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Staff Advisors to The Regents

‘Navigating the new U SEA’ April 17th, 2012

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Penny Herbert (UCDHS) Staff Advisor to The Regents

Kevin Smith (UCLA) Staff Advisor to The Regents Designate

Introductions

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Staff Advisor Role

Thank you to ABOG group

Current Topics

Future Topics

What is on your mind?

Agenda

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What is a ‘Staff Advisor to The Regents?'

• Pilot 2005-2007; Made permanent January 2007

• Position is appointed by President Yudof

• Staff or non-Senate academic employees serve as non-voting advisors

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Staff Advisor Committee Assignments

• Regents Committees: (2 New)– Committee on Compliance and Audit

Committee on Educational PolicyCommittee on Grounds and BuildingsCommittee on Health Services

– Committee on Finance Committee on Long Range PlanningCommittee on Investments

• System wide Committee Examples:– Post-Retirement Benefits– Campus Climate

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Goals of the Positions

• Improve direct communication between UC employees and the UC leadership and Regent

• Facilitate staff input into the Board's deliberations and leadership decisions

• Thank you ABOG for your engagement with the role

• Input on HR policy changes• Participation on web-chats• Campus visits• Emails to website

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The Board of Regents and Current Topics

• Budget

– UCRS Contributions – Multi-year compacts with State– Shared services/Working Smarter– Student Fees/out of state ratios

• Advocacy• Philanthropy• Diversity

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Future Directions Ongoing Topics

• Communication and Engagement with system-wide stakeholders

• Campus Climate Survey• Legislative Relations/staff as

advocates• Staff Engagement Survey• Staff training/talent management and

recognition• Working Smarter/UC Path initiatives in

a transformational workplace

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HR Web Chats

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How to apply to be a Staff Advisor

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What’s on your mind?

• We want to hear from you

–E-mail

–Websitehttp://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/staffadvisors/