[Students] Senior Leadership Review for BCOE Dean Christopher Lynch

[Provost]

Dear Campus Community:

I am writing to request your assistance in reviewing the accomplishments of BCOE Dean Christopher Lynch, who has served as dean since 2018.

I would appreciate your thoughts and comments about Dean Lynch’s leadership and management of the Bourns College of Engineering.  Your comments about Dean Lynch’s performance will form an important part of the assessment. Your response will be shared with the confidential review committee, and will be held in strict confidence, in conformity with the Statement Concerning Confidentiality of Letters of Evaluation (appended below).

Dean Lynch will be evaluated on the following evaluation criteria. Please comment on those for which you have direct knowledge of his performance:

I. VISION AND GOALS
A. Leadership in the long-range planning and development for the Bourns College of Engineering.
B. Establishment of clearly defined goals and vision for the unit, in support of the broader campus and university mission, and communication of those goals to both members of the unit and the campus community at large.
C. Stimulation and facilitation of innovative approaches for the achievement of unit goals and objectives, and the development of creative solutions to challenges.
D. Leadership to program heads and/or department chairs to achieve the goals of the unit.

II. MANAGEMENT
A. Recruitment, retention, and development of diverse and high-quality staff, administrators, and faculty (as appropriate).
B. Efficient management of unit operations, including budget administration, personnel reviews, and other administrative responsibilities.

III. COMMUNICATION
A. Maintenance of effective communications with the unit, campus community, Office of the President, and external constituencies as appropriate.

IV. CULTURE AND CLIMATE
A. Promotion of diversity, inclusiveness, and civility.
B. Support of UCR’s Principles of Community and a positive campus climate.

V. CAMPUS CONTRIBUTIONS
A. Service as a collegial, collaborative, and contributing member of the campus senior leadership team.
B. Contributions toward the overall goals and vision for the University of California Riverside.

VI. EXTERNAL RELATIONS
A. Representation of the campus with Office of the President and related senior UCOP officers.
B. Representation of the unit and UCR at community, state, and national levels.
C. Facilitation of productive partnerships on behalf of the campus.

You can find a copy of Dean Lynch’s self-assessment and the college’s organizational chart here<https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0AIBGwclBZOTIUk9PVA> (please feel free to request access to this shared drive).  To submit your comments, you may either send as an email attachment to my Executive Assistant, Erin Schuster<mailto:erin.schuster at ucr.edu> or upload using this online form<https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6AmsZ3e2SW0JEEu>. I hope to receive your response by April 14, 2023.  If you have any questions about this request, please feel free to contact Erin. Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Liz

Elizabeth Watkins, PhD (she / her / hers)
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Professor of History
University of California, Riverside
951.827.1129 | Elizabeth.Watkins at UCR.edu<mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins at UCR.edu>
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