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 Academic Administrator (APM 370) and Academic Coordinator (APM 375) Dean's Review Ad Hoc/Stand Final Review Appointment Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator 1 I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Reappointment Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator I/R RP A Merit Increase within rank as Academic Administrator and Academic Coordinator I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Accelerated Merit Accelerated merits that does not skip 2 increments I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Accelerated merits that skip 2 increments I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Promotion From one level in the Academic Administrator or Academic Coordinator title to a higher level I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Joint Appointment All actions are processed in accordance with procedures outlines above except all Departments and Deans must review the action (see UCD 220 for procedure) Appeal Academic Administrator/Coordinator series Non-redelegated actions I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A 1 PROPOSALS TO ESTABLISH THESE POSITIONS MUST BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SPECIAL REVIEW COMMITTEE PRIOR TO RECRUITMENT