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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Campus Community:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am writing to request your assistance in assessing the accomplishments of Ken Baerenklau, who has served as UC Riverside’s Associate Provost for the Office of the Provost since 2015.  The time period for
 this review is September 2020 to March 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I would appreciate your thoughts and comments about Associate Provost Baerenklau’s leadership and management of the Office of the Provost at UCR. Your comments about Ken’s performance
 will form an important part of the assessment. Your responses 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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Associate Provost Baerenklau will be evaluated on the following evaluation criteria. Please comment on those for which you have direct knowledge of his performance:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">VISION AND GOALS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Leadership in the area of long-range planning and development for the Office of the Provost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">C.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stimulation and facilitation of innovative approaches for the achievement of unit goals and objectives, and the development of creative solutions to challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">D.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Leadership to program heads and/or department chairs to achieve the goals of the unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MANAGEMENT</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Recruitment, retention, and development of diverse and high-quality staff, administrators, and faculty (as appropriate).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Efficient management of unit operations, including budget administration, personnel reviews, and other administrative responsibilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COMMUNICATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Maintenance of effective communications with the unit, campus community, Office of the President, and external constituencies as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CULTURE AND CLIMATE</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Promotion of diversity, inclusiveness, and civility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">    
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Support of UCR’s Principles of Community and a positive campus climate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CAMPUS CONTRIBUTIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Service as a collegial, collaborative, and contributing member of the campus senior leadership team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Contributions toward the overall goals and vision for the University of California Riverside.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:42.2pt;text-indent:-.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">EXTERNAL RELATIONS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Representation of the campus with the Office of the President and related senior UCOP officers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Representation of the unit and UCR at community, state, and national levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Facilitation of productive partnerships on behalf of the campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You can find a copy of Associate Provost Baerenklau’s
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/13qMPLbHpcnQwyMEPjwMvyzYU_MrxdjQv/view?usp=drive_link">
<b>self-assessment</b></a> and the Office of the Provost’s organizational chart <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j9cQqNA3JAt8lVZaRyXCO3-nwK8tqe91/view?usp=drive_link">
<b>here</b></a>. Please submit your comments using this online <a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6feKgyjrU0GV18G">
<b>form</b></a> by <b>May 12, 2025</b>. If you have any questions about this request, please feel free to contact my executive assistant,
<a href="mailto:corinnac@ucr.edu">Corinna Corpuz</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you in advance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Liz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD (she / her / hers)
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Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor<br>
Professor of History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">University of California, Riverside<br>
951.827.1129 | <a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu">Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA STATEMENT CONCERNING CONFIDENTIALITY OF LETTERS OF EVALUATION</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The University of California will keep your name and institutional affiliation confidential. When an administrator requests to see letters in his or her file, pursuant to state law and University policy, the
 full text of the body of your letter will be provided to the candidate. However, any identifying information on the letterhead and within your signature block will be removed. In order to keep your identity confidential, you may want to avoid putting information
 in the body of your letter that would identify you. If you wish, you may provide a brief factual statement regarding your relationship to the faculty member as a separate attachment to your letter which we will not disclose to the candidate. In those rare
 instances where a court or government agency seeks to compel the disclosure of the source of a confidential evaluation in University of California academic personnel files, it is the University practice to protect the identity of authors of letters of evaluation
 to the fullest extent allowable under law. The judicially mandated disclosure of the identity of confidential evaluations has been extremely rare at the University of California.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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