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New leader

Judy Olian, dean of the Smeal College of Business Administration at Penn-sylvania State University, will succeed Dean Bruce Willison at the Anderson School of Management beginning Jan. 1, 2006. “Dr. Olian is a respected scholar and innovative leader with a deep commitment to the type of interdisciplinary education that is a priority at the UCLA Anderson School of Manage-ment,” Chancellor Albert Carnesale said. “She brings many assets that will serve the school well as it continues its growth among the nation’s leading business schools.” As dean of Smeal College, Olian led an ambitious fund-raising campaign for a $68-million facility that opened this summer.

Salary plan

The Board of Regents will discuss in November whether the salaries of UC faculty and staff should be brought up to competitive market levels over time. The regents’ finance committee voted Sept. 22 to send a proposal to the full board that would increase salaries for all groups of employees to market levels over a decade, from 2006-07 to 2015-16. A study found that UC salaries generally lag behind the market median by an average of 15%. Another proposal would allow UC to augment senior leaders’ salaries in excess of $350,000 with private funds from donors. For details, see www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/sep05/re61.pdf.

Get re-carded

All active UCLA staff, faculty and students will need to turn in their BruinCards for new ones that have been encoded with updated security features and other enhancements. All old BruinCards will be deactivated at the end of this calendar year. There will be three opportunities in October and November to make the exchange. A BruinCard Re-Issue Fair will be open to everyone Oct. 10-14 at the James West Alumni Center, Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Only Wilshire Center employees may also exchange their cards on Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a location in the center to be announced later. And only Housing and Hospitality Services employees may also pick up new cards Nov. 15-16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sproul BruinCard Office. New cards have been made in advance using current information and photos. As an option, you can have a new photo taken for $21. If you don’t have your BruinCard to exchange, the new card will cost $21. Have questions? Go to www.bruincard.ucla.edu for a list of FAQs.

Vredevoe to retire

Vice Chancellor Donna Vredevoe recently announced her decision to retire next year, effective July 1, 2006. “In her service as vice chancellor of academic personnel since 2001,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Daniel Neuman, “Donna’s unwavering vision of academic excellence and her commitment to the highest standards of diversity, quality and equity have been of enormous value to the university.” Her UCLA roots go back four decades, as a student and faculty member in the School of Nursing since 1967. A former Academic Senate chair, she also served in key administrative positions.