[Art-faculty] FW: VPAP Memo: Temporary Suspension of Search Committee Training for Academic Recruitments

Mon May 5 14:57:21 PDT 2025

Michael D. Austin
Financial and Administrative Officer
Departments of Art | History of Art
Interim Departments of English | Philosophy
Office: 951.827.4627| E-mail: michael.austin at ucr.edu<mailto:michael.austin at ucr.edu>

Dear CHASS FAOs and Managers,

The mandatory search committee training for academic recruitments has been put on temporary hold. Please see the attached notification from APO and share this with your faculty.

The activities currently on hold for academic appointees are:

1. "Equal Employment, Affirmative Action and the Academic Hiring Process"
a. online, through the Learning Management System (LMS)
b. applies to searches for all Academic Employees

2. "Promoting Faculty Diversity"
a. in-person workshop
b. applies to searches for Senate Faculty

The following UCOP training remains available for academic and staff.
1. Search Advisory and Hiring Committee Best Practices
a. online, through LMS

Please share this information with your faculty members. Should you have any questions or require further
clarification, please do not hesitate to contact academicpersonnel at ucr.edu<mailto:academicpersonnel at ucr.edu>. We will provide updates on the
revised training as soon as they are available.

Thank you,
Susan
Susan Brown (she/her)
Academic Personnel, Director
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Ph: (951) 827-3596
FAX: (951) 827-4537

From: Sara Umali <sara.umali at ucr.edu<mailto:sara.umali at ucr.edu>>
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 1:23 PM
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Subject: VPAP Memo: Temporary Suspension of Search Committee Training for Academic Recruitments

Good afternoon,

Please find attached a correspondence <https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2025-05/vpap_memo_search_committee_training_final_5.5.25.pdf> from Vice Provost Jeske regarding the temporary suspension of search committee training activities for academic recruitments.

Kindly share this information with your faculty members.

Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact academicpersonnel at ucr.edu<mailto:academicpersonnel at ucr.edu>. We will provide updates on the revised training as soon as they are available.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Best regards,
Sara

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SARA UMALI  l  Academic Personnel Office<https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/> (sent on behalf of Vice Provost Jeske)
Director of Academic Personnel Data & Technology
sarau at ucr.edu<mailto:sarau at ucr.edu> l 951.827.5810 l 2121 Hinderaker Hall

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