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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Campus Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We start this new year with signed union contracts with our academic researchers, postdoctoral scholars, graduate student researchers, and teaching
assistants. The contracts provide important salary increases and expanded benefits to these essential members of our academic workforce, and we all look forward to working together in support of our mission here at UCR. The first three groups are mostly paid
from extramural funds, and we recognize the challenges faced by faculty as they must shift their current grant budgets to accommodate the salary and benefits increases (about $11.5M per year by FY25). Principal investigators who need assistance should work
with their department chairs, who will determine whether to bring in their respective deans’ offices.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our TAs are supported by UCR’s core budget. It is clear that neither the state of California nor the Office of the President will be providing additional
funding to support this added expense, which will require an additional $16.5M per year by FY25. I have convened a work group made up of deans, Senate leaders, and CFAOs to come up with a long-term plan for sustainable funding of graduate education at UCR.
In the meantime, the central campus <span style="color:#212121">planned for a salary increase this year, which is sufficient to cover the FY23 increase, and
</span>will use one-time funds to cover these costs for the colleges and schools in FY24, as needed. Furthermore, we plan to enroll the same total number of new PhD and MFA students in fall 2023 as we did in fall 2022, in recognition of the vital role played
by graduate students in the fulfillment of our academic mission.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In the rest of this quarterly campus update, I’d like to highlight four important initiatives developed and implemented by some of our central campus
units.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m pleased to share this
<a href="https://facilities.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-01/campus-finance-committee-dm-presentation.pdf">
report on Deferred Maintenance and Capital Projects</a> that was jointly presented to the Campus Finance Committee (CFC) in December by the leaders of Facilities Services and Planning, Design, & Construction. While there are many more needs than there are resources
available to address deferred maintenance, seismic upgrades, and carbon neutrality projects at UCR, significant progress is being made to improve our campus infrastructure, building systems, and physical plant sustainability.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Major renovation projects are giving new life to existing buildings, including Pierce Hall (completed) and Batchelor Hall (halfway done). There
are currently underway about $30M worth of deferred maintenance projects, upgrading things like roofing and mechanical systems.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have also invested nearly $10M in primary power projects to improve our electrical system infrastructure. Curious about how power works at UCR?
Watch <a href="https://facilities.ucr.edu/how-power-works-presentation">this video</a> to learn more.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR is investing in some innovative facilities-related projects. One exciting program, designed to improve our energy efficiency, is the development
of a carbon inset program that will invest in strategic energy projects to reduce greenhouse gas production, thus reducing our need
<span style="color:#212121">to purchase energy offsets to meet our carbon neutrality goals.<span class="apple-converted-space"> Another is the modification of
</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">multi-stall restrooms into gender-inclusive restrooms in Spieth Hall and the PE/Dance Building.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Last spring, based on a recommendation from the CFC, Facilities Services was allocated an annual
budget of $381K to </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">implement a Preventative Maintenance Program, which deploys staff and materials to maintain the life and effectiveness of our building infrastructure
and thus reduce the accumulation of a deferred maintenance burden.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">Finally, there are some new buildings going up on campus. The School of Medicine Education Building
II, funded by a direct state allocation, is scheduled to open this summer; the new Student Health & Counseling Center, funded primarily by UCR’s century bond, will open in the fall; and the new School of Business building, funded primarily by school revenues,
will be completed in summer 2024. Stay tuned for news of progress on the proposed Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility, which was earmarked for $51.5M from the state in the FY23 budget.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NEW: CAMPUS CLIMATE INCIDENT REPORTING</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In response to a desire for more direct attention to incidents of bias, intolerance, and other forms of unwelcome and unacceptable behavior,
the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/incident-reporting">Campus Climate Response Group (CCRG)</a><span style="color:black"> will be responsible for assisting campus community members by
directing reports of such conduct to the appropriate resource and/or investigative offices for proper and timely response and adjudication. CCRG members assist campus constituents by ensuring their reports are addressed by the relevant departments and units
in charge of oversight and accountability for addressing the reported behavior. Campus community members may also reach out to any of the CCRG members for direct advice and guidance.
</span><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8CTO0CJXRZtTP4W">This reporting mechanism</a><span style="color:black"> does not supplant existing intake options, but rather is meant to offer a supplementary option for those unsure which reporting
mechanism might be most appropriate for a given situation. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In an endeavor to foster a campus climate conducive to the successful participation of all our members in meeting our
mission, responses to reports that do not rise to the level of a university policy violation will generally focus on providing support resources to the affected individual, educational opportunities for the individuals involved, and efforts to reach voluntary
resolution of disputes (in a manner that is respectful of Free Speech protections).
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Are you interested in the history and shifting landscape of bias response teams and emerging alternatives in the higher education context?
Please view </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlkBE4mBUqQ">this webinar</a><span style="color:black"> sponsored by the University of California National Center for Free Speech and
Civic Engagement.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DATA ANALYSES OF FACULTY PROGRESSION</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would like to call your attention to
<a href="https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2022-11/ay21-22-merit-and-promotion-reviews-the-year-in-review.pdf">
a set of data analyses</a> performed by the Academic Personnel Office (APO) on the merit and promotion process and its outcomes. These studies examine
<span style="color:black;background:white">1) the rate at which reviews of files were completed; 2) equity in outcomes across gender and ethnicity groups; 3) agreement rates between the review bodies of department, dean, Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP),
vice provost for academic personnel (VPAP), and provost; 4) tendencies for colleges and schools to consider new off-scale and multi-step placements; and 5) comparison of deferral rates between genders.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Be sure to check out the quarterly
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/8217c5353c02/catching-up-with-academic-personnel-newsletter-fall-17013951?e=591e48d17e"><span style="background:white">APO newsletter</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">
to learn about ongoing data studies, professional development workshops, important deadlines, and other initiatives sponsored by this office.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COMPLIANCE TRAINING</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Within our Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) division is the
<a href="https://training.ucr.edu/">Risk & Safety Training</a> program, one of the UC’s
<a href="https://www.ucop.edu/enterprise-risk-and-resilience/resilience/coe/index.html">
Centers of Excellence</a>. The Risk & Safety Training team recently completed a training course for the new
<a href="https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000701/AbusiveConduct">Policy on Abusive Conduct in the Workplace</a>. This new course will be rolled out shortly and will become one of the few mandatory trainings for employees. This is a good time to remind ourselves
of the importance of promptly completing all mandatory trainings and ensuring that the people on our teams complete them as well. For most employees, the recurring mandatory trainings are limited to safety, cybersecurity, and prevention of sexual violence
and sexual harassment. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have questions or comments on these or any other campus initiatives, I encourage you to come meet with me at
<a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/provost-office-hours">office hours</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Liz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(she / her / hers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor of History</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of California, Riverside</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">951.827.1129 |
<a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu">Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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