January 2008 |
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Senior management compensation* |
EVP Lapp |
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• Reform hiring and compensation practices for Senior Management Group executives |
Progress report to Regents in January 2008 |
Capital projects process* |
EVP Lapp |
• Re-engineer capital planning, budgeting, approval and delivery process • Address backlog of deferred maintenance |
Progress report to Regents in November 2007 |
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Open budget process* |
EVP Lapp, |
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• Develop process to ensure that academic priorities guide development of capital and operational budgets • Ensure budget processes and plans are transparent, open to public |
Develop for 2008 budget process |
External Relations* |
EVP Darling |
• Overhaul external relations to make our work clear to public and to present campus achievements vividly • Energize alumni, donors; identify which related functions are most appropriate to supply on systemwide basis |
Progress report to restructuring Steering Committee in December |
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Cash management |
VP Broome |
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• Review level of funds in short-term investment pool (STIP) and how funds are invested to maximize returns |
Progress report and project plan to Regents in November 2007 |
Faculty salaries |
Provost Hume |
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• Revise salary scales to ensure compensation is competitive, linked to system of rigorous performance review |
Approved by Regents in September |
Affordability |
Chancellor Birgeneau |
• Identify bold, practical alternatives for maintaining affordability of UC for undergraduates |
Report to Regents in January 2008 |
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National labs |
EVP Darling, VP Foley |
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• Survey state of operations at the labs |
Report to Regents in November |
*Identified as “wave one” priority by Steering Committee of UC Organizational Restructuring Project. Monitor Group staff will be assisting the capital and respective roles working groups.