2023 VCA Annual Report - Berkeley Regional Services

Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) provides reliable, high-quality administrative support to faculty, academics, staff, student employees, and retirees in support of UC Berkeley’s mission. BRS provides a full suite of human resources and academic personnel, research administration, and purchasing and reimbursements services that support University operations and compliance. BRS is comprised of five (5) regions dedicated to schools, colleges, and administrative units.

BRS is under the leadership of Vice Chancellor, Administration Marc Fisher, and Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director Business Operations, Seamus Wilmot. Each region is administered by an academic leader serving as Regional Associate Dean and a Regional Director with responsibility for day-to-day operations. The Berkeley Regional Services FY22 Operating Results & FY23 Budget can be found here.

Reporting changes occurred in 2022 for the BRS Central Services group with some staff and functions moving to People & Culture (P&C) and others were welcomed into other BRS regions. Go to P&C's 2023 Annual Report page to see the FY22 accomplishments for the (former) Central Services area.

The five regions are shown below - - Click on a region to find their accomplishments and goals

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Serves administrative units including the Chancellor & EVCP offices, University Library, Intercollegiate Athletics, Student Affairs, University Development & Alumni Relations, auxiliaries, and other units.

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Serves the Professional Schools of Law, Haas, Journalism, Optometry, Public Health, Social Welfare, Education, the Goldman School of Public Policy, Berkeley Extension, and SSALL.

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Serves the Rausser College of Natural Resources, the Division of Biological Sciences, and related organized research units, museums, and field stations in the biological sciences.

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Serves the Division of Social Sciences, the Division of Arts & Humanities, the Undergraduate Division, College of Chemestry, Space Sciences Laboratory, and related research units.

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Serves the College of Engineering, the College of Environmental Design; the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society; the Department of Statistics; Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, related organized research units and field stations.