Responding to widespread disappointment with UC administrative leadership, the California Legislature has passed two measures to increase transparency in UC governance. Senate Concurrent Resolution 52 recently passed in both the state Senate and Assembly. It memorializes the UC Regents to…
To: All DFA Members FROM: Ian Kennedy and the DFA Board RE: The Charles P. Nash Prize We are sending you this information both as an attachment and as text (see below) in case anyone has a problem opening the…
As reported last year in one of our membership news bulletins (see Board Seeks Input on Family Policies on the DFA website at www.ucdfa.org), in the fall of 2006, UC Davis and UC Berkeley received a $250,000 Alfred P. Sloan…
Date: Sept. 13, 2007 TO: DFA Members FROM: Ian Kennedy, Chair The Labor Relations office at UCOP has responded to my letter that set out the concerns of our members in regard to changes to providers in our medical plans.…
Date: August 10, 2007 TO: DFA Members FROM: Ian Kennedy, Chair Re: Health benefits The following letter was sent to Randolph Scott, Executive Director HRB-Policy & Program Design at UCOP: As you may recall from our meetings with you and…
The DFA board is currently collaborating with the Academic Senate and others to craft a memorial prize to honor Charlie Nash for the outstanding contribution he made over many years to the University community. We will keep the membership of…
by Myrna Hays, Executive Director of the Davis Faculty Association and former Legislative Coordinator for the Council of UC Faculty Associations. Charlie Nash was a man who loved a challenge and he had a strong sense of fairness and justice.…
Dear DFA Members: Several years ago, management of the UCRS investment portfolio was handled very successfully in-house at UCOP for about $5M a year. Management was transferred to a private outside organization at the urging of some Regents, notably Gerald…
The Nominating committee has selected the following slate of candidates to fill Davis Faculty Association Board positions as listed below with the following code (C – continuing for one more year; RE – re-elect for 2-year term; E – elect…
To DFA Members: DFA and CUCFA meeting with UCOP Human Resources to discuss changes to employee health benefits. Request for your input. The Chair of the Davis Faculty Association, Ian Kennedy, Myrna Hays, Executive Director of the DFA, Craig Flanery,…
