Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes for Academic Year 2019-2020
2019-2020 academic year, July 2019-June 2020, is shown. Meetings minutes are linked from each agenda.
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Truman Lowe (Faculty document 2888)
Professor Emeritus Halliman H. Winsborough (Faculty document 2889)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of April 20 meeting. (consent)
5. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2020 Results. (Faculty document 2890)
Reports
6. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2018-2019. (Carey McAndrews) (Faculty document 2891)
7. Committee on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid (CURAFA) Annual Report for 2019-2020. (J.J. Andrews and Rachelle Winkle-Wagner) (Faculty document 2892)
Old Business
8. Proposal to Change Faculty Legislation II-105, Summary Period for Academic Semester: Adjust the Deadline to Submit Grades to 72 Hours After the Final Exam Day. (Faculty document 2887 Rev) (for vote)
New Business
9. Our Shared Future: UW-Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation: Resolution. (Faculty document 2893) (for vote)
10. Resolution to Support UW-Madison DACA Employees. (Faculty document 2894) (for vote)
April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Neil Ford (Fac doc 2881)
Professor Emeritus Louis Maher (Fac doc 2882)
Professor Emeritus Crawford Young (Fac doc 2883)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. State of Diversity and Inclusion. (Chief Diversity Officer Patrick Sims)
4. Question period.
5. Minutes of March 2 meeting. (consent)
6. Annual Report of the UW-Madison Ombuds Office for the Academic Year 2018-2019. (Professor Emerita Ann Hoyt) (Fac doc 2884)
7. Immigration & International Issues Committee Report. (Professor Alfonso Morales) (Fac doc 2885)
8. Information Technology Committee Report for 2018-2019. (Professor Joe Salmons) (Fac doc 2886)
Old Business
9. Proposed Change to Faculty Policies and Procedures: the Addition of a New Section, 7.18., Promotion to the Rank of Full Professor. (Fac doc 2879 Rev.) (for vote)
10. Proposal to Change Faculty Legislation II-105, Summary Period for Academic Semester: Adjust the Deadline to Submit Grades to 72 Hours After the Final Exam Day (Fac doc 2887) (1st reading)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-04-20
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-04-20
March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Richard Allen Askey (Faculty Document 2871)
Professor Emeritus Glenn Barquest (Faculty Document 2872)
Professor Emeritus Edward Fadell (Faculty Document 2873)
Professor Emeritus Sufian Husseini (Faculty Document 2874)
Professor Emeritus Richard Walker (Faculty Document 2875)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. State of the Research Enterprise.
Steve Ackerman, Interim Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Education
5. Minutes of February 3 meeting. (consent).
6. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report, 2019-2020. (Faculty Document 2876)
7. Proposal to Establish the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences and Discontinue the Department of Animal Sciences and the Department of Dairy Science. (Faculty Document 2877)
8. Candidates for the Faculty-elected Committees: Divisional Executive Committee and the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee. (Faculty Document 2878)
9. Approval of Possible Academic Staff Title: Professor of Practice. (Faculty Document 2870) (vote)
10. Proposed Change to Faculty Policies and Procedures: the Addition of a New Section, 7.18, Promotion to the Rank of Full Professor. (Faculty Document 2879) (first reading)
11. Resolution Calling for Emergency and Helpline Numbers to be Added to Faculty/Staff Wiscards. (Faculty Document 2880) (vote)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-03-02
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-03-02
February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Donald Hester (Fac doc 2863)
William Hoekstra (Fac doc 2864)
Dale Norris (Fac doc 2865)
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Question period
4. Minutes of December 2 meeting. (consent).
5. PROFS 2018-2019 annual report (Fac doc 2866)
6. Name change of SOHE to Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work (Fac doc 2867)
7. Presentation of the Faculty-elected committee slates (Fac doc 2868)
8. Proposal to change the membership of the Committee on Committees (Fac doc 2869) (vote)
9. Professor of Practice report and resolution (Fac doc 2870) (1st reading)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-02-03
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-02-03
December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Tom Carpenter (Fac Doc 2854)
Professor Emeritus Robert D. Lorenz (Fac Doc 2855)
2. Announcements/Information Items
UW-Madison Student Affairs Update (Lori Reesor)
Employee Assistance Office update including LifeMatters (Susan Fuzard)
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of November 4 meeting. (consent).
5. Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) Annual Report for 2018-2019 (Fac doc 2856)
6. Graduate School Annual Report for 2018-2019 (Fac doc 2857)
7. Discontinuation of the Department of Engineering Professional Development (Fac doc 2858)
8. Campus Diversity & Climate Committee Annual Report, 2018-2019 (Fac doc 2859)
9. Proposal to Update Faculty Policies & Procedures 627.A., Campus Diversity & Climate Committee Membership (Fac doc 2860) (vote)
10. Resolution in Objecting to the Composition of the University of Wisconsin System President Search and Screen Committee. (Fac doc 2861) (vote)
11. Resolution Endorsing the Wiscard Emergency Contact Resolution Passed by the Associated Students of Madison. (Fac doc 2862) (vote)
SPECIAL ORDER NO LATER THAN 4:45 PM
12. Executive Session of the Faculty Senate to Receive the Confidential Report of the Committee on Honorary Degrees. (vote)
Section 19.85(1)(c). Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance data of any public employee over whom the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility
Faculty Senate Minutes 2019-12-02
Faculty Senate Minutes 2019-12-02
November 4, 2019
November 4, 2019
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Frank B. Baker (Fac Doc 2545)
Professor Emeritus Fred Madison (Fac Doc 2546)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of October 7 meeting. (consent)
5. Committee on Women in the University Combined Annual Reports for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. (Fac Doc 2847)
6. Proposal to Update Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.56.A.7. Committee on Women in the University Election of Chairs. (Fac Doc 2848) (vote)
7. Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People in the University Combined Annual Reports for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. (Fac Doc 2849)
8. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2018-2019. (Fac Doc 2850)
9. University Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2018-2019. (Fac Doc 2851)
10. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2018-2019. (Fac Doc 2852)
11. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies & Procedures Chapter 7 to Specify Support for Joint Appointments. (Fac Doc 2823) (vote)
12. Resolution to Celebrate 125 Years of Sifting and Winnowing (Fac Doc 2853) (vote)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2019-11-04
Faculty Senate Minutes 2019-11-04
October 7, 2019
October 7, 2019
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Louis Berninger (Faculty Document 2832)
Professor Emerita Ingegerd Keith (Faculty Document 2833)
Professor Emeritus Joseph Kepecs (Faculty Document 2834)
Professor Emeritus James W. Jefferson (Faculty Document 2835)
Professor Emeritus Jack C. Westman (Faculty Document 2836)
Professor Emeritus Terry Millar (Faculty Document 2837)
Professor Emeritus David B. Johnson (Faculty Document 2838)
Professor Emeritus James Stern (Faculty Document 2839)
2. Announcements/Information Items:
State of the University
University Committee Report
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of May 6. (consent)
5. Highlights of Faculty Legislation 2018-2019. (Faculty Document 2840)
6. Our Shared Future Plaque (with guests Aaron Bird Bear and Omar Poler)
7. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies & Procedures 9.07 to Clarify That Committee for Faculty Rights and Responsibilities (CFRR) Serves as the Impartial Hearing Officer in Dismissal Cases. (Faculty
Document 2841) (vote)
8. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies & Procedures Chapter 7 to Specify Support for Joint Appointments (Faculty Document 2823) (first reading)