Delegations of Authority for Academic Personnel Actions

On October 1, 2006, the Vice Provost-Academic Personnel, was delegated the authority by then-Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw to administer the academic personnel program for the UC Davis campus, including development of implementing procedures and application of the UC academic personnel policies.

This site provides guidance for understanding delegations of authority regarding academic personnel actions. These authorities are official only when documented in an official policy or delegation of authority at http://manuals.ucdavis.edu/da.

A: Approval authority RP: Review for adherence to policy I/R: Initiate action/Recommend R: Review R/R: Reviews/Recommends O: Optional Ad Hoc or Standing Committee review Visiting Appointments and Reapppointments(APM 230) (Limit of 2 years maximum) Dean's Review Ad Hoc/Stand Final Review Appointment Visiting Assistant Professor 1 I/R RP A 2 Visiting Associate Professor/Visiting Professor 1 I/R RP R/R RP A 2 Reappointment Visiting Assistant Professor 1 I/R RP A Visiting Associate Professor/Visiting Professor 1 I/R RP R/R RP A 1 When Visiting Assistant Professors do not have equivalent or appropriate academic appointments at other institutions, consultation must occur with the Faculty Personnel Committee 2 For initial appointment at salaries which are more than 25% above the professorial salary scale, the President has approval authority