Goal 6: Create Opportunity

Fiscal Prudence – UC cuts costs by $27 million in FY 2007 and approves a FY 2008 budget smaller than the previous year’s, reflecting cost reductions, increased support from the state, and effective long-range budget planning. Among the FY07 cost-savings are 106 abolished positions, restructuring that merged two divisions, and $2.6 million in reduced energy consumption.
Committing to Diversity – Acting on recommendations from the President’s UC|21 Diversity Task Force, President Zimpher appoints a Chief Diversity Officer and establishes a university-wide Diversity Council.
New Governance Framework – Working with Faculty Senate and an ad hoc committee, UC creates a new structure for decision-making to enhance accountability, encourage greater representation of stakeholders and better alignment of decision-making to the university mission.
Baseline on Women – The Women’s Initiative Network publishes a baseline Report on the Status of UC Women, providing a metric to measure future progress.
International Connections – UC students study abroad in greater numbers and the percentage of UC students graduating with overseas experience reaches record levels as the university goes online with a user-friendly database that improves tracking of its international relationships and activities.