Systemwide News
Regents call proposed budget cuts painful
Strategies to close a potential $417 million budget gap will hit students, faculty and staff. Options presented at the Regents' January meeting include $68 million in administrative cuts at OP and the campuses.
How will health care reform impact UC hospitals?
As the health care reform debate rises to the top of both state and national policy agendas, it is crucial that UC's medical centers and clinics continue to receive adequate funding for the unique and essential services they provide for Californians.
UC to improve e-text delivery to disabled students
A pilot project with CSU's Center for Alternative Media is in the works. The collaboration will make it easier to deliver electronic formats of textbooks and course material essential to the academic success of students with physical and learning disabilities.
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Aquarium curator doesn't horse around
At UC San Diego's Birch Aquarium, Leslee Matsushige has perfected ways to breed delicate seahorses and jellyfish. Sharing her innovations with other marine biology institutions, she has had a singular impact on species conservation. When she's not mentoring students, researching husbandry techniques or tending her creatures, you might find her strapping on scuba gear for a feeding show in the 70,000-gallon kelp forest tank.
Docents are for the birds
University-trained docents at the Coal Oil Point Reserve help protect the snowy plovers that hang out on the beach. One Santa Barbara family has made defending the plovers a group ritual.
Photo credit: Callie Bowdish
Inside UCOP: Stories for and about Office of the President staff
Best Thing About My Job?
Nancy Coolidge, coordinator of Federal and State Programs in Student Financial Support, works to preserve and improve financial aid, grants, scholarship, fellowship and work study opportunities for UC students. "I feel that my work makes a difference," says Coolidge. "That sounds corny, but I'm glad to have something that is meaningful to me. The best thing about working here is that I have great colleagues. They're funny, bright and humane. I'm really lucky here."
New ANR vice president's UC roots go deep
Dan Dooley began his new role as vice president of Agriculture and Natural Resources with an insider's view of what UC does for the state's agricultural community. As a former partner in his family's San Joaquin Valley farm, he has seen ANR in action on the ground with its 4-H and farm advisors. A lawyer with a background in natural resources and water rights, he has served on numerous government and UC agriculture-related advisory boards.
Working group report defines OP roles
Report clarifies the roles of the UC president, regents and chancellors and will guide the restructuring efforts currently under way, including identifying which UCOP activities can be delegated to the campuses or eliminated; reconfiguring UCOP responsibilities to streamline processes and lower costs; and establishing new management and accountability measures to ensure that the work performed at UCOP is serving the needs of the university and public as intended.
Voluntary separation deadline is Jan. 31
UCOP employees have until Jan. 31 to decide whether to participate in the program, aimed at minimizing the need for layoffs.
Did You Know...
- 63 percent of 2006-07 UC undergrads received financial support such as loans, grants, scholarships and work-study funds.
- 54 percent of UC undergrads received a grant or scholarship in 2006-07. The average amount was $9,680.
- 51 percent graduated with student loan debt; 41 percent did not borrow. The average debt was under $14,700.
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