Common use of PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT Clause in Contracts

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT. A. Librarians are required to devote their time and energies to service on behalf of the University. Certain commitments established by the University will involve specific schedules and obligations that shall be met by the librarian. There shall be reasonable flexibility and reasonable individual discretion for librarians in the use of University time so that they may function as academic appointees of the University of California. Choice of other activities such as study, writing, research, public service, and requests to attend workshops, institutes, and conferences, as well as the choice of professional organizations in which to be active, are left to the discretion of the individual librarian. Decisions regarding the 1) allocation of University funds to librarians for study, writing, research, public service and other professional development activities and 2) the provision of leave to attend professional meetings, conferences, seminars and/or workshops are not grievable or arbitrable. B. The University shall provide funding and opportunities for research and other professional development activities. Other professional development activities include creative activities, professional meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops. Such funding and opportunities shall be allocated and distributed on a competitive basis at the campus level in accordance with the established procedures. The mix of funding between research and other professional development activities may fluctuate from year to year according to individual campus needs. C. The University of California shall allocate $215,460 per year in various campus amounts for members of the unit to use for research, creative activities, professional meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops. These funds shall be a minimum amount and shall not preclude the allocation of additional funds at the discretion of the University. Such additional funds shall be distributed through same procedures as the funds agreed to in this paragraph. ▇▇▇▇▇ 22,680 Irvine 19,980 Los Angeles 55,080 Riverside 17,820 San Diego 18,900 San Francisco 5,940 Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 15,660 Santa ▇▇▇▇ 12,960 D. A special University-wide research fund of up to $21,810 shall be allocated by the Office of the President and distributed in accordance with the establishe procedures. This fund may be used to support research involving more than one campus, joint support with one or more campuses of a research project, and other similar research ventures such as individual research projects which cannot be funded at the campus level. E. Any encumbered balances in the campus funds or the University-wide research fund will be carried over into the next fiscal year. For the purpose of this Article encumbered funds are funds for which a commitment has been made to an individual. F. Should the number of librarians increase because of ongoing discussions between the parties regarding the unit status of librarians, the amounts in the campus funds and the University-wide research fund will be adjusted accordingly. G. Nothing in this Article shall preclude librarians from applying for and receiving funding from other sources. Such awards shall not affect their eligibility for awards from the funds established in this Article.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DEVELOPMENT. A. Librarians are required to devote their time and energies to service on behalf of the University. Certain commitments established by the University will involve specific schedules and obligations that shall be met by the librarian. There shall be reasonable flexibility and reasonable individual discretion for librarians in the use of University time so that they may function as academic appointees of the University of California. Choice of other activities such as study, writing, research, public service, and requests to attend workshops, institutes, and conferences, as well as the choice of professional organizations in which to be active, are left to the discretion of the individual librarian. Decisions regarding the 1) allocation of University funds to librarians for study, writing, research, public service and other professional development activities and 2) the provision of leave to attend professional meetings, conferences, seminars and/or workshops are not grievable or arbitrable. B. The University shall provide funding and opportunities for research and other professional development activities. Other professional development activities include creative activities, professional meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops. Such funding and opportunities shall be allocated and distributed on a competitive basis at the campus level in accordance with the established procedures. The mix of funding between research and other professional development activities may fluctuate from year to year according to individual campus needs. C. The University of California shall allocate $215,460 per year in various campus amounts for members of the unit to use for research, creative activities, professional meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops. These funds shall be a minimum amount and shall not preclude the allocation of additional funds at the discretion of the University. Such additional funds shall be distributed through the same procedures as the funds agreed to in this paragraph. The campus allocations are: Berkeley $46,440 ▇▇▇▇▇ 22,680 Irvine 19,980 Los Angeles 55,080 Riverside 17,820 San Diego 18,900 San Francisco 5,940 Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 15,660 Santa ▇▇▇▇ 12,960 12,960 D. A special University-wide research fund of up to $21,810 shall be allocated by the Office of the President and distributed in accordance with the establishe established procedures. This fund may be used to support research involving more than one campus, joint support with one or more campuses of a research project, and other similar research ventures such as individual research projects which cannot be funded at the campus level. E. Any encumbered balances in the campus funds or the University-wide research fund will be carried over into the next fiscal year. For the purpose of this Article encumbered funds are funds for which a commitment has been made to an individual. F. Should the number of librarians increase because of ongoing discussions between the parties regarding the unit status of librarians, the amounts in the campus funds and the University-wide research fund will be adjusted accordingly. G. Nothing in this Article shall preclude librarians from applying for and receiving funding from other sources. Such awards shall not affect their eligibility for awards from the funds established in this Article.