UC Davis is releasing the following comments in response to Monday's Academic Senate vote rejecting a resolution of no confidence in Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef.

UC Davis faculty members voted 70 percent to 30 percent to reject the resolution of no confidence in the chancellor, the campus Academic Senate announced Monday.

The advisory measure drew a total of 1,054 valid ballots cast out of 2,513 eligible Academic Senate members, for a voter turnout of 42 percent. The final tally was 320 votes in favor of the resolution and 734 votes opposed. Senate members -- faculty holding tenured, tenure-track and emeriti positions -- voted over a two-week period ending last Friday, March 10.

CHANCELLOR LARRY VANDERHOEF:

"I'm heartened at the vote's outcome and so appreciative of those who have expressed their continuing support. I do understand, though, the concerns that prompted the vote. I am committed to working with the regents, the president and the chancellors to make the changes in executive compensation policy and practice that are needed to ensure the university's accountability. And I hope that, going forward, we as a campus community will similarly renew our commitment to work together to resolve issues. In partnership, we can help ensure the best of futures for UC Davis."

ACADEMIC SENATE CHAIR DANIEL SIMMONS:

"The members of the Academic Senate have expressed continuing confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef. I welcome the strong expression of support for the chancellor. As chair of the Academic Senate, I look forward to continuing to work with Chancellor Vanderhoef on initiatives that are important to achieving the excellence of UC Davis in our primary missions.

"The debate and its subsequent expression are an example of what a great university is about. We addressed an important issue about which there are strongly held views. The vote of no confidence provided our university community with an opportunity to openly debate significant questions regarding senior management policies on our campus. The debate has been a healthy process. We all learned from it. Hopefully we will take the lessons learned from the discussion and productively move forward."

PROFESSOR JEROLD THEIS, LEAD PETITIONER FOR THE RESOLUTION:

"I don't know that the vote against the resolution means that the faculty are in favor of what the chancellor did in the Celeste Rose settlement. But they may not have felt it was serious enough to warrant a vote of no confidence. There are probably many reasons why they didn't vote in favor of it. A third of the faculty felt he needed to go, and two thirds felt he didn't."