Meeting Information

Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

Friday, October 10, 2025

Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Location: 52 Bascom Hall 

AGENDA

Automatic Consent 

1. (1:30) Automatic consent approval (Dean Karpus)

1. 1. Minutes from September 12, 2025 Link

Approvals

2. (1:35) Revisions to Faculty Policies & Procedures 3.06 and 3.07 (Dean Karpus) Link
3. (1:40) Request to approve Notice of Intent for new degree Master of Science in Special Education Teacher Certification effective summer 2026 (Andrea Ruppar) Link
4. (1:50) Request for substantial changes to the graduate/professional Nurse Educator Certificate effective fall 2026:
   1. Change name to Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Healthcare Professions
   2. Change mode of delivery from face-to-face to distance education (100% online)
   3. Add course NURSING 784: Teaching and Learning Strategies for Clinical and Simulation Environments in Healthcare Professions as an option
   4. Change in Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment to align with American Association of Colleges of Nursing essentials (Katie Bleier) Link

Program Review

5. (2:00) MS-Special Education named option “Teacher Certification” 5-year review (Jonathan Gray) Link

2025/2026 Meetings

GFEC meetings typically occur on the second Friday of the month from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. To be included on the GFEC agenda, all final item materials must be submitted three weeks before the meeting date. Contact Assistant Dean, Jenna Alsteen (jenna.alsteen@wisc.edu) for questions.

Further information on previous years' meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes are available in the Graduate School KnowledgeBase (KB).