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OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
April 7, 2023
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ALL STUDENTS, ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO (Including UC San Diego Health)
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Notice of Executive Vice Chancellor Simmons’ Five-Year Review
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In accordance with University of California Regents Policy 7702 and University Policy PPM 230-3 requiring a Leadership Development Assessment on members of the Senior Management Group members with an academic appointment every five years, I am formally initiating a five-year review of Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (EVC).
In consultation with the Academic Senate, I have appointed a committee to conduct a review of EVC Simmons’ performance and to provide me with a report of its findings. The review committee members are:
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- Steven Constable, Professor, Geophysics (Chair)
- Guillermo Algaze, Professor, Anthropology
- Tai Ming Cheung, Professor; Director, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
- Andrea Chiba, Professor, Cognitive Science
- Ivan Evans, Provost, Eleanor Roosevelt College; Professor, Sociology
- Christopher Glass, Professor, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Medicine
- Ananda Goldrath, Professor, Molecular Biology
- Olivia Graeve, Professor; Director, Materials Science and Engineering Program
- Lisa Jones*, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Aleck Karis, Professor, Music
- J. Andrew McCammon, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
- James McKernan, Professor and Chair, Mathematics
- Mercedes Munoz*, Associate Vice Chancellor, Campus Budget Office
- Gabriel Rebeiz, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Samara Reck-Peterson, Professor, Cellular & Molecular Medicine
- Sharon Rose, Professor, Linguistics
- Rossen Valkanov, Professor, Finance
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The charge to the committee is to evaluate EVC Simmons' performance in the full spectrum of leadership responsibilities for UC San Diego Executive Vice Chancellor, including the following areas: vision and leadership ability, decision-making ability, administrative and managerial skills, and representational ability. Some of the critical features to be addressed in the review include EVC Simmons' leadership in advancing the university’s educational and research mission; ensuring the excellence of the university's teaching and scholarship; supporting the diversity of faculty, staff and students; fostering collaborative opportunities; and working with external and professional communities.
The review committee will solicit comments from individuals who have direct and specific knowledge of her performance and contributions while striving to ensure confidentiality of all respondents. Review Chair Constable is also accepting comments at evcaareview@ucsd.edu. All comments are due by Friday, May 26, 2023.
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Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor
*Jones and Munoz were nominated by the chancellor; all other members were nominated by the Academic Senate Committee on Committees.
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