Historical Background
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
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1963:
Business and Finance founded. L. E. Cox appointed first Vice Chancellor of Business and Finance.
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1967:
The 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.
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1968:
Security became part of Business and Finance.
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1971:
Budget Office renamed Budget and Analysis.
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1972:
Office of Hospital Affairs became part of Business and Finance.
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1973:
Materiel Management formed.
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1974:
Budget and Analysis renamed Office of Institutional Studies and Budget.
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1975:
Personnel renamed Staff Personnel.
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1976:
Administrative Information Systems formed.
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1977:
Administrative Information Systems renamed Information Systems.
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1979:
Business 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.
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1980:
Office of Computing and Information and Systems Management became part of ABS.
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1981:
Internal Audit included under ABS.
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1982:
Business Services renamed Business and Contract Services.
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1984:
Parking and Transportation Services became part of ABS.
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1986:
Computing was renamed Computing Facility and Telecommunications and Information and Systems Management was renamed Administrative Information Services.
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1987:
Support Services and Physical Planning became part of ABS.
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1990:
Staff Personnel renamed Human Resources. Business Services renamed Fiscal Services. Physical Planning renamed Design and Construction Services. Campus and Environmental Planning created.
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1992:
Capital Planning moved to the Planning and Budget unit, headed by the Vice Chancellor of Planning and Budget.
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1993:
Emergency Services formed.
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1994:
Fiscal Services renamed Accounting and Fiscal Services. Business and Contract Services formed.
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1997:
Distribution and Document Management formed.
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1998:
Internal 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)
