What is the number of UCOP positions that will be eliminated in the restructuring?
As was mentioned at the March town hall meetings, because of the vacancy control process and the Voluntary Separation Program, the number of layoffs associated with the current budget cuts and the IT desktop consolidation has been kept to less than two dozen. We do not know how many more positions may be eliminated before the entire UCOP restructuring is completed, but additional reductions are likely. As Provost Hume and EVP Lapp have said throughout this process, UCOP is committed to minimizing layoffs, and where layoffs are unavoidable, to giving impacted staff as much notice and support as possible. It’s also important to note that the organizational changes being considered at UCOP extend through every level, including senior leadership. The goal is not to reach a predetermined number, but rather to look at our structure as a whole and figure out what makes sense if UCOP is going to provide the best possible service it can to the system.
