September 20, 2011
To: The Campus Community
Fr: Gene Lucas, Executive Vice Chancellor
Re: Operational Effectiveness (OE) Initiative Update
As we have embarked on a new fiscal year, I would like to take this opportunity to update the UC Santa Barbara campus on our recent accomplishments and next steps with our Operational Effectiveness (OE) Initiative.
On April 21st, the Coordinating Committee on Budget Strategy reviewed the OE Final Summary Report of key proposals developed by our Phase I working groups. This report was the culmination of the efforts of over 60 staff and faculty from across campus working in dedicated teams, gathering the input and feedback from hundreds of staff, faculty and constituents on ways to make our campus operations more effective and efficient.
A summary of the report can be found on the OE website at:
http://oe.ucsb.edu/index.php/resources/
The report itself can be found at:
http://oe.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/OE-Final-Summary.pdf
I commend the hard work and collaborative effort that went into the report and the proposals it contains. The summary report also identified potential opportunities to realize additional improvements by sharing common services on campus. In the next phase (Phase II) of Operational Effectiveness, we will focus our planning efforts on this shared services concept.
While a difficult budget climate continues to confront us, I am confident that continuing this collaborative, innovative effort demonstrates the resolve we all share to emerge stronger and more vibrant as a campus and as a community from these challenging times.