CAMPUS NOTICE

 

OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR

June 18, 2018


ALL STUDENTS, ACADEMICS AND STAFF AT UC SAN DIEGO (Including UCSD Medical Center)

SUBJECT:    California Gender Recognition Act and Steering Committee

Last fall, Governor Brown signed into law the Gender Recognition Act (California Senate Bill 179). The law streamlines the process for Californians to apply to change their gender markers and creates a nonbinary gender category (the letter “x” or “nb”) on California birth certificates, drivers’ licenses, identity cards, and gender-change court orders. This enables many in our community—including transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people—to have full recognition in California.

The law goes into effect on January 1, 2019. To prepare our campus for this transition, Vice Chancellor Petitt has asked Cindy Palmer, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel; Nancy Resnick, the incoming Chief Human Resources Officer; and Shaun Travers, Campus Diversity Officer & Director of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center, to co-lead a steering committee to advise senior leadership on measures to prepare for this change.

Our campus policies already include statements regarding harassment and discrimination in areas related to sex, gender, gender identity, and gender expression. With the Gender Recognition Act, our campus now has the opportunity to fully embrace our diverse members through our policies, data systems, and daily practice. This level of inclusion will ensure all people can access UC San Diego and fully participate in the life of our institution.

More information and answers to frequently asked questions are available at https://go.ucsd.edu/2MwoeiZ



Pradeep K. Khosla
Chancellor

Elizabeth H. Simmons
Executive Vice Chancellor –
Academic Affairs

Becky Petitt
Vice Chancellor –
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

David Brenner
Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences

Margaret Leinen
Vice Chancellor –
Marine Sciences
Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Patty Maysent
Chief Executive Officer –
UC San Diego Health

Farrell Ackerman
Chair
Academic Senate, San Diego Division