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Regents to Be Asked to Leave Pay Increases to the President
Byadmin July 6, 2011

There will be other items on the agenda of the upcoming Regents meeting (July 12-14) apart from the budget-related tuition increase discussed in early blog posts. For example, the Regents are asked to delegate certain authority over pay increases to the UC president: Regents Policy 7203, adopted in November 2005 and subsequently amended in July 2010, established the goal of obtaining, prioritizing, and directing funds, to the extent such funds were available, to increase salaries to achieve market comparability for all groups of employees over a ten year period. Upon adoption, the policy included language requiring annual approval by the…

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Longevity is a Mixed Blessing (for the Pension)
Byadmin July 6, 2011

From time to time, the actuarial assumptions underlying the UC pension plan are re-examined by an outside consultant. For the July Regents meeting, the agenda includes officially changing various assumptions in the light of experience, the net of which raise the normal cost of the plan (by 1%) and the unfunded liability (by 3.7%). The main factor raising costs is a finding that participants are living longer. Full report at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul11/f4.pdf

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UCLA Says No Thanks to Running MLK Hospital Despite Regents Involvement
Byadmin July 6, 2011

Although the Regents took on the revival of the Martin Luther King Hospital that was shut down by LA County after numerous problems, UCLA has declined to operate the revamped facility when it reopens. From a report to the Regents July session: Martin Luther King Hospital Update: … A contract for design/build was executed with Hensel Phelps on April 14, 2011. The construction is on schedule with the 120-bed hospital to be “substantially completed” by March 15, 2013, with occupancy by September 15, 2013. Operation of the facility: A “request for solutions” was issued to 12 pre-qualified organizations. The Board…

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In-State Applicants Knock on UC Admissions Door But Out-of-State Proportion Rising
Byadmin July 6, 2011

At their upcoming July meeting, the Regents will receive projected undergrad admissions and enrollment data. California residents – while still the heavy majority of projected incoming students – are declining as a percent of total new enrollment. Applications were up but in-state admits, both as freshmen and as community college transfers, were flat. The report is available at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul11/e1.pdf As the budget squeeze continues, UC increasingly will likely turn away in-state residents knocking on the admissions door:

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Regents to Approve UCLA Apartment Project at July Meeting
Byadmin July 6, 2011

The next Regents meeting is scheduled for July 12-14. Slated for approval are replacement and enlargement of two UCLA apartment houses in Westwood: 625/641 Landfair Avenue and 558/564 Glenrock Avenue in a $57.5 million project. Although on the July agenda, the project description indicates that construction will begin in July. Photos of those addresses from Google streetview can be seen here. The agenda item can be seen at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul11/gb2.pdf

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UCLA History: Westwood Entrance
Byadmin July 5, 2011

Corner of LeConte and Westwood Boulevard in current Google streetview and in 1937. The brick fence in the older photo marked the entrance to UCLA.

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More on the Poizner-UCLA Extension Online Partnership
Byadmin July 4, 2011

An earlier post on this blog noted the partnership between Encore Career Institute, headed by former gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, and UCLA Extension. Below is more info taken from the website of Encore: http://encoreci.com/ ========================= About Encore Career Institute A unique combination of passionate leaders and experts have come to together to merge Silicon Valley’s best-in-class technology, Hollywood’s marketing assets and the world renowned academic curriculum of UCLA. The result is a brand new concept and company called the Encore Career Institute. Backed by $15 million in Series A venture capital funds, Encore is poised to revolutionize the higher-education world,…

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July 4th
Byadmin July 4, 2011

JFK reads the Declaration of Independence. Click to listen.

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UCLA History: Royce Hall Under Construction
Byadmin July 4, 2011

Two photos of Royce Hall Under Construction in 1928. You can see live webcam shots of Royce anytime the camera is functioning at http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/bruincam/default.htm

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Why Johnny Can’t Write
Byadmin July 3, 2011

The piece to which a link is supplied below from yesterday’s LA Times is celebratory about the LA Unified School District’s limit on homework. In fact – (editorial comment from yours truly) – the mindset behind the policy goes a long way toward explaining why Johnny (too often) cannot write a basic essay despite being admitted into UCLA. Whatever else you may be choosing to celebrate on July 4th, there is no cause for celebration here. Homework overload: For certain families, enough is enough: As of Friday, homework can account for no more than 10% of a student’s grade in…

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Regents to Be Asked to Leave Pay Increases to the President

Longevity is a Mixed Blessing (for the Pension)

UCLA Says No Thanks to Running MLK Hospital Despite Regents Involvement

In-State Applicants Knock on UC Admissions Door But Out-of-State Proportion Rising

Regents to Approve UCLA Apartment Project at July Meeting

UCLA History: Westwood Entrance

More on the Poizner-UCLA Extension Online Partnership

July 4th

UCLA History: Royce Hall Under Construction

Why Johnny Can’t Write

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