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UCOP Restructuring Update for Week of May 19, 2008

May 21, 2008

Re: UCOP restructuring update for week of May 19, 2008

• New Institutional Research unit
• Human Resources & Benefits updates
• Timeline for UCOP restructuring initiatives
• Upcoming brown bag meetings
• Your feedback

Dear Colleagues:

This week we have news about two of the key initiatives in UCOP's restructuring effort: Institutional Research and Human Resources & Benefits. We're also providing you the latest timeline showing how the various initiatives are progressing.

New Institutional Research unit
Among the new initiatives is a consolidation of functions at the Office of the President that provide institutional research, analysis and reporting. The team responsible for successfully achieving a similar consolidation of functions at UC Santa Cruz is now helping UCOP, in consultation with faculty and many UCOP data users and providers, to develop a detailed design for the new unit. The next step in the process is the classification and posting for the director position. Please watch the job listings for this new position.

Human Resources & Benefits updates
Last week Judy Boyette updated HR&B staff about the many initiatives ongoing in their department, including the review of alternate models for benefits administration and the development of a new organizational design. You can read Judy's message and find more information about what's happening in HR&B at http://ucop.edu/humres/redesign.

Timeline for UCOP restructuring initiatives
Attached is a brief summary of the various restructuring initiatives currently in progress, along with the latest project timeline. The timeline continues to evolve as project teams work through design and implementation issues. You can find more information about many of the initiatives at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/future/.

Upcoming brown bags meetings
As previously announced, during today's brown bag lunch, Michael Reese and Rene Jackson will provide updates on the latest restructuring news and will take your questions on the job change and classification process.

Tuesday, May 20, Kaiser Room 1217, Noon to 1:30pm

Please feel free to grab your lunch and attend, or listen from your desk:
Dial: 866-740-1260
Access code: 4309789
Web access: http://www.readytalk.com/
Access code: 4309789

The next brown bag lunches are scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 (Franklin) and Thursday, June 5 (Kaiser). Look for more information in next week's update.

Your Feedback
Finally a reminder that we want to hear what you think about the future of UCOP. Please send your ideas, questions and concerns through the feedback page at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/future/feedbackform.html.