- The lack of consultation for implementing the Information Security Investment Plan and the potential negative effects of the plan on faculty’s research, teaching, and merits and promotions.
- UCOP’s differential treatment of faculty and administrators regarding compensation and cost-of-living adjustments.
- The University of California’s continued decrease in percent contribution to medical plans.
The meeting essentially didn't happen thanks to a tech snafu that could have been worked around. For each of the topics, there were spokespersons from UCOP who were due to speak. But the Zoom meeting quickly filled up to 300 participants. It turned out that the meeting had been set up with a 300 cap. When Provost Newman - due to speak on topic #1 - tried to get on, she couldn't. Even though participation dropped below 300, apparently once the cap was reached, no new participants could get on.
Academic Senate Chair Cheung supported a motion to adjourn and reschedule. There were protests in the chat. Yours truly suggested in the chat that Newman could a) phone someone who was on the Zoom with a speaker phone and simply speak without a picture that way, or b) Newman could go to an office of someone who had gotten on and speak from there. Neither suggestion was recognized or considered.
There were some protests from the viewers about the cancellation of the meeting. Was the response to shut down the meeting (due to a technical glitch that could have been dealt with using a little ingenuity) the result of Senate officers forced to hold a meeting by petition that they didn't want to? I tend to side with Ruth Galanter on that question:
Bottom line. The meeting ended without any discussion of the three topics and a promise to reschedule at some time in the future to be announced. Not a Good Look for the Senate.
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