Administration and Business Services (ABS) was founded in 1963 as the Business and Finance office. The original subunits included Community Planning, Planning and Design, Personnel, Accounting, Purchasing, Buildings and Grounds, Construction, Health and Safety, and Auxiliary and Service Enterprises. As of 2007 ABS included Financial Management, Internal Audit Services, Campus Architect and Design and Construction Services, Campus and Environmental Planning, Accounting and Fiscal Services, Administrative Computing Services, Distribution and Document Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Material and Risk Management, Parking and Transportation Services, and Police. ABS is headed by the Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Business Services.
Biographical/Historical note
1963Business and Finance founded. L. E. Cox appointed first Vice Chancellor of Business and Finance.1967The offices of Community Planning, Planning and Design, and Construction combined to become Physical Planning and Construction. Health and Safety became Physical Plant and Environmental Health and Safety. The subunit Business Affairs was created, which included Accounting, Budget, Cashier, Central Services, Communications, Contracts/Grants, Mail and Messenger, Parking, and Purchasing.1968Security became part of Business and Finance. 1971Budget Office renamed Budget and Analysis. 1972Office of Hospital Affairs became part of Business and Finance.1973Materiel Management formed.1974Budget and Analysis renamed Office of Institutional Studies and Budget.1975Personnel renamed Staff Personnel.1976Administrative Information Systems formed.1977Administrative Information Systems renamed Information Systems.1979Business and Finance renamed Administrative and Business Services. It included Business Affairs, Accounting, Business Services, Materiel Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities, Police, and Staff Personnel.1980Office of Computing and Information and Systems Management became part of ABS.1981Internal Audit included under ABS.1982Business Services renamed Business and Contract Services.1984Parking and Transportation Services became part of ABS.1986Computing was renamed Computing Facility and Telecommunications and Information and Systems Management was renamed Administrative Information Services.1987Support Services and Physical Planning became part of ABS.1990Staff Personnel renamed Human Resources. Business Services renamed Fiscal Services. Physical Planning renamed Design and Construction Services. Campus and Environmental Planning created.1992Capital Planning moved to the Planning and Budget unit, headed by the Vice Chancellor of Planning and Budget.1993Emergency Services formed.1994Fiscal Services renamed Accounting and Fiscal Services. Business and Contract Services formed.1997Distribution and Document Management formed.1998Internal Controls formed.From the guide to the University of California, Irvine, Administrative and Business Services publications, 1964-2004, (Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries)