Launched in June 2023, the Sustaining Teaching and Research Task Force, or START, will assess challenges, prioritize strategies and recommend specific actions to bring about substantive improvements to our education, research and service models, thereby enhancing our ability to fulfill our mission at the highest levels of achievement.
The Improving Campus Support Services Committee will consider opportunities that exist to better leverage existing technology, such as Artificial Intelligence, to identify efficiencies and streamline processes, especially related to administrative and shared support services. They will review research, teaching, and administrative staff support, and examine whether previous consolidations of services have advanced the university’s mission; identify additional opportunities for consolidation; and make recommendations where consolidation has been less effective and should be rolled back.
The committee's members are:
- Co-Chairs
- Radhika Prabhu, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Finance, Operations and Administration
Cheri Ross, Professor and Chair, Comparative Literature - Members
- Peter Brantley, Online Strategy Director, University Library
Michael Brown (Ex-Officio), Past Provost and Executive Vice President, UC Office of the President
Briana Desmond, Chief Administrative Officer, College of Letters and Science
Ryan Dickson, Director, Internal Audit Services
Raissa D'Souza, Professor and Associate Dean of Research, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science
Dyana Greene, Chief Administrative Officer, School of Veterinary Medicine
Tammy Kenber, Chief Human Resources Officer
Larisa Kure, Executive Assistant Dean, School of Medicine
Barrett McBride, Manager, Learning and Organizational Development
Lauren McDiarmid, Past Chair, Staff Assembly
Brian McEligot, Executive Assistant Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciencs
Jeremy Phillips, IT Director, College of Letters and Science
Elizabeth Pontikes, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management
Pablo Reguerín, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Kim Stephens, Project Manager, Finance, Operations and Administration (Staff)
Blair Stephenson, Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance, Operations and Administration