As has been articulated in the University's "New Business Architecture" concept paper, the campus must adapt and improve its business practices, not only to operate efficiently and effectively in an increasingly regulatory climate, but also to sustain our commitment to excellence in higher education.

It is for this reason that the Campus Controller's Office initiated the project of preparing this Administrative Handbook for use by everyone with administrative responsibilities on our campus. Some of the policies and procedures are unique to particular University segments, such as contracts & grants; other sections provide useful guidance regarding critical compliance and financial accountability issues that concern us all.

This handbook is broad in scope, and is intended to highlight critical management and research issues that are covered in significantly more detail in various University and campus policies and procedures. It also provides a guide to the expertise and assistance available from central administrative support departments.

Although not all-inclusive, the handbook offers an overview of responsibilities in the following key areas:

	•	Academic and Research Affairs	•	Finance
	•	Information Systems / Data Integrity	•	Human Resources
	•	Environmental Health and Safety	•	Conflict of Interest
I expect all administrative units that create, monitor and administer policies will continually seek ways to:
	•	simplify policies
	•	eliminate those that have outlived their usefulness
	•	clarify those that are difficult to understand
	•	streamline policies that are not efficient because they cost more to administer than potential losses warrant

If you encounter policies that would benefit from such improvements, please bring your concerns to the attention of the Campus Controller's Office. Although some policies are rooted in external regulations or laws, and thus may be harder to change, we should always be thinking of ways to enhance "administrative nimbleness", as the Millennium Committee Report so aptly states.

I encourage you to use the UCSC Administrative Responsibilities Handbook as a reference guide in your daily activities, and to share it with your colleagues. This guide will be revised periodically to address ongoing concerns and changing conditions. Please address your feedback for future editions of this volume to the Campus Controller's Office (controller@ucsc.edu).

Sincerely,

M.R.C. Greenwood
Chancellor