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2007-2008:

Proposal for Modified Regulations and Guidelines Governing Participation of Graduate Students in Delivering University Instruction, Including Proposed Modifications to APM 410-4a, -4b, and -20a, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (05/08)

Proposed Revisions to APMs 080, 710, 711, memo from Academic Council to Provost Hume on the Senatewide review of the (05/08)

Staff Academic Reduction in Time (START) program, memo from the Academic Council to AVP Boyette (04/08)

Endowment Cost Recovery Rate and Endowment Payout, memo from the Academic Council to EVP Lapp (04/08)

Statement on the Faculty Salary Plan, memo from Academic Council to President Dynes (04/08)

The Cuts Report ( Report on the Cuts Proposed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger), from the Academic Council to President Dynes (04/08)

Law Faculty Salary Scales, Systemwide Review of, memo from Academic Council to Provost Hume (03/08)

Student Freedom of Scholarly Inquiry Principles, Proposed, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (03/08)

Statement on Animal Research, memo to the Academic Council to President Dynes (03/08)

Support for Sustainable SMI Funding, a memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (03/08)

Joint Senate/Administrative Committee to Establish a Funding Mode for Graduate Education, a request from Academic Council to Provost Hume, (03/08)

Report of the Joint UCOP/Senate Ad Hoc Committee on International Education, Academic Council's response to the 03/08

Limiting UC's Role in Manufacturing Nuclear Weapons, Assembly's Resolution on, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (02/08)

WASC Report, memo from Academic Council to President Dynes (01/08)

• WASC's Final Report (02/08)

Proposed Regulations Governing Conduct of Non-Affiliates, memo from the Academic Council to EVP Lapp (01/08)

Response to Academic Council's Comments on Proposed Regulations Governing Conduct of Non-Affiliates, memo to Chair Brown from EVP Lapp (04/08)

Proposed Regulations Governing Conduct of Non-Affiliates, out for Senatewide review (11/07)

Proposed Changes to APM 220-18.b(4) (Criteria for Professor Step VI and Above Scale), memo from Academic Council to Provost Hume (01/08)

Campus Security Task Force Draft Report, Academic Council's response to the (12/07)

Proposal on Guidelines Regarding Vendor Relations, Academic Council's response to the (12/07)

Revised Draft Proposal on Guidelines Regarding Vendor Relations, Divisional review (10/07)

2006-2007:

UCOP Report on Differential Fee Programs and New Data on Self-Supporting Graduate Degree Programs, Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs Request for, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (08/07)

An Introductory Guide to UC’s Ties to LANS LLC and LLNS LLC and their Management of the Weapons Labs at Los Alamos and Livermore, prepared by Academic Council Chair Oakley and University Counsel Bill Eklund (08/07)

Advice to the Advisory Committee for Review of Interim Job Slotting Process, memo from Academic Council to Regent Hopkinson and EVP Darling (08/08)

Draft Guiding Principles for Policy Setting and Compensation Governance, Academic Council Comments on the UCOP Governance Work Team's, memo to President Dynes from Academic Council (08/08)

The University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP), Academic Council Statement on, memo to President Dynes from Academic Council (08/07)

Policy on Receiving Estimates of Fiscal Impact, Academic Council, memo to President Dynes from Academic Council (08/07)

Proposed Amendments to APM 620- Policy on Off-Scale Salaries, Systemwide Senate Review of, memo to Provost Hume from Academic Council (08/07)

Priorities for 07-08 Allocation of Net Fee Income, Academic Council's, memo to President Dynes from Academic Council (07/07)  (President Dynes' response re: Allocation of Net Fee Income {08/07})

Draft Proposal on Guidelines Regarding Vendor Relations, Academic Council review of, memo from Academic Council to Director Jaffe (07/07)

Transcript Evaluation Service, Academic Council Resolution on the, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (07/07)

Proper Use of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), proposed resolution by the Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates (ICAS), memo from Academic Council to ICAS (07/07)

Policy for Addressing Religious Holiday Conflicts with Residence Hall "Move-In" Days, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (07/07)

Open Access Policy, proposed draft on a University of California, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (07/07)

Ten Grand Challenges, University Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy's (ITTP) list of long-term information technology goals (06/07)

Response to RE-89, the Proposed Regents' Policy Restricting University Acceptance of Funding from the Tobacco Industry, Assembly of the Academic Senate (05/07)

Institutional Review Boards at UC, Academic Council Report on, memo to Provost Hume (05/07)

Plans to Establish a Trust to Comply with New Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Relating to Annuitant Health Benefits Obligations, Academic Council endorsement of, memo to President Dynes (05/07)

Proposed Revisions and Modifications to the Mortgage Origination Program, Academic Council endorsement of, memo to President Dynes (05/07)

Proposed Amendment to APM 220-18.b(4): Advancement to Professor Step VI and Above Scale, Academic Council's, memo to Provost Hume (04/07)

Response to Regent Moores Regarding Questions Around The Regents' Proposed RE-89 - Adoption of a Policy Restricting University Acceptance  of Funding from the Tobacco Industry, memo from Chair Oakley to Regent Moores (03/07)

Comments on the Proposed Presidential Policy and Guidelines on Stewardship of Electronic Information Resources, memo to Associate Vice President Kristine A. Hafner (03/07)

Current Budget Trends and the Future of the University of California, Report of the Academic Council (01/07)

Safeguarding the University's Future: A Resolution of the Academic Council on Returning UC to a Sound Fiscal Basis, memo to President Dynes (01/07)

Current Budget Trends and the Future of the University of California, Academic Council Report:, memo to President Dynes (01/07)

Recommendations of the Joint Academic Senate/UC Office of Research Multicampus Research Unit (MRU) Workgroup, Academic Council response (12/06)

Multicampus Research Units, Recommendations of the Joint Senate/UCOP Workgroup on Multicampus Research Units (MRUs), out for Senatewide review (08/06)

Proposed Guiding Principles for Professional School Fees, Academic Council response  (12/06)

Proposed Guiding Principles for Professional School Fees, out for Senatewide review (10/06)

Implementation of the President's Task Force on Faculty Diversity, the role of the Universitywide Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity's (UCAAD):

1. Academic Council memo to Provost Wyatt R. Hume (12/06)
2. Academic Council memo to the Divisional Chairs (12/06)

Total Remuneration and the 2007-2008 Budget: An Academic Council Analysis and Recommendation, memo to President Dynes (11/06)

Assignment of the Budget Function at the Office of the President, memo from Academic Council to President Dynes (11/06)

Academic Senate Resolutions on the Research-Funding Issue, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (10/06)

Statement of the Academic Senate on Interaction Between UC's Faculty and UC-Associated National Laboratories, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (10/06)

Call for Nomination of the 2007-08 Academic Senate Vice Chair (10/06)

2005-2006:

Request for Copy of UCOP Budget for 2005-06 and 2006-07 and Update on Proposed Joint Task Force to Develop an Appropriate Senior Management Salary Scale, memo from the Academic Council to President Dynes (08/06)

Request for Inclusion of Academic Senate Members on Standing Committees of the Los Alamos National Security (LANS) LLC Board of Governors, and the Proposed Lawrence Livermore Security (LLNS) LLC Board of Governors, memo to President Dynes (08/06)

Request for UCOP Analysis of Fee Levels for Self-Supporting Professional Degree Programs, memo to Provost Hume (08/06)

Proposed Joint Task Force - Guidance to High Schools on the 'a-g' Subject Requirement,

memo to Provost Hume (08/06)

Competitive Graduate Student Financial Support Advisory Committee (GSAC) "Final Committee Report and Recommendation to the Provost", Academic Council endorsement of the, memo to President Dynes (08/06)

• The Final Committee Report and Recommendation to the Provost

UC Irvine and UCI Law School Proposals, memo from the Academic Council to Provost Hume (08/06)

Senior Management  Compensation Plan, Additional Recommendations from the Academic Council on the Proposed, memo from the Academic Council to President Dynes (07/06)

Proposed Principles on Private Funding for Senior Leadership Salaries at the Level of Dean and Above, Assembly resolution on, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (7/06)

California Institutes for Science and Innovation (CAL ISI), Additional Review Recommendation, memo to Provost Hume (7/06)

Science and Mathematics Initiative Group (SMIG) Recommendation for On-going Science and Mathematics Initiative Administration, Oversight and Implementation, Academic Council Endorsement of the, memo to President Dynes (7/06)

Statement of the Academic Council on Interaction Between UC's Faculty and UC-Associated National Laboratories, memo to President Dynes (07/06)

Current Budget Trends and the Future of the University of California (Report), memo to President Dynes (07/06)

University Committee on Educational Policy (UCEP) Preliminary Recommendations on Summer-Session Instruction, Academic Council Approval of (07/06)

Proposed UC Faculty - Scholarly Work Copyright Rights Policy, memo from the Assembly to President Dynes (05/06)

Proposed Review of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), memo to President Dynes (05/06)

Recommendations on Consultation with the Academic Senate on UC Compensation Issues, memo to President Dynes (05/06)

Current Budget Trends and The Future of the University of California, University Committee on Planning and Budget (UCPB) report on, (05/06)

Memorial to The Regents on Non-Resident Tuition for Graduate Students (05/06)

Resumption of Contributions to the University of California Retirement Plan, Academic Council Memorandum on the (05/06)

Report of the Task Force on UC Compensation, Accountability, and Transparency; and General Commentary on Select Recommendations of the Task Force, Academic Council Responses to (05/06)

University of California Statement on Diversity, Academic Assembly's Proposed (05/06)

Regents Policy on Diversity (09/07)

(President Dynes endorsed the Assembly Statement as the UC Statement on Diversity on June 30, 2006)

Additional Recommendations on Senior Management Pay, memo to President Dynes (4/06)

University Committee on Educational Policy Recommendation for the Formation of a Task Force on Undergraduate Education, Academic Council Memo to Acting Provost Hume (4/06)

Campus Childcare Facilities and Priorities for the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty, Academic Council Recommendations on (4/06)

Deliberations of the Graduate Support Advisory Committee, Memo to Acting Provost Hume (4/06)

Implementation of the University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity's Recommendations for Local Diversity Committee Empowerment, Academic Council Memo to Division Chairs (4/06)

Review of Compensation for the Senior Management Group, Academic Council Recommendation on (2/06)

Compensation Principles Recommended for the University of California by the Assembly of the Academic Senate (2/06)

Los Alamos National Security and UCRS: Proper Shift of Assets, Memo to the President from the Academic Council (2/06)

Proposed Policy Changes Related to UC Effort Reporting, Academic Council Response (1/06)

Health Care Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts, Academic Council Informational Report (12/05)

Protocol for Five-Year Reviews of the California Institutes for Science and Innovation, Academic Council Proposed (12/05)

Statement on University Divestment from Sudan, Academic Council Position (12/05)

Draft UC Guidelines on Non-Competitive Funding, Academic Council (12/05)

UC Employee Compensation, Assembly of the Academic Senate Resolutions (11/05)

Maintaining the Public Status of the University of California, a Resolution of the Academic Council (11/05)

The Decline of UC as a Great International University, Academic Council Report (10/05)

Guidelines for Implementation of University Policy on Admissions by Exception, BOARS Report (9/05)

Academic Personnel Manual Revisions

• APMs 700, 710, 711, and 080: Paid Sick Leave, Reasonable Accommodation, Medical Separation and Constructive Resignation, Academic Council's Response to the Formal Review of, memo to Acting Assistant VP Sheila O'Rourke (7/06)

• APM 220-18.b (4) Criteria for Advancement to Step VI and Above Scale, Academic Council Vote to Discontinue Formal Review (4/06)

2004-2005:

First Annual Report on Shared Governance by the Chair of the Senate (08/05)

Passing the Step VI Barrier, UCAP report (08/05)

Strategic Sourcing Initiative and Graduate Student Support, Memo to the President (08/05)

Extension of Agreement on Oversight of ORU Actions, Memo to the Provost (08/05)

Proposed Cap on Entry-Level Writing Class Size, Memo to the Provost (07/05)

IGCC Funding and Oversight of Multi-Campus Research Units, Academic Council's memo to the President and Provost (07/05)

Policy on University Management of Health, Safety and the Environment, and draft Guiding Principles to Implement the University of California Policy on Health, Safety and the Environment, Academic Council's response to Senior Vice President Joseph Mullinix (07/05)

Electronic Communications Policy, Academic Council Response to the Provost and Senior VP (07/05

Recirculation of MRU Funding and Proposed Joint Task Force, Academic Council Statement (07/05)

Draft Human Subjects Injury Policy and Guidelines on Implementation, Academic Council response to the Provost (06/05)

The Failure of The National Merit Scholarship Program to Meet the Requirements of UC's Definition of Academic Merit {Resolution of the Academic Council} (06/05)

Merced Division is Established, Letter of Congratulations to the UC Merced Senate Members (06/05)

American Chemical Society (ACS) and the NIH's PubChem project (06/05)

Amendment to SR 478 - SciGETC, Notice of Assembly Action (05/05)

Research Funding Sources, Assembly Resolution, memo to the President (05/05)

Problematic Restrictive Clauses In Contracts, Grants and Gifts For Research, Academic Council Report (05/05)

Assembly Bill 992, Law Enforcement Surveillance, Academic Council's position to Senior Vice President Joseph Mullinix (05/05)

Policy on Public Access and Archiving of Research Results, letter to Mr. Robert Klein, Chair, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, from President Dynes (05/05)

Response to 2003-04 Eligibility and Admissions Study Group, Examination of the Policy of Admitting Student from the Full Range of the Eligibility Pool, BOARS Recommendation (04/05)

Response to 2003-04 Eligibility and Admissions Study Group, Examination of the Extent to Which Campuses Consider the Quality of Writing in the Personal Statement, BOARS Recommendation (04/05)

Proposed Policy on Use of Recordings of Course Presentations (04/05)

The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Bond Act of 2004: Proposed Policy on Public Access and Archiving of Research Results, memo to President Dynes) (04/05)

The University of California's Distinctive Freshman Admissions Process, BOARS White Paper (03/05)

Concurrent Resolution on Graduate Education, Notice of Assembly Action (03/05)

Approval of Policy Governing the Senate’s Role in the Development of a

New UC Campus, Notice of Assembly Action: (03/05)

Amendment of Senate Bylaw 336. B.4 (03/05)

Systemwide Strategic Directions for Libraries and Scholarly Information at the

University of California, Academic Council's response to Provost Greenwood (02/05)

Alignment of Campus Calendars, Academic Council's memo to Provost Greenwood (12/04)

Senate Regulation 544 Amended by the Assembly, Memo to Provost Greenwood (11/04)

Statement of Principles On Competing for the NNSA Laboratories, Academic Council's statement to President Dynes (11/04)

Budget Priorities, Academic Council's memo to President Dynes (10/04)

BOARS' Position Statement on Admission Selection Criterion #14 - Geographical

Preferences Based on Proximity to a Campus (10/04)

ACSCONL Final Report on the Survey of UC Senate Faculty Regarding the National Laboratories (07/21/04)

  Academic Personnel Manual Revisions

• APM 710, 080, and 700: Related to Absences/Sick Leaves, Medical Separation, and Leaves of Absence/General, Council Review of (08/05)

• APM 220-18, Proposed Modifications - Criteria for Advancement to Step VI and Above Scale, Academic Council's (7/05)

• APM 190F Non 19900 Funds, Academic Council's response to proposed technical revision to (7/05)

• APM 760, 133-17, 210-1 and 220 Related to Work and Family, Academic Council's proposed revisions to (6/05)

• APM 120-Emeritus Titles, Academic Council's response to

proposed revision (10/04)

• APM 200-22 - Recall Appointments for Academic Appointees, Academic Council's

response to proposed revision to (10/04)

• APM 210-1-d, 240, and 245 Governing Appointment and Promotion, Academic

Council's response to proposed revisions to (10/04)

2003-2004:

President Dynes memo to Chancellors re: Framework for Establishing a Divisional Academic Senate Office (9/04)  

Memo to President Dynes re: Framework for Establishing a Divisional Academic Senate Office(8/04)

Restriction on Research Funding Sources, Academic Council's Resolution on (7/04)

Problematic Restrictive Clauses in Contracts, Grants and Gifts, Academic Council report  (07/04)

ACSCONL Final Report on the Survey of UC Senate Faculty Regarding the National Laboratories (7/04)

Systemwide Professional School Planning: Recommended Guidelines and Model (Academic Council) (7/04)

Professor Step System Task Force Report, Academic Council's Recommendation(7/04)

USA PATRIOT ACT, Academic Council's Resolution on the (7/04)

Implementation of Senate Regulation 544-Concurrent Enrollment, Academic Council's Recommendation on the (6/04)

Restructuring the MRU Review Process, Academic Council's Recommendation (6/04)

Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Academic Council's Request for   Formal Evaluation of the (6/04)

Model Plan for Faculty Recalled for Post-Retirement Teaching (Academic Council Resolution) (5/04)

California's Budget Crisis and the University of California, Assembly of the Academic Senate Resolution on (5/04)

Including Private Equity Investments within the 403(b) Plan and Proposed New 457(b) Plan, Academic Council Resolution on (4/04)

Green Building Design and Clean Energy Standards Policy and Procedures, Academic Council's Response to the (4/04)

Alignment of Campus Calendars, Academic Council's Recommendation for the (4/04)

State's Proposed Surcharge on Extra Units, Academic Council's Response to  (3/04)

UC Health Sciences Faculty Retirement Proposal, Academic Council's Response (2/04)

Educational Fee Waiver, Academic Council Resolution on (1/23/04) and President Dynes Response (4/04)

• Fee Waiver History (1999-2002)

Graduate and Professional School Admissions Task Force Report with Council Chair's Cover Letter to the President (12/03)

Instructional Activities Reports, Academic Council's Response to (12/03)

Sexual Harassment and Procedures for Responding to Reports of Sexual Harassment, Academic Council's Response to Proposed Revised Policy on (12/03)

New Policy on Conflicts of Interest Created by Consensual Relationships, Academic Council's Response to Proposed (12/03)

Revisions to SBL 335 B to Comply with Whistleblower Policies, Academic Council's Letter of Approval for Proposed (12/03)

Increasing Access and Sustaining Excellence: A Budget Proposal from the Academic Council (12/03)

Resolution on SUTI: Academic Council Recommendations Regarding Sensitive but Unclassified Technical Information (12/03)

• President Dynes' response to Academic Council's SUTI resolution

Academic Personnel Manual Revisions

• APM New 278, 279, and 210 and Revised 133-0 Clinical Professor and Community Health Professors, Academic Council's response to (6/04)

• APM 137.30 C. Non-Senate Academic Appointment, Academic Council's response to (6/04)

• APM 260-University Professor, Academic Council's response to (6/04)

• APM 120-Emeritus Titles, Academic Council's response to (5/04)

2002-2003:

Academic Council's response to Health Sciences Task Force Report Recommendations for Improving Retirement Benefits for UC Health Sciences Faculty (8/03)

Memo to President Atkinson re: Academic Senate Operations and Resources (8/03)

Academic Council's response to proposed new academic personnel policy on the Clinical Professor Series (APM 278, APM 210-6), Voluntary Clinical Professor series (APM -279) and proposed revisions to APM 133-0 (8/03)

Academic Assembly's endorsement of the proposed new APM 010 Academic Freedom Statement (8/03)

Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, and National Origin (CRECNO) ballot measure update (7/03)

• CRECNO ballot measure text
• Academic Council's position on the CRECNO initiative (4/03)

Report on the University of California President's Summit on Faculty Gender Equity (6/03)

Academic Assembly's endorsement of the proposed revision of APM 015, The Faculty Code of Conduct - Faculty-Student Sexual Liaisons (6/03)

Academic Council Response to APM-310 (Professional Research series); APM 311 (new Project Scientist series); technical changes to APM 620-14 (Off-Scales Salaries) (w/o attachments) (6/03)

Academic Council's position on the Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color, and National Origin (CRECNO) initiative (4/03)

Course Description Task Force report (4/03)

Academic Council Response to APM-390, Postdoctoral Scholars (w/o attachments) (3/03)

Academic Council Response to APM-740, Sabbatical Leave Policy (w/o attachments) (3/03)

UCORP Subcommittee Report on the Relationship between UC and DOE (2/03)

Academic Council Response to the September 9, 2002 Report of the Joint Committee To Develop A Master Plan For Education (2/03)

Course Task Force Report on UCB English R 1A Course Section (2/03)

Academic Council Response to APM-715, Family Medical Leave Policy (w/o attachments) (12/02)

BOARS' Report: First-Year Implementation of Comprehensive Review in Freshman Admissions (11/02)

2001-2002:

Compensation, Report of the Academic Council's Group on (6/02)

UCFW Parking Policy Principles (6/02)

Academic Literacy: A Statement of Competencies Expected of Students Entering California's Public Colleges and Universities (Spring 2002)

UCFW Task Force report on Health Care Costs: Trends and Relationship to Insurance Premiums (2/02)

BOARS' discussion paper on the Use of Admissions Tests by the University of California (1/02)

• Executive summary on the Use of Admissions Tests by the University of California

2000-2001:

Questions and Answers for UC Faculty Regarding UC's Labor Contract with Its Teaching Assistants (10/00)

Background Documents Regarding Contract Renewal Negotiations for Management of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos Laboratories (Fall/Winter 2000-2001)

1999-2000:

Discussion Paper on Community Service Graduation Requirement (1/00)

Report of the Task Force on Faculty/Staff Partnership (12/99)
      Executive Summary of the Faculty/Staff Partnership Report

Report of the Academic Senate's Workgroup on the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) (12/99)

1998-1999:

UCFW Ensuring Full Equality in Benefits for UC Employees with Domestic Partners (6/99)

• Council Chair Mellichamp to President Atkinson on Support for Benefits (5/97)
• Letter: UCFW's Reiteration of Support for Benefits (1/96)

UCFW Proposed UC Policy on Childcare (6/99)

Statewide Senate Communications Report (6/99)

Issues of Articulation and Transfer: A Workshop Presented By Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates (7/98)

1997-1998:

Academic Senate Task Force on Governance Report No. 1: Findings of the Panel on Shared Governance (4/4/98)

Background Papers Used by the Panel on Shared Governance:
• Brief on Existing and Potential Modes for Interaction Between the Academic Senate and the Regents
• A Brief on the Historical Development of the UC Academic Senate and the Universitywide Administration
  Version 1, with incomplete graphics
  Version 2, with complete graphics
• A Brief on the Events Leading to SP1
  Version 1, without footnotes
  Version 2, with footnotes

1996-1997:

UCORP Indirect Cost Recovery/Overhead Distribution Summary Report (7/97)

Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students (6/97)

The Deteriorating Environment for Conducting Research at the University of California (5/97) (with tables)
      The Deteriorating Environment for Conducting Research at the University
      of California (without tables)

Setting the Conditions of Undergraduate Admissions: The Role of University of California Faculty in Policy and Process (2/97)

Prior to 1996:

Administrative Compensation, Report of the Senate Task Force on (01/95)

Statement on Executive Compensation, Faculty Representative W. Elliot Brownlee (Chair, Academic Council) to the Regents on October 5, 1992

Faculty Rewards, (Pister Report) Report of the Universitywide Task Force on Faculty  Rewards (6/91)