Objectives
Academic Federation
University of California, Davis
(CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION)

• To strengthen the participation of members in formulating University policies, especially those relating to Academic Federation personnel matters
• To provide an effective voice for faculty in matters relating to the educational mission of the University
• To provide a supportive environment for Federation members whose primary responsibility is research
• To provide a campus-wide network for Federation members whose primary responsibility is public service
• To establish formal policies supporting professional development and advancement for Federation members
• To provide a forum for addressing the concerns of all members of the Federation

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Provision of a voice for Academic Federation members in campus governance
• Establishment of Professional Development Leave awards
• Establishment of the James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award :
• Establishment of the Academic Federation Award for Teaching Excellence
• Inauguration of peer review for Federation members (excluding lecturers and adjunct professors)
• Establishment of the Position of Academic Assistant to the Vice Provost Academic Personnel
• Representation on Academic Senate Committees and other campus committees and bodies

CURRENT ISSUES

• Increasing eligibility of Federation members for University research grants and other sources of supplemental funding support
• Extending Principal Investigator Status to all Federation members
• Augmenting present administrative channels to provide a greater voice for Federation members in campus governance
• Establishing Academic Federation Divisions on other UC campuses
• Increasing awareness of the role of faculty in the teaching mission of the University