Category: News & Updates

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″] ACADEMIC DEANS FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS (100% TIME) Each year, Deans and Faculty Administrators (100% Time) are required to report outside professional activities to their campuses. Please complete the 2019-2020 Annual Certification in UC OATS no later than Monday, November 2, 2020. The completion of the Annual Certification and reporting of outside professional activities…Continue Reading Annual Call for Conflict of Commitment Reporting

DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS EQUITY ADVISORS ASSISTANT DEANS CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS Approved by the Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor following consultation with Deans and Senate Leadership, 10/12/2020. We are pleased to announce the following update to the UCI COVID-19 stop the clock (COVID-STC) provision that applies to all currently employed faculty members at the Assistant…Continue Reading COVID-19 Stop the Clock (COVID-STC): October 2020 Revision – Retroactive Pay

Next Steps – Review and update before UCPath cut-off: 10/20/2020 (10/16/2020 Bi-weekly) The academic range adjustment for the Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers is now complete. Salaries entered prior to the UCPath Freeze (10/01/2020) have been adjusted 3%. Units may again begin to enter appointments and update other actions for this population. The…Continue Reading ASE (BX)/GSR Range Adjustment COMPLETE

[su_note note_color=”#dbe2ed” text_color=”#000000″]DEPARTMENT CHAIRS We are providing a sample text paragraph that the Office of Academic Personnel and the Council on Academic Personnel (CAP) recommend that it be included in external reviewers solicitation letter. If you have already sent out your solicitation letter, you are encouraged to send a short supplemental letter. Sample external reviewers solicitation…Continue Reading Sample External Reviewers Solicitation Letters – Additional COVID-19 Language

In recognition of the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP), in September 2020, announced a temporary exception to allow academic appointees to use the sick/paid medical leave benefits if they are unable to work or telework because their children are not able to physically attend…Continue Reading Sick/Paid Medical Leave for Childcare for Fall Quarter 2020

Vice Chancellors Deans Associate Chancellors Dear colleagues: As some students, faculty, other academic appointees, and staff begin returning to campus, the well-being of our UCI community is of utmost concern. Therefore, we want to ensure that everyone has clear instructions on what to do should a COVID-19 case arise. Here is a link to a…Continue Reading What To Do When a COVID Case Occurs

This message contains important information for all UCI employees. Please read the following message in its entirety. Thank you. Dear colleagues: The wellbeing of our employees is a top priority, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Working Well™ program that has been developed to help keep you and your colleagues well, daily…Continue Reading Daily Symptom Check Screening Now Mandatory for All UCI Employees

Dear Faculty, As the new school year is starting, we realize that hardships faced by our faculty with dependent care responsibilities continue. We appreciate all that you have done and continue to do for UCI under these difficult circumstances. As we work to devise support for our faculty, we wanted to let you know about…Continue Reading COVID-19 leave options due to daycare/school closure

DEANS DEPARTMENT CHAIRS CHIEF PERSONNEL OFFICERS Thank you for your participation in the Summer Updates session that was held on Friday, July 24, 2020. The presentation from the Summer Updates can be found at https://ap.uci.edu/events/2020summerupdatesmeeting/. We have highlighted key points from the presentation that are new Academic Personnel guidelines, policies and forms to be effective…Continue Reading Summer Updates – Presentation Link and Highlights

Effective July 1, 2020 Faculty searches should be conducted to avoid conflicts of interest during the search process, whether real or perceived. In the context of faculty serving on a search committee to recruit new faculty, a conflict of interest can compromise a faculty member’s professional judgment in the identification of an appropriate candidate to…Continue Reading UC Irvine Conflict of Interest Policy for Faculty Searches