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 Continuing Educator (and Acting) (APM 340) Dean's Review Ad Hoc/Stand Final Review Appointment Acting and Continuing Educator, Steps I I/R RP A Continuing Educator, II I/R RP R/R A Continuing Educator, III I/R RP R/R RP O R/R RP A Merit Any steps in ranks I I/R RP A Any steps in ranks II I/R RP R/R A Any steps in ranks III I/R RP R/R RP O R/R RP A Accelerated Merit To any steps in rank I that does not skip a step I/R RP RR A To any steps in ranks II and III that does not skip a step I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A All Accelerated Merits that skip a step I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Promotion Advancement from one rank to a higher rank I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A Appeal Continuing Educator Redelegated actions I/R RP R/R A Continuing Educator Non-redelegated actions I/R RP R/R RP R/R RP A