- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
UC faculty are invited to join President Janet Napolitano and their faculty colleagues from across the UC system at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, for a one-hour online conversation on topics of interest.
Expected discussion topics during the Google Hangout include preserving UC's quality and standing as the world's top public research university, investing in UC innovation through the new UC Ventures fund, online education, maintaining access and affordability, and faculty compensation and benefits.
This is President Napolitano's fourth Google Hangout with members of various UC groups, and is being held to further her goal of fostering an ongoing dialogue with the UC community. Previous hangouts were held with UC students, staff and alumni.
The panelists for this Hangout are:
- Mary Gilly, Academic Senate chair and business professor at UC Irvine (moderator)
- Kimberly Lau, professor of literature, UC Santa Cruz
- Lori Lubin, professor of physics, UC Davis
- Ilhem Messaoudi, associate professor of biomedical sciences, UC Riverside
- Rudy Ortiz, associate professor of natural sciences, UC Merced
- Kris Pister, professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences, UC Berkeley
President Napolitano will take live questions from the online audience during the event for those that sign up to watch. Sign in with your Google account.
Faculty members who do not have a gmail address can still watch the Google Hangout live, but they will not be able to post questions.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
If you missed the president's webchat with staff, a recap and video are posted at http://link.ucop.edu/2014/04/21/uc-president-janet-napolitano-holds-webchat-with-staff. Below is the original announcement.
Join University of California President Janet Napolitano and staff employees from across the UC system on Wednesday, April 16, at 2 p.m. for a one-hour online conversation. Topics will include campus climate survey results, compensation and benefits and investments in technology and infrastructure.
President Napolitano will share with employees her views on these issues, discuss her priorities for the university, and speak with staff about their concerns, hopes and challenges.
This is the second in a series of Google Hangouts between President Napolitano and various groups within the UC community to help foster open and ongoing dialogue concerning university issues. The president held a webchat with students in January [https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/crrgpgkc0j00qb22i6land19j80], and a Hangout with faculty is being planned for later this year.
Kathy Barton, Staff Advisor to the Regents and executive director of strategic initiatives for the UC Riverside School of Medicine, will moderate the discussion.
The panelists for this Hangout will be:
- Donna Coyne, Staff Advisor-designate and UC Santa Barbara associate director of admissions
- Susan Forstat, UC San Francisco health care facilitator
- Rob Kerner, IT manager for the UC Davis Plant Sciences department and incoming chair of the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA)
- Mia Watson, UCLA community programs office advisor
- Sarah Woodside, associate college administrative officer at UC Santa Cruz
President Napolitano will be taking questions from the online staff audience as well as the panelists.
Sign up for the webchat at https://plus.google.com/events/c4saqghab1bsjc2beoc7gae540c. You can post your questions in the comments section prior to the Hangout, or during the session. Just sign in with your Google account.
