ANNOUNCEMENTS: Campus recruits VC-CFO and CIO

by Dave Jones
October 21, 2013

INDEX (scroll down to read the complete announcements)

Oct. 21, 2013: Call for nominations for VC-CFO and CIO
Oct. 21, 2013: Last of four forums with CA&ES dean candidates
Oct. 14, 2013: Call for nominations for diversity and community awards
Oct. 10, 2013: CA&ES dean candidate forums continue
Oct. 4, 2013: Dates set for CA&ES dean candidate forums
Sept. 30, 2013: Public forums for CA&ES dean candidates
Sept. 26, 2013: UOIP calls for seed grant proposals
Sept. 20, 2013: New west entry gate goes into service Sept. 25
Sept. 16, 2013: New UC policy on reporting suspected child abuse
Sept. 5, 2013: Med school dean and VC candidates, on video
Aug. 27, 2013: 4th forum in search for med school dean and VC
Aug. 20, 2013: Forums continue in search for med school dean and VC
Aug. 14, 2013: Public forums for med school dean and VC
Aug. 9, 2013: Update on search for new vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine
Aug. 7, 2013: Update on search for new dean of CA&ES
Aug. 6, 2013: Call for nominations for Business Officer Institute
July 31, 2013: Annual systemwide payroll disclosure
July 8, 2013: Update on search for new vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine
Earlier announcements

Oct. 21, 2013: Call for nominations for VC-CFO and CIO
From the Office of the Chancellor, and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

The campus seeks nominations for two key leadership positions:

Vice chancellor, Finance and Resource Management, and chief financial officer (CFO)
Chief information officer (CIO)

Recruitment advisory committees have been formed and kickoff meetings scheduled. Spencer Stuart, a nationally recognized executive search firm, is assisting the campus with both searches and will soon be actively recruiting qualified candidates.

Nominations, expressions of interest, and applications including cover letter and resume should be submitted electronically to dedicated email addresses: vice chancellor-chief financial officer and chief information officer.

A website has been created for each recruitment: VC-CFO and CIO.

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Oct. 21, 2013: Last of four forums with CA&ES dean candidates
From the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

One more forum is scheduled in a series with the candidates for dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The forum with the fourth and final candidate will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the multipurpose room at the Student Community Center.

Each candidate, at his or her forum, has been asked to address this topic: “Vision and Opportunities for the College to Address the Needs of Society, Education and Research in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.” A moderated question-and-answer session follows each presentation.

As part of the interview process, the campus community and external communities are invited. Your perspective as key stakeholders will be very helpful.

Each candidate’s CV has now been posted on the recruitment website. And, after the last forum, video recordings of each forum will be available for viewing on the same website.

This is an exciting time for UC Davis. Your participation in this process is strongly encouraged and your feedback is very important in helping us select our next dean.

Chancellor Katehi and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Hexter welcome comments on the candidates. Those comments should be sent no later than 48 hours after the final candidate’s public forum, by email. This is a dedicated email account for this search; the comments go only go to Chancellor Katehi and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Hexter. So please use this confidential email address to send your comments.

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Oct. 14, 2013: Call for nominations for diversity and community awards
From Rahim Reed, associate executive vice chancellor, Office of Campus Community Relations

The Office of Campus Community Relations has called for nominations for the Chancellor’s Achievement Awards for Diversity and Community. Faculty, staff, students and local community members are eligible for an award in any of the following categories:

Exemplary service that embodies the Principles of Community through outstanding leadership in areas of social and/or cultural understanding, local or regional community involvement, and/or collaborations leading to increased knowledge or expertise in areas of special interest to the campus.
Outstanding efforts toward achieving and/or advancing a diverse and principled academic community, including exemplary service in the areas of student, staff, and faculty recruitment and development.
Exemplary scholarship having a major impact on community and diversity.
Exemplary contributions to the success of campus-based outreach efforts.
Exemplary service to the campus and/or community through active leadership, involvement in pre-college partnership initiatives, etc.

Six awards are available, one to a member of each of the following constituencies: Academic Senate, Academic Federation, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students and members of the local community.

Read the complete call for nominations and download the nomination form.

Nomination forms and any optional supporting documents should be submitted to Samantha Huynh at occr@ucdavis.edu, or faxed to (530) 7547987, no later than Nov. 15.

Oct. 10, 2013: CA&ES dean candidate forums continue
From the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

One candidate visited this week and three more are coming as we continue our search for the next dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

As part of the interview process, the campus community and external communities are invited to the public forums, one for each candidate, each of whom has been asked to address this topic: “Vision and Opportunities for the College to Address the Needs of Society, Education and Research in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.” A moderated question-and-answer session follows each presentation.

Your perspective as key stakeholders will be very helpful. We hope your calendars will permit you to attend the remaining public forums:

Candidate B — 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Ballrooms B and C, Conference Center
Candidate C — 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, multipurpose room, Student Community Center
Candidate D — 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, multipurpose room, Student Community Center (this is a different location that the one originally announced)

Each candidate’s CV will be posted on the recruitment website 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

The public forums will be recorded and available for viewing on the recruitment website after the last forum.

This is an exciting time for UC Davis. Your participation in this process is strongly encouraged and your feedback is very important in helping us select our next dean.

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Oct. 4, 2013: Dates set for CA&ES dean candidate forums
From the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Dates, times and venues have been finalized for forums with four outstanding candidates for the position of dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The first forum is Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Michael Lairmore, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, and Joy Mench, professor, Animal Science, are co-chairs of the recruitment advisory committee for this search. They, along with the full recruitment advisory committee, and with the assistance of Alberto Pimentel, from the national executive search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, identified the candidates after a full and open search process. The advisory committee unanimously agreed on the top four candidates to be invited for campus visits.

As part of the interview process, the campus community and external communities are invited to the public forums, one for each candidate, where each will address the topic: “Vision and Opportunities for the College to Address the Needs of Society, Education and Research in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.” A moderated question-and-answer session will follow each presentation.

Your perspective as key stakeholders will be very helpful. We hope your calendars will permit you to attend the public forums:

Candidate A — 3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, Ballrooms B and C, Conference Center
Candidate B — 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Ballrooms B and C, Conference Center
Candidate C — 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, multipurpose room, Student Community Center
Candidate D — 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Each candidate’s CV will be posted on the recruitment website 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

The public forums will be recorded and available for viewing on the recruitment website after the last forum.

This is an exciting time for UC Davis. Your participation in this process is strongly encouraged and your feedback is very important in helping us select our next dean.

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Sept. 30, 2013: Public forums for CA&ES dean candidates
From the Office of the Chancellor and the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Four outstanding candidates for the position of dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences have been invited to meet with campus constituents, in a series of forums tentatively scheduled to begin Wednesday, Oct. 9.

As part of the interview process, the campus community and external communities will be invited to public forums, one for each candidate, where each will address the topic: “Vision and Opportunities for the College to Address the Needs of Society, Education and Research in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.” A moderated question-and-answer session will follow each presentation.

Your perspective as key stakeholders will be very helpful. We hope your calendars will permit you to attend the public forums; the dates and times have not yet been finalized but the candidate visits are tentatively scheduled as follows:

Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 9-10 — Candidate A
Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 15-16 — Candidate B
Thursday-Friday, Oct. 17-18 — Candidate C
Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 22-23 — Candidate D

The public forums will be recorded and available for viewing on the recruitment website.

This is an exciting time for UC Davis. Your participation in this process is strongly encouraged and your feedback is very important in helping us select our next dean.

Each candidate’s CV will be posted on the recruitment website 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

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Sept. 26, 2013: UOIP calls for seed grant proposals

University Outreach and International Programs requests proposals that will foster new programs and initiatives related to:

International research, educational and academic outreach activities and programs
Continuing, distance and lifelong learning and academic engagement with the broader society

Eligibility: UC Davis Academic Senate faculty members and Academic Federation personnel with security of employment and PI status, at any UC Davis location. Grants will range from $5,000 to $15,000 per proposal.

Preference will be given to proposals that:

Create new educational engagement and international programs
Foster interdisciplinary collaborations
Offer promise for additional funding or support
Are matched with funds from other sources
Support activities that can be sustained beyond the seed grant
Build new partnerships

Proposals are due by Oct. 31. Submittal information is available online.

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Sept. 20, 2013: New west entry gate goes into service Sept. 25
From Cliff Contreras, director, Transportation and Parking Services

Dear Campus Community,

Effective Wednesday, Sept. 25, the new West Gate Information Kiosk will open for operation and will be staffed Monday-Friday, 7a.m.-5 p.m., with the exception of university holidays. The current gate on Hutchison Drive near the Silo will be removed, resulting in an expansion of the protected core of campus for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Motorists may drive up to the new West Gate Information Kiosk and ask the attendant for core access (via a 30-minute loading permit), if they do not already have a center core permit-gate access card. Vehicle access will be provided only for conducting university business, such as short term (up to 30 minutes) for loading-unloading purposes.

Access will not be provided for general or convenient parking, dropping by the Silo for lunch, or as a shortcut across campus, so please plan accordingly.

Outside of regular operating hours, the gate arm will remain closed and access will be restricted to those with active gate cards, gate codes or tokens.

Parking in the core campus is restricted, and most spaces will be marked for specific vehicles and-or limited to one hour. It will also be necessary to have a core campus permit displayed when accessing the core area, which will now include lots 42, 43 and 43B. People who currently park in these lots will need to locate alternative parking areas outside of the center core, such as lots 40 or 41, or the West Entry Parking Structure.

Departments requiring frequent access to the core campus outside of regular operating hours may contact Michelle McArdle, TAPS operations manager, mamcardle@ucdavis.edu, to provide written justification and request for access. Any associated costs and parking options will be provided upon review of the request.

People with severe disabilities that impede their ability to walk-travel from Lot 41 to their destination are advised to contact Campus Recreation, (530) 752-1730, for information regarding the Mobility Assistance Shuttle, a service provided to disabled staff, faculty and students. For additional options, contact Disability Management Services, (530) 752-6008.

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Sept. 16, 2013: New UC policy on reporting suspected child abuse
From Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter

Dear Colleagues,

As the beginning of the new academic year approaches, I write to make you aware of an important new University of California policy that requires a broader group of UC employees to report suspected child abuse and neglect. This policy is based on the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, which became effective earlier this year. Under the new law, all coaches and all university employees who have regular contact with individuals under the age of 18 as part of their job duties are considered "mandated reporters." Many university employees were considered mandated reporters under the former law. This includes employees who work in health care and law enforcement positions. If you were a mandated reporter under the prior law, you are still considered a mandated reporter. Additionally, California law has long required all of us, regardless of our university affiliation, to notify law enforcement if we observe the murder or rape of, or the performance of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14.

Mandated reporters are legally obligated to report suspected child abuse to law enforcement immediately and, under the new UC policy, they are also required to report suspected child abuse to the university's whistleblower hot line: (800) 403-4744 or online. More information about the new law and policy is available here.

If you believe you may be a mandated reporter and you have not signed a mandated reporter acknowledgement form, please contact your supervisor about this as soon as possible. If you have questions about the new policy, you may contact Wendi Delmendo, chief compliance officer, (530) 752-9466 or wjdelmendo@ucdavis.edu, or Steve Green, manager of Employee and Labor Relations, (530) 754-8935 or elrmanager@ucdavis.edu.

It is critical that we take all necessary steps to protect minors who visit our campus and participate in our programs. Even if you are not considered a mandated reporter under the law, I ask that you report suspected child abuse to law enforcement and that you notify your supervisor or the university hot line when you observe suspected child abuse on university property or in connection with university programs.

Thank you,

Ralph Hexter

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Sept. 5, 2013: Med school dean and VC candidates, on video
From the chancellor’s office

A series of public forums with the top candidates has concluded, and video from each of those forums is now available for online viewing.

For the public forums, the committee asked the candidates to address “The Future of Academic Health Centers in an Era of Unprecedented Changes in Medicine.” A moderated question-and-answer session followed each presentation.

Here are the links for each candidate’s CV and video:

Aug. 19 — Julie Ann Freischlag, curriculum vitae (PDF), video
Aug. 22 — Norman J. Beauchamp, curriculum vitae (PDF), video
Aug. 22 — Frederick J. Meyers, curriculum vitae (PDF), video
Sept. 4 — Richard H. Carmona, curriculum vitae (PDF), video

As co-chairs of the recruitment advisory committee, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Professor Diana Farmer, chair of the Department of Surgery, welcome your comments on the candidates. Please send comments no later than 48 hours after the final candidate’s public forum, by email. This is a dedicated email account for this search only; the comments go only to the chancellor and Professor Farmer. Please be sure to use this email address to send your comments.

More information is available on the recruitment website.

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Aug. 27, 2013: 4th forum in search for med school dean and VC
From the chancellor’s office

The last in a series of public forums is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 4, as the campus hosts Candidate D for the position of vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine.

The forum is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the lecture hall (Room 1222) of the Education Building on the Sacramento campus (see map). The candidate's CV will be available online, with a link from the recruitment website, 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

Three other candidates participated in forums on Aug. 19, 22 and 26.

The recruitment advisory committee's co-leaders, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Diana Farmer, chair of the Department of Surgery, welcome your comments on the candidates. Please send comments no later than 48 hours after the final public forum (Sept. 4), by email to vcdeanucdhs@ucdavis.edu. This is a dedicated email account for this search only; the comments go only to the chancellor and Professor Farmer. Please be sure to use this email address to send your comments.

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Aug. 20, 2013: Forums continue in search for med school dean and VC
From the chancellor’s office

Public forums began Aug. 19 and will continue Aug. 22 and 26 and Sept. 4 to give campus constituents the opportunity to hear from the top candidates for vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine. (The Aug. 29 forum has been canceled, because the candidate withdrew from being considered.)

Each forum is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the lecture hall (Room 1222) of the Education Building on the Sacramento campus (see map). Here are the remaining dates:

Thursday, Aug. 22 — Candidate B
Monday, Aug. 26 — Candidate C
Wednesday, Sept. 4 — Candidate D

Each candidate’s CV will be available online, with a link from the recruitment website, 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

See the earlier announcement, following, for more information on the forums, and how to submit comments by email.

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Aug. 14, 2013: Public forums for VC and med school dean
From the chancellor’s office

Five outstanding candidates for the position of vice chancellor, Human Health Sciences, and dean, School of Medicine, are being invited to meet with campus constituents, starting the week of Aug. 19.

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Diana Farmer, chair of the Department of Surgery, co-chair the recruitment advisory committee for this search. They, along with the full recruitment advisory committee, and with the assistance of Alberto Pimentel, from the national executive search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, identified the candidates after a full and open search process. The advisory committee unanimously agreed on the top five candidates to be invited for campus visits.

As part of the interview process, you are invited to public forums, one for each candidate, where each will discuss the topic of “The Future of Academic Health Centers in an Era of Unprecedented Changes in Medicine.” A moderated question-and-answer session will follow each presentation.

Each forum is scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the lecture hall (Room 1222) of the Education Building on the Sacramento campus (see map), on the following dates:

Monday, Aug. 19 — Candidate A
Thursday, Aug. 22 — Candidate B
Monday, Aug. 26 — Candidate C
Thursday, Aug. 29 — Candidate D
Wednesday, Sept. 4 — Candidate E

The public forums will be recorded and available for viewing on the recruitment website.

Each candidate’s CV will be available online, with a link from the recruitment website, 48 hours in advance of his or her visit.

Chancellor Katehi and Professor Farmer welcome your comments on the candidates. Please send comments no later than 48 hours after the final candidate’s public forum, by email to vcdeanucdhs@ucdavis.edu. This is a dedicated email account for this search only; the comments go only to the chancellor and Professor Farmer. Please be sure to use this email address to send your comments.

This is an exciting time for the UC Davis Health System, and this new leader will be critical to its future success. Your participation in the process is strongly encouraged, and your feedback is very important in helping the committee select the next vice chancellor and dean.

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Aug. 9, 2013: Update on search for new vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine
From the co-chairs of the recruitment advisory committee

The recruitment advisory committee for the vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine is planning to bring five candidates for campus visits in the next two to three weeks. The actual dates have not yet been confirmed, but we want you to be aware so that you may make time to participate in the process once we are able to release the dates and times. They will be posted here and on the recruitment website.

We will hold a public forum for each of the candidates, and we encourage your attendance at these forums. As is our normal practice, we will not release the names of the candidates until 48 hours in advance of their campus visit.

Then, within 48 hours following the campus visits, you are encouraged to send your comments to the co-chairs, via this dedicated email address: vcdeanucdhs@ucdavis.edu.

We hope that your schedules allow for your participation in the selection of our next vice chancellor and dean.

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, co-chair
Professor Diana Farmer, co-chair
Recruitment advisory committee

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Aug. 7, 2013: Update on search for new dean of CA&ES
From the recruitment advisory committee chairs

As mentioned previously, a decision was made to delay the formal campus visits until the end of September/early October to ensure broad participation of our students, faculty, staff and our key stakeholders. The recruitment advisory committee has met a few times to screen both formal applicants and nominated candidates, and is now in the process of gathering additional materials and reaching out to more potential candidates to encourage them to apply. At the next meeting, the intent is to narrow the pool to 10 to 12 individuals to invite for first-round interviews. The committee intends to hold tight to the goal of holding on-campus visits at the end of September/early October. 

The on-campus interviews will include public forums, and attendance is strongly encouraged. The dates for the public forums will be advertised on the recruitment website as soon as they are finalized. Please encourage your colleagues and key stakeholders to attend these public forums and to provide feedback regarding each candidate with 48 hours of the public forum to the dedicated email address for this search: caesdeansearch@ucdavis.edu. As is normal practice, the names and CVs of the candidates will not be released until 48 hours prior to their campus visits.

Michael Lairmore, chair, and Joy Mench, co-chair
Internal recruitment advisory committee

Karen Ross and Howard Shapiro, co-chairs
External recruitment advisory committee

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Aug. 6, 2013: Call for nominations for Business Officer Institute
From Staff Development and Professional Services

The next session of the UC Business Officer Institute, sponsored by the UC Office of the President, is scheduled from Monday through Thursday, Oct. 21-24, in Irvine. We seek your assistance in identifying and nominating individuals for participation.

The Business Officer Institute was established in recognition of the critical role that business officers play in a rapidly changing business environment characterized by localized decision-making authority, increased regulatory interest and oversight, emphasis on risk-taking and innovation, and increased complexity.

Candidates are those who have broad decision-making and/or supervisory responsibilities for the control environment, financial management, budget, risk management, imformation technology, sponsored projects or human resources, in academic or administrative departments.

Candidates must be classified at the Professional and Support Staff (PSS) level or the Managers and Senior Professionals (MSP) level to be eligible. People who have attended before, in either Northern or Southern California, are not eligible to attend again.

UCOP covers all program and group meal costs (breakfasts, lunches and breaks), as well as the opening reception dinner on Oct. 21. UCOP will not cover the cost of travel, parking, hotel expenses of $149 per night, or independent dinners on Oct. 22 and 23.

Nominations are due by Wednesday, Aug. 21, on this form, to be delivered to the Davis campus coordinator for the Business Officer Institute, Marla Dolcini, of Staff Development and Professional Services, by email, mtdolcini@ucdavis.edu, or fax, (530) 752-4744. SDPS is in the Heitman Staff Learning Center.

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July 31, 2013: Annual systemwide payroll disclosure
From the Office of Public Records, UC Office of the President

Dear colleague:

As part of the university’s obligation to be transparent and publicly accountable for its conduct, including the way it compensates its faculty and staff, UC is conducting its annual disclosure of systemwide employee compensation for calendar year 2012. This disclosure parallels last year’s payroll disclosure and is consistent with similar practices at many other public institutions.

The 2012 payroll data, along with a summary analysis, is available online and will be available to news media upon request.

Because UC is a public institution, employee compensation is considered a public record under the California Public Records Act and is reflected in Personnel Policies for Staff Members, PPSM 80(C), which reads, in part:

“Information which is public information and which should be released upon request includes name, date of hire, current position title, current salary, organizational unit assignment, date of separation, office address and office telephone number, current job description, full-time or part-time, and appointment type.”

The Academic Personnel Manual, APM 160-20(b)(4), states that any “nonpersonal” information “is public information and is available upon request to any person or entity without limitation.” It defines “nonpersonal” academic personnel information as including name, date of hire or separation, current position title and current rate of pay.

Questions about access to the payroll data may be directed to local Information Practices/Public Records offices. The primary contact at UC Davis is Lynette Temple, information practices coordinator, Office of Campus Counsel, reachable by telephone (530) 752-3949 or email.

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July 8, 2013: Update on search for new vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine
From the co-chairs of the recruitment advisory committee

We write to update you on the status of our search for a new vice chancellor for Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine. The recruitment advisory committee met on July 2 to review CVs and nominations received to date. The meeting was very productive and we were very impressed with the strong slate of candidates.

The committee reviewed and discussed a total of 56 CVs from comparable and competitor institutions and feel very confident that we will have a strong pool of formal applicants.

We plan to hold one or more Round 1 interviews near the end of this month and we remain on target to complete the interview process by mid-August.

A reminder that this search remains open until filled. Please continue to send nominations of qualified candidates for our consideration. Nominations may be sent to Alberto Pimentel, of the national search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, who is assisting us with this search. Please send nominations to Mr. Pimentel at apsearch@storbeckpimentel.com. Please note “Nominations for UCD-VC and Dean” in the subject line. Also, we encourage you to please send comments that may aid the committee in the search process. Comments should be sent by email to vcdeanucdhs@ucdavis.edu. 

More information is available on the search website.

Thank you.

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, co-chair
Professor Diana Farmer, co-chair
Recruitment advisory committee

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