Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) 2025/2026 Agendas and Minutes

Meeting Information

Graduate Faculty Executive Committee

Friday, March 13, 2026

Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Location: 52 Bascom Hall

AGENDA

Automatic Consent 

1. (1:30) Automatic consent approvals (Dean Karpus)
   1. Minutes from February 13, 2026 Link
   2. Request to change the home department from Engineering General to Civil and Environmental Engineering effective fall 2026 for the following programs:
      1. Environmental Chemistry and Technology doctoral minor Link
      2. MS in Environmental Chemistry and Technology Link
      3. PhD in Environmental Chemistry and Technology Link

Approvals

2. (1:35) Request to approve Notice of Intent for new degree Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering. (Heather Smith) Link
3. (1:45) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2029 the MS in Information named option “Online Program”. (Kristin Eschenfelder) Link
4. (1:50) Request to suspend admissions effective spring 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2027 the Capstone Certificate in User Experience Design. (Kristin Eschenfelder) Link
5. (1:55) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2029 the MS in Environmental Remediation and Management. (Francisco Arriaga) Link
6. (2:00) Request to approve new degree Master of Science in Education: Instructional Coaching effective fall 2026. (Jenny Asmus, Lisa Linsheid Hebgen) Link
7. (2:10) Request to suspend admissions effective summer 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2028 the MS in Educational Psychology named option “Professional Educator”. (Jenny Asmus, Lisa Linsheid Hebgen) Link
8. (2:15) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2026 to the graduate/professional Certificate in Instructional Coaching. (Jenny Asmus, Lisa Linsheid Hebgen) Link 
9. (2:20) Request to approve new degree Master of Science in Special Education Teacher Certification effective fall 2026. (Andrea Ruppar) Link
10. (2:30) Request to suspend admissions effective summer 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2028 the MS in Special Education named option “Teacher Certification”. (Andrea Ruppar) Link
11. (2:35) Request to approve new degree Master of Business Administration in Business: Administration and Management effective fall 2027. (Daniel Bauer) Link
12. (2:45) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2027 and discontinue effective fall 2029 the following MBA programs: (Daniel Bauer)
    1. Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking Link
    2. Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking named option “Corporate Finance and Investment Banking” Link
    3. Business: Finance, Investment, and Banking named option “Applied Security Analysis” Link
    4. Business: Supply Chain Management Link
    5. Business: Management and Human Resources Link
    6. Business: Management and Human Resources named option “Strategic Human Resource Management” Link
    7. Business: Marketing Link
    8. Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Link
    9. Business: Risk Management and Insurance Link 

Program Review

13. (2:50) MS-Mechanical Engineering named option “Accelerated Program” 5-year review (Randy Kimple) Link
14. (3:10) MS-Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences named option “Professional Program” 5-year review (Randy Kimple) 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).