A recap of Regents’ actions from the July 19-21, 1995 meeting in San Francisco.
Regents voted Thursday (July 20) to end the use of ethnicity and gender in student admissions and to use criteria related to economic and social need. The board voted 14-10, with one abstention, in favor of the new policy. UC President Jack W. Peltason, who had urged support for affirmative action policies, said he had hoped for a different outcome, but noted UC’s goals have not changed. "The only thing that has changed is the means we can take to achieve our goal. Obviously, our outreach programs now have more significance than ever, and I welcome the board's support for expanding and improving those efforts, Peltason said.
In a separate 15-10 vote, Regents also eliminated the use of ethnicity and gender in UC's hiring and business practices. The policy will take effect in January 1996. The new policy regarding admissions is to take effect January 1997. The two resolutions approved by Regents were proposed by Regent Ward Connerly.
The resolution regarding admissions calls for:
Regents voting in favor of the admissions resolution were Clair W. Burgener, Glenn Campbell, Frank W. Clark Jr., Connerly, John G. Davies, Tirso del Junco, S. Sue Johnson, Meredith J. Khachigian, Leo S. Kolligian, Howard H. Leach, David S. Lee, S. Stephen Nakashima, Dean A. Watkins and Gov. Wilson.
Those voting against the admissions resolution were Roy T. Brophy, alumni Regent Ralph C. Carmona, Lt. Gov. Gray Davis, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, student Regent Edward P. Gomez, Alice J. Gonzales, alumni Regent Judith W. Levin, Velma Montoya, Peltason and Tom Sayles.
William T. Bagley abstained.
Regents voting in favor of the resolution regarding business and hiring were Burgener, Campbell, Clark, Connerly, Davies, del Junco, Johnson, Khachigian, Kolligian, Leach, Lee, Montoya, Nakashima, Watkins and Wilson.
Those voting against the resolution were Bagley, Brophy, Carmona, Davis, Eastin, Gomez, Gonzales, Levin, Peltason and Sayles.
Effective with applications for fall 1998, transfer students seeking admission to UC will need 60 semester units, or 90 quarter units, of transferable course work rather than the current 56 semester units and 84 quarter units, under changes approved by the board on Friday. In addition, the board approved requirements that these units must include:
Also effective with fall 1998 applications, transfer students, who were otherwise eligible to attend UC as freshmen, but who had not taken all or some of the required standardized tests for admission or had not completed one or more of the required high school subjects for admission will be required to take the following:
Regents gave authorization for the UC Davis’ School of Medicine and its medical center in Sacramento to join with Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, NorthBay Healthcare System and Woodland Healthcare to create a regional health care delivery system to be known as Western Health Advantage and to form a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, the WHO Management Co., to administer the system. The university’s capital contributions to WHO shall not exceed $500,000 during Phase I implementation and $1 million in connection with an application for a Knox-Keens license, with the funds to come from cash available to the Davis Medical Center.
Regents authorized the UC treasurer to obtain financing for the UC San Diego Medical Center Energy Conservation Projects. Cost of the projects will total $9,775,000, to be paid by San Diego Gas and Electric Co ($605,000), California Energy Commission Grant ($165,000) and external financing ($9,005,000). For the medical center portion of the external financing (75 percent), repayment of the debt will come from the gross revenues of the medical center; for the school of Medicine portion (25 percent), repayment will be from the San Diego campus share of the University Opportunity Fund. The energy conservation projects will furnish and install conservation lighting and a centrifugal chiller; replace boilers and air handling units; and correct system deficiencies at the Hillcrest campus. When the projects are complete, utility bills are expected to decrease by 35 percent and the cost of maintenance and service contracts to decrease by 50 percent. Also, Regents approved an amendment of the budget for capital improvements and the capital improvement program in regards to the ucsd Medical Center Energy Conservation Projects.
Regents approved funding totaling $1.7 million for construction of a new Child Development Center and School of Education Clinic at UC Riverside. The existing development center is a pre-World War II building that accommodates 78 children and has space deficiencies related to conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and high maintenance costs. Also, the building is not able to be licensed to accommodate infant, toddler and school age children because it lacks interior space and outdoor activities area. The proposed center would have a capacity for 148 children and would be located on campus north of Canyon Crest family student housing. The School of Education will contribute $100,000 and the balance will be obtained from external financing. It is anticipated that the project would be completed by August 1996.
Regents approved external financing not to exceed $1,795,752 to finance construction costs of the Mulberry Union-H Level Student Health Services Clinic and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Unit Facility Relocation project at UC San Francisco. The project would renovate about 3,900 square feet of storage space at the Mulberry Union to relocate the Student Health Services Clinic, currently occupying 2,800 square feet in UC Hall, and the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Unit, currently in temporary space at UCSF-Laurel Heights. The proposed clinic would contain a waiting area, receptionist/clerical areas for five work stations, four examination rooms, an immunization/phlebotomy room, treatment room/consultation room, conference/staff lounge, an office for a psychological counselor, administrative offices and a rest room. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation unit would contain a classroom for training, offices for doctors, nurses and staff, an office for administration, rest room and storage. Both units will share a common lobby area.
Regents approved an increase from $10 per student per quarter to $12 per student per quarter for the Associated Students Fee at San Francisco, effective Fall 1995. The Associated Students of UCSF serves as a coordinating student body for the schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy. It provides social and cultural activities and acts as a liaison between the students and campus administration. The quarterly fee provides funding for the activities of the ASCU Executive Board and registered campus organizations.
Regents approved an increase from $5.50 to $8 per graduate student per quarter in the mandatory Graduate Student Association Fee at the Santa Barbara campus, effective spring quarter 1995. A Graduate Student Association election in spring 1995 approved the increase. The association sponsored the election to raise the fee to cover additional costs for work-study assistance, teaching assistants award, graduate student orientation programs and handbook and an additional partial stipend for an officer position.
Regents authorized the treasurer to obtain a commercial loan in the name of The Regents in an amount not to exceed $2.9 million to refinance existing debt of about $900,000 and to provide about $2 million for infrastructure and capital improvements at the San Francisco Art Institute, which is affiliated with UC.
Regents approved the design of the Ocean Atmosphere Research facility at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The facility would provide 26,000 square feet and 16,000 square feet to accommodate laboratory, office and conference space for the research scientists and Scripps faculty. The $8 million project would be funded from gifts ($7 million) and chancellor’s funds ($1 million). Regents also approved the initial study as complying with the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted the findings and mitigation monitoring program.
The following appointments were approved:
President Peltason reported to the board the following acting appointments:
Regents approved the following gifts and endowments:
Regents approved the following construction and real estate matters:
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