L&S Academic Planning Council

The Academic Planning Council is the main governance committee for the College of Letters & Science. It is composed of members elected by the L&S faculty, academic staff, and university staff. The council is instrumental in advising the Dean about a wide range of topics in the College. These areas include program review, creation of new programs, institutes, or centers, assessment of student learning, strategic planning and other items. This KB was updated and checked for accessibility on August 6, 2025.

Meetings:

The College of Letters & Science Academic Planning Council (L&S APC) meets the first and third Tuesday of the month during Fall and Spring terms. The council does not meet over the summer.

Deadlines:

Materials should be submitted three weeks in advance of a meeting, to allow for consultation with Academic Associate Deans and L&S Curriculum Committee. In some cases, additional time is needed and the presentation to the L&S APC is delayed.

Contacts for agenda items:

  • L&S Dean’s office

  • Academic Associate Deans

  • Assistant Dean for Academic Planning, Kim Grocholski (kim.grocholski@wisc.edu). 

Council members:

Faculty members are elected from each of the major divisions in the College. For staff, there is one elected university staff member, one academic staff member representing a student-facing and/or instructional perspective and one academic research staff member. The Dean appoints two ex-officio members which include the Chair of the L&S Curriculum Committee and the Co-Chair of the L&S Inclusive Excellence Committee.

Fall 2025 L&S Academic Planning Council Members

  • Duncan Carlsmith, Physics (ad hoc Dean's appointee)

  • Tricia Denman, Academic staff representative, research focus (year 2 of 3)

  • April Haynes, ex-officio, L&S Curriculum Committee Chair

  • Tina Hunter, University Staff representative (year 2 of 3)

  • Jessica Johnson, Mead Witter School of Music (year 3 of 3)

  • Steve Kantrowitz, History (year 1 of 3)

  • Mitch Keller, Mathematics (Instructional Academic Staff representative, year 1 of 3)

  • Kathryn McGarr, Journalism & Mass Communication (year 1 of 3)

  • Mayra Oyola Merced, ex-officio, Co-Chair, L&S Inclusive Excellence Committee 

  • Garvesh Raskutti, Statistics (year 1 of 3)

  • Audra Sterling, Communication Sciences & Disorders (year 1 of 3)

  • Catalina Toma, Communication Arts (year 1 of 3)

Agendas and Meeting Notes:

2025-26 Agendas: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gmRifoq1etw7_JQMMT3-V1t1GZO0Pn4k?usp=sharing

2025-26 Meeting notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xMZIxHtiIb0OkuLaOQ8BA4-NeU2Y1cG_ 

2022-2025 Agendas: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t7Uhm1-PTnn5O599fDCgPa5QdCFYvXIU 

2022-25 Meeting notes: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1J0JgTaLIOso6rrMpx9EziOcd1DDBISH6 


Agendas and notes from 2011-2022 can be requested by contacting teach.learn@ls.wisc.edu.

Reports and procedures:


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