UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Academic Senate and
Shared Governance For New Faculty
Tony Norman Chair of Academic Senate University
of California Riverside, CA September 19, 2008
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
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10 UC Campuses Birthdates
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10 Campuses Current Enrollment
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UC President Mark Yudof
19th UC President (June 16 th) Chancellor U
Texas System (2002 2008) President U
Minnesota Syst. (1997 -2002) Law faculty U
Texas Law School (1971 1991)
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Master Plan of Higher Education

• The original Master Plan was approved in
  principle by The Regents and the State Board of
  Education (which at that time governed the
  California State University and California
  Community Colleges) and submitted to the
  Legislature. A special session of the 1960
  Legislature passed the Donahoe Higher Education
  Act (Title 3, Division 5, Part 40, of the
  Education Code beginning at Section 66000), which
  included many of the Master Plan recommendations
  as well as additional legislation necessary to
  implement the plan. However, many of the key
  aspects of the Master Plan were never enacted
  into law.
• The major features of the Master Plan as adopted
  in 1960 and amended in subsequent legislative
  reviews are as follows
• 1. Differentiation of functions among the public
  postsecondary education segments
• UC is designated the State's primary academic
  research institution and is to provide
  undergraduate, graduate and professional
  education. UC is given exclusive jurisdiction in
  public higher education for doctoral degrees
  (with the two exceptions--see CSU below) and for
  instruction in law, medicine, dentistry, and
  veterinary medicine (the original plan included
  architecture).
• CSU's primary mission is undergraduate
  education and graduate education through the
  master's degree including professional and
  teacher education. Faculty research is authorized
  consistent with the primary function of
  instruction. SB 724 (2006) authorized CSU to
  award a specific Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
  in educational leadership. Other doctorates can
  be awarded jointly with UC or an independent
  institution.
• The California Community Colleges have as their
  primary mission providing academic and vocational
  instruction for older and younger students
  through the first two years of undergraduate
  education (lower division). In addition to this
  primary mission, the Community Colleges are
  authorized to provide remedial instruction,
  English as a Second Language courses, adult
  noncredit instruction, community service courses,
  and workforce training services.
• 2. The establishment of the principle of
  universal access and choice, and differentiation
  of admissions pools for the segments
• UC was to select from among the top one-eighth
  (12.5) of the high school graduating class.
• CSU was to select from among the top one-third
  (33.3) of the high school graduating class.
• California Community Colleges were to admit any
  student capable of benefiting from instruction.

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California Master Plan of Education of 1960 was
developed by UC President Clark Kerr

• Objectives of Plan
• Principles
• Some form of higher education should be available
  to everyone regardless of economic status.
• Three systems have differentiations of function
  in different areas so as to not waste public
  revenues.

• Ph.D. degree is unique to UC
• Professional degrees are unique to UC
• UC will admit students from the top 12.5 of high
  school graduates.

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California State University System

• California State University Bakersfield
• California State University Channel Islands
• California State University Chico
• California State University Dominguez Hills
• California State University East Bay
• California State University Fresno
• California State University Fullerton
• Humboldt State University
• California State University Long Beach
• California State University Los Angeles
• California Maritime Academy
• California State University Monterey Bay

• California State University Northridge
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• California State University Sacramento
• California State University San Bernardino
• San Diego State University
• San Francisco State University
• San Jose State University
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
  Obispo
• California State University San Marcos
• Sonoma State University
• California State University Stanislaus

• Enrollment approx 450,000
• BA MS (not Ph.D) (in 2005 CSU can award the
  Doctor of Education)
• Admit students from the top 33 of high school
  graduates

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California Community College System
The California Community Colleges have as their
primary mission providing academic and vocational
instruction for older and younger students
through the first two years of undergraduate
education (lower division)

• 110 community colleges
• Approximately 2.5 million students

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ABOUT THE REGENTS

• The University is governed by The Regents, which
  under Article IX, Section 9 of the California
  Constitution has "full powers of organization and
  governance" subject only to very specific areas
  of legislative control.
• The article states that "the university shall be
  entirely independent of all political and
  sectarian influence and kept free there from in
  the appointment of its Regents and in the
  administration of its affairs."

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BOARD MEMBERSHIP

• Article IX, Section 9 was drafted in 1878 after a
  decade of political conflict demonstrated the
  importance of sheltering the university from
  shifting political winds. The board consists of
  26 members
• 18 regents are appointed by the governor for
  12-year terms
• One is a student appointed by the Regents to a
  one-year term .
• Seven are ex officio members -- the Governor,
  Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly,
  Superintendent of Public Instruction, president
  and vice president of the Alumni Associations of
  UC and the UC president.
• In addition, two faculty members -- the chair and
  vice chair of the Academic Council -- sit on the
  board as non-voting members.

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About the Senate

• The Systemwide Academic Senate and the Divisional
  Senates provide the organizational framework that
  enables the faculty to exercise its right to
  participate in the University's governance. Under
  the leadership of the Systemwide Senate Chair,
  the faculty voice is formed through a
  deliberative process that includes the Standing
  Committees of the Senate, the Academic Council,
  the Academic Assembly, and their Divisional
  counterparts. Consultation with the senior
  administration occurs in a parallel structure at
  the systemwide level between the Systemwide
  Senate Chair and the President and on the campus
  level between the Divisional Senate Chairs and
  the Chancellors.

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About the Senate

• With some exceptions and as defined by the
  Standing Order of the Regents 105.1, Senate
  membership is granted to anyone who has an
  academic appointment at the University.
• The code of the Senate is contained in the
  "Manual of the Academic Senate," which is divided
  into two sections. These are the Bylaws that set
  forth the membership, authority and organization
  of the Senate, and the Regulations that codify
  the requirements for admission, degrees, and
  courses and curricula.

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STRUCTURE OF THE UC ACADEMIC SENATE
UC Board of Regents
CHAIR System wide Academic Senate
PRESIDENT
Council of 10 Chancellors
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
10 Divisional Senates
ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY (42 members representing the
10 campuses)
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WHAT IS SHARED GOVERNANCE ?
At some universities it is perceived as the
following
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Shared Governance In the context of UC

• Codified by UC Regents in 1920 Standing Order
  105.2 Duties, Powers, Privileges of the
  Academic Senate
• Identifies that UC faculty have oversight of the
  academic programs
• Faculty authorizes, approves supervises
• all courses
• Faculty determines requirements for
  admissions, certificates and degrees
• Faculty quality assessment
• The ACADEMIC SENATE carries out these mandated
  responsibilities and thereby allows the total
  faculty to share (with the administration) in the
  governance of the university.

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WHO BELONGS TO THE SENATE

• Ladder-rank Faculty (including Emeriti)
• Deans and Provosts
• Chancellors
• President of the University of California
• All of the above have full voting rights in the
  Academic Senate

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CONSEQUENCES OF FACULTY MEMBERSHIP IN THE
ACADEMIC SENATE

• With Shared Governance comes the
• responsibility of SERVICE to the academic
  community.
• Thus the three legs of the academic stool
  are
• TEACHING
• RESEARCH
• SERVICE

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UC Senate Administration Shared Governance
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UCR Academic SenateWe have 26 committees
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UCR Senate Committees- TEACHING

• Graduate Council
• Undergraduate Council
• Courses
• Educational Policy
• Distinguished Teaching
• Scholarships and Honors
• Preparatory Education
• International Education

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UCR Senate Committees-Scholarship

• Academic Personnel
• Faculty Research Lecturer
• Research
• Library Scholarly Communication

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UCR Senate Committees-Service

• Committee on Committees
• Distinguished Campus Service
• University Extension

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UCR Senate Committees-Faculty Interests

• Grievance Consultation Panel
• Charges
• Privilege and Tenure
• Academic Freedom
• Faculty Welfare
• Rules and Jurisdiction
• Academic Computing and Information Technology
• Diversity and Equal Opportunity
• Physical Resources Planning

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UCR Senate Committees-Other

• Planning and Budget
• Executive Committee - A. Gary Anderson Graduate
  School of Management
• Executive Committee - College of Engineering
• Executive Committee - College of Humanities, Arts
  and Social Sciences
• Executive Committee - College of Natural and
  Agricultural Sciences
• Executive Committee - Division of Biomedical
  Sciences
• Executive Committee - Graduate School of
  Education

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UCR Senate Committees-SPECIAL

• Executive Council
• Chairs of 19 Committees Assembly reps, Chair,
  Vice Chair
• and Secretary - Parliamentarian
• Systemwide Committees
• This year 2 Chairs, 1 Vice-chair 17 committee
  members.
• Senate Assembly Representatiaves
• Two elected faculty members Senior Junior (2
  yr terms)

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NINE FLAGSHIP CAMPUSES
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TENTH FLAGSHIP CAMPUS
IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
UC-Merced
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Thank you!

• I look forward to seeing you around campus.
• Thank you.
• Feel free to contact me _at_ [phone]
• (Senate Office)