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THEUC–MEXICOINITIATIVE:ASTRATEGICFRAMEWORK

2015–2020

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MESSAGEFROMUCPRESIDENT

CaliforniaandMexicosharealongandrichhistory–avibranttapestryofarts,cultures,traditions,environments,andpeople.SinceIlaunchedtheUC‐MexicoInitiativeinJanuary2014,wehaveforgedstrongrelationshipsthroughoutacademiaandgovernmentinMexico.OneoftherequestswemadeofthesegroupswastohelpusidentifythekeyareaswheretheyfeltthattheUniversityofCaliforniacouldcollaboratewithpartnersinMexicotomakeadifferenceinareasofcommonconcern.

Theanswersthatemergedhaveresultedintheestablishmentoffiveworkinggroups,intheareasofartsandcultures,education,energy,environment,andhealth.Thesewerethetopicsthatmostfrequentlyrosetothesurface–topicsthatknownoborder.Oneofthebestwaystoaddressthemisthroughincreasedstudentandfacultyexchange.Tothatend,wehavealsocreatedataskforceonacademicmobility,whichisaimedatincreasingtheintellectualflowinbothdirectionsanddevelopingthetalentneededtocompeteglobally.Thesesixgroups,madeupoffacultyfromall10UCcampusesandthenationallabsaswellascolleaguesfromMexico,formtheheartoftheUC‐MexicoInitiative.Thisiswherenewtechnologies,theadvancementofthesciences,theexplorationofartsandcultures,andotherformsofscholarlyendeavorwilltakeplace,allintheinterestofsolvingproblemsandprovidingaglobaleducationfortomorrow’sworkforce.Thisworkwillbecarriedoutwithinabroadstrategicframework,identifiedhere.Asyouwillread,threebroadstrategicgoalshavebeenidentifiedbymembersoftheInitiative’sAdvisoryBoard,withinputfromtheleadershipoftheworkinggroupsandtaskforce.Toalloftheseindividuals,Iamgratefulfortheirvisionandenergy.Ourgoalsareambitiousbutachievable,loftybutbasedinsoundscholarshipandgenuineneed.Ifwearesuccessful–andwewillbe–theUC‐MexicoInitiativewillresultinaturningsouthwardoftheUniversityofCaliforniatowardourpartnersinMexico,andtheestablishmentofanewmodelforbinationalcooperation.Sincerely,

JanetNapolitanoPresident

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StrategicFramework–Introduction

ThelaunchoftheUC‐MexicoInitiative,inJanuary2014,cameatanauspiciousjuncture.TheUniversityofCaliforniahadanewPresident,onewithlongstandingtiestoMexico.PresidentsObamaandPeñaNietohadrecentlysignedabinationalagreementthatpledgedtostrengtheneducationalcooperation,increaseculturalexchange,stimulateresearchinnovations,andenhanceeconomictiesbetweentheU.S.andMexico.ItwasthetwentiethanniversaryofNAFTA.MexicohadbecomethethirdlargesttradepartnerintheU.S.,whiletheU.S.remainedthetoptradepartnerforMexico.

TherelationshipbetweenCaliforniaandMexicowasalsoevolving:atwo‐waytradepartnershipreaching$60billion,infrastructureprojectsalongthesharedborder,andimportantlegislationinthestateAssemblytosupporttheMexicanpopulation.InthewordsofformerMexicanAmbassadortotheU.S.,ArturoSarukhan,theCalifornia‐Mexicorelationshiphadbecomethe“sparkplug”oftheU.S.‐Mexicorelationship.

Asagloballeaderforresearchandhighereducation,UCisuniquelypositionedtoembarkonanewendeavorwithournearestinternationalneighbor,whiletakingadvantageoftheseconvergingopportunities.TheUC‐MexicoInitiativehasbeenestablishedtodevelopandcarryoutalong‐termstrategyforensuringarobustandsustainablepartnershipthatisdefiningforbothCaliforniaandMexico.Itspurposeistothinkbroadlyandboldlyaboutthecomplexissuesthataffectlivesonbothsidesoftheborder,andtoengagemorestrategicallyineducationalandresearchcollaborationsthatinvolvenotonlyacademia,butfoundations,corporations,andgovernmentinboththeU.S.andMexico.

ThemissionstatementfortheUC‐MexicoInitiativewasdevelopedasaresultofaworkshopheldinRiverside,California,inJanuary2014,astheofficialkick‐offoftheInitiative.ItreflectsUC’sdesireforatrueandsustainablepartnershipthathasarealimpactonissuesofsocietalandeconomicimportance.

Mission

TheUC‐MexicoInitiativewillharnessthestrengths,expertise,andresourcesoftheUCsystemandpartnersinboththeU.S.andMexicotoeducatethenextgenerationofleaders,developinnovations,informpublicpolicy,addressissuesofcommoninterest,andincreaseconnectedness,buildingonsharedhistories,cultures,borders,andeconomiesbetweenCaliforniaandMexico.Insodoing,CaliforniaandMexicowillbecometheexemplaryregionforintellectualengagementandbinationalcooperation.

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VisionTheUniversityofCaliforniahaslong‐standingtiestoMexico.EveryUCcampushasexistingprogramsfocusedonMexico,rangingfromvibrantcenterstoindividualfacultyresearchcollaborationstoentrepreneurialprogramsthatprovideexchangeopportunitiesforstudents.Campus‐basedUniversityExtensionprogramsofferbothshort‐andlong‐termlanguagecourses,aswellasspecializedcertificateprograms.Atthesystemwidelevel,theEducationAbroadProgramprovidesanavenueforUCundergraduatestudentstostudyinMexico.GraduatestudentsandpostdocsaresupportedbyUCMEXUS.TheInitiativewillbringtogetherthesemanyexistingprogramsandactivities–bothcampus‐basedandsystemwide–toprovideacentralentrypointforexternalaudiencesandourpartnersinMexicoandtocreatesynergiesamongcurrentefforts.Inaddition,theInitiativewillstimulatedevelopmentofnewprogramsandalliances.TheInitiativepromisestotakethiscollectionandcatalyzeittocreatesomethingdeeperandbroader:arelationshipwithMexicothatisdefiningfortheUniversity.TheUC‐MexicoInitiativewillredefinebinationalcollaborationthroughthefollowingstrategies:

Throughresearchinnovationsandnewtechnologies,itwillprovideastimulusforeconomicgrowththatwillfuelbothCaliforniaandMexico.

Throughacademicexchangeandcollaborations,itwillcreateanintellectualpowerhouseandeducatetheglobalworkforceoftomorrow.

Throughengagement,itwillchannelthecollectivewisdomandconsiderableresourcesofCaliforniaandMexicotosolveoursharedandmostcomplexsocietal,political,environmental,andeconomicproblems.

Throughbinationalcollaboration,theInitiativewillcreateanewandseamlesscorridorfromthetipofMexicotothenorthernreachesofCalifornia,becominganewmodelfortherestoftheworld.ThisvisionformsthebasisfortheUC‐MexicoInitiative’sthreestrategicgoals:academicmobility,collaborativeresearch,andbinationalengagement.

UC-Mexico Initiative

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AssetsTheUniversityofCaliforniahasnumerousassets–intermsofbothpeopleandprograms–thatprovidethefoundationuponwhichtheUC‐MexicoInitiativeisbuilt.TheroleoftheInitiativeisnottomanageorcoordinatetheseactivities,butrathertoprovideanumbrellathatbringstogetherandhighlightsUC’swideandvariedinterestsinMexico,including:Faculty–UChasanacademicworkforceofnearly20,000,abouthalfofwhomareladder‐rankorequivalent.UCfacultyhavewon60Nobelprizesand61NationalMedalsofScience.AsofJune2013,UCfacultyincluded61MacArthur"Genius"Grantrecipients,286membersoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesand410membersoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences.Approximately500facultyacrossthe10‐campussystemandnationallaboratorieshaveself‐identifiedashavingaresearchorscholarlyinterestinMexico.Students–Inacademicyear2014‐15,campusesacrosstheUCsystemenrolledmorethan195,000undergraduatestudents,ofwhichslightlylessthanonepercent(1,870)areMexicanstudentsorhavepermanentaddressesinMexico.OfUC’s51,550graduatestudents,just307,orsix‐tenthsofonepercent,arefromMexico.Roughly25percentofUC’sundergraduatestudentsareofHispanicheritage.StrategicPartnerships–Intheformativestages,theInitiative’sleadershipspentconsiderabletimedevelopingrelationshipswithkeygovernmentagencies,includingSecretaríadeRelacionesExteriores(SRE),SecretaríadeEducaciónPública(SEP),ConsejoNacionaldeCienciayTecnología(CONACYT),andConsejoNacionalparalaCulturaylasArtes(CONACULTA).AcademicinstitutionswithwhichUCpartnersincludeUniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxico(UNAM),UniversidadAutónomadeBajaCalifornia(UABC),TecnológicodeMonterrey,andInvestigaciónenCienciasdelaTierra(CISESE),andtheAsociaciónNacionaldeUniversidadeseInstitucionesdeEducaciónSuperior(ANUIES).

GovernorJerryBrown,SecretaryofForeignAffairsAntonioMeade,andUndersecretaryforEducationEnriquedelValBlancosignanMOUonhighereducationatUC’sCasadeCalifornia.

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Database–TheUC‐MexicoInitiativehasdevelopedaninteractivedatabasetoshowcaseUCfacultywithexpertiseorinterestsrelatedtoMexico.With487initialentries,thedatabaseservesasatooltosearchbykeyword,discipline,region,campus,andMexicancollaborators/institutions.Sophisticatedsearchesenableuserstoidentifyresources,areasofstrength,andopportunitiesforcooperation.Thedatabasemaybefoundat:http://ucmexicoinitiative.ucr.edu/directory.html.

UCEducationAbroadProgram–StudentsinUC’sEducationAbroadPrograminMexicocanselectfromthreeoptions:(1)anintensivefive‐weeksummerprograminMexicoCityforstudiesincontemporaryMexico,(2)fieldresearchinOaxaca,Yucatan,Chiapas,Querétaro,orMexicoCity,workingone‐on‐onewithMexicanfaculty;or(3)studyattheNationalAutonomousUniversityofMexico(UNAM).

UCMEXUS–TheUniversityofCaliforniaInstituteforMexicoandtheUnitedStates(UCMEXUS),establishedin1980,isanacademicresearchinstitutededicatedtoencouraging,securing,andcontributingtobinationalandLatinoresearchandcollaborativeacademicprogramsandexchanges.AsapartnershipwithCONACyT,itsmainfocusistocontributesubstantiallytoimprovingbinationalscholarlyunderstandingandprovidingpositivecontributionstosocietyinbothMexicoandtheUnitedStates,particularlyinthegraduateandprofessionalareas.Research/PolicyCenters–ScatteredthroughoutUC’s10‐campussystemarenumerousprogramsandcenterswithaninterestinMexico.Theyfocusontopicsrangingfromarcheologytoeducationtoimmigration.Manyconcentrateonissuesrelatedtohealth.AppendixIIprovidesapartiallistofsuchprograms.Inaddition,facultyateachofthecampusesroutinelyholdconferences,workshops,andseminarsfocusedonMexicoorincollaborationwithpartnersfromMexicaninstitutions.

CasadeCalifornia–Since2003UChasownedpropertyinMexicoCity,LaCasadelaUniversidaddeCaliforniaenMéxico(CasadeCalifornia).The1.28acreestatehasfourbuildings,includinganhistoricCasonathathousestheUCEducationAbroadPrograminMexico.AnewCasadeCaliforniaBoardwasformedinJanuary2015tobeginplanningforuseofthefacility.

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StrategicGoals

FOBESII:THEBINATIONALCONTEXT

OnMay2,2013,PresidentEnriquePeñaNietoofMexicoandPresidentBarackObamaoftheU.S.announcedtheformationoftheBilateralForumonHigherEducation,Innovation,andResearch(FOBESII).FOBESIIseekstodevelopastrategicapproachtocooperativeprogramsintheseareas,inordertopromotehumancapitalandeconomicdevelopmentinMexicoandtheU.S.,withtheultimategoaloftransformingNorthAmericaintoaregionofknowledge.FOBESIIemphasizesareasandsectorsthatwillincreasethecompetitivenessofthetwocountries,throughuniversity‐industrylinkages.

Ifsuccessful,theUC‐MexicoInitiativewillshifttheinstitutionalfocusofUCtoencompassasustainedinterestin,andpartnershipwith,Mexico,throughstrategicdeploymentofresourcesandcommitmenttothemission.ThestrategicgoalsfortheUC‐MexicoInitiative–describedbelow–areframedbythemissionandvisionstatement;theyarealsothemeansofachievingthemissionandvision.Thesegoalswillbeattainedthroughthecombinedeffortsoffaculty,staff,andstudentsthroughouttheUCsystem,workingalongsidepartnersinMexico,andbuildinguponUC’suniquepositionandassets.(AppendixIIIdescribestheadministrativestructurefortheInitiative,includingresponsibilityforoversightandimplementationofthemission,vision,andstrategicgoals.)

PresidentJanetNapolitanoandUCRChancellorKimWilcoxmeetSecretaryofStateJohnKerryandU.S.AmbassadortoMexicoAnthonyWayneattheformallaunchofFOBESII,animportantcontextfortheUC‐MexicoInitiative.

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StrategicGoalI:AcademicMobilityToincreasethemobilityoffacultyandstudentsinbothdirections,inordertoprovideanenrichedexperience,optimizeintellectualinterchange,anddeveloptheworkforceofboththeU.S.andMexico.

InresponsetotheFOBESII,SREledalargegroupofcollaboratorsthatincludeduniversities,NationalAcademies,researchcenters,industry,andothers,indevelopingaproposalcalled“Proyecta100,000:TowardaRegionofKnowledge.”Itcallsfor100,000MexicanstudentstostudyintheU.S.by2018(upfrom14,000in2013).Similarly,theU.S.governmentdevelopedthegoalof“100,000strongintheAmericas,”ofwhichitisprojectedthatone‐halfwillbeU.S.studentsstudyinginMexico.ItisinthiscontextthattheUC‐MexicoInitiativestrivestoincreasethemobilityofstudentsandfacultybetweenCaliforniaandMexico.Studentswhohavetheopportunityforeithershort‐orlong‐termstaysintheothercountrywillhaveanenrichedlearningexperienceandwillbebetterpreparedascitizensofourincreasinglyglobalsociety.Theywillbebetterequippedtoserveastheworkforceoftomorrow.Byincreasingexchangesamongfacultyandpostdoctoralscholars,theInitiativewillnotonlystrengthenresearchandotherscholarlycollaborations,butwillestablishalegacyofexchangefromwhichgenerationsoffuturestudentswillbenefit.TheAcademicMobilityTaskForceischargedwithfosteringeffectiveacademicmobilitybetweentheUCandMexico,byincreasingstudentacademicmobilitythroughouttheUCsysteminaviableandsustainableway,drawingonbestpracticesfromexistingcampus‐basedprogramsanddevelopingadditionalopportunitiesforexchange.ThedesiredoutcomeisforUCtoembraceacademicmobilityinstitutionally,andespeciallywithMexico.Thiswillbeaccomplishedthroughthefollowingactivities:FacultyEngagement–TheInitiativewillincentivizeUCfacultytoestablishandengageinstudyabroadprogramswithMexicoandtoencouragestudentparticipation.Currently,thetrendisthatUCstudentsmajoringinthehumanities,artsorsocialsciencesparticipatemoreinstudyabroadopportunitiesinMexicothanUCSTEMmajors(UCEAPdata,2015).RecognitionofcreditgainedthroughstudyabroadinSTEMdisciplinesmaybeakeyissue,asistheacknowledgementthatstudyabroaddeliversvaluableandrelevantlearningoutcomesforgraduates.Similarly,UCfacultymembersneedthesupportandincentivestodevelopandparticipateinstudyabroadprograms.

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AcademicPreparation–Recognizingtheimportanceofpreparingstudentsandfacultyforaninterconnectedworld,theInitiativestrivestoensurethatstudentsattainlanguageproficiency,academicpreparednessandculturalawareness.Curricularandextracurricularactivitieswillbeenhancedandstrengthenedtoensurethatfacultyandstudentshavethenecessarypreparationforsuccessfulparticipationinmobilityprograms.Short‐termInstructional/ResearchStays–TheInitiativewillincreasesustainableshort‐terminstructional/researchstays,suchasinternships,workshops,researchandvolunteeropportunities,andfacultyledcourses.Suchactivitiesseldomleadtohighimpactandvisibleoutcomes,butveryoftentheyfosterthedevelopmentoflong‐termandpersistentactivitiesthatyieldmanyacademicproductsandstudenttrainingprograms.Forexample,MexicanstudentswhoparticipateinaresearchinternshipataUCcampuscanbeincorporatedintosuchexistingprogramsastheMentoringSummerResearchInternshipProgram(MSRIP),whichnotonlyexposesstudentstoresearch,butprovidesthemwithanopportunitytobondwithUCfacultyandparticipateinaseriesofworkshopsregardinggraduateschoolpreparation.ESL,Non‐degree,andCertificatePrograms–Agoalistoincreaseandfacilitateaccesstoanddevelopmentofprogramsthroughoptionalpracticaltraining(upto1yearinternshippoststudies);ESLprograms;certificateprogramsthatmightincludespecializedtopics,individualdevelopment,executiveleadership,professionalschoolcertification,etc.InstitutionalChange–Successinincreasingacademicmobilitywillrequireinstitutionalchangethatfostersandsupportssuchactivities.Mostcredit‐ordegree‐grantingactivitiesareexplicitinthedirectandimmediatebenefittheyprovidetotheparticipatingstudents(e.g.,studyabroadcoursesforcredit,fieldtripsforresearchdatagathering,etc).Incontrast,informalactivitiesofnon‐credit/degreegrantingnatureareoftenvagueintheirobjectivesandbenefitsandthus,recruitmentofstudentsatalargescaleisproblematic.

ThroughaUCresearchandoutreachproject,aworkshopwasconductedatTzucacabHighSchoolinMexico,wherethestudentsfromUniversidadAutónomadeYucatánworkedwithhighschoolstudentstoexaminesoilstakenfromthehomegardensofthestudents.

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Thealignmentofinterestsbetweeninternationalexchangesofthiskindisnottrivial.Forexample,UChasalegitimateinterestinrecruitinghighachievingMexicanstudentsforitsgraduateprograms,particularlysincemostarefundedbyCONACyTand/ortheUCMEXUS‐CONACyTprograms.WithanincreasingnumberofrecognizedgraduateprogramsinMexico,MexicaninstitutionsnowcompeteforthesamepoolofstudentsandevenclosecollaboratorsfeeluncomfortablepromotingopportunitiesattheUCfortheirbeststudents.Tofosteratrueandsustainablepartnership,UChastothinkofwaystoofferbenefitsnotonlytoindividualstudents’interests(i.e.,degrees),butalsototheMexicaninstitutions,perhapsthroughformalpartnerships.Internationalstudentmobilityrequiresconsiderableadministrativeandlogisticsupport.Recentexperienceshowsthatvisaapplicationforms,housing,healthinsuranceandevenperdiemcostsareunaffordableformanyMexicanstudents.Asystemwideeffortisneededtosubsidizeorreducethecoststhatnowhamperacademicexchange.MeasuringSuccess:TheUC‐MexicoInitiativeiscommittedtorigorouslyassessingprogressagainstmeaningfulmetricsoneachoftheproposedstrategicgoalsinordertomonitorandevaluatesuccess.ExamplesofproposedmetricsforacademicmobilityincludethenumberofUCundergraduateandgraduatestudentsandstudentsfromMexicoparticipatinginsummerinternships,fellowships,researchandemploymentopportunitiesabroad;thenumberofUCfacultyleadingcoursesorhostingstudents;andthesuccessfuldevelopmentofprogramsinMexico.Thismeasurementandevaluationeffortwillallowustosystematicallygaugeoursuccessinimplementingtheprojectsandtorefineitsprioritiesastheimplementationprocessevolves.

MexicanstudentsatUCSDcelebratecompletionofashort‐term,intensiveEnglishlanguageprogramofferedthroughUniversityExtension.FourotherExtensionprograms–Davis,UCLA,andRiverside–alsohostedstudentsandteachersthroughpartundertheauspicesofProyecta100,000.

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StrategicGoalII:CollaborativeResearchToencourageandstrengthencutting‐edgeresearchandscholarlyinquirybetweenUCandpartnersinMexico,inpursuitofinnovativetechnologies,scholarlyandcreativeactivities,andsolutionstoproblemsofmutualconcern.

AlthoughUC’sresearchtiestoMexicolongpre‐dateFOBESII,thisbinationalagreementneatlyframesthereasonswhysuchcollaborationsaresoimportant:

Jointresearchisanessentialelementtoincreasingproductivity,improvingcompetitiveness,enrichingmutualunderstanding

Innovationsresultingfromresearchwillboosttradeandbroadeneconomicopportunitiesforbothnations

Researchandscholarlyactivitiesleadtodevelopmentofsolutionsthataddresscommonregionalissues.

Atthesametime,historictransformationstakingplaceinMexico(reformsinenergy,education,criminaljusticesystem,telecommunicationsandthefiscalsystem,amongothers)providetheopportunitytotargetareasofgreatpotentialforexpandedcollaboration.Asdescribedbelow,eachworkinggrouphasidentifieditstopprioritiesandareasoffocus.Overall,thestrategicdirectionofthesecollectiveeffortsistodeveloplarge‐scale,highimpactresearchactivities,toincreasethebreadthanddepthofcollaborativeresearchengagement,andtomorethandoublethenumberofUCacademicswhoareengagedwithinscholarlypursuitswithMexico.ArtsandCulturesThevisionfortheArtsandCulturesWorkingGroupistogenerateacomplexnetworkofresearchandcreativecollaborationsbetweenUCparticipants–faculty,graduateandundergraduatestudents–andmultipleparticipantsinMexico,throughacademicandgovernmentalinstitutions,andcommunity‐basedartisticandculturalorganizations.ThesecollaborativeresearchandcreativeprocessesareacrucialelementofthevisionoftheArtsandCulturesWorkingGroup,thereforetheaimistofacilitatemultiplelong‐termengagements,fromthemicrotothemacrolevel.Examplesinclude:(1)collaborationbetweenUCPress‐CONACULTApublishingdivisions;(2)multi‐sitedcollectivecreationlaboratoryforscenicartswithElChopo,UNAMandLaMáquinadeTeatro;and(3)a2016launchofannualorbiennialventurestobeheldatUC

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campusesandvarioussitesinMexico,whichmayencompassresearchcollaborations,panels,speakers,workshops,displays,performancesandotherevents/undertakings–allframedthroughnotionsofexploration,investigation,andresearchintoatimelyprovocation/thematic,andconceptualizedsoastoinviteengagementbothoncampusandwiththecommunityatlarge.Thefirstoftheseventureshasbeententativelyframedbytheprovocation:MobilitiesandMobilizations/MovilidadesyMovilizaciones.

TheArtsandCulturesWorkingGroupaimstocreateaviablenetworkofcollaborations,involvingmultipleparticipantsfromallUCcampusesworkingincollaborativeprocessesandprojectswithmultipleMexicanpartners.PartnershipswillincludecollaboratorsfromMexicaninstitutions,suchasCONACULTA,UNAM,UniversidadAutónomaMetropolitana,UniversidaddeGuadalajara,UniversidadAutónomadeYucatán,UniversidadAutónoma‘BenitoJuárez’deOaxaca,UniversidadVeracruzana,UniversidadMichoacanadeSanNicolásdeHidalgo,UniversidadAutónomadeBajaCalifornia,TecnológicodeMonterrey,amongothers.TheimpactoftheactivitiesoftheArtsandCulturesWorkingGroupwillbeevidentbothinthenumbersofparticipantsinvolvedinthecollaborations(i.e.,UCfaculty,graduatestudents,undergraduates,andwidercommunitymembers,andMexicancounterparts),andinthequality,range,andquantityofoutputsofthecollaborativeresearchandcreativeprocesses.Suchdisseminationwillinclude,butwillnotbelimitedto,conventionalscholarlypublicationandlivepresentations,exhibitions,films,adigitalcuratorialplatform,andnewlycreatedperformances.

AWorldHeritagesite,UNAMboastsbuildingsbysomeofthebest‐knownarchitectsofthe20thcentury.Amongthecampus’manymuralsbyworld‐renownedartistsisthisseriesbyJuanO’Gorman,adorningtheCentralLibrary.

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EducationBoththeU.S.andMexicofaceachallengingdilemmaofaddressingtheeducationalneedsofstudentswhotravelbackandforth,andwhocurrentlyareathighriskoffallingbetweenthecurriculum‐cracksinbothcountries.ThevisionoftheeducationworkinggroupistocreateamoreseamlesssystemofCalifornia‐Mexicoeducationalcollaborationsothatthemanystudentswesharenowandinthefuturecanrealizetheiraspirationsonbothsidesofoursharedborder.Bothregionsneedtohaveaclearunderstandingofeachother’seducationsystems,howtheyoperate,howtonavigatethem,andwhattheirexpectationsareofstudents.CurricularinnovationsinbothMexicoandCaliforniaareneededtohelpstudentscontinuetheireducationsseamlesslyonbothsidesoftheborder.Thesemaybeincreasedopportunitiesforonlineandhybridmodelsoflanguagelearning,greaterunderstandingandexpertiseinmeetingtheeducationalneedsofindigenousMexicopopulationsinCaliforniaandMexico,andstimulationofMexicanandMexicanoriginstudents’interestandcapacitytocompletesecondaryeducation(bachillerato)andpursuepostsecondarystudies.Tokickstartthisresearch,theeducationalworkinggroupplanstoundertakeseveralactivitiesincluding:(1)thelaunchofasummerbinational,bilingualcourse(s)inmathematics(andpotentiallyscience)tohelpMexicanoriginstudentstocompletehighschoolgraduationrequirements;(2)mappingoftheeducationalterrainandresourcesintheSouthernCalifornia–BajaCaliforniaNorteregion;(3)offeringoneormorecertificateprogramsofferedatCasadeCalifornia;and(4)holdinganannualconferencethatallowsresearchers,policymakers,andteachingpersonneltoshareandupdateresearchagendas,programsandeffectivepractices.

ProjectSOL–abilingual,onlinecurriculumdesignedtohelpstudentsunderstandcomplexconceptsintheirownlanguage,evenastheyarelisteningtoalessoninadifferentlanguage–waspilotedinaLosAngeleshighschool,where55sophomoresstudiedalgebrainanintensive,five‐weekprogram.

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Foundations,governmententities,universitiesandresearchinstitutionsarenaturalcollaboratorsandsupportersoftheproposedcollaboration.TheseincludeIME,SRE‐AMEXCID,UniversidaddeGuadalajara,UniversidaddeColima,UniversidadAutónomadeBajaCalifornia,UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMexico,SpencerFoundation,US‐MexicoFoundation.Examplesofmetricsforassessingandevaluatingtheprogressoftheworkinggrouponeducationincludethesuccessfulachievementofthegoalslistedabove,andtheestablishmentoftheresearchnetworkoneducation.EnergyInrecognitionofthefactthattheenergysectorsinMexicoandtheU.S.areundergoingdramatictransformationsthatcreatenewopportunitiesforresearchandacademicexchanges,theenergyworkinggroupwillbeacatalysttodevelopandsustainacademiccollaborationsbetweenMexicaninstitutionsandtheUCsystemformanyyearstocome.ThecommitmentmadebyMexicotoreduceby25percenttheemissionofgreenhousegasesby2030based,amongotherthings,onashifttorenewableenergies,representsapropitiousscenariofortheworkinggrouptoreinforceitsexistingconnectionswiththeMarioMolinaCenter(aimedatbuildingefficientcapabilitiestofacetheproblemsofairpollutionandclimatechange)todevelopnewresearchprojectsandexpanditsengagementwithMexicanentities.TheenergyworkinggroupincludesparticipantsfromnineUCcampusesandthethreeDepartmentofEnergylaboratories.

TheInitiative’sresearchagendaforenergywillfocusonthewater/energynexus,innovativematerials,smartgrid,andenergyefficiency.Goalsforthefirstphaseoftheworkinggroupinclude:(1)organizingahigh‐levelworkshoponenergyefficiencystrategies/plansinMexicoandCaliforniatoidentifythemainareasofopportunityforcollaborationanddevelopareportwithrecommendationstobecirculatedamongkey

OfficialsfromMexico,includingEnergyUndersecretaryLeonardoBeltránandandGustavoMurillofromtheInstitutoMexicanodelPetróleo,tourtheAdvancedLightSourcefacility(http://www‐als.lbl.gov/)atLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory.

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stakeholders,(2)collaboratingwiththeprojectbeingpursuedbytheRenewableandAppropriateEnergyLaboratory(RAEL)andUNAMtodevelopasmartgridsysteminMexicoandsupportcleanenergygenerationviaadditionalresearchandconsultation,(3)holdingtwolecturesonthewater/energynexus(oneinMexicoandoneinCalifornia),and(4)followingupontheUC‐SENERMOUsignedlastyeartoimplementapost‐doctoralfellowshipprogramincollaborationwithSENERandCONACYT.Measuresofsuccessoverthelongtermincludethefollowing:increasednumberofpublications;increasednumberofjointresearchprojects;developmentofawidenetworkofMexicanpartners(faculty,educationalinstitutions,governmentagencies,NGO’s);regularforumsonUS‐MexicoandCalifornia‐Mexicoenergyissues,takingplacealternativelyinMexicoandtheU.S.;academicexchangeswithfacultyandstudentinvolvement,includingdistanceeducation,internships,short‐termprograms,post‐doctoralfellowshipprogramsandadvancedcertificateprograms;andformulationofpolicyrecommendationstogovernmentsinCaliforniaandMexico.EnvironmentTheInitiative’slong‐termvisionrelatedtotheenvironmentistoestablishabinationalperspectiveonandapproachtoclimatechange,byfosteringnewresearchandeducationopportunitiesandexchanges.MexicorecentlycreatedaCommissionforClimateChange.Californiahasanewly‐developedclimatechangeresearchplan,andGovernorBrownsignedanMOUwithMexicotoaddressthechallengesbroughtbyclimatechange.ItisinthiscontextthattheworkinggrouponenvironmentwillbecomeamodelofcooperationinadvancingthebodyofknowledgeinthefieldandformulatingrelevantsolutionstopressingproblemsfacingCaliforniaandMexicotoday.

ResearchersfromUCDaviscollaboratewithMexicanresearchersinastudyonmaizediversity.Theoverallfocusfortheworkinggroupontheenvironmentisclimatechange.

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Theworkinggroupwilltackleclimatechangeanditsrelatedwidespreadimpactsbyfocusingonsixbroadareas.Theseareasinclude:introductoryoverviewofclimatechangeanditsbinationalimplications,frameworkforthinkingaboutnaturalandhumanadaptationstoclimatechange,environmentalqualityandmonitoring;thesocialdimensionofclimatechange,thebiologicaldimensionofclimatechange:terrestrialecosystems,andthebiologicaldimensionofclimatechange:aquaticecosystems.EachoftheseareashasanextensiveliteraturespanningmultipledisciplinesandasmalleronerelatedtoMexico,inwhichmembersofthisworkinggrouphavebeeninstrumental.Inordertofosternewresearch,teaching,andoutreachcollaborationsaroundclimatechangeanditsprofoundimplicationsforMexicoandCalifornia,theworkinggroupwillorganizesub‐groupsofUCandMexicanresearchestodevelopwhitepapersoneachofthecriticalareas.Thepurposeofthesewhitepapersistoanalyzethecurrentstateofresearchanddefineareasofopportunityforfuturecollaboration,aswellaspotentialfundingsources.Subsequently,thegoalistopresenttheconclusionsinahigh‐visibilityconferenceinMexicotohighlighttheproductsoftheUC‐Mexicoeffort,providepolicyrecommendationsandengagegovernmentagencies,foundationsandotherimportantplayers.ThisprojectwillbethefirsttoassessthecurrentstateofresearchrelatedtoclimatechangeandMexico.Overtime,theenvironmentalworkinggroupwilldevelopanddisseminateaseriesofcomprehensiveassessments(papers)oncriticalissuesrelatedtoclimatechangeinMexicoandtheU.S.TheexpectationisthatthisanalysiswillbecometheauthoritativesourceofinformationforpolicymakersinbothMexicoandCaliforniainregardtoclimatechange.Participationbyincreasingnumbersoffaculty,students,andinstitutionsonbothsidesoftheborderwillrepresentaconcretemeasureofimpact.Anotherlong‐termgoalisprovidingmediawithmorescience‐basedinformationtoreportonsciencechangeaswellasthecollaborationbetweenUCandpartnersinMexico.HealthThroughtheworkinggrouponhealth,theInitiativewillbuildonthesignificantbodyofresearchdevelopedovertheyearsbyUCandMexicanexpertsonhealthissuestodevelopnewresearchprojectsaroundareasofcriticalimportance:nutritionanddiabetes,violence,andmaternalandneonatalhealth.InresponsetointerestsexpressedbyMexicanpartners,theworkinggroupwillcreateonlinecertificateprogramsonhealthmanagementthatcouldleadtograduatestudies,astheeducationalcomponentofitsagenda.ThestrategicapproachwillbetopairUCexpertiseonbiomedicalsciencesandpublichealthwithanexpandednetworkofspecialistsatacademicinstitutions,government

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agenciesandNGO’sthatarepartofthediverseandcomplexhealthsectorinMexico.Emphasiswillbegiventoengagingfoundationsandagenciesthatcouldpotentiallyleverageresources,suchastheCarlosSlimFoundationandtheMinistryofHealth.

Near‐termgoalsrelatetotheneedofmappingexistingresearchonthethreeidentifiedareasofneed,anddevelopmentofwhitepapersthataddacademicvalueandinformpublicpolicy.Asafollow‐uptothefirststageofwork,anothergoalistoconveneaconferenceinMexicotohighlightthiscollaborationandengageabroadersectorofpartnersonbothsidesoftheborder.ThethirdgoalistoworktowardthedevelopmentoftwocertificateprogramsonhealthmanagementforMexicanprofessionals,intheareasofhealthleadershipandregulatorysciences.Inthelongterm,theworkinggrouponhealthwillconsolidateandreinforcethisplatformofbinationalcollaboration.Successwillbemeasuredbyasignificantincreaseinthenumberofhealth‐relatedresearchprojectsbetweenUCandMexicaninstitutions,moreacademicpublicationsonareasofhighpriority,frequentparticipationinforumsandeventsaimedatprovidingreportsthatinformpublicpolicy,moretrainingopportunitiesforprofessionalsworkingonhealthmanagement,andanexpandednetworkofpartnersonbothsidesoftheborder.

UCSanDiegofacultymemberDr.SteffanieStrathdeecounselsaparticipantofProyectoElCuete,aglobalpublichealthdivisionepidemiologyproject,dealingHIV,tuberculosis,andotherinfectionsinTijuana.

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StrategicGoalIII:BinationalEngagementTodevelopstrategicpartnershipswithacademia,government,andtheprivatesectorinMexicoandtheU.S.,andtoengagetheminattainingthemissionoftheInitiative.

Withasharedborder,intertwinedhistory,andmanyissuesofmutualinterest,CaliforniaandMexicoarenaturalpartnersforengagement.Itisthroughstrategicpartnershipswithacademia,government,andtheprivatesectorthattheUC‐MexicoInitiativewillcreateabinationalfocusthatwill,inturn,helpachievea“regionofknowledge.”Asindicatedabove,UChasalreadybeguntoengagewithstrategicpartnersinMexico;thesepartnershipswillbesignificantlyexpandedanddeepened.Government–Astheworkinggroupsandtaskforcehavegottenunderway,theInitiative’snetworkhasexpandedtoincludeentitiesparticulartotheirinterestsandneeds,e.g.,SecretaríadeEnergía(SENER),SecretariadeSalud(SS),InstitutodelosMexicanosenelExterior(IME),andAgenciaEspacialMexicana.ThegoalisfortheInitiativetobeknownandconnectedtoagenciesthroughouttheMexicangovernment.Academia–NumerousagreementsexistbetweenUCcampusesandacademicinstitutionsinMexico,asdocollaborationsbetweenfacultyandcounterpartsatMexicanuniversities.AstheInitiativeexpands,sotoowillthenumberandvarietyofacademicinstitutions.Industry–TheInitiativeaimstoforgevibranttieswithindustryinboththeU.S.andMexico.Industrycanprovideinternshipopportunitiesforstudentsfrombothcountriesandparticipateinresearch,demonstrationprojects,andotheractivitiesoftheworkinggroups.PetróleosMexicanos(PEMEX),forexample,isanaturalpartnerwiththeenergyworkinggroup.Foundations–TheInitiativewillbuildpartnershipswithfoundationsinboththeU.S.andMexicoinordertofurtherthemissionandvision.TheKelloggFoundation,forinstance,focusesonhelpingchildrenandfamiliesintheChiapasandYucatánPeninsularelatedtoeducation,health,andeconomicsecurity.TheFordFoundationsupportsprogramsonimmigration,health,andsustainabledevelopment.InMexico,theCarlosSlimFoundationisfocusedonsuchissuesaspoverty,nutrition,education,andemployment.

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Individuals–TheInitiativewilltapintoawealthofindividualexpertise,suchasUC’smanyalumnilivinginMexico.ManyUCfacultywereeducatedinMexicoand,conversely,manyfacultymembersinMexicanuniversitiesreceivedtheireducationataUCcampus.ThesemanyandvariedconnectionscanbenefittheInitiativeinavarietyofways.OpportunitiesforEngagement–Engagementwilltakemanyforms.Initially,thefocuswillbeonthesixareascoveredbytheworkinggroupsandtaskforce:artsandcultures,education,energy,environment,health,andacademicmobility.Examplesarecitedabove.Further,theInitiativewillhelpfacilitateandsupporttheeffortsofUCcampuses,centers,andprogramsthatshareaninterestinMexico.Thismaytaketheformofconferences,workshops,performances,exhibits,consortia,oranyothernumberofactivities.ResourcesAnongoingchallengefortheUC‐MexicoInitiativeisacquiringthenecessaryresourcestoachieveitsstrategicgoals.TheUCPresidentprovidedseedfunds,includingadministrativestart‐upcostsandupto$500,000foreachworkinggroupandthetaskforcetolaunchtheiractivities.Thiswasmatchedby$200,000fromUNAM,withacommitmentforadditionalfunding.Theworkinggroupsandtaskforcewillstrivetoleveragethesefundsbydevelopingresearchandscholarlyactivitiesthatarefundablethroughothermechanisms,suchastheNSF,NIH,NEA,andDOEor,inMexico,throughCONACYTandCONACULTA.VariousgovernmentalagenciesinMexicomayalsobesourcesoffundingfortargetedresearchorstudentexchange.

UChasanMOUwiththeUS‐MexicoCEODialogue,abilateralprivatesectorforumcreatedtostrengthentradeandinvestmenttiesbetweentheU.S.andMexico.

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Workinggroupsandthetaskforcewillworkwithindustrypartnersonbothsidesoftheborder,asdescribedabove,inthehopeofgeneratingresourcesorin‐kindcontributions,includingstudentinternships.Foundationsprovideanotheropportunityforfunding.AneffortwillbemadetolineupthestrategicprioritiesofeachoftheworkinggroupswiththeparticularinterestsoffoundationsinboththeU.S.andMexico.Fundsmaybesoughtattheinstitutional(UCOP)levelor,insomeinstances,foundationsmaybemorelikelytofundspecificprojectsthatrepresentcollaborationsbetweenUCandapartner(s)inMexico.Finally,toamorelimitedextent,UC’sacademicpartnersinMexicohaveindicatedtheirwillingnesstoexploreoptionstohelpsupportthegoalsoftheInitiative.

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CommunicationsPlanThesuccessoftheUC‐MexicoInitiativerestsingreatpartonthedevelopmentandimplementationofaneffectivecommunicationsstrategy.Internally,thecommunicationsstrategywillfacilitatecoordinationamongthefaculty,staff,students,programs,centers,campuses,medicalcenters,andnationallaboratoriesthatmakeuptheUCsystem.Externally,itwillincreasethevisibilityoftheInitiativeto“openthedoor”toMexicanhighereducationinstitutionstoengagewithUC,whileappealingtogovernmentagencies,businessorganizationsandfoundationsinMexicoandCalifornia.

CommunicationsTools–Severaltoolshavebeenorarebeingdeveloped.TheInitiative’swebsite(http://ucmexicoinitiative.ucr.edu)willbeenhancedtocreateaconsolidatedwebpresenceforprospectivestudentsfromMexicowhoareinterestedinhowtoaccessUC,fromformaladmissiontotraditionalstudy‐abroadtoshort‐termresearchcollaborationsorEnglishlanguageprograms.Spanishtranslationwillbeavailable.Conversely,thewebsitewillprovideawindowforUCfacultyandstudentstoidentifyopportunitiestoengageinongoingcollaborativeeffortswithMexico,aswellasinformationonprogramsofferedbyMexicaninstitutions.TheInitiativehasaquarterlybulletinthatgoestoanextensivemailinglistinbothCaliforniaandMexico.Thislistwillbeexpandedtoincludekeyrecipientsingovernmentandacademia,butparticularlyrepresentativesofsectorstheInitiativewantstoengage:businessleaders,foundationsandalumni.TheinteractivedatabasedescribedaboveisalsoavailabletoidentifyUCfacultyexpertise.

InternalCommunications–Internalcommunicationswillbecarriedoutthroughvariousmechanisms.Becauseeveryworkinggrouphasarepresentativefromeachcampus,eachcampushasatleastfivewell‐informedfacultymemberswithakeeninterestinMexicowhocanserveasambassadorstotheircampuses.SomecampuseshaveformedagrouptoshareinformationandprovidealiaisonbetweenthecampusandtheInitiative.Promotingcommunicationsandexchangesamongthecampuses–aswellasstudents,faculty,andstaff–regardingcollaborationswithMexicoisakeygoaloftheInitiative.

Attheadministrativelevel,regularupdatestakeplacewithintheCouncilofChancellors.TheUCPresidentreportsfrequentlytotheBoardofRegents.OneUCRegentisamemberoftheAdvisoryBoard,andanotherhasexpressedaninterestinsupportingtheInitiativeinotherways.RegularmeetingsoftheInternalCoordinatingCommittee(seeAppendix)provideanimportantchannelofcommunicationamongchairs,centerdirectors,andtheAcademicSenate.TheInitiative’sAssistantDirectorsvisitthecampusesandnationallaboratories,andareavailabletospeakabouttheInitiative.

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ExternalCommunications–ToeffectivelypartnerwithinstitutionsinbothMexicoandtheU.S.,theInitiativemustemployadiversestrategyforexternalcommunications.Onesuchstrategyisthroughadministrativeengagement.TheUCPresident’sparticipationintargetedactivitiesrelatedtoMexicowillincreasetheprofileoftheInitiative,whilereaffirmingUC’sinstitutionalcommitment.TheUCRChancellorhasrepresentedtheUC‐MexicoInitiativeinnumeroushigh‐visibilityevents–includingtheCouncilonCompetitiveness,theAssociationofPublicandLandGrantUniversities,andGovernorBrown’strademissiontoMexico–andwillcontinuetodoso.OtherUCchancellorshavetraveledtoMexicooractivelyparticipatedinregionalactivities.UCisalsorepresentedonaFOBESIIworkinggrouprelatedtoacademicmobility.UCisalsoactivelyengagedwiththeGovernor’sCalifornia‐MexicoHigherEducationWorkingGroup,whichincludesparticipationbyallfoursegmentsofhighereducationinCaliforniaaswellasSRE,SEP,ANUIES,andotherentitiesinMexico.

Formediacoverage,UCOPCommunicationsworksdirectlywiththeInitiativeandthecampusestohighlightactivitiesandaccomplishmentsrelatedtoMexico.TheUCofficesofLegislativeAffairsandFederalGovernmentRelationswilldistributeinformationonissuesofinteresttostate/federallegislatorsandgovernment.Thegoalistoreachabroadpublic–inboththeU.S.andMexico–aswellasmoretargetedaudiences.Astheworkinggroupsgrapplewithissuesofimportancetobothcountries,UCOPmediarelationswillengagewiththemediaofficesofMexicancollaboratorstopublicizeachievements.Insodoing,itisimportanttoemphasizethattheInitiativeisfacilitatingbinationalcollaborationandcontributingtowardthe“regionofknowledge.”

TowardaRegionofKnowledgeWhileFOBESIIcoinedtheterm“regionofknowledge,”itappliesequallytothevisionandmissionfortheUC‐MexicoInitiative.TheInitiative’sgoalistobecomeamodelforbinationalpartnership.ThisentailsnotjustapartnershipbetweenCaliforniaandMexico,butameldingofcultures,peoples,economies,environmentsand,mostimportantly,goals.Ifsuccessful,itwillresultinacollectiveturningsouthwardoftheentireUCsystem.ButitwillalsomeanaturningofMexicotowarditsneighbortothenorthwest.

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APPENDIXAdministrativeStructureofUC‐MexicoInitiative

WhenPresidentNapolitanoformedtheUC‐MexicoInitiativeinJanuary2014,sheaskedUCRiversidetoserveastheleadcampus.ChancellorKimWilcoxservesasthedefacto“director”oftheInitiative,withAssociateChancellorCynthiaGiorgioasprojectlead.TwoassistantdirectorssupporttheInitiativeandareresponsibleforday‐to‐dayoperations:AlbertoDiazatUCOPandVeroniqueRoriveatUCRiverside.AdvisoryBoard–OversightfortheInitiativeisprovidedbyahigh‐leveladvisoryaboard,co‐chairedbytheUCPresidentandtheRectoroftheAutonomousUniversityofMexico(UNAM).TheadvisoryboardischargedwithrecommendingstrategicdirectionfortheUC‐MexicoInitiativeandprovidingadviceonmattersrelatedtopolicyandresources.Inaddition,theboardprovidesoversighttoworkinggroupsformedalongseveralbroadissuesordisciplines(seebelow).Meetingsareheldtwiceperyear,alternatingbetweenCaliforniaandMexico.

UC‐MEXICOINITIATIVEADVISORYBOARD

PresidentJanetNapolitano,UniversityofCalifornia(UC),co‐chairRectorJoseNarro,UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxico(UNAM),co‐chairPresidentSalvadorAlva,TecnológicodeMonterreyChancellorGeneBlock,UCLosAngelesGeneralDirectorEnriqueCabreroMendoza,ConsejoNacionaldeCienciay

Tecnología(CONACYT)PresidentGeoffreyCowan,AnnenbergFoundationTrustChancellorDorothyLeland,UCMercedPresidentDonAntonioLópezdeSilanes,LaboratoriosSilanesMonicaLozano,UCRegentandCEOofUSHispanicMedia,Inc.CEOandPresidentJamieMerisotis,LuminaFoundationRectorJuanManuelOcegueda,UniversidadAutónomadeBajaCaliforniaPresidentHunterRawlingsIII,AssociationofAmericanUniversitiesGeneralDirectorRafaelTovarydeTeresa,ConsejoNacionalparalaCulturaylas

Artes(CONACULTA)GeneralDirectorJaimeVallsEsponda,AsociaciónNacionaldeUniversidadese

InstitucionesdeEducaciónSuperior(ANUIES)ChancellorKimWilcox,UCRiverside

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WorkingGroups–WorkinggroupshavebeenestablishedinareasofimportancetoCaliforniaandMexico.Thefiveinitialworkinggroupsareartsandcultures,education,energy,environment,andhealth.Withinthesebroadareas,workinggroupmemberswillidentifykeyissuesofmutualinterest,onwhichresearchandscholarlyactivitiescanbebroughttobear.Thegoalistodevelopcollaborativestrategiestoaddresstheseissues,includingidentificationofnear‐andlonger‐termgoals,metricstomeasuresuccess,andpotentialsourcesofexternalfunding.Inadditiontoestablishingresearchcollaborations,theworkinggroupsareexpectedtodevelopopportunitiesforincreasedacademicexchange.Eachworkinggroupischairedorco‐chairedbyUCfaculty.MembersaremadeupprimarilyoffacultywithrelevantexpertisefromtheUCcampusesandnationallabs,aswellasfacultyfromMexicanuniversitiesandresearchcenters.Membersmayalsoincludeindividualsfromindustry,government,foundations,orotherentities,asappropriate.EachworkinggroupisstaffedbyoneofthetwoassistantdirectorsoftheUC‐MexicoInitiative.Acompletelistofmembershipisbelow.AcademicMobilityTaskForce–Giventheimportanceofacademicexchange,aspecialtaskforceonacademicmobilitywascreatedtoenhancesuchprogramsforundergraduates,graduatestudents,postdoctoralfellows,andfaculty,bothfromUCtoMexicoandfromMexicotoUC.Thetaskforceischargedwithdevelopinginnovativeprogramsandwithexaminingandrecommendingsolutionstopotentialbarriers,includingacademicpreparation,cost,admissionsandenrollmentprocesses,andvisaprocessingandsupport.MembershipincludesrepresentativesfromEAP,UniversityExtension,UCMEXUS,ANUIES,andUCfacultyandstaffwhohavecreatedshort‐terminternshipsorotherresearchexchangeopportunitiesforundergraduateandgraduatestudents.InternalCoordinatingCommittee–TheInitiative’sinternalcoordinatingcommitteeiscomprisedofworkinggroupandtaskforcechairs,aswellasdirectorsofkeyUCcentersrelatedtoMexico.Itspurposeistwofold:(1)toprovideamechanismforcommunicationsamongtheworkinggroups,taskforce,andcenters,whichoftenhaveoverlappinginterests,and(2)toserveinanadvisorycapacitytotheChancelloroftheleadcampusonissuesrelatedtocommunications,structure,resources,andotherinternalfunctions.Theinternalcoordinatingcommitteemeetsquarterlybyteleconference,withatleastonein‐personmeetingperyear.

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AcademicMobilityTaskForce 

Guillermo Aguilar  Professor, Engineering  UC Riverside 

Manuel Calderón  Professor, Physics  UC Davis 

Jesus Cisneros  Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center 

UC Merced 

Gerardo C. Diaz  Professor, Engineering  UC Merced 

Exequiel Ezcurra  Director and Professor, Botany & Plant Sciences 

UC MEXUS and UC Riverside 

Alicia Fernandez  Professor, Medicine  UC San Francisco 

Maria Franco‐Aguilar  Director, Academic Preparation & Outreach 

UC Riverside 

Olivia Graeve  Professor, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering 

UC San Diego 

Beth Greenwood  Associate Dean, International Programs, UC Davis Extension 

UC Davis 

Jean‐Xavier Guinard  Director, Education Abroad Program and Professor 

UC EAP and UC Davis 

Guillermo Hernandez  Director General de Vinculación Estratégica 

ANUIES 

Bill Johansen  Special Assistant to Deputy Director Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 

Alex Saragoza  Professor, Ethnic Studies  UC Berkeley 

Isaac Scherson  Professor, School of Information and Computer Sciences 

UC Irvine 

Said Shokair  Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program 

UC Irvine 

Mary Walshok  Professor, Sociology; Dean, University Extension  

UC San Diego 

 

StaffSupport:VeroniqueRorive,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

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Arts&CulturesWorkingGroup

Maylei Blackwell  Professor, Dept. of Chicano Studies  UC Los Angeles 

Geoffrey Braswell  Professor, Anthropology  UC San Diego 

Ruth Hellier‐Tinoco Professor of Creative Arts and Performance Studies;  Editor, Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos Journal 

UC Santa Barbara 

Jennifer Hughes  Professor, History  UC Riverside 

Robert Irwin Chair, Cultural Studies Graduate Program;  Professor, Spanish Dept. 

UC Davis 

Manuel M. Martin Rodriguez  Professor, Literature  UC Merced 

Laura Perez  Professor, Ethnic Studies  UC Berkeley 

Jacobo Sefami  Professor, Spanish & Portuguese  UC Irvine 

Maite Zubiaurre Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Humanities Division 

UC Los Angeles 

StaffSupport:VeroniqueRorive,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

EducationWorkingGroup

Jorge Aguilar Associate Vice Chancellor, Center for Educational Partnerships 

UC Merced 

Adela de la Torre  Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs  UC Davis 

Melissa Floca  Associate Director, Center for US‐Mexican Studies  UC San Diego 

Patricia Gandara  Professor, Graduate School of Education  UC Los Angeles 

Amy Kyratzis  Professor, Graduate School of Education  UC Santa Barbara 

Robert Ream Professor, Graduate School of Education; Associate Program Officer, Spencer Foundation 

UC Riverside 

Harley Shaiken Chair, Center for Latin American Studies; Professor, Graduate School of Education and Department of Geography 

UC Berkeley 

Ana Celia Zentella  Professor, Dept. of Ethnic Studies  UC San Diego 

StaffSupport:VeroniqueRorive,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

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EnergyWorkingGroup

StaffSupport:AlbertoDiaz,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

Reza Abbaschian Dean, College of Engineering UCR

Paul Dodd

Associate Vice Chancellor for Interdisciplinary Research and 

Strategic Initiatives UCD

JJ Garcia‐Luna‐Aceves Chair, Computer Engineering Department UCSC

Olivia Graeve Professor, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering UCSD

Alan J. Hurd  Executive Advisor at Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL

Dan Kammen Professor, Energy & Resources Group UCB

Juan Meza Dean, School of Natural Sciences UCM

Mario Molina Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry UCSD

Blas Luis Perez Henriquez

Faculty Director, Center for Environmental Public Policy; 

Assistant Dean, Executive and International Programs UCB

Doug Rotman Program Director for Energy and Environmental Security LLNL

Rachel Segalman Professor of Chemical Engineering UCSB

Horst Simon Deputy Lab Director LBNL

Jenny Yang Professor, Chemistry UCI

Carlos Ortiz

Director General, Research, Technological Development and 

Human Resources SENER

Hermann Tribukait Representative SENER

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EnvironmentWorkingGroup

StaffSupport:AlbertoDiaz,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

Marco Octavio Aburto‐Oro

Assistant Professor, Center for Marine Biodiversity and 

Conservation, Scripps Intsitution of Oceanography UCSD

Michael Allen

Professor of Plant Pathology and Professor and Chair of 

Biology   UCR

Jeffrey Chambers Faculty Scientist, Climate Sciences Department LBNL

Todd E. Dawson

Professor ‐ Departments of Integrative Biology (primary) and 

Environmental Science, Policy & ManagementUCB

Susana  Professor of Urban Planning, Luski School of Public Affairs UCLA

Alejandro José Lopez‐FeldProfessor and Director of the Economics Department CIDE

Paulina Oliva Assistant Professor,  Department of Economics UCSB

Pete Raimondi

Professor, Department Chair,  Department of Ecology and 

Evolutionary BiologyUCSC

Jeffrey Ross‐Ibarra Associate Professor, College of Biological Sciences UCD

Samuel Sandoval

Assistant Professor, Cooperative Extension Specialist in 

Water Management UCD 

Barry Sinervo

Professor, Physical & Biological Sciences, Department of 

Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUCSC

Ed Taylor

Director, Rural Economics of the Americas & Pacific Rim; 

Professor, Agricultural and Resource EconomicsUCD

Kathleen Treseder

Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, School of 

Biological Sciences UCI

Antonio Yunez Naude Professor‐Researcher, Centro de Estudios Económicos COLMEX

César Dominguez Director,  Institute of Ecology UNAM

Martha Conklin

Faculty Director, Merced Natural Reserve System Founding 

Professor, School of Engineering UCM

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HealthWorkingGroup

StaffSupport:AlbertoDiaz,AssistantDirector,UC‐MexicoInitiative

InternalCoordinatingCommittee

Stefan Bertozzi  co‐Chair, Health 

Bjorn Birnir  Representative, UCOP Committee on International Education 

Exequiel Ezcurra  Director, UC MEXUS 

Melissa Floca  Director, UCSD Ctr for US‐Mexican Studies 

Patricia Gandara  Chair, Education 

Jean‐Xavier Guinard  Director, UC EAP 

Ruth Hellier‐Tinoco  co‐Chair, Arts & Cultures 

Robert Irwin  co‐Chair, Arts & Cultures 

Horst Simon  Chair, Energy 

Jaime Sepulveda  co‐Chair, Health 

Ed Taylor  Chair, Environment 

StaffSupport:AlbertoDiazandVeroniqueRorive,AssistantDirectors

Stefan Bertozzi Dean, Public Health UCB

Steven Chessler

Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology,  School of 

MedicineUCI

Patrick Dowling

Chair and Professor of Community Medicine, Family 

Medicine, David Geffen School of MedicineUCLA

Jaime Sepulveda Executive Director & Professor, Global Health Sciences UCSF

Marc Shenker Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences UCD

Steffanie Strathdee Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences UCSD

Samuel Ponce de Leon Chief of Research Division,  School of Medicine UNAM

Martha Navarro Associate Director General for Academic Cooperation SRE

Maria Elena Medina Mora Director General EDU

Gabriela Soto Laveaga

Associate Professor, Department of History University of 

California Santa Barbara UCSB

Pablo Kuri Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion

Guillermo Ruiz Palacios

Head of Coordinating Commission of National Health 

InstitutesGOB

Mauricio Hernandez Director General INSP

David Kershenobich Director General INCMNSZ

Roberto Tapia Conyer Director General