Current academic year is shown (June 2023 to May 2024), previous years are linked at the bottom.
Meetings minutes are linked from each agenda once approved.
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration 3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS 4. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School 5. (2:00) Patrick Sheehan and Karen Massetti-Moran, Office of Human Resources 6. (2:20) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 11, 2024 7. Announcements and updates 8. Senate agenda review 9. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor 10. (3:00) John Mackay and Bikash Pattnaik, co-chairs, Immigration and International Issues Committee (annual report) 11. (no earlier than 3:05) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments 12. Reconvene in open session 13. Meeting wrap up 14. Adjourn Agenda for March 11, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li (chair pro-tem), Tejedo-Herrero, Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss a faculty hire 3. Reconvene in open session 4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 4, 2024 5. Announcements and updates 6. Faculty Policies and Procedures proposed changes discussions (FPP 1.03, UC approval of CoC appointments to various committees, FPP 6.04.D, FPP 2-signifying day meanings (calendar vs business)) 7. (1:40) Dietram Scheufele, chair, Committee on Honorary Degrees 8. Meeting wrap up 9. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 26, 2024 3. Announcements and updates 4. (1:15) Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs 5. (1:45) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs 6. (2:00) Brent Plisch, Interim Chief of Police 7. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor 8. Meeting wrap up 9. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss a faculty hire 3. Reconvene in open session 4. (1:15) Kevin Jacobson, ASM Chair 5. (1:45) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 19, 2024 6. Announcements and updates 7. Senate agenda review 8. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost 9. (2:30) Lisa Forrest, chair, Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (annual report) 10. (2:40) Carol Hulland and Kristine Kwekkeboom, co-chairs, Retirement Issues Committee (annual report) 11. (no earlier than 2:50) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments 12. Reconvene in open session 13. Meeting wrap up 14. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration 3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS 4. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School 5. (2:00) Cynthia Czajkowski, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research 6. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor 7. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 12, 2024 8. Announcements and updates 9. (no later than 3:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments 10. Reconvene in open session 11. Meeting wrap up 12. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. LaVar Charleston, Chief Diversity Officer 3. (1:30) Discussion regarding course and program approvals 4. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost 5. (no earlier than 2:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers 6. Reconvene in open session 7. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 5, 2024 8. Announcements and updates 9. Meeting wrap up 10. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. John Zumbrunnen, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Scott Owczarek, Registrar 3. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers 4. Reconvene in open session 5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 29, 2024 6. Announcements and updates 7. Discussion regarding course and program approvals 8. (2:00) Heather Schlesser, chair, Knapp Bequest Committee (annual report) 9. (2:15) Tom Kuech, Ombuds (annual report) 10. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor 11. Meeting wrap up 12. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration 3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 22, 2024 4. Announcements and updates 5. Senate agenda review 6. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost 7. Meeting wrap up 8. Adjourn
1. (1:00) Call to order 2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers 3. Reconvene in open session 4. (1:20) PROFS update 5. (1:30) Kevin Black, Chair, Budget Committee (annual report) 6. (1:45) Paul Seitz, Director of Strategic Inititaives, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, and Armando Farias, Senior Project Manager, Office of Strategic Consulting (administrative quality survey) 7. (2:00) Patrick Kass, Director, Transportation Services 8. (2:20) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 18, 2023 9. Faculty Senate district reapportionment 10. Announcements and updates 11. Meeting wrap up 12. Adjourn
2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) to discuss a committee appointment, waivers and a personnel matter
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 4, 2023
5. Announcements and updates
6. Committee appointment responsibilities
7. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost
8. (2:30) Nancy Lynch, Jaimee Gilford, Lauren Hasselbacher, and Brian Vaughan, Office of Legal Affairs and Office of Compliance (HIB policy consolidation)
2. Nasia Safdar and Lindsey Stoddard Cameron, Committee for Women in the University (annual report)
3. (1:15) Eve Emshwiller, Lectures Committee (annual report)
4. (1:30) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 20, 2023
6. Announcements and updates
7. Senate agenda review
8. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost
9. (2:30) Diana Harvey, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communication
10. (no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers
1. (1:00) Call to order2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 23, 2023
5. Announcements and updates
6. Senate agenda review
7. (1:30) John Zumbrunnen, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
8. (2:00) Cynthia Czajkowski, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
9. (2:30) Tom DuBois and Michelle Young, University Curriculum Committee (annual report)
2. (no earlier than 12:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers, committee members and personnel issues
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 16, 2023
5. Announcements and updates
6. Tenure track faculty hiring survey results
7. (2:30) Beth Meyerand, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Issues
2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 9, 2023
4.Announcements and updates
5. (1:30) Jack O’Meara, PROFS
6. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
7. (2:00) Elise Ahn, Lori Lopez and Lindsey Stoddard Cameron, Campus Diversity & Climate Committee (annual report)
8. (no earlier than 2:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers
2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss a committee appointment and waivers
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 2, 2023
5. Announcements and updates
6. (1:45) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
2. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 25, 2023
UC members expected present: Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:15) Call to order
2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 18, 2023
3. Announcements and updates
4. Dean of the Graduate School reporting line discussion
5. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
6. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost
7. Senate agenda review
8. (no earlier than 2:35) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
7. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers
UC members expected present: Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair)
1. (1:00) Call to order
2. (No earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of July 24, 20235. Announcements and updates
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
**12:45 PROFS Board of Directors Meeting**
1. (1:00) Meeting commences
2. Paul Seitz, Director of Strategic Initiatives (West Campus Planning)
3. (no earlier than 1:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
4. Reconvene in open session
5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of July 10, 2023
6. Announcements and updates
7. Discussion of Campus Planning Committee composition
8. (2:00) Lori Lopez, Elise Ahn and Dante Fratta, Campus Diversity and Climate Committee (CDCC) and Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid (CURAFA) chairs (Native Nations Tuition Waiver Report)
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Meeting Commences
2. Michelle Felber and Jack O'Meara, PROFS
3. (1:15) Eric Sandgren, UW System Reps Update
4. (1:45) Consent item: Approve Minutes of the meeting of June 5, 2023
5. Announcements and updates
6. Review of Graduate School Dean Reporting Line (discussion)
7. (no earlier than 2:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and waivers