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The UC & the academic senate
Jose%Wudka%
Chair%of%the%UCR%Academic%Senate%
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The Faculty
• The%Role%of%the%faculty%
• The%Academic%Senate%as%the%organism%though%
which%faculty%parEcipates%in%the%UC%
governance.%
The UC mission
• Serve%society%as%a%center%of%higher%learning%%
• Provide%longIterm%benefits%by%– TransmiKng%advanced%knowledge%
– Discovering%new%knowledge%– Being%an%acEve%repository%of%organized%knowledge.%%%
• UC%fulfills%it%obligaEons%through%%
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“All%acEviEes%are%shaped%and%bounded%by%the%central%pervasive%mission%of%discovering%and%advancing%knowledge."%
Master plan for education
~1/8%of%HS%graduates%Primary%research%ins9tu9on%PhD%gran9ng%ins9tu9on%
~1/3%of%HS%graduates%
MS%granEng%insEtuEon%
All%HS%graduates%
2%year%UG%educaEon%
VocaEonal%&%remedial%
UC administrative structure
Regents%
(16+9)%
President%
Chancellors%
Senior%VP:%audit%
Compliance%%
Chief%Investment%%
officer%
General%%
Counsel%
Regents’%chief%%
of%staff%
The Academic Senate
President%
VPs%
Chancellors%
Vice%chancellors%
Deans%
Provosts4%
OP%registrars%
Chief%admission%
officer%
Academic%Program%
Directors%
University%
librarian%
The%Faculty%
The%Senate%provides%the%framework%enabling%faculty%to%parEcipate%in%the%governance%of%the%UC%
The%faculty%voice%forms%through%a%deliberaEve%process%that%includes%the%commicees%&%
assemblies%of%the%Senate%
The%Senate%consults%with%the%administraEon%both%at%the%campus%and%systemIwide%levels%
Activities of the Academic Senate
Determine%condiEons%for%admissions%
Determine%condiEons%for%degrees%
Recommend%to%the%President%degree%candidates%
Authorize%&%supervise%all%courses%&%curricula%
Determine%membership%of%faculEes%&%councils%
Advice%President%&%Chancellors%on%%
the%budget,%libraries%&%the%UC%press%
Can%lay%macers%before%the%Regents%%
(through%the%Senate%Chair)%
Duties, Powers, and Privileges of the Academic Senate
The structure of the Senate
Regents%
Senate%chair%%
&%vice%chair%
Acad.%council%&%Acad.%assembly%
UCR%Assembly%
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ExecuEve%council%
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Commicees%
(26%standing)%
• Graduate%Council%• EducaEonal%policy%• Courses%• Undergraduate%admissions%
• Preparatory%educaEon%• InternaEonal%educaEon%
Teaching%
• Privilege%&%Tenure%• Charges%• Grievance%ConsultaEon%panel%• Academic%Freedom%
• Faculty%Welfare%
• Diversity%&%Equal%Opportunity%• Rules%&%JurisdicEon%
Faculty%interests%
Standing committees
• Academic%Personnel%
• Research%• Library%&%Scholarly%CommunicaEon%
• Academic%CompuEng%
Scholarship%
• ExecuEve%Commicee%
• Commicee%on%Commicees%
• Planning%&%Budget%• University%Extension%• Physical%Resources%Planning%
Service%
+%5%award%commicees%
Senate%
Teaching%
Scholarship%
Service%
Advice%on%budget%
Looks%aker%faculty%interests%
Collaborates%with%the%
administraEon%
AdministraEon%
Infrastructure%
Raise%and%spend%funds%
Hires%&%fires%
Collaborates%with%the%senate%
Senate & administration
Welcome to UCR %
Please%consider%serving%on%a%Senate%
commicee%
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