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April 2024
Agenda for April 22, 2024 , 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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
3. Reconvene in open session
4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 15, 2024
5. Announcements and updates
6. (1:20) Nathan Sherer, Recreation and Well-being Advisory Board (annual report)
7. (1:45) Patrick Kass, Director of Transportation Services
8. (2:00) Charles Isbell, Provost
9. (2:30) Rob Streiffer and Carl Sovinec, Office Education Committee (annual report)
10. (2:40) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
11. Meeting wrap up
12. Adjourn
Agenda for April 15, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
4. (1:45) Budget approach discussion – undergraduate tuition recommendations
5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 8, 2024
6. Announcements and updates
7. (no earlier than 2:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waiver and committee appointments
8. Reconvene in open session
9. Meeting wrap up
10. Adjourn
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-04-15
Agenda for April 8, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (2:00) Call to order2. (2:00) Jon Eckhardt, Stephanie Furlong and Chris Kozina (entrepreneurship)
3. (2:30) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 1, 2024
4. Announcements and updates
5. Budget approach update
6. (no earlier than 2:40) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss chair election, waivers and committee appointments
7. Reconvene in open session
8. Meeting wrap up
9. Adjourn
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-04-08
Agenda for April 1, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order
2. Annie Lisowski, Patricia Carroll, Eric Carson, Jerry Clark, Patrick Nehring, and Marie Witzel, Faculty in Department of Extension (Department of Extension update)
3. (no earlier than 1:20) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
4. Reconvene in open session
5. (1:35) Charles Isbell, Provost
6. (2:00) Mark Rickenbach, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Policy and Integrity (research security)
7. (no earlier than 2:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
8. Reconvene in open session
9. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
10. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 18, 2024
11. Announcements and updates
12. Meeting wrap up
13. Adjourn
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-04-01
March 2024
Agenda for March 18, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order2. 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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-03-18
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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-03-11
Agenda for March 4, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-03-04
February 2024
Agenda for February 26, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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 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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-02-26
Agenda for February 19, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order2. 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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-02-19
Agenda for February 12, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to order2. 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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-02-12
Agenda for February 5, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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
Senate at 3:30 in 272 Bascom
January 2024
Agenda for January 29, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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
University Committee Meeting Minutes 2024-01-29
Agenda for January 22, 2024, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), 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 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
December 2023
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to orderUC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (2:15) Call to order3:30, Faculty Senate, 272 Bascom
November 2023
Agenda for November 27, 2023, 1:00 pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to orderUC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:45) Call to order3:30 Faculty Senate in 272 Bascom
October 2023
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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 appointmentsUC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (12:45) Call to orderUC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to orderAgenda for October 9, 2023, 1:30 pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:00) Call to orderAgenda for October 2, 2023, 1:30 pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
September 2023
UC members expected present: Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
1. (1:15) Call to orderAgenda for September 11, 2023, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
August 2023
Agenda for August 21, 2023, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair)
Agenda for August 7, 2023, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Jones, King, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair)
1. (1:00) Call to orderJuly 2023
Agenda for July 24, 2023, 1:00 pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
**12:45 PROFS Board of Directors Meeting**
Agenda for July 10, 2023, 1:00pm
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
June 2023
UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
UC members expected present Bernard-Donals, Jones, Li, Tejedo-Herrero, Thibeault (chair), Zweibel
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