"Our strengths are grounded in our great staff."
~Stan Nosek, VC Administration |
We value...
Trustworthiness
Respect
Stewardship
Perspective
Service
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Vice Chancellor's Operating Principles for Leading & Managing OOA
The Vice Chancellor has ultimate accountability for the stewardship of university resources and for ensuring that OOA business practices are founded on principles of integrity, transparency and efficiency.
The Vice Chancellor is responsible for providing the support, communication, clarification of expectations, direction and feedback appropriate to help each Division Head be successful.
The Vice Chancellor is responsible for ensuring that OOA services support the achievement of the UC Davis vision and priorities as established by the executive leadership of campus.
The Vice Chancellor is committed to ensuring that OOA’s mission, vision and values are actualized throughout our organization.
The Vice Chancellor maintains the widest perspective of campus and OOA’s needs and holds ultimate responsibility in directing and redirecting resources to meet these needs.
The Vice Chancellor identifies and champions strategic initiatives that he believes will advance the organization in critical areas.
The Vice Chancellor’s office helps OOA units be successful by providing advice, consultation and support in areas of greatest complexity and risk, including human resources, budget and space management.
The Vice Chancellor’s office seeks to have consistency in operating practices where these operating practices impact the achievement of OOA’s mission, vision and values.
The Vice Chancellor believes that the best decisions and growth in an organization come about when the senior leadership team openly shares disagreements and opinions, and ultimately supports decisions reached. It is the Vice Chancellor’s expectation that the VC leadership team will function in this manner.
The OOA Division Heads and Vice Chancellor’s office staff work to assist the Vice Chancellor in achieving the above and are held accountable for achieving the results and meeting expectations articulated.
December 19, 2006
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Why We Do What We Do
Our Mission
The UC Davis Office of Administration fosters and supports the University mission by employing:
- sound business practices
- cost effective operating processes
- proven technologies
- ethical business relationships
- professional and service-oriented workforce.
We succeed by earning the satisfaction of our customers, the respect and trust of those who govern us, support us, and do business with us, and the pride of our employees.
Our Vision
We are building the world's best university in partnership with UC Davis faculty, staff, students and friends of UC Davis. In doing so, we strive:
To be an employer of choice.
- Employees have high morale and work/life balance.
- Employees are well-trained, appropriately compensated and have the tools needed to do their jobs.
- There is good communication within OOA and to our university clients and stakeholders.
- We have effective leadership in our organization.
- We actively practice the UC Davis Principles of Community.
To align resources and customer expectations.
- Our core services are defined and aligned to best meet our customers' needs.
- We use technology efficiently and effectively.
- Our processes are simple and cost-effective.
- We are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
- We embrace the principles of continuous process improvement.
To model collaboration.
- We foster trust and teamwork.
- We support internal and external collaboration through partnerships and resource sharing.
- We view our own tasks in the larger framework of the University.
To achieve goals and recognize achievements both inside and outside OOA.
- We are results-oriented.
- We encourage and support risk-taking.
- We measure customer satisfaction and implement strategies to continuously improve our services.
To support a safe, environmentally responsible and sustainable workplace.
- We make investments and take assertive action to minimize workplace accidents and injuries.
- We seek to reduce the use of non-renewable resources in our daily business practices.
- We build and maintain campus structures that provide the best indoor environments and serve their functions with the least energy and environmental impact.
Our Values
Trustworthiness
- Honesty, Integrity, Reliability, Loyalty
Respect
- Civility, Courtesy, Acceptance, Caring
Stewardship
- Responsibility, Accountability, Pursuit of Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Ethical standards
Perspective
- Fairness, Objectivity, Consistency, Global Views
Service
- Collaboration, Teamwork, Professionalism, Quality, Ownership
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