Albert Carnesale searching for a No. 2 man

Thursday, February 26, 1998

Albert Carnesale searching for a No. 2 man

ADMINISTRATION: UC person sought to be new executive vice
chancellor

By Lawrence Ferchaw

Daily Bruin Contributor

For Chancellor Albert Carnesale, the search process is familiar.
Only this time, he is the one asking the questions.

Almost one year after Carnesale was selected to be chancellor by
the UC Board of Regents, he is looking for a second in command to
replace Executive Vice Chancellor Charles Kennel when he leaves
this spring.

At this time, the committee has a list of eight candidates, said
Graduate Students’ Association President Andrew Westall, a member
of the committee. The committee is still seeking candidates from
other UC campuses.

Experience in the UC system is one qualification which Carnesale
has established for the position. Because the chancellor is new to
the UC system, "he wants someone to complement him," said Elizabeth
Neufeld, professor of biological chemistry and a member of the
committee.

Though the chancellor has limited the search to candidates with
UC experience, he is not limiting it to candidates from UCLA.

The position is important to the university and for that reason
Carnesale said he is "very much engaged in the search on a regular
basis."

To help him with his decision, the chancellor has created a
committee composed of faculty members representing all areas of
campus, administrators and student leaders.

The committee will advise Carnesale and give him feedback on
candidates to help him make his decision, but the decision is his
alone. The chancellor plans to make the selection by April.

The executive vice chancellor is the second in charge at UCLA.
He or she is responsible for the daily operations of the campus as
well as communicating with the Academic Senate. He or she also
works closely with the chancellor to create and carry out
policies.

The executive vice chancellor "will have primary responsibility
for the academic programs," said Kennel who has held the position
since 1996. He is leaving to become director of Scripps Institute
of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

The position of executive vice chancellor has recently assumed
more duties, as the position of vice chancellor of academic
planning and budget was removed and all academic planning
responsibilities were given to the executive vice chancellor.

Beyond UCLA, Kennel said that the executive vice chancellor
meets to discuss systemwide academic issues with the academic vice
chancellors from the other University of California campuses.

Unlike a search committee, which the chancellor would only meet
with periodically, this advisory committee will be run by the
chancellor.

The committee accepted applications for the position, but they
are not limiting themselves to only those who have expressed
interest.

"I don’t believe that people should be put into the position of
going for the job," said Carnesale.

"I am just as interested in names that are brought to my
attention by others as I am with people who nominate themselves,"
he continued.

"In all cases, we look for both internal and external
candidates. You want the best person you can get," the chancellor
said.

To form and execute academic policies, Neufeld said she thinks
that it is important that the person be valued as a scholar and
understand scholarship.

"The person should be a good administrator, be able to get
people to follow his or her lead, and be able to build consensus,"
she said.

Kennel, thinking of the personal qualities that he has found
necessary, added, "it helps to enjoy working with professors and
students."

"We hope to be able to do this on a relatively short time table
because we are constraining it to folks who have some experiences
in the UC system," said Carnesale.