Year: 2021

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] Dear Colleagues, The Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor allocated $1 million in funding for a pilot Interim COVID-19 Research Recovery Program (ICRRP) as an investment in faculty research/creative activity in 2021-2022. The ICRRP aims to support recovery of research/creative activity that was significantly impacted by COVID-19 for assistant and associate rank faculty….Continue Reading Interim COVID Research Recovery Program – January 2022 Call

[su_note]Updated November 9, 2021: The communication from Nov. 5, 2021, noted that faculty that had not submitted their 18-19 and/or 19-20 annual certification via UC OATS would be subject to the loss of sabbatical privileges. This was issued in error and the loss of sabbatical privileges has been removed. [/su_note] University of California policy requires…Continue Reading Annual Call for Annual Certification of Outside Professional Activities

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”000000″]Dear Professor, The University invites comments on proposed revisions to Section 759 of the Academic Personnel Manual: APM – 759, Leaves of Absence/Other Leaves Without Pay In May 2021, the Regents Working Group on Innovation Transfer and Entrepreneurship (“Regents Working Group”) recommended in its final report that APM – 759 be revised to…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 759

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”000000″]ACADEMIC DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS The following are the revised leave-related policies in the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 700 series: APM – 700, Leaves of Absence/General; APM – 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave; APM – 715, Leaves of Absence/Family and Medical Leave; APM – 720, Leaves of Absence/Holidays; APM – 730, Leaves of…Continue Reading Issuance of Substantive Revisions to the Leave-Related Policies of the 700 Series of the Academic Personnel Manual (APM)

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”000000″] ACADEMIC DEANS ASSISTANT DEANS Last year, the Office of Academic Personnel issued guidance indicating that additional compensation for individuals teaching in self-supporting programs would have to be taken as salary at the time of service I understand that this has caused significant concern for some faculty who are interested in using these…Continue Reading Self-Supporting Degree Programs and Academic Enrichment Funds

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”000000″]ACADEMIC DEANS ASSOCIATE DEANS CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS EQUITY ADVISORS We are excited to inform you of UCI’s subscription renewal to the Texas Tech University National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty database. We encourage the posting of all faculty recruitment ads to this site, in addition to the other sites you normally use,…Continue Reading Texas Tech National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty Database

Dear Colleagues, The Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor has allocated $1 million in funding for a pilot Interim COVID-19 Research Recovery Program (ICRRP) as an investment in faculty research/creative activity. The ICRRP aims to support recovery of research/creative activity that was significantly impacted by COVID-19 for assistant and associate rank faculty (Professor, Professor In Residence,…Continue Reading New Senate Faculty Funding Program to Support Recovery of Research/Creative Activity Impacted by COVID-19

UCPATH Freeze: Thursday, September 16, 2021 — Wednesday, September 22, 2021 In accordance with guidelines issued by the Office of the President, the University of California is implementing a 3% increase to the salary scales for Ladder Rank Faculty and other academic appointees tied to the Ladder Rank scales effective October 1, 2021. At UCI,…Continue Reading UCPATH Freeze: Ladder Rank/Non-Represented Faculty Range Adjustment

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”000000″] DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS Consistent with the direction provided by President Drake and Chancellor Gillman, UC Irvine is planning for return to in-person operations, as of Fall 2021. Administration and Senate Leadership are united that the default mode of instruction and research be in-person. This means that as an in-person institution, the University…Continue Reading Return to Onsite Operations Fall 2021 – Flexible Work Arrangements

While the Office of Academic Personnel works on updating the website, please feel free to use the links below to the Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB) Resources page, which offers PFCB FAQ’s, PFCB training recording (downloadable via BOX), a chart with the status of PFCB and each of the Collective Bargaining Units and…Continue Reading Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB) Resources