The University of California Office of the President invites comments on the following proposed policy: The policy is proposed to be revised and includes the following key revisions: The proposed APM – 285 is posted to the Academic Personnel and Programs website. This policy is being circulated to affected faculty and non-represented non-Senate academic appointees for review…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Academic Personnel Manual (APM) – 285, Lecturer with Security of Employment Series
Year: 2023
Issuance of Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave (APM- 710)
ACADEMIC DEANSDEPARTMENT CHAIRS The following is an issuance of revised Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave. The revised policy is effective immediately and can be found on the Academic Personnel and Programs website or at APM 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave. The revised policy reflects the following revisions: Should you have any questions,…Continue Reading Issuance of Revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 710, Leaves of Absence/Sick Leave/Medical Leave (APM- 710)
Faculty Split Titles Can Now be Processed in ScholarSteps
Beginning with the AY 2023-24 Academic Review Cycle, departments/units are now able to utilize Scholar Steps to process the reviews of faculty members who have a split appointment in two different faculty title series. Please implement the use of the Scholar Step system for faculty that have such appointments (i.e. ladder rank and In Res…Continue Reading Faculty Split Titles Can Now be Processed in ScholarSteps
Implementation of Leave Reporting for Graduate Student Researchers, Teaching Assistants, and Associate Instructors
DEANSDEPARTMENT CHAIRSINSTRUCTIONAL FACULTYPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORSASSISTANT DEANSCHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS The new Graduate Student Researchers (GSR) and Academic Student Employees (ASE) labor contracts provide enhanced paid leave benefits, and the Office of the President has mandated that all campuses implement leave recording processes to ensure these paid leave benefits are implemented consistently across the system. The University has…Continue Reading Implementation of Leave Reporting for Graduate Student Researchers, Teaching Assistants, and Associate Instructors
Systemwide Review of Proposed Academic Personnel Manual (APM) – 672, Negotiated Salary Program
The University invites comments on the following proposed policy: Summarized below are the proposed key policy provisions that are being distributed for systemwide review. Key Policy Provisions The purpose of the Negotiated Salary Program (NSP) is to provide a mechanism for participating campuses to augment faculty compensation on a temporary basis according to the competitive…Continue Reading Systemwide Review of Proposed Academic Personnel Manual (APM) – 672, Negotiated Salary Program
Redelegation of Authority for Academic Coordinator Titles and Academic Administrator Series
Effective with the 2023-2024 academic review cycle, I am delegating to the deans the authority to approve the following actions for Academic Coordinator Titles and Academic Administrator Series: All actions you approve must be consistent with current systemwide and campus policies and must be reported to the Office of Academic Personnel within 30 days of…Continue Reading Redelegation of Authority for Academic Coordinator Titles and Academic Administrator Series
Ability to Update Files During Candidate Certification
We are happy to announce that analysts are now able to update/replace or delete documents while awaiting candidate certification. There is no need for the longer workaround of having the candidate certify and then returning the file to the prior level! Any changes made to the review file documents will re-trigger you to re-notify the…Continue Reading Ability to Update Files During Candidate Certification
Call for Annual Certification of Outside Professional Activities
DEANSDEAPRTMENT CHAIRSASSISTANT DEANSCHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS University of California policy requires that outside professional activities do not interfere with a faculty member’s full-time commitment to the University. All faculty are required to file an annual certification of outside professional activities each fiscal year, even if the faculty member did not engage in outside professional activities during…Continue Reading Call for Annual Certification of Outside Professional Activities
NEW! Dashboard View
We are excited to announce that the after much feedback, the ScholarSteps team has enhanced the dashboard view to be more flexible and accommodating to our many users! The table now displays your top recently updated reviews with filter capabilities (outline in red above), to allow you to customize your dashboard experience! You can switch…Continue Reading NEW! Dashboard View
Documenting Informal Mentoring
(Updated by VPAP/CAP August 2023) CAP and VPAP, in consultation with the Council on Equity and Inclusion and the 2022-23 Inclusive Excellence Professors, wish to provide guidance for all faculty in documenting mentoring efforts with an understanding that faculty need flexibility in describing the full range of their activities. CAP and VPAP recognize that, in…Continue Reading Documenting Informal Mentoring