Academic planning council workgroup on systemwide academic calendar

In the fall of 2024, the University of California begins the process of exploring whether all UC general campuses should operate under a common semester calendar. Currently, the only UC general campuses on semesters are Berkeley and Merced.

As the University undertakes a thoughtful exploration of this possibility, we will consult with a range of stakeholders across our campuses as we evaluate how to best serve our students and the larger UC community. The Provost with the Systemwide Academic Senate Chair has launched as an Academic Planning Council (APC) Workgroup on a Systemwide Academic Calendar.  The workgroup Co-Chairs are Richard Arum, Professor of Sociology and Education at UC Irvine and Ahmet Palazoglu, Vice Chair, UC Academic Senate and Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Davis. Other workgroup members include academic, administrative, and undergraduate and graduate student representatives across UC campuses and at the Office of the President.

APC workgroup members will seek input from campus constituents to respond to questions in the charge. If you want to provide input directly, please submit your comments to calendar@ucop.edu.

We look forward to sharing regular updates with you as this exploratory process continues in the months ahead. 

Academic planning council common calendar workgroup members

Workgroup leadership

  • APC workgroup co-chair: Richard Arum, UC Irvine; Former dean, UCI School of Education
  • APC workgroup co-chair: Ahmet Palazoglu, UC Davis; Vice chair, Academic Senate

Workgroup members

  • Ilan Adler, UC Berkeley; Academic Senate
  • Elizabeth Bennett, UC Irvine; Registrar
  • James Bisley, UCLA; Chair: Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA) 
  • Pamela Brown, UCOP; Vice president of Institutional Research and Academic Planning (IRAP)
  • Xóchitl C. Chávez, UC Riverside; Academic Senate
  • Jean-Pierre Delplanque, UC Davis; Vice president for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division
  • Cain Diaz, UCOP; Associate vice president, Operating Budget
  • Brice Erickson, UC Santa Barbara; Academic Senate
  • Gillian Hayes, UC Irvine; Vice chancellor for Academic Personnel
  • Theodore Gideonse, UC Irvine; Academic Senate
  • Rachael Goodhue, UC Davis; Chair: University Committee on Educational Policy (UCEP) 
  • Jody Greene, UC Santa Cruz; Associate campus provost for Academic Success
  • Tim Groeling, UCLA; Chair: University Committee on Planning and Budget (UCPB) 
  • Margaret Klawunn, UC Santa Barbara; Vice chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Lori Kletzer, UC Santa Cruz; Executive vice chancellor
  • Sean Malloy, UC Merced; Chair: University Committee on Academic Personnel (UCAP)
  • Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley; UC graduate student
  • Aatmi Mehta, UCLA; UC undergraduate student
  • John Moore, UC San Diego; Vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Karen Oegema, UC San Diego; Academic Senate
  • Kurt Schnier, UC Merced; Vice chancellor, Planning and Budget
  • Nirvikar Singh, UC Santa Cruz; Vice chair: University Committee on Research Policy (UCORP)

Workgroup staff support 

  • Todd Greenspan, UCOP; IRAP
  • Michael LaBriola, UCOP; Academic Senate
  • Monica Lin, UCOP; Academic Senate
  • Ethan Savage, UCOP; IRAP