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Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi

Offices of the Chancellor and Provost

Fifth floor, Mrak Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-2065

Photo: woman swing a golf club

The newly created 15-member advisory committee includes representatives from faculty, staff, students, coaching and alumni. (Steve Chen/Big West Conference photo)

Help shape the future of UC Davis athletics

The deadline for comment has been extended to Wednesday, Nov. 30. You are invited to attend town hall meetings to discuss the report and the future of UC Davis athletics.

  • Thursday, Oct. 13 town hall: 5-6:30 p.m., Ballroom A, Activities and Recreation Center
  • Wednesday, Oct. 26 town hall: 5-6:30 p.m., Ballrooms A and B, UC Davis Conference Center (at the campus's south entry)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 2 forum: 7-9 p.m., ARC Ballroom A (organized by the ASUCD)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 16 town hall: 6-7:30 p.m. ARC Ballrooms A and B

The university also has set up an e-mail account to gather input: athletics@ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis launches search for director of athletics

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi has announced the appointment of an advisory committee to help recruit a new director of athletics.

The new director “will be a critically important hire for UC Davis, not only for our Intercollegiate Athletics program but also for the campus as a whole as we aspire to meet our collective vision of excellence,” Katehi said in her Oct. 5 letter to members of the advisory committee.

“Today, four years into our successful transition to Division I, our Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA) program is at a crossroads. Whichever future direction we take — and whomever we choose to lead athletics in that direction — will help define the overall reputation of UC Davis as a world-class public research university.”

[more about the director of athletics…]

Chancellor's response to the summary report of the recruitment advisory committee for director of athletics (PDF)

Summary report of the recruitment advisory committee for director of athletics (PDF)

Update on director of athletics recruitment: Deadline for input extended

Chancellor's letter launching recruitment committee for director of athletics (PDF)

Director of athletics job announcement (PDF)

UC Davis Athletics Strategic Audit 2011 (PDFs)

I. Executive Summary

II. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis

Appendices

III. Institutional and Conference Benchmarking

IV. Institutional Profiles

V. Institutional Dashboard Data

VI. Scope of Work

About consultant Cedric Dempsey (PDF)

Intercollegiate Athletics by the numbers

Get the facts about UC Davis' Intercollegiate Athletics program:

  • Number of varsity teams: 23
  • Number of student-athletes: 614 in 2010-11
  • Gender of student-athletes: 286 men and 328 women in 2010-11
  • Conference affiliations:
    • Big West (primary),
    • Great West (football),
    • Big Sky (football beginning in 2012),
    • Western Water Polo Association (men's water polo),
    • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (gymnastics, lacrosse, women's swimming and
    • NorPac (field hockey).
  • Operating Budget (2010-11): Approx. $21 million
  • Directors' Cup Championships (Division II): 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • NCAA Division II Championships (team): 8
  • NCAA Division I Championships (individual): 1 — Derek Moore, wrestling, 2007
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America Awards: 64
  • NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Award winners: 88
  • NCAA Woman of the Year winners: 3
  • Conference Championships (since Division I): 18

SOURCE: UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletics