Addendum to UCSC Negotiated Salary Program (NSP) Implementation Procedures

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May 29, 2025

DEAN CELINE SHIMIZU
DEAN ALEXANDER WOLF
DEAN JASMINE ALINDER
DEAN BRYAN GAENSLER
DEAN KATHARYNE MITCHELL

Re: Addendum to UCSC Negotiated Salary Program (NSP) Implementation Procedures

Dear Colleagues:

I write to share an Addendum to the UC Santa Cruz Negotiated Salary Program (NSP) Implementation Procedures for plan years 25-26 and 26-27. Development of the addendum included consultation with our Academic Senate leadership, with review and approval by UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Newman.

The Addendum is posted along with other information on the Negotiated Salary Program (NSP) on the Academic Personnel Office website, and quoted here for your convenience:

For participation years 25-26 and 26-27, in the event funding supporting a participant’s Negotiated Salary Component (NSC) is unexpectedly reduced, lost, or frozen during the participation year:

1. The faculty participant will identify appropriate non-state alternative funding. If alternative funding is not available, the faculty member is responsible for immediately notifying the Department Chair and Dean.
2. If the participant cannot identify appropriate replacement funds, the contingency fund will be used. (CAPM 810.672.II.H.2).
3. If the contingency fund is insufficient due to increased demand, the division will identify alternative non-state funding.
4. If the division cannot identify alternative funding, a reduction or cancellation of NSC may result, in accordance with APM-672-4a. Deans should notify the VPAA, who will have authority to reduce or cancel a participant’s NSC.

NSP applicants for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 plan years will be apprised of the change prior to any NSP agreements being finalized. The addendum will be reviewed in 2026-27 with full senate consultation, for possible incorporation as a permanent part of the UCSC Implementation Procedures.

Further questions may be directed to apo@ucsc.edu.

Sincerely,

Herbert Lee
Vice Provost Academic Affairs

cc:
Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Kletzer
Vice Chancellor Research MacMillan
Academic Senate Chair McCarthy
Assistant Vice Provost McClintock           
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