U. of Virginia's Gene Block named as chancellor-designate

See the UCLA Today story about Gene Block, named as UCLA's next Chancellor at a special meeting of the UC Regents on Dec. 21, 2006.

Notice of special Regents' meeting Thursday, Dec. 21

The University of California Board of Regents will meet via teleconference on Thursday, Dec. 21, to act on the appointment and compensation of a chancellor for the UCLA campus.  The board also will act on the appointment and compensation of a vice chancellor for health affairs at UC Irvine.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in closed session, followed by public comment and open-session action on compensation for the two positions.

Media and members of the public can attend the meeting at several locations. In addition, media and members of the public can hear audio of the open sessions via the Internet.  The meeting agenda is available at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/dec06/dec21.html, and details about the live streaming audio will be posted there as well.

This meeting notice is issued to comply with the state's pertinent open meeting laws.

12 December 2006

Advisory committee continues search

The Committee to Advise the President on the Selection of a Chancellor of the Los Angeles Campus and the University of California Board of Regents’ Committee on Educational Policy met concurrently via teleconference on Monday, October 16.

Regents’ meeting agendas are available at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/meetings.html

Advisory committee to meet July 6

The Committee to Advise the President on the Selection of a Chancellor of the Los Angeles Campus and the University of California Board of Regents’ Committee on Educational Policy will meet concurrently via teleconference on Thursday, July 6. The closed-session meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 1:30 p.m.

The advisory committee includes five regents who also serve on the regents’ educational policy committee, which would constitute a quorum of the latter group. No educational policy committee business will be considered at the meeting.  This meeting notice is issued to comply with the state's pertinent open meeting laws.

Regents’ meeting agendas are available at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/meetings.html

Norman Abrams named Acting Chancellor

Law professor Norman Abrams became acting chancellor of the UCLA campus on July 1, 2006. UC President Robert C. Dynes announced the appointment June 15.

Abrams, 73, joined the UCLA law faculty in 1959. He served as UCLA’s vice chancellor of academic personnel from 1991 to 2001, and as interim dean of the law school in 2003-04.

A search for a permanent chancellor continues, and is expected to be finalized by the end of the year.

For details, see the UC press release at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2006/jun15.html.

Update May 15, 2006

The search for the UCLA Chancellor continues. The president will shortly be calling together a meeting of the search committee so it can continue its work.

UC Office of the President

UC President Names Advisory Committee in Search for
New UCLA Chancellor

University of California President Robert C. Dynes has named a 17-member committee of university regents, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community representatives to advise him in the search for the next chancellor of UCLA.

Albert Carnesale, 69, UCLA chancellor since July 1, 1997, announced last September that he would retire on June 30, 2006. Following a sabbatical leave, Carnesale – nationally known for his expertise in international affairs and national security policy – intends to return to his teaching, scholarship and engagement in public policy issues.

Named to serve on the advisory committee are:

• UC regents Eddie Island; Joanne C. Kozberg; Sherry L. Lansing; Adam Rosenthal; and Fred Ruiz;
• Faculty representatives Alfonso F. Cardenas, department of computer science, UCLA; James S. Economou, division of surgical oncology, UCLA; Kathleen Komar, department of comparative literature, UCLA; John Oakley, vice chair, university wide Academic Senate; and Mu-Ming Poo, department of molecular and cell biology, Berkeley.
• Staff representative Doug Padley, president of UCLA Staff Assembly;
• Student representatives Jenny Wood, president, Undergraduate Student Association, and Jared Fox, president, Graduate Student Association.
• Alumni representative Eleanor Brewer, president, UCLA Alumni Association; and UCLA Foundation representative James T. McCarthy.
• Ex officio members of the selection committee include Dynes, convener of the committee, and Gerald L. Parsky, chairman of the UC Board of Regents.

Joseph P. Mullinix, UC senior vice president–business and finance, and Linda Morris Williams, UC associate president, will serve as consultants to the committee.

The committee’s first meeting is set for Dec. 8 at UCLA, where committee members will meet in closed session with faculty, staff, students and community representatives to gather ideas and comments regarding the search and to learn the distinct needs of the Los Angeles campus.

The committee also will be involved in recruiting, screening and conducting interviews with candidates for the position. The process will be assisted by the search firm of A.T. Kearney Inc.

Dynes hopes to bring a recommendation on a candidate to the Board of Regents by mid-to-late spring.

Dec. 1, 2005 - Updated Dec. 20, 2005
Press release available at: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2005/dec01.html