UC Santa Barbara Policy 1110
Policies
Issuing Unit: Academic Affairs Date: July 15, 1986
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIRS
I. REFERENCES:
A. University of California Policy on Presidential Chairs, Office
of the President, July 2, 1981.
B. UCSB Policies Manual, Policy 1105, Endowed Chairs.
II. POLICY:
A fund functioning as an endowment has been established by The
Regents to support a continuing program of President Chairs. The
initial allocation to the fund will support nine chairs. This number
may be augmented by the President with the approval of The Regents.
The establishment of Chairs and appointment of Chair holders
pursuant to this policy shall conform to the guidelines listed here.
A. Purpose of the Chairs:
Presidential Chairs are intended to encourage new or
interdisciplinary program development or to enhance quality in
existing academic programs of the University.
B. Support of the Chairs:
Allocations to support the program will be provided annually to
the Chancellors through the normal budget process. Support for
each Chair will be equivalent to the income from a $250,000
share of the program fund. The actual income allocated in any
year will depend upon the earnings of the fund in the previous
year. The program has been designed as a continuing commitment,
and campuses may make permanent commitments for the tenure of
any individual Presidential Chair holder.
C. Funds for the Chairs:
Funds allocated to the campuses for Presidential Chairs may be
used to support instructional activities, research, or other
creative activities of the incumbent Chair holder. During
periods in which there is no incumbent, campuses may utilize
the allocation to support programs in the general academic area
of the Chair(s) or carry forward the funds to augment the total
amount available for the next incumbent.
The income allocated for the Presidential Chairs may be
subdivided to support more than one Chair as long as the
minimum level of support for each such Chair including campus
matching funds, is at least equal to the income from $250,000.
If the income from any $250,000 allocation of The Regents is
subdivided, at least one of the Chairs created must further the
program goals stated in paragraph II.A. above, and must be
specifically designated as a Presidential Chair. Up to 50
percent of the total allocation to each campus for Presidential
Chairs may be permanently encumbered, upon specific agreement
of the President, to establish a base for matching private
funds for endowed chairs. Chairs not designated as Presidential
Chairs established with these or other funds shall conform to
UCSB Policy 1105.
D. Proposing a Presidential Chair:
Chancellors shall be responsible for developing proposals to be
submitted to the President for utilizing Presidential Chair.
Proposals may select from a range of options to carry out the
broad academic purposes intended, e.g., Chairs to be filled on
a permanent basis by tenured faculty members, rotating Chairs
to be filled by a succession of visiting scholars or members of
the campus faculty, or Chairs to be filled in alternate years,
with Chair funds to be used for program support in the
intervening years.
The Chancellor's submission to the President shall specify the
fields or disciplines in which the Chair(s) will be designated
and the relationship of the Chair(s) to campus priorities as
indicated in the campus academic plan or other relevant
planning documents. Departures from this arrangement would be
only as a consequence of consultation with the Academic Senate
and with students.
The submission must also indicate the procedure for
consultation with the Academic Senate and the students in
establishing the Chair and selecting appointees.
E. Appointment of Faculty Members of President Chair Holders:
Holders of the Presidential Chairs shall be designated by the
President of the University on the recommendation of the
Chancellor, following established procedures, as indicated in
UCSB Policy 1105. No member of the faculty may hold a
Presidential Chair while on indefinite leave.
F. Assignment of Presidential Chairs:
Presidential Chairs should be viewed as campus-wide resources
and are subject to reassignment by the Chancellor at the time
an incumbent vacates the Chair. Reassignment will follow the
proposal procedure described in paragraph II.D. above.
G. Responsibility for the Program:
The Senior Vice President--Academic Affairs shall be
responsible for the Office of the President aspects of this
program.
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