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To support its staff and faculty members, as well as its students, UC Davis has a network of administrative professionals and services ready to help. Administrative offices are listed below by division, accompanied by some of their major units. You will also find links to the University of California system and UC Davis' executive-level administrators.

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Overview

Major administrative units

Academic Personnel

Serving as the major personnel office for the academic side of the house, this office provides leadership and oversight for the recruiting, appointing, advancing and retaining our faculty.

Administration

The Office of Administration is in charge of business services, safety services, employee hiring and benefits, facilities and grounds maintenance, among other responsibilities.

Graduate Studies

As an advocate for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, this office also supports the faculty and staff members engaged in graduate education, and administers policies affecting graduate studies.

Health System

Our integrated academic health system encompasses the UC Davis School of Medicine, the hospital and clinical services of UC Davis Medical Center, and the 800-member physician group known as UC Davis Medical Group.

Information and Educational Technology

This unit provides leadership and coordination for all aspects of campuswide IT policy and planning, and provides support in the areas of communication networking, telecommunications, computing, and instructional technology and digital media services.

Research

This unit is the primary office for matters related to research and other externally sponsored programs, research compliance, and patenting and licensing of campus intellectual property.

Resource Management and Planning

The UC Davis Office of Resource Management and Planning provides fiscal and policy analysis and advice to campus leadership regarding budget, enrollment, faculty positions and other operating resources. The office also plans, designs, operates and stewards the physical and natural resources.

Student Affairs

This large unit delivers student support and services, ranging from admissions and housing to financial aid and atheletics.

Undergraduate Studies

Undergraduate Studies administers academic issues relevant to undergraduate education.

University Outreach and International Programs

Two major areas at the university--continuing, distance and lifelong learning; and international research and educational activities and programs--receive leadership and support from this unit.

University Relations

This unit builds public understanding and support for the campus mission through government and community relations, internal and external communications, fund raising and alumni relations.

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