UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAAcademic Senate and Shared Governance For New Faculty

Tony Norman Chair of Academic

SenateUniversity of California

Riverside, CA

September 19, 2008

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

ON THE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

10 UC Campuses Birthdates

Berkeley 1868

San Francisco 1873

Los Angeles 1919

Santa Barbara 1944

Riverside 1954

Davis 1959

San Diego 1960

Irvine 1965

Santa Cruz 1965

Merced 2005

10 Campuses – Current EnrollmentCampuses Undergraduate Graduate Total

Berkeley 24,636 10,317 34,953

Davis 23,499 7,186 29,796

Irvine 20,843 4,387 25,230

Los Angeles 26,928 11,548 37,476

Merced 1,750 121 1,871

Riverside 14,973 2,214 17,187

San Diego 22,048 5,684 27,682

San Francisco

0 3,000 5,242

Santa Barbara

1,710 2,900 20,000

Santa Cruz 14,403 1,422 15,825

UC President Mark Yudof19th 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)

California Master Plan of Education of 1960 was developed by

UC President Clark Kerr

• 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.

Objectives of Plan Principles

1. Some form of higher education should be available to everyone regardless of economic status.

2. Three systems have differentiations of function in different areas so as to not waste public revenues.

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

California Community College System

• 110 community colleges

• Approximately 2.5 million students

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)

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."

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.

STRUCTURE OF THE UC ACADEMIC SENATE

UC Board of Regents

CHAIRSystem wide Academic

SenatePRESIDENT

Council of 10 Chancellors

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY

(42 members representing the 10 campuses)

10 Divisional Senates

WHAT IS SHARED GOVERNANCE ?

At some universities it is perceived as the following

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.

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

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……

TEACHINGRESEARCH

SERVICE

UC Senate & Administration Shared Governance

Senate AdministrationParliamentary Executive

Principal oversight of •Teaching •Scholarship•Service

Create and sustain a facilitative infrastructure

Advices chancellor on campus budgets

$$$

•Budget

•Raise

•Spend

Looks after faculty interests

Hiring & Firing

Collaborates with Chancellor and executive staff

Collaborates with Senate Chair and Committees

UCR Academic SenateWe have 26 committees

UCR Senate Committees- TEACHING

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

UCR Senate Committees-Scholarship

• Academic Personnel

• Faculty Research Lecturer

• Research

• Library & Scholarly Communication

UCR Senate Committees-Service

• Committee on Committees

• Distinguished Campus Service

• University Extension

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

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

UCR Senate Committees-SPECIAL

• Executive CouncilChairs 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 RepresentatiavesTwo elected faculty members –Senior & Junior (2 yr terms)

NINE FLAGSHIP CAMPUSESBerkeley Davis Irvine

Los Angeles Riverside San Diego

San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz

TENTH FLAGSHIP CAMPUS

UC-Merced

IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Thank you!

I look forward to seeing you around campus.

Thank you.

Feel free to contact me @ (951) 827-5538

(Senate Office)