Faculty Senate Meeting Information, September 2016 to Present

Minutes and documents from Faculty Senate meetings, fall 2016-present

The meeting minutes (last line of each agenda) include links to the meeting documents. Meeting transcripts and recordings are available upon request. Contact admin@secfac.wisc.edu for more information.

2024 May 6
2024 April 1
2024 March 4
2024 February 5
2023 December 4
2023 November 6
2023 October 2

2023 May 1
2023 April 3
2023 March 6
2023 February 6
2022 December 5
2022 November 7
2022 October 3

2022 May 02
2022 April 04
2022 March 07
2022 February 07
2021 December 06
2021 November 01
2021 October 04

2021 May 03
2021 April 05
2021 March 01
2021 February 01
2020 December 07
2020 November 02
2020 October 05 
2020 September 14 (special meeting)

2020 May 04
2020 April 20
2020 March 02
2020 February 03
2019 December 02
2019 November 04
2019 October 07

2019 May 06
2019 April 01
2019 March 04
2019 February 04
2018 December 03
2018 November 05
2018 October 01

2018 May 07
2018 April 02
2018 March 05
2018 February 05
2017 December 04
2017 November 06
2017 October 02

2017 May 01
2017 April 03
2017 March 06
2017 February 06
2016 December 05
2016 November 07
2016 September 26

Faculty Senate Minutes list with links to documents, 2010-2015

Faculty Senate Agenda Archive, 2010-2018 (all agenda documents in PDF) 


March 4, 2024, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolution for Professor Emerita Bernice Durand (Fac doc 3144)
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. State of Diversity
4. Budget Approach Update
5. Question Period
Consent Agenda

6. Minutes of February 5, 2024 Meeting (consent)
Reports
7. Ombuds Office Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3145)
8. Retirement Issues Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3146)
9. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2023-2024 (Fac doc 3147)
10. Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion Annual Report for 2023-2024 (Fac doc 3148)
Old Business
11. Academic Calendar for 2028-2029 (Fac doc 3143(vote) — Coversheet
New Business
12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 1.02 University Faculty to Clarify the Instructor Rank (Fac doc 3149) (first reading) — Coversheet

February 5, 2024, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:

Professor Emeritus Patrick Robert Ahern (Fac doc 3133)
Professor Emeritus Clarence C. Olson (Fac doc 3134)
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Question Period
Consent Agenda

4. Minutes of December 4, 2023 Meeting (consent)
5. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.42 Information Technology Committee to Delegate the Committee Chair Appointment to the Committee (Fac doc 3135(consent) — Coversheet
6. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.50 Retirement Issues Committee to Modify the Term Length of the UW–Madison Retirement Association Members and Delegate the Committee Chair Appointment to the Committee (Fac doc 3136(consent) — Coversheet
7. Report from the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty on the Apportionment of the UW–Madison Faculty Senate for Academic Years 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027 (Fac doc 3137(consent) — Coversheet

Reports

8. Budget Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3138)
9. Athletic Board Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3139)
10. PROFS Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3140)
11. Candidates for the Faculty-Elected Committees, Spring 2024 (Fac doc 3141)

Old Business

12. Proposal to Amend the Academic Calendar Spring Recess Scheduling Parameters (Fac doc 3132) (vote) — Coversheet

New Business

13. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.60 Health Care Advisory Committee to Update the Nonvoting Seats (Fac doc 3142(vote) — Coversheet
14. Academic Calendar for 2028-2029 (Fac doc 3143) (first reading) — Coversheet

SPECIAL ORDER—NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM

15. 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.

December 4, 2023, 3:30

  1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus William B. Blankenburg (Fac doc 3123)
Professor Emeritus Glenn Hamel Bowen (Fac doc 3124)
Professor Emeritus Thomas J. McCormick (Fac doc 3125)
Professor Emeritus Richard Herbert Sewell (Fac doc 3126)
Professor Emeritus John Uicker, Jr. (Fac doc 3127)
  1. Announcements/Information Items
  2. Update on Student Affairs
  3. Question Period

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes of November 6, 2023 meeting (consent)

Reports

  1. Committee for Women in the University Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3128)
  2. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3129)
  3. Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3130)
  4. Information Technology Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3131)

Old Business

  1. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 3.05 The Graduate School, 6.31 Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion, 6.59 University Research Council and 9.05 Action by Provost on Complaints as a Result of Removing the Dean of the Graduate School Reporting Line from the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and Renaming the VCRGE to the Vice Chancellor for Research (Fac doc 3122) (vote)

New Business

  1. Proposal to Amend the Academic Calendar Spring Recess Scheduling Parameters (Fac doc 3132) (first reading)

[Link for document 135251 is unavailable at this time]


November 6, 2023, 3:30
1. Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Carl James Bowser (Fac doc 3110)
Professor Emeritus Norman F. Olson (Fac doc 3111)
Professor Emeritus Brian W. Gould (Fac doc 3112)
Professor Emeritus Kyle W. Stiegert (Fac doc 3113)
Professor Emeritus Richard Vilstrup (Fac doc 3114)
 

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. Question Period

Consent Agenda

4. Minutes of October 2, 2023 Meeting (consent)

Reports

5. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3115)

6. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3116)

7. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3117)

8. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3118)

Old Business

9. Proposal to Amend Faculty Legislation II-323 (UW-870) Policies and Procedures Governing Access to Electronic Files to Update Language (Fac doc 3108) (vote)

10. Proposal to Add Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.21 Leave of Absence Under State or Federal Family and Medical Leave Acts (Fac doc 3109) (vote)

New Business

  11. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.20 Leave of Absence to Add References to Other Leave Rules (Fac doc 3119) (vote)

12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.44 Lectures Committee to Delegate the Committee Chair Appointment to the Committee (Fac doc 3120) (vote)

13. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.46 University Libraries Committee to Correct the University Archives Representation (Fac doc 3121) (vote)

14. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 3.05 The Graduate School, 6.31 Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion, 6.59 University Research Council and 9.05 Action by Provost on Complaints as a Result of Removing the Dean of the Graduate School Reporting Line from the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education and Renaming the VCRGE to the Vice Chancellor for Research (Fac doc 3122) (first reading)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-11-06

October 2, 2023, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:

Professor Emeritus Lowell M. Creitz (Fac doc 3099)
Professor Emeritus David G. Dibbell Sr. (Fac doc 3100)
Professor Emeritus Robert Haveman (Fac doc 3101)
Professor Emeritus Frederick Douglas Kelly (Fac doc 3102)
Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Blank (Fac doc 3103)

2. Announcements/Information Items

3. State of the University

4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of May 1, 2023 Meeting (consent)

Reports

6. University Committee and Faculty Senate Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3104)

7. Rename the Department of Extension Faculty to the Department of Extension and Discontinue the Division of Extension Department (Fac doc 3105)

New Business
8. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.28 Campus Planning Committee to Allow the Arboretum to be Represented by the Director or Designee and to Remove Faculty Senate Confirmation of the Environmental Concerns Seat (Fac doc 3106) (vote)
9. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.41 Committee on Honorary Degrees to Reduce the Membership Size (Fac doc 3107) (vote)
10. Proposal to Amend Faculty Legislation II-323 (UW-870) Policies and Procedures Governing Access to Electronic Files to Update Language (Fac doc 3108) (first reading)
11. Proposal to Add Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.21 Leave of Absence Under State or Federal Family and Medical Leave Acts (Fac doc 3109) (first reading)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-10-02

May 1, 2023, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus John Elton Ross (Fac doc 3090)
Professor Emeritus Franklin Wilson (Fac doc 3091)

2. Announcements/Information Items
3. State of Diversity
4. Question Period

Consent Agenda
5. Minutes of April 3, 2023, meeting (consent)
6. Proposal to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.36 Faculty Consultative Committee on Financial Emergency (Fac doc 3092) (consent)

Reports
7. Recreation and Wellbeing Advisory Board Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3093)
8. Teaching Academy Report for Spring 2023 (Fac doc 3094)
9. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2023 Results (Fac doc 3095)
10. Establish the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences and Discontinue the Department of Agronomy and the Department of Horticulture (Fac doc 3096)
11. Rename the Department of Engineering Physics to the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (Fac doc 3097)

Old Business
12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.26 Athletic Board to Allow Faculty Athletic Representatives to Continue Past Their Board Term (Fac doc 3088) (vote)
13. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.15, the Granting of Tenure, to Clarify and Rearrange Language Regarding the Dean’s Action (Fac doc 3089 rev) (vote)

New Business
14. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.40 LGBTQ Committee to Add an Ex Officio Seat (Fac doc 3098) (vote)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-05-01


April 3, 2023, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Donald W. Crawford (Fac doc 3081)
Professor Emeritus Eldon H. Newcomb (Fac doc 3082)
Professor Emeritus Michael N. Gould (Fac doc 3083)
Professor Emeritus Henry C. Pitot III (Fac doc 3084)
Professor Emeritus Waclaw Tadeusz Szybalski (Fac doc 3085)

2. Presentation of the 2023 Hilldale Awards
Physical Sciences Division: Professor John Perepezko, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Social Sciences Division: Professor Sissel Schroeder, Department of Anthropology
Biological Sciences Division: Professor Paul Lambert, Department of Oncology
Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Susan Cook, Mead Witter School of Music

3. Announcements/Information Items
4. State of the Research Enterprise
5. Question Period

Consent Agenda

6. Minutes of March 6, 2023 Meeting (consent)

Reports

7. Retirement Issues Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3086)

Old Business

8. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.36 Faculty Consultative Committee on Financial Emergency to Replace the Member from the Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits (Fac doc 3079) (vote)

New Business

9. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.25 Budget Committee to Indicate the Faculty Chair Membership on the Faculty Consultative Committee on Financial Emergency (Fac doc 3087) (vote)
10. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.26 Athletic Board to Allow Faculty Athletic Representatives to Continue Past Their Board Term (Fac doc 3088) (first reading)
11. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.15 the Granting of Tenure to Clarify and Rearrange Language Regarding the Dean’s Action (Fac doc 3089) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-04-03


March 6, 2023, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Gerald Edwin (Jerry) Bisgard (Fac doc 3071)
Professor Emeritus Kelly H. Clifton (Fac doc 3072)
Professor Emeritus Marshall F. Finner (Fac doc 3073)
Professor Emeritus David A. Wieckert (Fac doc 3074)

2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Update on Graduate Education
4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of February 6, 2023 Meeting (consent)
6. Proposal to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.40 LGBTQ Committee (Fac doc 3075) (consent)
Reports
7. LGBTQ Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3076)
8. PROFS Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3077)

Old Business

9. Academic Calendar for 2027-2028 (Fac doc 3070 rev) (vote)

New Business

10. Resolution Urging Implementation of Paid Family Leave Benefits for UW-Madison employees (Fac doc 3078) (Family Leave Report and Recommendations) (vote)
11. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.36 Faculty Consultative Committee on Financial Emergency to Replace the Member from the Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits (Fac doc 3079) (first reading)
12. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 5.10 and 5.20 Department Faculties: Membership and Delegation Authority of the Executive Committee to Allow the Possibility of University Staff to Vote and Participate in Departmental Meetings (Fac doc 3080) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-03-06


February 6, 2023, 3:30

  1. Memorial Resolution for Professor Emeritus Gerald A. Duchon (Fac doc 3062)
  2. Announcements/Information Items
  3. Update on Student Affairs
  4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes of December 5, 2022 Meeting (consent)
  2. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.31 Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (Fac doc 3063) (consent)

 Reports

  1. Committee for Women in the University Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3064)
  2. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2022-2023 (Fac doc 3065)
  3. Candidates for the Faculty-Elected Committees, Spring 2023 (Fac doc 3066)
  4. Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3067)

New business

  1. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.31 Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion by Adding a Seat for a Postdoctoral Scholar (Fac doc 3068) (vote)
  2. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 1.02 University Faculty by Removing Reference to UW-Extension (Fac doc 3069) (vote)
  3. Academic Calendar for 2027-2028 (Fac doc 3070) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2023-02-06


December 5, 2022, 3:30

  1. Memorial Resolutions for:
    Professor Emeritus Kang Chao (Fac doc 3053)
    Professor Emeritus Edward Henry Vidruk (Fac doc 3054)
  1. Announcements/Information Items
  2. Question Period

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes of November 7, 2022 Meeting (consent)
  2. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.26 (Athletic Board) (Fac doc 3055) (consent)

Reports

  1. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3056)
  2. Athletic Board Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3057)
  3. Budget Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3058)

Old Business

  1. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.46 to Codify the Library Resources Committee for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (replacing the Memorial Library Committee) (Fac doc 3052 rev) (vote)
  2. Proposal to Remove Faculty Legislation II-601, Memorial Library Committee (Fac doc 3059) (vote)

New Business

  1. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.46 University Libraries Committee to Add a Nonvoting Member and Standardize Membership Information (Fac doc 3060) (vote)
  2. Resolution Commending and Calling for the Continuation of the Public History Project (Fac doc 3061) (vote)

SPECIAL ORDER—NO LATER THAN 4:30 PM

  1. 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 2022-12-05


November 7, 2022, 3:30

  1. Memorial Resolution for Professor Emeritus Maurice Barnett (Barney) Webb (Fac doc 3046)
  2. Announcements/Information Items
  3. State of Diversity
  4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes of October 3, 2022 meeting (consent)

Reports

  1. University Libraries Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3047)
  2. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3048)
  3. Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3049)
  4. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3050)

Old Business

  1. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 5.10 and 5.22 Allowing the Possibility of University Staff to Participate in the Annual Preference Balloting for Department Chair (Fac doc 3044 rev) (vote)
  2. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.31 Regarding the Granting of Emerit Titles (Fac doc 3045 rev) (vote)

New Business

   12. Motion to Correct Reference in Faculty Policies and Procedures 2.02 Senate Membership (Fac doc 3051) (vote)
   13. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.46 to Codify the Library Resources Committee for the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (replacing the Memorial Library Committee) (Fac doc 3052) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-11-07


October 3, 2022, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:

Professor Emeritus Thomas Dale Brock (Fac doc 3034)
Professor Emeritus Warren H. Gabelman (Fac doc 3035)
Professor Emeritus David Spooner (Fac doc 3036)
Professor Emeritus Neal A. Jorgensen (Fac doc 3037)
Professor Emeritus Howard James Larsen (Fac doc 3038)

2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. State of the University
4. Question Period

Consent Agenda

5. Minutes of May 2, 2022 Meeting (consent).
6. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.30 (Campus Transportation Committee) (Fac doc 3039) (consent)

Reports

7. University Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3040)
8. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 3041)
9. Information Technology Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 3042)

New business

10. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.25 “Leave of Absence for Governmental Service” Regarding Board of Regents Approval (Fac doc 3043) (vote)
11. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 5.10 and 5.22 Allowing the Possibility of University Staff to Participate in the Annual Preference Balloting for Department Chair (Fac doc 3044) (first reading)
12. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.13 Regarding the Granting of Emerit Titles (Fac doc 3045) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-10-03


Monday, May 2, 2022, 3:30

1. Memorial Resolutions for:

Professor Emeritus Glen Cain (Fac doc 3018)
Professor Emerita Sharon Dunwoody (Fac doc 3019)
Professor Jennifer Reed (Fac doc 3020) 
Professor Emerita Karen Steudel-Numbers (Fac doc 3021) 
Professor Emeritus Steve Kornguth (Fac doc 3022) 
Professor Emeritus Henry Schutta (Fac doc 3023)

2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Question period

Consent agenda

4. Minutes of April 4, 2022 meeting (consent)
5. Confirmation of committee re-appointment: Professor Kurt Paulsen (Planning and Landscape Architecture) to serve on the Campus Planning Committee for a 4-year term to represent environmental concerns (consent)
6. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.47 (Officer Education Committee), 6.51 (Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid (Fac doc 3024) (consent)

Reports

7. Officer Education Committee Annual Report for 2018-2021 (Fac doc 3025)
8. Immigration and International Issues Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 3026)
9. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid Committee (CURAFA) Annual Report for 2020-2022 (Fac doc 3027)
10. Name change of Department of Afro-American Studies to Department of African American Studies (Fac doc 3028)
11. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2022 Results (Fac doc 3029)

Old Business

12. Proposal to Change Emeritus/Emerita in Faculty Policies and Procedures to Emerit, and to Encourage the Use of Emerit in Campus Policies, Systems and Communications (Fac doc 3017) (vote)

New business

13. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.61 Immigration and International Issues Committee by adding a postdoctoral scholar seat (Fac doc 3030) (vote)
14. Motion to Include University Staff in Relevant Sections of Faculty Policies and Procedures (Fac doc 3031) (vote)
15. Motion to Clarify the Faculty Senate Meeting Dates in Faculty Policies and Procedures 2.06 (Fac doc 3032) (vote)
17. Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.41 regarding different beginning date of term for members of the Honorary Degree Committee (Fac doc 3033) (vote)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-05-02


Monday, April 4, 2022, 3:30

1.    Memorial Resolutions for:

Professor Emeritus William Boyle (Fac doc 3009) 
Professor Emeritus Robert Ammerman (Fac doc 3010)
Professor Emeritus Andrew Levine (Fac doc 3011)
Professor Emeritus Keith Yandell (Fac doc 3012)

2.    Presentation of the 2022 Hilldale Awards

Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Michael Bernard-Donals, Department of English
Biological Sciences Division: Professor Anna Huttenlocher, Department of Pediatrics
Physical Sciences Division: Professor Stephen Wright, Department of Computer Sciences
Social Sciences Division: Professor Timothy Smeeding, La Follette School of Public Affairs

3.    Announcements/Information Items

4.    State of the Research Enterprise

5.    Question period

Consent Agenda

6.    Minutes of March 7, 2022 meeting (consent)

7.    Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committee: FPP 6.57 (Advisory Committee to the Dean of Students Office) (Fac doc 3013) (consent)

Reports

8.    Advisory Committee to the Dean of Students Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 3014)

9.    PROFS Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 3015)

New business

10.    Proposal to edit Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.20 “Leave of Absence” Regarding UW System Approval (Fac doc 3016) (vote)

10.    Proposal to Change Emeritus/Emerita in Faculty Policies and Procedures to Emerit, and to Encourage the Use of Emerit in Campus Policies, Systems and Communications (Fac doc 3017) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-04-04


Monday, March 7, 2022, 3:30

1.    Memorial Resolutions for: 

Professor Emeritus Norman H. Beachley (Fac doc 3001) 
Professor Emeritus Jost Hermand (Fac doc 3002) 
Professor Emeritus Olvi Mangasarian (Fac doc 3003) 
Professor Emeritus David Slautterback (Fac doc 3004)

2.    Announcements/Information Items
3.    Update on Sustainability
4.    Question period

Consent Agenda
5.    Minutes of February 7, 2022 meeting (consent)
6.    Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.60 (Health Care Advisory Committee) and FPP 6.50 (Retirement Issues Committee) (Fac doc 3005) (consent)

Reports
7.    Health Care Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 3006)
8.    Retirement Issues Committee Annual Report for 2018-2021 (Fac doc 3007) 

Old business
9.    Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 and Proposal to Maintain a 5-Year “Rolling Calendar” (Fac doc 2997) (vote)
10.    Resolution on Accessible and Inclusive Campus (Fac doc 2998) (vote)
11.    Motion to Support the Academic Staff Resolution on the State Pay Plan Distribution (Fac doc 2999) (vote)
12.    Proposal to Clarify Timeline to Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.16.D.4. Due Process Reconsiderations and Appeals (Fac doc 3000) (vote)

New business
13.        Proposal to Remove Faculty Legislation II-600, Institutional Advisory Committee on Outside Activities (Fac doc 3008) (vote)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-03-07


Monday, February 7, 2022, 3:30

1.    Memorial Resolution for: Professor Emeritus Max Carbon (Fac doc 2992) 
2.    Announcements/Information Items
3.    Update on Student Affairs
4.    Question period
5.    Minutes of December 6, 2021 meeting (consent)
6.    Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.14 (Committee on Honorary Degrees), FPP 6.43 (Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee), and FPP 6.32 (Committee on Committees) (Fac doc 2993) (consent)
7.    Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2021-2022 (Fac doc 2994)
8.    Candidates for the Faculty-Elected Committees, Spring 2022 (Fac doc 2995)
9.    Proposal to Remove Faculty Legislation II-900, Policies on Use of University Facilities (Fac doc 2996) (vote)
10.    Academic Calendar for 2026-2027 and Proposal to Maintain a 5-Year “Rolling Calendar” (Fac doc 2997) (first reading)
11.    Resolution on Accessible and Inclusive Campus (Fac doc 2998) (first reading)
12.    Motion to Support the Academic Staff Resolution on the State Pay Plan Distribution (Fac doc 2999) (first reading) 
13.    Proposal to Clarify Timeline to Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.16.D.4. Due Process Reconsiderations and Appeals (Fac doc 3000) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2022-02-07


 Monday, December 6, 2021   3:30 p.m.
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Frances Patton Bretherton (Fac doc 2982)  
Professor Emeritus Phillip Harth (Fac doc 2983)
Professor Emeritus Standish Henning (Fac doc 2984) 
Professor Emeritus Noah Hershkowitz (Fac doc 2985) 
Professor Emeritus James Pawley (Fac doc 2986) 
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Question period
Consent Agenda
4. Minutes of November 1 meeting (consent)
5. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.27 (Campus Diversity and Climate Committee), FPP 6.44 (Lectures Committee), and FPP 6.56 (Committee for Women in the University) (Fac doc 2987) (consent)
Reports
6. Ombuds Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2988)
7. Committee for Women in the University Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2989)
8. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2990)
9. Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2991)
Old business
10. Amendments to Policy UW-879, Evening Midterm Exam Policy (vote) (Fac doc 1585 Rev)
11. Proposal to Remove Program for Honorific Research Professor titles (vote) (Fac doc 1489i)
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)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-12-06

 November 1. 2021, 3:30pm
All Agenda Items
  1. Memorial Resolutions for:
    Professor Emeritus Larry Dahl (Fac doc 2970)
    Professor Emeritus Hans Reich (Fac doc 2971)
    Professor Emeritus Edward Jackson (Fac doc 2972)
    Professor Emerita Nancy Johnson (Fac doc 2973)
    Professor Donata Oertel (Fac doc 2974)
  2. Announcements/Information Items
  3. Update on Native Nations UW Initiative
  4. Question period
  5. Minutes of October 4 meeting (consent)

Reports

6. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2975)
7. Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Annual Report for 1996-2021 (Fac doc 2976)
8. Budget Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2977)
9. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2978)

Old Business

10. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6: Amending FPP 1.30 (Meetings of the Faculty), FPP 2.06 (Meetings of the Senate), FPP 3.04 (Meetings of College and School Faculties), FPP 3.06 (Meetings of the Graduate Faculty), FPP 3.07 (Graduate Faculty Executive Committee), FPP 3.08 (School and College Academic Planning Councils), FPP 4.04 (Divisional Meetings), FPP 4.30 (Divisional Executive Committees: Procedures), FPP 4.40 (Divisional Committee Review Council), and FPP 6.10 (Meetings) (vote) (Fac doc 2969 Rev)

New Business

11. Resolution in Support of Academic Freedom to Teach Race and Gender Justice and Critical Race Theory (vote) (Fac doc 2979)
12. Changes to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.25 (Budget Committee, FPP 6.52 (University Academic Planning Council), FPP 6.38 (Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities), and FPP 6.53 (University Curriculum Committee) (vote) (Fac doc 2980)
13. Amendments to Policy UW-879, Evening Midterm Exam Policy (first reading) (Fac doc 1585 Rev)
14. Proposal to Remove Program for Honorific Research Professor titles (first reading) (Fac doc 1489i)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-11-01


 October 4, 2021, 3:30pm
All Agenda Items
Recording
Transcription
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Phil Certain (Fac doc 2955)
Professor Mark Cook (Fac doc 2956) 
Professor Emeritus Peter Eichman (Fac doc 2957)
Professor Emeritus Donald McCarty (Fac doc 2958)   
Professor Tejumola Olaniyan (Fac doc 2959) 
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. State of the University
4. Question period
5. Minutes of May 3 meeting (consent)
 
Reports 
6. Immigration and International Issues Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2960)
7. Recreation and Wellbeing Advisory Board (formerly the Recreational Sports Board) Combined Annual Reports for 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2961)
8. Information Technology Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2962)
9. University Library Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2963)
10. University Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2964)
New Business
11. Proposal to Change the Process in Establishing the Academic Calendar: Revision to Faculty Document 2570 (vote) (Fac doc 2570 Rev)
12. Resolution on the Academic Calendar, Diversity and Inclusion (Fac doc 2965)
13. Proposal to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.42 (Information Technology Committee), FPP 6.61 (Immigration and International Issues Committee), and FPP 6.54 (University Committee) (vote) (Fac doc 2966)
14. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.48 (Recreational Sports Board) (vote) (Fac doc 2967)
15. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.46 (University Libraries Committee) (vote) (Fac doc 2968)
16. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6: Amending FPP 1.30 (Meetings of the Faculty), FPP 2.06 (Meetings of the Senate), FPP 3.04 (Meetings of College and School Faculties), FPP 3.06 (Meetings of the Graduate Faculty), FPP 3.07 (Graduate Faculty Executive Committee), FPP 3.08 (School and College Academic Planning Councils), FPP 4.04 (Divisional Meetings), FPP 4.30 (Divisional Executive Committees: Procedures), FPP 4.40 (Divisional Committee Review Council), and FPP 6.10 (Meetings) (first reading) (Fac doc 2969)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-10-04

 May 3, 2021   3:30 p.m. 
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emerita Chère Gibson (Fac doc 2948)
Professor Emeritus Earl Shrago (Fac doc 2949)
Professor Emeritus John Suttie (Fac doc 2950) 
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Diversity Update
4. Question period
5. Minutes of April 5 meeting (consent)
Reports 
6. Kemper Knapp Committee Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2951)
7. Committee on University Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid Annual Report for 2020-2021 (Fac doc 2952)
8. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2953)
9. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2021 Results. (Fac doc 2954)
Old business 
10. Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor (Addition of Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.16) (vote) (Fac doc 2879 Rev 2)
11. Revision of Fac doc  1071 (UW-Madison Faculty Policy on Access and Accommodation in Instruction) (vote) (Fac doc 1071 Rev)
12. Policy on Election day class absences (vote) (Fac doc 2948)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-05-03

 April 1, 2021
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus John Fett (read by Bret Shaw) (Fac doc 2936)
Professor Emeritus J. Rogers Hollingsworth (read by Chad Goldberg) (Fac doc 2937)
Professor Emeritus Howard Weinbrot (Fac doc 2938) 
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Hilldale Awards
Biological Sciences Division: Michael Fiore, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
Physical Sciences Division: Robert Mathieu, Department of Astronomy, College of Letters & Science
Arts & Humanities Division: Sabine Gross, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic , College of Letters & Science
Social Sciences Division: Susan Ellis Weismer, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Letters & Science
4. State of Research Enterprise
5. Question period
6. Minutes of March 1 meeting (consent).
Reports 
7. University Research Council Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2939)
8. Archives Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2940)
9. Library Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2941)
10. Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion Annual Report for 2019-2020
New business
11. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.59 (University Research Council) (vote) (Fac doc XXXX) 
12. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.46 (Library Committee) (vote) (Fac doc XXXX) 
13. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Removing FPP 6.24 (Archives Committee) (vote) (Fac doc XXXX) 
14. Proposal to Rescind Faculty Legislation II-500, Archives Policy (vote) (Fac doc XXXX)
15. Resolution on an accessible and inclusive campus (vote) (Fac doc XXXX)
16. Revision of Faculty Document 1071 (UW-Madison Faculty Policy on Access and Accommodation in Instruction) (first reading) (Fac doc XXXX)
17. Policy on Election day class absences (first reading) (Fac doc XXXX)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-04-05

 March 1, 2021
1. Announcements/Information Items
2. Update on the Budget
3. Question period
4. Minutes of the February 1, 2021 meeting (consent)
Reports 
5. Committee for GLBTQ People in the University Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Fac doc 2931)
6. Report from the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty on Apportionment of the UW-Madison Faculty Senate (Fac doc 2932)
Old business 
7. Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor (Addition of Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.16) (vote) (Fac doc 2879 Rev 2)
8. Climate Divestment and Procurement Resolution (vote) (Fac doc 2928 Rev)
New business
9. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.40 (Committee for GLBTQ People in the University) (vote) (Fac doc 2933
10. Proposal to Rescind Faculty Legislation II-307, Statement on Consensual Relationships/Reporting Policy (vote) (Fac doc 2934)
11. Proposal to Rescind Faculty Legislation II-302, Nondiscrimination Policy of the Athletic Board (vote) (Fac doc 2934)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-03-01

 February 1, 2021
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
  • Professor Emerita Emily Bentley Campbell (Faculty document 2922)
  • Professor Emerita Helen Marsh (Faculty document 2923)
  • Professor Emeritus Ken Kunen (Faculty document 2924 )
2. Announcements/Information Items
3. Question period
4. Minutes of December 7, 2020 meeting (consent)
Reports
5. Update on Sustainability Initiatives
6. Committee on Women in the University Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Faculty document 2925)
7. PROFS, inc. Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Faculty document 2926)
Old business
8. Promotion from Associate Professor to Professor (Addition of Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.16) (Faculty document 2879 Rev 2) (first reading
9. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.25.B (Budget Committee) and FPP 6.54.B (University Committee), and Removing FPP 6.34 Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits (Faculty document 2907 Rev) (vote
New business
10. Candidates for the Faculty-elected Committees, Spring 2021 (Faculty document 2927)
11. Climate Divestment and Procurement Resolution (Faculty document 2928) (first reading)
12. Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Amending FPP 6.56 (Committee on Women in the University) (Faculty document 2929) (vote)
13. Proposal to Rescind Faculty Legislation II-701, Student Housing Policies and Regulations (Faculty document 2930) (vote)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2021-02-01

 December 7, 2020 Agenda
1.Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Robert H. Deibel (Faculty Document 2912)
Professor Emeritus Herman Goldstein (Faculty Document 2913) 
Professor Emeritus Thomas M. Julian (Faculty Document 2914)  
Professor Emeritus Frederick O. Leidel (Faculty Document 2915)
Professor Emeritus Harland Samson (Faculty Document 2916)
2.Announcements/Information Items
3.Update on the Student Experience
4.Update on the Graduate Student Experience 
5.Question period
6.Minutes of November 2 meeting (consent)
Reports
7.Campus Diversity & Climate Committee (Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.27.) Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Faculty Document 2917)
8.Athletic Board Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Faculty Document 2918)
9.Budget Committee Annual Report for 2018-2020 (Faculty Document 2919)
New business
10.Request to Discontinue Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies (Faculty Document 2920)
11.Motion to Change Gender Pronouns in Faculty Policies and Procedures and Faculty Legislation (vote) (Faculty Document 2921)
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 (Example: Consideration by a departmental executive committee of job applicants, performance reviews, teaching evaluations or merit increases)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-12-07

  November 2, 2020 Agenda

1.Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Klaus L. Berghahn (Faculty Document 2908) 
Professor Emeritus Peter Lipton (Faculty Document 2909) 
2.Announcements/Information Items
3.Question period
4.Minutes of October 5 meeting (consent)
Reports
5.Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020 (Faculty Document 2910)
 
Old business
6.Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 3 (3.05H. Mechanism for academic staff to maintain graduate faculty status following retirement or resignation) (Faculty document 2906) (vote)
7.Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 (6.34. Removing Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits) (Faculty Document 2907) (vote)
 
New business
8.Resolution in Support of Instruction and Training on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (Faculty document 2911) (vote)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-11-02

 October 5, 2020 Agenda
1.Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus James O. Bailey (Faculty Document 2896)
Professor Emeritus Harlan Marquess (Faculty Document 2897)
Professor Emeritus Akira Miura (Faculty Document 2898)
Professor Emeritus Glen E. Myers (Faculty Document 2899)
Professor Emeritus William Vogelsang (Faculty Document 2900)
Professor Emeritus William Weidanz (Faculty Document 2901)
2.Announcements/Information Items
3.State of the University
4.Question period
5.Minutes of May 4 and Sept 14 meeting. (consent)
Reports
6.University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020. (Faculty Document 2902)
7.University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2019-2020. (Faculty Document 2903)
8.University Committee Annual Report for 2019-2020. (Faculty Document 2904)
 
Old business
None
 
New business
9.Resolution supporting UW-Madison’s Efforts to become a Fair Trade Certified University (Faculty document 2905) (for vote) 
10.Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 3 (3.05H. Mechanism for academic staff to maintain graduate faculty status following retirement or resignation) (Faculty document 2906) (1st reading)
11.Changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 (6.34. Removing Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits) (Faculty Document 2907) (1st reading)
September 14, 2020 (special meeting) Agenda
  1. Announcements/Information Items
  2. Question period on Smart Restart (Joint Session with the Academic Staff Assembly)
  3. Recess (2-3 minutes)
New Business
4. Academic calendar adjustment for spring semester 2021 (Faculty Document 2895) (for vote)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2020-09-14

  May 4, 2020 Agenda
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 Agenda

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)

 March 2, 2020 Agenda
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)  

 February 3, 2020 Agenda
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)

  December 2, 2019 Agenda
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

  November 4, 2019 Agenda
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)
 October 7, 2019 Agenda 
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)
 May 6, 2019 Agenda 
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Allan Bringe (Faculty Document 2824)
Professor Emeritus Kemal H. Karpat (Faculty Document 2825)
Professor Emeritus William Stuart Sykes (Faculty Document 2826)
2. Presentation of the 2019 Hilldale Awards to:
Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Jin-Wen Yu, Department of Dance.
Biological Sciences Division: Professor Linda Schuler, Department of Comparative Biosciences.
Physical Sciences Division: Professor Ellen Zweibel, Department of Astronomy.
Social Sciences Division: Professor Patricia Devine, Department of Psychology.
3. Announcements/Information Items.
4. Question period.
5. Minutes of April 1 meeting. (consent)
6. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2019 Results. (Faculty Document 2827)
7. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid (CURAFA) Combined Annual Reports for 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. (Faculty Document 2828)
8. University Archives Committee Combined Annual Report for 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019. (Faculty Document 2829)
9. UW-Madison Division of Extension Academic Governance Structure. (Faculty Document 2830)
10. Incorporation of the Department of Labor Education into the Division of Continuing Studies. (Faculty Document 2831)
11. Approval of Possible Academic Staff Title: Professor of Practice. (Faculty Document 2821) (vote)
12. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6.27.A.5. & A.6. (Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Membership). (Faculty Document 2822) (vote)

 April 1, 2019 Agenda 
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Laurens Anderson (Faculty Document 2813)
Professor Emeritus Phil Lewis (Faculty Document 2814)
Professor Emeritus Bruce Murray (Faculty Document 2815)
Professor Emeritus Ved Prakash (Faculty Document 2816)
Professor Emerita Hanna Sobkowicz (Faculty Document 2817)
Professor Stefan Westerhoff (Faculty Document 2818)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of March 4 meeting. (consent)
5. University Library Committee Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2798)
6. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2819)
7. Special Apportionment to Integrate Extension Faculty into UW-Madison Faculty Senate. (Faculty Document 2820)
8. Resolution Calling on the TSA Review Committee of the University of Wisconsin System to Ask TIAA to Address Transparency Issues Related to Deforestation Risk and Rural Land Grabs. (Faculty Document 2812) (vote)
9. Approval of Possible Academic Staff Title: Teaching Professor. (Faculty Document 2776) (vote)
10. Approval of Possible Academic Staff Title: Research Professor. (Faculty Document 2777) (vote)
11. Approval of Possible Academic Staff Title: Professor of Practice. (Faculty Document 2821) (vote)
12. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6.27.A.5. & A.6. (Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Membership). (Faculty Document 2822) (first reading)
13. Revisions to Faculty Policies and Procedures to Clarify Language on Joint Appointments, (Faculty Document 2823) (first reading)

 March 4, 2019 Agenda
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Robert Dott (Faculty Document 2801)
Professor Emeritus Terry Howard (Faculty Document 2802)
Professor Emerita Susan Nitzke (Faculty Document 2803)
Professor Emeritus Johnny Pendleton (Faculty Document 2804) 
Professor Emeritus Dwayne A. Rohweder (Faculty Document 2805)
Professor Emeritus Richard R. Smith (Faculty Document 2806)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
Chief Diversity Officer’s State of Diversity and Inclusion.
Diversity Liaison Project.
3. Question period. 
4. Minutes of February 4 meeting. (consent)
5. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report, 2018-2019. (Faculty Document 2807)
6. PROFS, Inc., Annual Report, July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. (Faculty Document 2808) 
7. Retirement Issues Committee Combined Annual Reports for 2013-2018. (Faculty Document 2809) 
8. Ombuds Office Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2810)
9. Proposed Change to Faculty Policies and Procedures 9.06.C4. (Faculty Document 2811) (vote).
10. “Professorial” Academic Staff Titles (Faculty Documents 2776 and 2777 and additional materials)
11. Resolution Calling on the TSA Review Committee of the University of Wisconsin System to Ask TIAA to Address Transparency Issues Related to Deforestation Risk and Rural Land Grabs. (Faculty Document 2812) (first reading
 February 4, 2019 Agenda 
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Haskell Fain (Faculty Document 2789) 
Professor Emeritus Fred Dretske (Faculty Document 2790) 
Professor Emeritus Anthony Barresi (Faculty Document 2791) 
Professor Emeritus Roger Boom (Faculty Document 2792) 
Professor James Baughman (Faculty Document 2793) 
Professor Emeritus William Hachten (Faculty Document 2794) 
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of December 3 meeting. (consent)
5. Academic Calendar for 2021-2026. (Faculty Document 2795) (consent)
6. Committee on Committees Annual Report for 2019: Nominees for Faculty-Elected Committees. (Faculty Document 2796)
7. Report of the Nominations for Election to the Committee on Committees. 
The following faculty members are nominated for election by the Faculty Senate to fill vacancies on the Committee on Committees in the divisions indicated below:
Arts & Humanities Division (1-year term)
    • April Haynes (History, District 60)
    • Robert Streiffer (Medical History & Bioethics, District 82)
Social Sciences Division (4-year term) 
    • Steph Tai (Law School, District 44)
    • Kimber Wilkerson (Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education, District 26)
8.Athletic Board Annual report for 2017-2018 (Faculty Document 2797)
9.Budget Committee Combined Annual Report for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 (Faculty Document 2798)
10.Information Technology Committee annual report (Faculty Document 2799)
11.Change in Information Technology Committee leadership structure (Faculty Document 2800). (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)
 December 3, 2018
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Peter Dorner (Faculty Document 2778)
Professor Emeritus Donald Field (Faculty Document 2779)
Professor Emeritus James Nordman (Faculty Document 2780)
Professor Emeritus Melvin Siedband (Faculty Document 2781)
Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Steele (Faculty Document 2782)
2. Announcements/Information Items. Titling and Total Compensation
Personnel Files and Reference Policies
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of November 4 (consent).
5. Graduate Faculty Executive Committee Annual Report for 2017-2018 (Faculty Document 2784)
6. Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Annual Report for 2016-2018 (Faculty Document 2785)
7. Resolution of Support for Graduate Assistants (Faculty Document 2775) (vote)
8. Resolution to Approve Candidate Eligibility for Transitioning UW-Extension Faculty (Faculty Document 2787) (vote)
9. Resolution on UW System Draft Policy

Faculty Senate Minutes 2018-12-03

 November 5, 2018
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Edward Buxton (Faculty Document 2765)
Professor Emeritus Bill Goodger (Faculty Document 2766) Professor Emeritus Archibald Orben Haller, Jr. (Faculty Document 2767)
Professor Emerita Marilyn McCubbin (Faculty Document 2768)
Professor Emeritus John R Marshall (Faculty Document 2769) Professor Emeritus Leonard Stein (Faculty Document 2770)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
State of the Research Enterprise.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of October 1. (consent)
5. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2771)
6. University Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2772)
7. Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2773)
8. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2774)
9. Endorsement of UW-Madison Policy on Consensual Relationships. (Faculty Document 2764) (vote)
10. Resolution to Transfer Tenure of University of Wisconsin-Extension Faculty to University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Faculty Document 2763) (vote)
11. Resolution of Support for Graduate Assistants. (Faculty Document 2775) (vote)
12. Resolution in Support of “Professor” Titles for Instructional Academic Staff. (Faculty Document 2776) (1st reading)
13. Resolution in Support of “Research Professor” Titles for Academic Staff. (Faculty Document 2777) (1st reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2018-11-05

 October 1, 2018

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emerita Margo Melli (Faculty Document 2757)
Professor Emeritus John Moskwa (Faculty Document 2758) Professor Emeritus Fritz Mueller (Faculty Document 2759)
Professor Emeritus Wayne Otto (Faculty Document 2760)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
State of the University.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of May 7. (consent)
5. Highlights of Faculty Legislation 2017-2018. (Faculty Document 2761)
6. Faculty Committees General Election Spring 2018 Results. (Faculty Document 2762)
7. Confirmation of committee appointment: Associate Professor Kurt Paulsen (Planning and Landscape Architecture) to serve on the Campus Planning Committee for a 4-year term to represent environmental concerns (vote)
8. Resolution on Extension faculty tenure. (Faculty Document 2763) (first reading)
9. Consensual Relationship Policy. (Faculty Document 2764) (first reading)

  May 7, 2018
1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Roswell Boutwell (Fac doc 2743)
Professor Emerita Joan Hazel Carter (Fac doc 2744)
Professor Emeritus Matthew Davis (Fac doc 2745)
Professor Emeritus Frank Groves (Fac doc 2746)
Professor Patricia Keely (Fac doc 2747)
Professor Emeritus Daniel Kunene (Fac doc 2748)
Professor Emeritus Alexander Skinner (Fac doc 2749)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of April 2. (automatic consent)
5. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid (CURAFA) Annual Report for 2014-2017, and CURAFA Statement on Bucky’s Tuition Promise. (Fac doc 2750)
6. Recreational Sports Board Annual Reports for 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2751)
7. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (GLBTQ) People in the University Annual Report, 2015-2017. (Fac doc 2752)
8. Committee on Women in the University Annual Report, 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2753)
9. Proposal to Restructure the UW-Madison Linguistics Department into the Language Sciences Program. (Fac doc 2754)
10. Tenure at University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin Extension: Concepts and Pathways for Integration: Report of the Tenure Working Group of Madison-Extension Governance Integration Committee. (Fac doc 2755)
11. Proposal to Clarify Faculty Policies and Procedures 3.05.H. Regarding the Policy on Academic Staff as Advisors (Fac doc 2700)(vote)
12. Proposal to Create the Immigration and International Issues Committee in Faculty Policies and Procedures, Incorporating the Advisory Council on Immigration and International Student Issues. (Fac doc 2732 (vote)
13. Proposed changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 7 Based on the Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on 7th-year Reviews. (Fac doc 2741) (vote)
14. Resolution on Payment of Mandatory Fees by Graduate Assistants. (Fac doc 2756)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2018-05-07

April 2, 2018

1. Memorial Resolutions for: Professor Emeritus Mark Brownfield. (Fac doc 2735) Professor Emeritus Truman Graf. (Fac doc 2736)
Professor Emeritus Philip E. Harris (Fac doc 2742) Professor Emeritus William Reddan. (Fac doc 2737)
2. Presentation of the 2018 Hilldale Awards to:

  • Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Leslie Bow, Department of English.
  • Biological Sciences Division: Professor Rick Gourse, Department of Bacteriology.
  • Physical Sciences Division: Professor Guri Sohi, Department of Computer Sciences.
  • Social Sciences Division: Professor Mark Kenoyer, Department of Anthropology

3. Announcements/Information Items. UW-Madison Cybersecurity Risk Management Policy. (Fac doc 2738 and Fac doc 2739)
4. Question Period.
5. Minutes of March 5. (consent)
6. Proposed changes to Campus Diversity and Climate Committee (CDCC) Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.27. (Fac doc 2728) (vote)
7. Proposal to Create the Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (CDAI). Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.31. (Fac doc 2729). (vote)
8. Retirement of the Advisory Committee for the Office for Equity and Diversity (OED), the Disabilities Accommodation Advisory Committee (DAAC), and the Committee on Access and Accommodation in Instruction (CAAI). (Fac doc 2740) (vote)
9. Proposed updates to Faculty Policies and Procedures: 6.01., 6.02., 6.03., 6.04., 6.07., 6.09., 6.10., 6.11., 6.12., and 6.49. (Fac doc 2733) (vote)
10. Proposed changes to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 7 based on the report from the Ad Hoc Committee on 7th-year Reviews. (Fac doc 2741). (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2018-04-02

March 5, 2018 Agenda

1. Announcements/Information Items.
State of Diversity and Inclusion (Fac doc 2725)
2. Question Period.
3. Minutes of February 5 (consent).
4. Ombuds Office Annual Report for 2017. (Fac doc 2726)
5. Employee Assistance Office Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2727)
6. Recommended changes to Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.27. (Fac doc 2728) (first reading
7. Proposal to Create the Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion (CDAI). (Fac doc 2729) (first reading)
8. Report of the Nominations for Election for Divisional Executive Committees, and the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee. (Fac doc 2730)
9. Faculty Senate Districts and Apportionment for Academic Years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021. (Fac doc 2731)
10. Proposal to Clarify Faculty Policies and Procedures 3.05.H. Regarding the Policy on Academic Staff as Advisors. (Fac doc 2700) (first reading)
11. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 4 (The Faculty Divisions) (Fac doc 2723) (vote)
12. Proposal to Create Immigration and International Issues Committee. (Fac doc 2732) (first reading)
13. Proposed updates to Faculty Policies and Procedures: 6.01., 6.02., 6.03., 6.04., 6.07., 6.09., 6.10., 6.11., 6.12., and 6.49. (Fac doc 2733) (first reading)
14. Resolution calling on President Ray Cross to reaffirm commitment to shared governance (Fac doc 2734)
 

February 5, 2018 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Burr Fontaine (Fac doc 2717)
Professor Emeritus Stephen Nelsen (Fac doc 2718)
Professor Emeritus Edwin Vedejs (Fac doc 2719)
Professor Emeritus Howard Whitlock, Jr. (Fac doc 2720)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of December 4 meeting. (consent)
5. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report 2017-2018. (Fac doc 2721)
6. Committee on Committees Annual Report for 2018: Nominations for Faculty-Elected Committees. (Fac doc 2722)
7. Report of the Nominations for Election to the Committee on Committees. 
The following faculty members are nominated for election by the Faculty Senate to fill a vacancy on the Committee on Committees in the Biological Sciences Division for a 4-year term: 
    • Lisa Forrest (Professor, VetMed, Surgical Sciences, District 114)
    • Christine Seroogy (Associate Professor, SMPH, Pediatrics, District 96)
8. Proposal to Create Faculty Policies and Procedures 4.40. Divisional Committee Review Council. (Fac doc 2715) (vote)
9. Proposal to Retire the Research, Safety, and Compliance Oversight Committee and Merge its Functions into the University Research Council. (Fac doc 2716) (vote)
10. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 4 ("The Faculty Divisions"). (Fac doc 2723) (first reading)
11. Proposed Academic Calendar for 2021-2022 through 2025-2026. (Fac doc 2724) (vote)
 

December 4, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolution for: 
Professor Emeritus Ed Lightfoot (Fac doc 2710)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
State of the Research Enterprise.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of November 6. (consent)
5. Athletic Board Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2711)
6. Campus Transportation Committee Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2712)
7. PROFS Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2713)
8. Restructure the UW-Madison Arts Institute and Change its Name to the UW-Madison Division of the Arts. (Fac doc 2714)
9. Proposal to Create Faculty Policies and Procedures 4.40. Divisional Committee Review Council. (Fac doc 2715) (first reading)
10. Proposal to Retire the Research, Safety, and Compliance Oversight Committee and Merge its Functions into the University Research Council. (Fac doc 2716) (first reading)
11. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 11 (Fac doc 2707) (vote)
12. Endorsement of the Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Policy. (Fac doc 2709) (vote)
13. Change to Faculty Legislation II-303 and Renaming to Protected and Unprotected Expression in a Work-Related Setting. (Fac doc 2708) (vote)

November 6, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for
Professor Emeritus Lloyd Bitzer. (Fac doc 2701)
Professor Emeritus Norbert Schmitz. (Fac doc 2702)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question period. 
4. Minutes of October 2. (consent)
5. University Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2703)
6. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2704)
7. Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2705)
8. Resolution calling for the Creation and Implementation of a Campus-wide Climate Action Plan. (Fac doc 2699, Revised). (vote)
9. Proposal to clarify Faculty Policies and Procedures 3.05.H. regarding the policy on academic staff as advisors. (Fac doc 2700, Revised) (vote)
10. Proposal to edit Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapters 1 ("The University Faculty") and 2 ("University Faculty Senate"). (Fac doc 2706) (vote)
11. Proposal to update Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 11 ("Summer Session"). (Fac doc 2707) (first reading)
12. Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence policy (endorsement and change to II-303). (Fac doc 2708) (first reading)

Faculty Senate Minutes 2017-11-06 

 October 2, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Charles R. Bentley (Fac doc 2691)
Professor Emerita Birut Ciplijauskait (Fac doc 2692)
Professor Emeritus Donn Alessio (Fac doc 2693)
Professor Emeritus Jack Fowler (Fac doc 2694)
Professor Emeritus Milton Sunde (Fac doc 2695) 
2. State of the University. (Fac doc 2696)
University Committee Report.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of May 1. (consent)
5. Highlights of Faculty Legislation, 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2697)
6. Update on Resolution Calling for Fair and Equitable Pay for Faculty Assistants. (Fac doc 2677)
7. Confirmation of committee appointment: Jo Ellen Fair, African Cultural Studies, to serve on the Committee on Committees for the spring semester 2018, replacing Ivy Corfis who will be on sabbatical. (for vote)
8. Confirmation of committee appointment: Lisa Bratzke, Nursing, to serve on the University Library Committee for 3 years, replacing Leema Berland who resigned from the committee. (for vote)
9. University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2698)
10. Resolution Calling for the Creation and Implementation of a Campus-wide Climate Action Plan. (Fac doc 2699) (first reading)
11. Proposal to Clarify Faculty Policies and Procedures 3.05.H. regarding the policy on academic staff as advisors. (Fac doc 2700) (first reading)

 May 1, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Seymour Abrahamson (Fac doc 2678)
John Berbee (Fac doc 2679)
Robert Cole (Fac doc 2680)
Jack Ferver (Fac doc 2681)
Hugh Iltis (Fac doc 2682)
2. Announcements/Information Items
Forward Together: A New Era for Diversity and Inclusion.
3. Question period.
4. Minutes of April 3 meeting. (consent).
5. Officer Education Committee Annual Report for 2016-2017. (Fac doc 2683)
6. Advisory Committee for the Office of Equity and Diversity Annual Report for 2015-2016. (Fac doc 2684)
7. Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Annual Report for 2012-2016. (Fac doc 2685)
8. Report of Elections to UW-Madison Faculty Committees for 2017-2018. (Fac doc 2686)
9. Institutional Review Board (IRB) Study Report. (Fac doc 2687 forthcoming)
10. Proposal to Merge the Department of Urban and Regional Planning with the Department of Landscape Architecture. (Fac doc 2688)
11. Proposal to Change the Name of the Department of Zoology to Integrative Biology. (Fac doc 2689)
12. Resolution in Support of Transgender Students, Faculty, and Staff. (Fac doc 2690) (vote)

April 3, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for
Professor Emeritus Harald Naess (Fac doc 2674).
Professor Emerita Dorothy Pringle (Fac doc 2675).
2. Presentation of the 2017 Hilldale Awards to:
  • Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Henry John Drewal, Department of Art History and Department of Afro-American Studies
  • Biological Sciences Division: Professor Kenneth Raffa, Department of Entomology
  • Physical Sciences Division: Professor John W. Valley, Department of Geoscience
  • Social Studies Division: Professor David Weimer, Department of Political Science, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
3. Announcements/Information Items.
4. Question period.
5. Minutes of 6 March Meeting (consent).
6. Proposal to Change the Name of the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies to the UW-Madison Information School (Fac doc 2676).
7. Resolution Calling for Fair and Equitable Pay for Faculty Assistants (Fac doc 2677)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2017-04-03 

March 6, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for
Professor Emeritus George L. Bush (Fac doc 2669).
Professor Emeritus C. K. Wang (Fac doc 2670).
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period. 
4. Minutes of February 6, 2017, meeting (consent).
5. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2016-2017 (Fac doc 2671). 
6. Final Report of Ad Hoc Committee on Equitable and Inclusive Health Care (Fac doc 2674).
7. Update to the Slates for Faculty Elections (Fac doc 2663 Rev.).
8. Incorporation of University Health Care Advisory Committee into Faculty Policies and Procedures (Fac doc 2672). (vote)
9. Proposal to change the name of the Social Studies Division to the Social Sciences Division (Fac doc 2673). (vote)
10. Post-tenure review (Fac Doc 2639 with modifications) (vote)
Revised in response to Board of Regent revision of RPD 20-9 (wisconsin.edu/regents/policies/periodic-post-tenure-review-in-support-of-tenured-faculty-development/) and related "Approval of Interim Post-Tenure Review Policy Language, as may be Needed for Individual UW Institutions (pp. 200-205 of wisconsin.edu/regents/download/meeting_materials/2016(3)/december/Education-Committee-pdf-December-2016.pdf)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2017-03-06

February 6, 2017 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for
Professor Emeritus Roberto Sanchez (Fac Doc 2661)
Professor Emeritus Sung-Feng Wen (Fac Doc 2662)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period. 
4. Minutes of December 5, 2016 Meeting (consent).
5. Report of the Nominations for Election to the Committee on Committees
The following faculty members are nominated for election by the Faculty Senate to fill a vacancy on the Committee on Committees in the Physical Sciences Division for a 4-year term:
    • John Yin (District 34, Engineering/Chemical Engineering)
    • Dan Vimont (District 64, L&S/Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)
6. Committee on Committees Annual Report for 2017: Nominations for Faculty-Elected Committees (Fac Doc 2663)
7. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2664)
8. University Library Committee Annual Report for 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2665)
9. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies and Procedures 5.14., 5.30., 6.09., 7.06., and 7.10. to Clarify Chancellor and Provost Roles (Fac Doc 2666)
10. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies and Procedures 7.20. per Revised UW System Policy on Leaves of Absence (Fac Doc 2667)
11. Research Misconduct Policy (for vote)
a. Summary of Changes (Fac Doc 2668)
b. Research Misconduct Policy (Fac Doc 2668a)
c. Proposal to Change Faculty Policies and Procedures 9.14. to Incorporate the Changes to the Research Misconduct Policy (Fac Doc 2668b)
12. Post-tenure review (first reading) (Fac Doc 2639 with modifications)
Revised in response to Board of Regent revision of RPD 20-9 (wisconsin.edu/regents/policies/periodic-post-tenure-review-in-support-of-tenured-faculty-development/) and related "Approval of Interim Post-Tenure Review Policy Language, as may be Needed for Individual UW Institutions" (pp. 200-205 of wisconsin.edu/regents/download/meeting_materials/2016(3)/december/Education-Committee-pdf-December-2016.pdf)

 December 5, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Robert Bless (Fac Doc 2652)
Dean Arnold Brown (Fac Doc 2653)
Professor Emeritus Lloyd Peterson (Fac Doc 2654)
2.Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of November 7 meeting (consent).
5. Athletic Board Annual Reports, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016. (Fac Doc 2655)
6. University Lectures Committee Annual Report for 2014-2016. (Fac Doc 2656)
7. PROFS Annual Report for 2015-2016. (Fac Doc 2657)
8. Minor Protection and Adult Leadership policy. (Fac Doc 2658)
9. Resolution on Solidarity with Students, Staff, and Faculty Experiencing Discrimination. (Fac Doc 2659) (for vote)
10. Resolution to Support UW-Madison Undocumented Students (Fac Doc 2660). (for vote)
SPECIAL ORDER: NO LATER THAN 4:45 PM
11. Executive Session of the Faculty Senate to Receive the Confidential Report of the Committee on Honorary Degrees.

November 7, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolution for:
Professor Emeritus Richard Long (Fac Doc 2640).
2. State of the Research Enterprise.
3. Campus Master Plan.
4. Question Period.
5. Minutes of April 4 and September 26 (consent).
6. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2641)
7. Campus Planning Committee Annual Reports for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2642). 
8. Committee on Women in the University Annual Report for 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2643).
9. Ombuds and Employee Assistance Office Annual Reports for 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2644).
10. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Combined Annual Report for 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2645).
11. Information Technology Combined Annual Reports for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 (Fac Doc 2646)
12. Campus Information Technology (IT) Governance and Structure (Fac Doc 2647).
13. Proposal to Modify Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.42. to change the membership of the Information Technology Committee (Fac Doc 2648). (for vote)
14. Proposal to modify FPP 6.06.H. as follows: "If circumstances warrant, and upon consultation with the committee concerned, the University Committee shall appoint an appropriately qualified replacement to fill the vacancy until a faculty member is elected at the next annual election to complete the unexpired term. The Committee on Committees will provide input if the vacancy is for the University Committee." (for vote)
15. Confirmation of committee appointment: Eric Sandgren, Pathobiological Sciences, to serve on the Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits for 1 year, replacing Julie Allen who resigned from the committee. (for vote)
16. Confirmation of committee appointment: Aparna Lakkaraju, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, to serve on the Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits for 2 years, replacing Carolyn Kelley who resigned from the committee. (for vote)
17. Confirmation of committee appointment: Asligul Gocmen, Urban and Regional Planning, to serve on the Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits for 2 years, replacing Laura McClure who resigned from the committee). (for vote)
18. Proposal to Modify Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.50. to change the membership of Retirement Issues Committee (Fac Doc 2649) (for vote)
19. Proposal to Modify Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.51. regarding the Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid (Fac Doc 2650). (for vote)
20. Merger of Department of History with the Department of the History of Science. (Fac Doc 2651).
21. Post-tenure review policy (for vote) (Fac Doc 2639 Revised and Fac Doc 2639a)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2016-11-07

September 26, 2016 Agenda

1. State of the University
2. Question period
3. Minutes of May 2 meeting and minutes of May 17 special meeting (consent)
4. Highlights of Faculty Legislation, 2015-2016 (Fac doc 2633)
5. Canvas learning management system (Fac doc 2634)
6. Relocation of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (for vote) (Fac doc 2635)
7. Academic calendar and related policies (for vote) (Fac docs 2636, 2636a, and 2632)
8. Proposal to modify Faculty Policies and Procedures 2.04.F. regarding Senate alternates (for vote) (Fac doc 2637) 
9. Campus statement on commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (for vote) (Fac doc 2638)
10. Post-tenure review policy (first reading) (Fac doc 2639 and Fac doc 2639a)
Faculty Senate Minutes 2016-09-26

 May 17, 2016 (Special meeting)

1. Announcements/Information Items.
2. Question Period.
3. Ombuds and Employee Assistance Office annual reports (Fac doc 2620, revised).
4. Archives Committee annual report, 2014-2016 (Fac doc 2625).
5. University Committee annual report, 2015-2016 (Fac doc 2626).
6. Report of elections to UW-Madison faculty committees for 2016-2017 (Fac doc 2627)
7. Advisory Committee for the Office of Equity and Diversity annual report, 2014-2015 (Fac doc 2619). 
8. University Research Council and related Policies and Procedures changes (for vote) (Fac doc 2615).
9. Budget Committee and related Faculty Policies and Procedures changes (for vote) (Fac doc 2616, revised).
10. Recommendations on the academic calendar (first reading) (Fac doc 2632).
11. Revised Shared Governance Values statement (for vote) (Fac doc 2617, revised)

May 2, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Paul Bredeson (Fac doc 2621)
Professor Emeritus Alfred Kadushin (Fac doc 2622)
Professor Emeritus Herbert Kliebard (Fac doc 2623)
Professor Emeritus Terry Oberley (Fac doc 2624)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
4. Minutes of April 4 (consent).
5. Advisory Committee for the Office of Equity and Diversity annual report, 2014-2015 (Fac doc 2619)
6. Ombuds and Employees Assistance Office annual reports (Fac doc 2620, revised).
7. Archives Committee annual report, 2014-2016 (Fac doc 2625).
8. University Committee annual report, 2015-2016 (Fac doc 2626).
9. Report of elections to UW-Madison faculty committees for 2016-2017 (Fac doc 2627).
10. Resolution on cultural competency (for vote) (Fac doc 2628).
11. Resolution on solidarity with Muslim students, staff, and faculty (for vote) (Fac doc 2629).
12. Resolution on actions by UW System and Board of Regents (for vote) (Fac doc 2630).
13. University Research Council incorporation into Faculty Policies and Procedures (for vote) (Fac doc 2615).
14. Budget Committee and related Faculty Policies and Procedures changes (for vote) (Fac doc 2616, revised).
15. Course evaluations based around the UW Essential Learning Outcomes (first reading) (Fac doc 2631).
16. Recommendations on the academic calendar (first reading) (Fac doc 2632)
Faculty Senate minutes 2016-05-02

April 4, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolution for: 
Professor Emeritus Robert Kowal (Fac doc 2618)
2. Presentation of the 2015-2016 Hilldale Awards to:
Arts and Humanities Division: Professor Steve Stern (History)
Biological Sciences Division: Professor Paul Ahlquist (Plant Pathology)
Physical Sciences Division: Professor Laura Kiessling (Chemistry)
Social Studies Division: Professor Michael Apple (Curriculum and Instruction)
3. Announcement/Information Items.
State of Research Enterprise. 
Diversity Update.
4. Question Period.
5. Approval of Minutes of March 7.
6. Advisory Committee for the Office of Equity and Diversity Annual Report, 2014-2015. (Fac doc 2619)
7. Ombuds and Employee Assistance Office Annual Reports. (Fac doc 2620)
8. Open-Access Policy Recommendation (Fac doc 2612)
9. University Research Council and Related Faculty Policies and Procedures Changes. (Fac doc 2615, revised) 
10. Values Statement on Shared Governance at UW-Madison (Fac doc 2617)
11. Proposal to Add to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Budget Advisory Committee (first reading) (Fac doc 2616, revised)

March 7, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolution for:
James G. Nelson (Fac doc 2611)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
4. Minutes of February 2.
OLD BUSINESS
5. Update: Faculty Senate Districts and Apportionment for Academic Years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. (Fac doc 2610)
Center for Jewish Studies and Department of Linguistics will join German, Nordic, and Slavic in Faculty Senate District 59, retiring districts 80 and 81.
NEW BUSINESS
6. University Library Committee Resolution in support of an Open Access Policy for the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fac doc 2612)
7. Children in the Workplace Policy (Fac doc 2613)
8. Committee on Women in the University Proposed Updates to Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.56, Membership and Functions (Fac doc 2614)
9. University Research Council and Related Faculty Policies and Procedures Changes (first reading) (Fac doc 2615)
10. Proposal to Add to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6: Budget Advisory Committee Proposed (first reading) (Fac doc 2616)
11. Values Statement on Shared Governance at UW-Madison (first reading) (Fac doc 2617)

February 1, 2016 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Gail Beck (Fac Doc 2595)
William Feiereisen (Fac Doc 2596)
Robert Herbert March (Fac Doc 2597)
Bernadine Peterson (Fac Doc 2598)
Robert Siegfried (Fac Doc 2599)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
4. Minutes of December 7.
5. Report of the Nominations for Election to the Committee on Committees. The following faculty members are nominated for election by the Faculty Senate to fill a vacancy on the Committee on Committees in the Arts and Humanities Division for a 4-year term:
  • Ivy Corfis, district 73, L&S/Spanish and Portuguese
  • Venkat Mani, district 59, L&S/German
6. Committee on Committees Annual Report for 2016: Nominations for Faculty-Elected Committees. (Fac Doc 2600)
7. Recreational Sports Board Annual Report, 2014-2015. (Fac Doc 2601)
8. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report. (Fac Doc 2602)
9. AAU Climate Survey on Sexual Assault. (Fac Doc 2603)
10. Resolution of the Committee on Women in the University: Regarding the UW-Madison Sexual Assault Climate Survey Task Force Report and Recommendations. (Fac Doc 2604)
11. Recommendation to Change the Name of the Department of African Languages and Literature to the Department of African Cultural Studies, College of Letters and Science. (Fac Doc 2605)
12. Recommendation to Merge the Departments of German, Scandinavian Studies, and Slavic Languages and Literature to become the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic. (Fac Doc 2606)
13. Recommendation to Merge the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature and the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia to become the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures. (Fac Doc 2607)
14. Recommendation to Change the Name of the School of Music to the Mead Witter School of Music, College of Letters and Science. (Fac Doc 2608)
15. Proposed Revision to Faculty Policies and Procedures, Chapter 6: Addition of the Committee for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People in the University. (Fac Doc 2609)
16. Faculty Senate Districts and Apportionment for Academic Years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. (Fac Doc 2610)

December 7, 2015 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Stanley Kutler(Fac Doc 2587)
Professor Emerita Claudia Card (Fac Doc 2588)
Professor Emerita Signe Skott Cooper (Fac Doc 2589)
Professor Emeritus David Lindberg (Fac Doc 2590)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
4. Minutes of November 2.
REPORTS
5. PROFS, Inc. Annual Report for 2013-2014. (Fac Doc 2591)
6. Committee on Women in the University Annual Report for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. (Fac Doc 2592)
7. University Curriculum Committee Annual Reports for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. (Fac Doc 2593)
OLD BUSINESS
8. Proposed Revisions to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 7 (Post-Tenure Review policy). (Fac Doc 2583a)
NEW BUSINESS
9. Report and Recommendations, Commission on Faculty Compensation and Economic Benefits. (Fac Doc 2594)
SPECIAL ORDER: NO LATER THAN 4:45 PM
10. Executive Session of the Faculty Senate to Receive the Confidential Report of the Committee on Honorary Degrees.

November 2, 2015 Agenda 

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Robert Clodius (Fac doc 2574)
Professor Emeritus Richard Greiner (Fac doc 2575)
Professor Emeritus Robert Huntington (Fac doc 2576)
Professor Emeritus Howard Karp (Fac doc 2577)
Professor Emeritus Allan K. Scidmore (Fac doc 2578)
Professor Emeritus Steven Winspur (Fac doc 2579)
2. Announcements/Information Items.
3. Question Period.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
4. Minutes of October 5.
CONFIRMATION OF COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
5. Professor David Vanness (Department of Population Health Sciences) to serve on the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities for spring semester 2016, replacing Susan Lederer who is on sabbatical.
REPORTS
6. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report for 2014-2015. (Fac doc 2580)
OLD BUSINESS
7. Proposed Revisions to Faculty Policies and Procedures on Layoff and Termination (Fac doc 2569a)
NEW BUSINESS
8. UW-Madison Faculty Senate Resolution on Concealed Carry. (Fac doc 2581)
9. UW-Madison Faculty Senate Resolution on Restrictions on Fetal Tissue Research. (Fac doc 2582)
10. Proposed Revisions to Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 7 (Post-Tenure Review Policy). (first reading) (Fac doc 2583)
11. Revisions to University Curriculum Committee Membership. (Fac doc 2584)
12. Statement of Support for the Faculty Senate of the University of Iowa. (Fac doc 2585)
13. UW-Madison Faculty Senate Resolution on AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council Statement on Tenure and Indefinite Status. (Fac doc 2586)

 October 5, 2015 Agenda

1. Memorial Resolutions for:
Professor Emeritus Frederick S. Brightbill (Fac doc 2566)
Professor Emeritus Walter A. Wittich (Fac doc 2567)
2. State of the University.
3. Announcements/Information Items.
4. Question Period.
AUTOMATIC CONSENT BUSINESS
5. Minutes of 4 May.
6. Minutes of 9 June.
7. Highlights of Faculty Legislation and Faculty Senate Business for 2014-2015 (Fac doc 2568)
CONFIRMATION OF COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
8. Professor Jean Bahr (Department of Geoscience) to serve on the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities for 2015-2016, replacing Nancy Kendall who is on sabbatical.
9. Professor Jin-Wen Yu (Department of Dance) to serve on the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities for 2015-2016, replacing J. Michael Collins who is on sabbatical.
10. Professor Linda Graham (Department of Botany) to serve on the Library Committee for 2015-2016, replacing Cecile Ane who is on sabbatical.
11. Professor Neil Kodesh (Department of History) to serve on the Library Committee for 2015-2016, replacing Larry Nesper who resigned.
NEW BUSINESS
12. Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 10 Proposed Revision: Program Discontinuance, Curtailment, Modification, or Redirection (first reading). (Fac doc 2569)
13. Proposed changes to the Academic Calendar, 2016-2021. (Fac doc 2570)
14. Modification of Workflow for Tenure Clock Extension Requests. (Fac doc 2571)
15. Division of International Studies Name Change to The International Division. (Fac doc 2572)
16. AFT-Wisconsin Higher Education Council Statement on Tenure and Indefinite Status. (Fac doc 2573)