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Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Dean Emeritus Howard Martin (Fac doc 3290)
Professor Emeritus Richard Bruce Bilder (Fac doc 3291)
Professor Emeritus William Lawrence Church (Fac doc 3292)
Professor Emerita Elizabeth Roberts (Fac doc 3293)

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. Instructional Workload Policy (draft policy)

4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of February 2, 2026 Meeting (consent)

Reports

6. Immigration and International Issues Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3263)

7. PROFS Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3278)

8. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3294)

9. Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3295)

10. Officer Education Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3296)

11. Ombuds Office Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3297)

12. Establish the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences (Fac doc 3298)

Old Business

13. Academic Calendar for 2030-2031 (Fac doc 3289) (vote) - Coversheet

14. Amend Proposal to Amend the Academic Calendar for 2027-2028 (Fac doc 3070 rev) (vote) - Coversheet

New Business

15. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 10.05 Layoff or Termination Educational Considerations to Clarify Deadlines (Fac doc 3299) (first reading) - Coversheet

16. Resolution to Ensure Educational Continuity for Members of the UW–Madison Community Affected by the Violence of Federal Immigration Agents (Fac doc 3300) (first reading) - Coversheet

Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Kim Nilsson (Fac doc 3280)
Professor Emeritus Ronald L. Numbers (Fac doc 3281)
Professor Emeritus Marvin Fruth (Fac doc 3282)
Professor Emerita Marion P. Meyer (Fac doc 3283)

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. Question Period

Consent Agenda

4. Minutes of December 1, 2025 Meeting (consent)

Reports

5. Campus Planning Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3275)

6. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3276)

7. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3284)

8. Committee for Women in the University Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3285)

9. University Libraries Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3286)

10. Candidates for the Faculty-Elected Committees, Spring 2026 (Fac doc 3287)

11. University Committee and Faculty Senate Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3255)

12. Create the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence (Fac doc 3288)

New Business

13. Academic Calendar for 2030-2031 (Fac doc 3289) (first reading) - Coversheet

14. Proposal to Amend the Academic Calendar for 2027-2028 (Fac doc 3070 rev) (first reading) - Coversheet

Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus I. Martin Isaacs (Fac doc 3270)
Professor Emeritus Richard Newman Ringler (Fac doc 3271)
Professor Emeritus Bert Newton Adams (Fac doc 3272)
Professor Emeritus Joseph Walter Elder (Fac doc 3273)
Professor Emeritus William Franklin Dove (Fac doc 3274)

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. Student Affairs Update

4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of November 3, 2025 Meeting (consent)

Reports

6. Campus Planning Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3275)

7. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3276)

8. Information Technology Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3277)

9. PROFS Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3278)

10. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3254)

11. Establish the Department of Biology (Fac doc 3279)

Old Business

12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 3.06 and 3.07 Meetings of the Graduate Faculty and 3.07 Graduate Faculty Executive Committee to Clarify Deadlines and Update Committee Language (Fac doc 3266) (vote) 

13. Resolution Concerning any Potential Agreement between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Federal Government (Fac doc 3267) (vote) 

14. Resolution Regarding Regents Policy on General Education Requirements (Fac doc 3268) (vote) 

15. Resolution Reaffirming UW–Madison’s Commitment to the Ethnic Studies Requirement and Shared Governance (Fac doc 3269) (vote) 

Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Andrew D. Weiner (Fac doc 3257)
Professor Emeritus Christen D. Upper (Fac doc 3258)
Professor Emeritus Thomas L. German (Fac doc 3259)
Professor Emeritus Robert Joseph Rodini (Fac doc 3260)
Professor Emerita Sara G. Tarver (Fac doc 3261)

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. Question Period

4. Proposed School/College in Computing and Data Science

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of October 6, 2025 Meeting (consent)

Reports

6. Dean of Students Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2023-2025 (Fac doc 3233)

7. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3253)

8. Budget Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3262)

9. Immigration and International Issues Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3263)

10. Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3264)

11. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2024-2025 (Fac doc 3265)

Old Business

12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Legislation II-314 Misconduct in Scholarly Research (UW-869) to Align with Federal Changes (Fac doc 3256) (vote)

New Business

13. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 3.06 and 3.07 Meetings of the Graduate Faculty and 3.07 Graduate Faculty Executive Committee to Clarify Deadlines and Update Committee Language (Fac doc 3266) (first reading)

14. Resolution Concerning any Potential Agreement between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Federal Government (Fac doc 3267) (first reading) 

15. Resolution Regarding Regents Policy on General Education Requirements (Fac doc 3268) (first reading)

16. Resolution Reaffirming UW–Madison’s Commitment to the Ethnic Studies Requirement and Shared Governance (Fac doc 3269) (first reading) 

Agenda

Consent Agenda

6. Minutes of May 5, 2025 Meeting (consent)

Reports

New Business

11. Proposal to Amend Faculty Legislation II-314 Misconduct in Scholarly Research (UW-869) to Align with Federal Changes (Fac doc 3256) (first reading) 

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) 

*Closed session pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel action

Faculty Senate Minutes 2025-10-06