SUBJECT:

Report of the Tenth Campus Academic Planning Committee

The report of the Academic Planning Committee for the Tenth UC Campus
(which was recently named UC Merced) has been sent for comment to the nine
divisions of the Academic Senate, four systemwide Senate committees, and
the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The report is also
available on the World Wide Web, and "interested Californians" have been
invited to send their views on the committee's recommendations to the
Office of the President.

The report makes recommendations to President Atkinson and to those who
will be the founding administration and faculty of the tenth campus on such
vital matters as academic and research programs, student life, and the role
of technology in all elements of the campus and its educational community.
The plan speaks to a range of goals and initiatives that will enhance the
quality of the tenth campus as a university of the 21st century, including
a premium on cooperation among tenth campus faculty from diverse
disciplines and between the campus and other UC campuses, California State
Universities, California Community Colleges, and K-12.

This report has been sent for review to four committees of the San Diego
Division, and the Senate Council will consider the tenth campus academic
plan in early February. I believe that many of you will find the report
interesting reading. The report makes several favorable references to the
results of the plans for the founding of UCSD. You can find the report at
this World Wide Web address:

  http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/tenth/10thucplan.html

This is probably the only opportunity in a lifetime to provide input to the
formation of a new campus of the University of California. Comments on the
report are invited and may be sent to the following addresses:

  Vice Provost Carol Tomlinson-Keasey
  Academic Initiatives, 18th Floor
  300 Lakeside Drive
  Oakland, CA 94612

  or via e-mail: newuc@ucop.edu

A copy to the San Diego Academic Senate Office would be appreciated.

Darrell D. Fanestil, Chair Academic Senate, San Diego Division