WELCOME NEW APO TEAM MEMBERS, Teresa Mason and Marina Vollin. Teresa Mason joined our team as of 8/15/22 with the role of Program & Process Assistant. She has over a decade of client support experience and IT work experience. We are excited to have her join our team. Teresa will be providing support to the...
Faculty Mentor Mixer Thank you to everyone who attended our first Faculty Mentoring Mixer in May, as well as those who provided input and offered to assist. Your time and input is greatly appreciated. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the campus. We have received consistent feedback that this is very important to...
Congratulations Class of 2022 Graduate, Michael Risher Our APO student team member Michael Risher received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Computer Science. I speak for the entire APO team when I say, “Congratulations and best wishes on your next venture. We really enjoyed working with you Michael and appreciate the big impact you made...
Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development Fund Awards The Professional Development Fund is dedicated to providing funding support for the professional development of Unit 18 Faculty engaged in professional development activities that will enhance their effectiveness and development as scholars/teachers in their field. The Following Unit 18 Faculty Received Funding from the Spring Award Cycle. Faculty...
Process for faculty to follow for your questions, please begin here Start with your Department, and if they are not able to assist, then Redirect your situation to your Dean’s Office. If they are not able to assist, then The Dean’s Office will reach out directly to Academic Personnel Office for guidance/direction/response, who will then...
I am very excited to announce that the UC-CORO Leadership Collaborative will be coming to UCR, with our first cohort kicking off in Fall 2023! The Leadership Collaborative will focus on developing and strengthening leadership skills of Faculty and those who work with Academics on the UCR campus. You may be familiar with the program...
We are delighted to share results from some events we surveyed over the past academic year Academic Leadership Series (July – October, 2021) Questions Session 1: Departmental Operations Session 2: Departmental Operations Session 3: Resolving Conflicts Session 4: Leading & Representing Was the session helpful? 88.9% (Yes) 100% (Yes) 100% (Yes) 100% (Yes) Did the...
eFilePlus CV generator is coming soon. This feature provides faculty access to generate a CV and download their data from eFilePlus. Stay tuned. UC OATS The reporting period for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 will be available in UC OATS as of July 1, 2022. Please remember to complete your annual certification no...
Academic and UC Policy Highlights A general reminder to all faculty covered under the Conflict of Commitment policies (APM 025 & 671) that retroactive requests require adequate justification for their late submission, and the failure to meet this requirement may result in the appropriate sanctions. Please see the APO’s website at https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/conflict-commitment for resources, guidance...
Faculty Learning Program UCR is hosting a Faculty Learning Program for the 2022-2023 academic year. This program (originally hosted by UC Berkeley) brings together faculty at UCR to learn about the science of teaching and learning, improve their instructional practice, and build relationships and understanding of one another’s teaching and learning contexts in order to...
As we look toward the upcoming merit and promotion file season, I would like to remind and/or encourage Chairs to have 1-1 meetings with candidates that are preparing their files. Those meetings are important for reviewing the alternative actions candidates could request, and to review pertinent parts of the CALL that may apply. The CALL...
Academic Salary Plan AY22-23 A memo from Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Jeske is outlining the salary plan for Academic Personnel AY22-23. This information is posted in Academic Personnel website under Compensation > Local Compensation Policy and Guidelines > 2022-2023 UCR Academic Salary Plan Memo. For questions concerning VPAP Academic Salary Plan Memo, please send...
Advancing Faculty Diversity Awards The University of California's Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) Program is a grant program that supports two different types of projects: 1) recruitment projects that aim to result in more diverse faculty hiring, and 2) improved climate and retention projects that aim to develop equity-oriented interventions and research that leads to improved...
The Hellman Fellowship Program provides financial support and encouragement to young faculty in core disciplines who show capacity for great distinction in their research and creative activities. Funds awarded are intended as one-time support for activities that will enhance the individual's progress towards tenure. We are proud to announce the UCR Hellman Fellows 2021-2022 Faculty...
Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) Call for FY22-23 UCR is entering year five of the NSTP Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) (trial period) FY22-23. Trial program period started July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022. FY 22-23 is the fifth and final year of the second phase of the trial. NSTP allows eligible lander rank...
UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has accepted a faculty appointment at the University of California, Riverside. Dr. Drake will serve as distinguished professor in the Department of Internal Medicine within the Division of Clinical Sciences in the School of Medicine. Under the terms of his appointment, Dr. Drake will provide an annual seminar and...
File Status 2021-2022AY The report represents the percentage of files received by each College and School as of 4.20.22 (see below). We would like to take this time to thank the department analysts who all work with the faculty to complete these files. Your hard work and time are very much appreciated. You continue to...
Mentoring Mixer – Katina Napper We are very excited to announce that the first Mentoring Mixer is scheduled to take place on Tuesday May 17 th 11:00am-2:00pm in the Alumni and Visitor’s Center. The purpose of the Mixer is to provide a consistent interactive platform for mentoring across the campus, focused on Faculty and Academics...
eFilePlus – the Publications and Creative Activities Ordering feature was deployed on February 25, 2022 and may be used for 2022-23AY review cycle. This feature provides functionality that allows departments to determine the ordering of bibliographic categories in their Candidate Reviews (Snapshots). This gives each academic department the opportunity to determine the order based on...
Policy Update – New Unit 18 Contract: The new Unit 18 Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) contract went into effect December 3rd, 2021, and is fully posted to UCnet for reference. Both departments and Unit 18 faculty can reach out to academicpersonnel@ucr.edu with any questions regarding this new contract and its implementation. COVID-19 Vaccination Program...