Resources and Guidelines
For Committee Chairs and Members
- Guidelines for Systemwide Academic Senate Committees
- Guidelines for In-Person Meetings
- Senate Communication Protocols
- Roles and Responsibilities of Senate Analysts and Administrative Consultants
- Student Representatives
- Senate Website Policy
- Best Practices for Using Chat in Virtual Academic Senate Meetings
- Systemwide Review Flowchart
Logistics & Travel
The Senate recommends that Senate travelers (except Santa Barbara) book travel on SWABIZ for its convenience, self-service, direct billing (to the Senate office), and low-priced fares.
- Arranging/Booking Senate Travel
- Getting Reimbursed for Senate Travel
- Reimbursement Form (Print or download, fill-out, and scan if emailing)
- Map and Directions to UCOP
Other Resources
- Academic Council Chairs' Remarks to the Regents
- Academic Personnel Manual
- Acronym Glossary
- Chancellor Review Guidelines and Criteria (revised May 2024)
- The Compendium: Universitywide Review Processes For Academic Programs, Units, and Research Units (revised September 2014)
- Compensation Agreement (MOU) for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Systemwide Academic Council (updated April 2024)
- Covid-19 Responses - Academic Council and Standing Committees
- Divisional Academic Senate websites
- Enrollment Planning at UC
- Proposal Submission to CCGA
- Senate Review Process for Pending Legislation
- Shared Governance Primer (1995, 2009)
- Shared Governance and Organization of the Academic Senate
- UC Academic Personnel and Programs Systemwide Resources
- UC Information Center - Data tables and visualizations
- UC Whistleblower Policy
