How the CS&E Initiative Relates to Departmental Plans

The Committee has solicited input from various UC Davis departments, divisions, centers, and schools with a strong interest in the future development of CS&E. We have asked several UC Davis departments to provide input concerning these questions:

• How does the CS&E Initiative fit into your departmental plan and priorities?
• What are the names, areas of expertise, and affiliations of people your department would consider outstanding senior candidates, appropriate to be hired under the Target-of-Excellence program?
• Which universities, in your view, are the producers of strong new CS&E PhDs?
• How would appointments of CS&E faculty contribute to your department's teaching responsibilities and curricular development?
• What resources--e.g., retirement FTEs, space, or other forms of commitment--could a department provide to CS&E hires?

The responses we have received are summarized in the following sections.