Tag: administration

Breslauer, Wilton on Albany mixed-use development

May 15, 2013:

In a letter released earlier today, George Breslauer, UC Berkeley executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, promise to “continue to work collaboratively with the City of Albany and others to stay the course and fulfill the community desires for development on this site.”

Berkeley SHIP 2013-14 details announced

May 16, 2013:

Chancellor Birgeneau recently announced that Berkeley would leave UC SHIP and return to a campus-based student insurance plan for the next academic year. Details of the campus plan, to be implemented in August, can be found in this post from University Health Services.

Trespassers removed from Albany mixed-use development site

May 13, 2013:

At approximately 4:30 a.m. Monday, 20 people were asked to leave the mixed-use development site in Albany or face arrest. Over the course of the morning, three people were arrested for trespassing and interfering with the police

Committee named to find Berkeley’s next provost

May 6, 2013:

A committee of Berkeley administrators, faculty, students and staff has been formed to advise Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks on the search to replace Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer, who has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2013.

Chancellor looks back: ‘a period where leadership mattered’

April 26, 2013:

In an interview with NBC11, Robert Birgeneau talks access and excellence, Dreamers, and how — despite a budget model for UC Berkeley that has changed in response to severe state funding cuts during his time as chancellor — “we still spend our money, as we should, like a public university.”

Chancellor responds to ASUC divestment vote

April 18, 2013:

“I sincerely hope that we can avoid the rancor and divisiveness that arose in the wake of a previous ASUC vote in 2010,” Chancellor Birgeneau writes, “even as we support every student’s right to freedom of expression and acknowledge the diversity of views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

Chancellor honored for aid to Dream Act students

April 16, 2013:

“I myself am a beneficiary of a community that supported my education,” Chancellor Birgeneau told an appreciative audience at Oakland’s Scottish Rite Center, where he accepted the Centro Legal de La Raza’s “Visionary Leadership Award.”

42 years on, Berkeley’s provost is ready to leave the nest

April 4, 2013:

George Breslauer was a 25-year-old Kremlinologist when he arrived at Berkeley in 1971 for his first teaching job. He never dreamed he’d become an administrator, much less the No. 2 man at the nation’s No. 1 public university.

UC-wide staff salary hikes ruled out for 2012-13

February 21, 2013:

In a letter to the university community, UC President Mark Yudof says he remains “committed to implementing a systemwide salary program for staff as soon as the UC budget can support one.”

Campus unveils revised stadium financing plan

February 19, 2013:

Working to keep a promise to pay for the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance and the renovation of California Memorial Stadium without using campus funds, UC Berkeley officials have refined the original financial model to incorporate new sources of revenue.

Larry Conrad named new chief information officer

December 20, 2012:

In a CalMessage, John Wilton, vice chancellor for administration and finance, and George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, announce the appointment of Larry Conrad as Berkeley’s next associate vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer.

Berkeley 2012 – the year in pictures

December 19, 2012:

New faces, new vitality, reflection and celebration — 2012 brought all that, and more, to UC Berkeley. Here’s a glance back at the year, in pictures.

Media ethicist Edward Wasserman to become new journalism school dean

December 7, 2012:

Edward Wasserman, an authority on the ethics, evolution and ownership of the news media, will become dean of the Graduate School of Journalism.

Gronsky to head new Global Engagement Office

December 4, 2012:

In a CalMessage, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer announced that Professor Ron Gronsky will lead a new, centralized office to “facilitate and coordinate the campus’s international initiatives and to foster coherence among them.”

Welcome celebration set for chancellor-designate

November 20, 2012:

The campus has scheduled a welcome celebration for Chancellor-Designate Nicholas Dirks and his wife, Professor Janaki Bakhle, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 3:15 p.m. on the steps of Doe Library.

Upholding Berkeley’s ‘principles of community’

November 2, 2012:

A reminder from campus administrators to the university community that use of our common resources — our classrooms, labs, offices, and public spaces — is subject to rules aimed at upholding the Principles of Community.

Campus, community leaders bond over breakfast

November 1, 2012:

Chancellor Birgeneau hosted his fourth and final annual Community Leaders Breakfast Thursday morning, an opportunity to celebrate town-gown ties that have helped dozens of neighborhood- and community-based projects to flourish.

UCPD: No bomb found after campuswide search

October 31, 2012:

The UCPD completed searches of the main and Clark Kerr campuses, as well as UC properties adjacent to the campus, and have recommended that all campus operations return to normal status.

Campus gets emailed bomb threat

October 30, 2012:

CalMessage from UCPD Capt. Margo Bennett says “non-specific, anonymous bomb threat” included “no verifiable information.”

CalTime to get expedited rollout

October 25, 2012:

To comply with recent decisions at the UC systemwide level, UC Berkeley is planning to move to a bi-weekly pay cycle for non-exempt employees (those eligible to earn overtime). These changes will result in an expedited rollout of CalTime.

Systemwide survey looks at campus climate

October 15, 2012:

Over the next five months, UC students, faculty and staff will be surveyed about their school and workplace experiences in what is believed to be the largest study of institutional climate ever conducted. The results will be used to enhance the atmosphere of inclusiveness and respect at every UC campus and location.

National Championship Week caps banner year

October 2, 2012:

For Berkeley’s seventh annual National Championship Week, Cal’s student-athletes received a well-deserved heroes’ welcome at a reception hosted by Chancellor Birgeneau at University House.

CNR dean outlines new plans for Gill Tract

September 19, 2012:

At Tuesday’s Albany City Council meeting, Keith Gilless, dean of the College of Natural Resources, presented a progress report on new academic programs related to diversified farming, and their potential impact on the Gill Tract growing grounds.

Chancellor’s final back-to-school briefing has the ring of success

August 23, 2012:

Flanked by a half-dozen other campus leaders, Birgeneau made the case Thursday that despite massive cuts in state funding, the twin pillars of his eight-year tenure as chancellor — access and excellence — are thriving.

UC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online learning collaborative

July 24, 2012:

UC Berkeley today has joined edX, a not-for-profit online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and MIT and launched last May. The campus will collaborate with edX to expand the number of universities that offer their courses on the edX platform. In a press release issued by edX, Chancellor Birgeneau said the campus is “committed to excellence in online education and the dual goals of distributing higher education more broadly and enriching the quality of campus-based education.”