University Committee Agendas and Minutes June 2025 to May 2026

Meetings minutes are linked from each agenda once approved.

May 2026

Agenda for May 18, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom 

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Research and Administration
  3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  4. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  5. (2:00) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of May 11, 2026
  6. Announcements and updates
  7. UC response to VCR reorganization
  8. (no earlier than 2:05) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a grievance
  9. Reconvene in open session
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting June 1: No guests scheduled yet

Summer meeting schedule: June 1, 15, 29 and August 3, 17, 31

Agenda for May 11, 2026, 1:30 pm, 128 Bascom 

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:30) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a grievance
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Provost
  5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of May 4, 2026
  6. Announcements and updates
  7. (3:00) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-05-11

Agenda for May 4, 2026, 1:30 pm, 128 Bascom 

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:30) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and grievances 
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 27, 2026
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  7. Meeting wrap up
  8. Adjourn

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-05-04

April 2026

Agenda for April 27, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom 

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Kendall (pro tem)

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Senate agenda review
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 20, 2026
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (no earlier than 1:05) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a grievance
  6. Reconvene in open session
  7. (1:45) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  8. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Provost
  9. (2:30) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  10. (3:00) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  11. (3:30) Janet Branchaw and Sara McKinnon, co-chairs, Ad Hoc Undergraduate Education Committee
  12. Meeting wrap up
  13. Adjourn

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-04-27

Agenda for April 20, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, de Leon, Jones (chair), Mathieu (chair pro tem)

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (no earlier than 1:05) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a grievance
  4. Reconvene in open session
  5. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  6. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meetings of April 6 and 13, 2026
  7. Announcements and updates
  8. (2:15) Doug McLeod, chair, Athletic Board
  9. Meeting wrap up
  10. Adjourn

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-04-20

Agenda for April 13, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom 

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 1:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss a grievance and chair election
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 6, 2026
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Senate Agenda Preview
  7. (1:45) Ajay Sethi, co-chair, Health Care Advisory Committee, and Lindsay Barber, Chief Operating Officer, University Health Services
  8. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Provost
  9. (2:30) Shared governance around graduate education
  10. (3:00) Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research
  11. Meeting wrap up
  12. Adjourn

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-04-13

Agenda for April 6, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom  

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Aireale Rodgers, Assistant Professor, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Analysis
  3. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  4. Reconvene in open session
  5. (2:00) J. Michael Collins, co-chair, Tonya Messer, co-chair, and Carol Hulland, member, Retirement Issues Committee
  6. (2:15) Jonathan Sencyhne, chair, Library Resources Committee for the Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities
  7. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  8. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 30, 2026
  9. Announcements and updates
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-04-06

March 2026

Agenda for March 30, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, Jones (chair), Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Chief Brent Plisch, UW-Madison Police Department
  3. (1:30) Nick Curtis, Director of Assessment and Ralph Grunewald, chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Student Evaluation of Teaching
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 23, 2026
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Town Hall planning (April 13)
  7. (no earlier than 1:50) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss grievances and waivers
  8. Reconvene in open session
  9. Meeting wrap up
  10. Adjourn

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-03-30

Agenda for March 23, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Paul Peppard, chair, RecWell Advisory Board and Ruth Vater, Chief Business Officer, University Recreation & Wellbeing
  3. (no earlier than 1:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c)(f) and (g) to discuss a waiver, committee appointments and to confer with legal counsel regarding litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved
  4. Reconvene in open session
  5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 16, 2026
  6. Announcements and updates
  7. Senate Agenda Review
  8. (2:30) Alisha Latham, Vote Coordinator, Associate Students of Madison
  9. (3:00) Soyeon Shim, Dean, School of Human Ecology, and Kristin Eschenfelder, Academic Associate Dean for Computer, Data & Information Sciences
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting March 30: Chief Brent Plisch

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-03-23

Agenda for March 16, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, and Allison La Tarte, Vice Provost for Data and Analytics
  3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  4. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  5. (2:00) April Haynes, Professor, Department of History, and Aireale Rodgers, Assistant Professor, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Analysis
  6. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  7. (3:00) Senate Agenda Preview
  8. (3:15) Crystal Potts, Director of State Relations, and Craig Thompson, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
  9. (3:45) Ralph Grunewald, chair, Student Evaluation of Teaching Ad Hoc Committee, and Nick Curtis, Director, Office of Assessment
  10. (4:00) Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 9, 2026
  11. Announcements and updates
  12. (no earlier than 4:05 pm) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
  13. Reconvene in open session
  14. Meeting wrap up
  15. Adjourn

Next meeting March 25: Paul Peppard, chair, RecWell Advisory Board; Alisha Latham, ASM

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-03-16

Agenda for March 9, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Landis Varughese, chair, and Ashley Hagen, vice chair, ASM
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 2, 2026
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (1:45) Stephanie Budge, chair, LGBTQ+ Committee
  6. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  7. (2:30) Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research
  8. (3:00) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  9. FPP changes from Committee on Committees
  10. Business vs calendar days in FPP
  11. (no earlier than 3:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss grievances
  12. Reconvene in open session
  13. Meeting wrap up
  14. Adjourn

Next meeting March 16: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; April Haynes, professor, Department of History; Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Crystal Potts, Director of State Relations, and Craig Thompson, Vice Chancellor for External Relations; Ralph Grunewald, chair, Student Evaluation of Teaching Committee and Nick Curtis, director, Office of Assessment

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-03-09

Agenda for March 2, 2026, 12:30 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (12:30) Call to order
  2. Christa Olson, chair, Committee on Committees
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 23, 2026
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (no earlier than 12:50) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss grievances, waivers and committee appointments 
  6. Reconvene in open session
  7. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

Senate at 3:30

Next meeting March 9: Landis Varughese, chair, and Ashley Hagen, vice chair, ASM; Stephanie Budge, chair, LGBTQ+ Committee; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-03-02

February 2026

Agenda for February 23, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Marcelle Haddix, Dean, School of Education
  3. (1:30) Susan Ellis Weismer and Regina Murphy, Ombuds
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 16, 2026
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Senate Agenda Review
  7. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  8. (2:30) Kathryn Sanchez, chair, Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion
  9. (2:45) Chief Brent Plisch, UW Police Department
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Town Hall: 3:30, 1360 Genetics/Biotechnology

Next meeting March 2: Christa Olson, chair, Committee on Committees; Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor

University Committee Minutes Meeting 2026-02-23

Agenda for February 16, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Elmo Rawling, co-chair, Budget Committee
  3. (1:30) Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  4. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  5. (2:00) Tamara Walker, Academic Technology Director, and Ruben Mota, ADA Coordinator (digital accessibility)
  6. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  7. (3:00) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  8. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 9, 2026
  9. Announcements and updates
  10. Tenure clock extension guidance document
  11. Senate agenda review
  12. Town hall planning
  13. (3:30) Janet Branchaw and Sara McKinnon, co-chairs, Ad Hoc Undergraduate Education Committee
  14. (no earlier than 3:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(a)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a grievance
  15. Reconvene in open session
  16. Extension APC report follow up
  17. Meeting wrap up
  18. Adjourn

Next meeting February 23: Marcelle Haddix, Dean, School of Education; Susan Ellis Weismer and Regina Murphy, Ombuds; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Kathryn Sanchez, chair, Committee on Disability Access and Inclusion; UWPD Chief Brent Plisch

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-02-16

Agenda for February 9, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Elmo Rawling, co-chair, Budget Committee
  3. (1:15) Bernie Lesieutre, chair, Campus Transportation Committee and Patrick Kass, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Transportation Services
  4. (1:30) John Hall, Director, Office Education Program
  5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 2, 2026
  6. Announcements and updates
  7. Tenure Clock Extension Guidance document
  8. Extension APC Report follow up
  9. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  10. (2:45) Jon Eckhardt, Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Entrepreneurship and Lewis Sheats, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub
  11. (3:15) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  12. (no earlier than 3:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss a waiver and committee appointments
  13. Reconvene in open session
  14. Meeting wrap up
  15. Adjourn

Next meeting February 16: Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor; Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-02-09

Agenda for February 2, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Eric Carson, Professor, Department of Extension and Karl Martin, Dean, Division of Extension
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 26, 2026
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (1:45) Devesh Ranjan, Dean, College of Engineering
  6. (no earlier than 2:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a personnel issue
  7. Reconvene in open session
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

3:30 Faculty Senate

Next meeting (Feb 9): Elmo Rawling, chair, Budget Committee; John Hall, chair, Officer Education Committee, John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Jon Eckhardt, Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Entrepreneurship; Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-02-02

January 2026

Agenda for January 26, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Patrick Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer
  3. (1:15) Mahua Dey, co-chair, Campus Diversity and Climate Committee
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 12, 2026
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Senate Agenda Review
  7. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  8. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  9. (no earlier than 2:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments
  10. Reconvene in open session
  11. Planning updates
  12. Meeting wrap up
  13. Adjourn

Next meeting (Feb 2): Eric Carson, chair, Department of Extension and Karl Martin, Dean, Division of Extension (APC self study); Devesh Ranjan, Dean, College of Engineering

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-01-26

Agenda for January 12, 2026, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  3. (1:15) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  4. (1:30) Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  5. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  6. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 15, 2025
  7. Announcements and updates
  8. (no earlier than 2:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers, a grievance and committee appointments
  9. Reconvene in open session
  10. Faculty Senate Agenda Review
  11. Meeting wrap up
  12. Adjourn

Next meeting January 26: Patrick Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Mahua Dey, Co-Chair Campus Diversity and Climate Committee

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2026-01-12

December 2025

Agenda for December 15, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  4. (no earlier than 2:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  5. Reconvene in open session
  6. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 8, 2025
  7. Announcements and updates
  8. (2:30) Amy Dietz, chair, University Libraries Committee
  9. (2:45) Leema Berland, co-chair, Committee for Women in the University
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

PROFS Board meeting immediately following University Committee Meeting

Next meeting January 12: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-12-15

Agenda for December 8, 2025, 1:15 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:15) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 1:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 1, 2025
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Tenure Clock Extension guidelines discussion
  7. (2:30) Dorota Grejner Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research
  8. (3:15) Jon Levine, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine
  9. Meeting wrap up
  10. Adjourn

Next meeting Dec 15: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS, Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; Amy Trentham Dietz, chair, University Libraries Committee; Leema Berland, co-chair, Committee for Women in the University

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-12-08

Agenda for December 1, 2025, 1:45 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:45) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 1:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 24, 2025
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Dual Role Request response
  7. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

Next meeting Dec 8: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Dorota Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research, Jon Levine, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-12-01

November 2025

Agenda for November 24, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (1:30) Eric Hoyt, chair, Information Technology Committee
  4. (1:45) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost and chair of Campus Planning Committee and University Academic Planning Council
  5. (2:30) Bill Karpus, Dean, Graduate School
  6. (no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  7. Reconvene in open session
  8. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 17, 2025
  9. Announcements and updates
  10. Discussion of UW System Draft Policy on General Education Requirements
  11. Meeting wrap up
  12. Adjourn

Next meeting December 1: Jennifer Mnookin, chancellor

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-11-24

Agenda for November 17, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 10, 2025
  3. Announcements and updates
  4. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  5. Senate agenda review
  6. Town Hall recap
  7. New College/School follow up
  8. Business vs Calendar Days in FPP
  9. Meeting wrap up
  10. Adjourn

Next meeting November 24: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; John Zumbrunnin, Interim Provost; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-11-17

Agenda for November 10, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 3, 2025
  3. Announcements and updates
  4. (1:15) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  5. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss an appointment and waivers
  6. Reconvene in open session
  7. November Senate follow up and December Senate planning
  8. Business vs calendar days in FPP
  9. (2:30) Henry Webber, Urban Impact Advisors, and Mark Rickenbach, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Policy and Integrity
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting November 17: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-11-10

Agenda for November 3, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 27, 2025
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. Instructional Workload response
  6. School of Education Dual Role proposal
  7. Virtual Town Hall planning
  8. (no earlier than 1:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  9. Reconvene in open session
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting November 10: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-11-03

October 2025

Agenda for October 27, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 20, 2025
  3. Announcements and updates
  4. (1:15) Bikash Pattnaik, Christina Eddington, and Wan-Ju Li, co-chairs, Immigration and International Issues Committee
  5. (1:30) Landis Varughese, chair; Ashley Hagen, vice chair; and Genevive Lambert, shared governance chair, Associated Students of Madison
  6. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  7. (2:45) Senate agenda review and finalize
  8. (3:00) Faculty promotion increases for 2026-27
  9. (3:05) Instructional Workload draft policy
  10. (no earlier than 3:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments
  11. Reconvene in open session
  12. (3:20) Town Hall follow up
  13. (3:35) Request regarding dual-role approvals from School of Education
  14. Meeting wrap up
  15. Adjourn

Next meeting (November 3): Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-10-27

Agenda for October 20, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (1:30) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS 
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 13, 2025
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. (2:00) Jeff Linderoth, chair, Lectures Committee
  7. (2:15) April Haynes, professor, Department of History
  8. (2:30) Gopal Iyer, chair, University Curriculum Committee
  9. Faculty Senate agenda review
  10. (3:00) Elmo Rawling, chair, Budget Committee
  11. (no earlier than 3:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee members
  12. Reconvene in open session
  13. Meeting wrap up
  14. Adjourn

Next meeting October 27: Bikash Pattnaik, chair, Immigration and International Issues Committee; Landis Varughese, ASM chair; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-10-20

Agenda for October 13, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 6, 2025
  3. Announcements and updates
  4. (1:15) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  5. (1:45) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  6. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  7. (2:45) Divisional Committee Chairs (Bio Sci: Kristen Bernard, David Kushner; Phys Sci: Sam Butcher; Soc Sci: Suzanne Eckes)
  8. (no earlier than 3:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee membership
  9. Reconvene in open session
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting Oct 20: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS; Jeff Linderoth, Lectures Committee; Gopal Iyer, University Curriculum Committee; Elmo Rawling; Budget Committee

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-10-13

Agenda for October 6, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Announcements and updates
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 29, 2025
  4. (1:15) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  5. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
  6. Reconvene in open session
  7. Response to UWS Board of Regents Policy on Core Education Requirements
  8. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  9. Meeting wrap up
  10. Adjourn

Next meeting October 13: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Divisional Committee Chairs

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-10-06

September 2025

Agenda for September 29, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Stephen Young, co-chair, Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid (CURAFA)
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 22, 2025
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (1:30) Michele Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  6. Faculty Senate agenda review
  7. (2:00) Dorota Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research
  8. (2:30) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  9. (no later than 3:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  10. Reconvene in open session
  11. Assistant Professors and Federal Issues Discussion
  12. Ad Hoc Academic Freedom Committee membership
  13. Meeting wrap up
  14. Adjourn

Next meeting October 6: Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-09-29

Agenda for September 22, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Announcements and updates
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 15, 2025
  4. Proposed Academic Freedom Committee
  5. Senate agenda preview
  6. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost, and Remzi Arapaci-Dusseau, Professor and Special Advisor to the Provost
  7. (2:45) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  8. (no earlier than 3:05) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers
  9. Reconvene in open session
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting Sept 29: Stephen Young, co-chair CURAFA; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS; Dorota Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-09-22

Agenda for September 15, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (1:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  4. (2:00) Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School
  5. (no earlier than 2:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (e) to discuss committee appointments
  6. Reconvene in open session
  7. Announcements and updates
  8. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 8, 2025
  9. (3:00) Morton Gernsbacher, chair, Committee on Honorary Degrees
  10. Meeting wrap up
  11. Adjourn

Next meeting Sept 22: John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-09-15

Agenda for September 8, 2025, 1:00pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals (chair pro tem), Chui, de Leon, Jones, Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Announcements and updates
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of August 25, 2025
  4. (1:15) Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  5. (1:45) Mark Rickenbach, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Policy, and Stephanie Leroy, Compliance Manager
  6. Proposed Academic Freedom Committee
  7. Planning meeting follow up – committee charges
  8. Post-tenure review process following remediation
  9. (no earlier than 2:15) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c), (e) and (f) to discuss committee appointments, waivers and for competitive or bargaining reasons
  10. Reconvene in open session
  11. Meeting wrap up
  12. Adjourn

Next meeting September 15: Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor; Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS; Morton Gernsbacher, chair, Committee on Honorary Degrees

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-09-08

August 2025

Agenda for August 25, 2025, 1:00 pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of July 21 and 28, 2025
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (1:45) Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS
  6. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  7. (2:30) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  8. (3:00) Ralph Grunewald, Chair, Ad Hoc Student Evaluation of Teaching Policy Committee
  9. (no earlier than 3:20) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and committee appointments
  10. Reconvene in open session
  11. Proposed Academic Freedom Committee
  12. Planning Meeting Follow Up-Committee Charges
  13. Meeting wrap up
  14. Adjourn

Next meeting (Sept 8): Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost 

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-08-25

July 2025

Agenda for July 21, 2025, 1:00pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair)

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (1:30) Kent Weigel, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
  4. (2:00) John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost
  5. (2:30) Proposed Academic Freedom Committee
  6. (no earlier than 3:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss a committee appointment
  7. Convene in open session
  8. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of July 14, 2025
  9. Planning meeting follow up
  10. Announcements and updates
  11. Meeting wrap up
  12. Adjourn

Next meeting (Aug 25): Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration; Dorota Brzezinska, Vice Chancellor for Research; John Zumbrunnen, Interim Provost; Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor; Ralph Grunewald, chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Student Evaluation of Teaching Policy; Michelle Felber and Jack O’Meara, PROFS

2025-26 academic year meetings will begin on September 8.

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-07-21

Agenda for July 14, 2025, 2:00pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair)

  1.  (2:00) Call to order
  2. (no earlier than 2:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and a committee appointment 
  3. Reconvene in open session
  4. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of June 23, 2025
  5. Announcements and updates
  6. Town Hall Planning 2025-26
  7. UC operating procedures (for review/approval)
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-07-14

June 2025

Agenda for June 23, 2025, 1:00pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Kendall, Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of June 16, 2025
  3. Finalize University Committee Assignments
  4. Announcements and updates
  5. (1:30) Charles Isbell, Provost
  6. (no earlier than 2:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters
  7. Reconvene in open session
  8. Meeting wrap up
  9. Adjourn

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-06-23

Revised Agenda for June 16, 2025, 1:00pm, 128 Bascom

UC members expected present: Bernard-Donals, Chui, de Leon, Jones (chair), Mathieu

  1. (1:00) Call to order
  2. Rob Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
  3. (no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss waivers and personnel decisions
  4. Reconvene in open session
  5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of May 19, 2025
  6. Announcements and updates
  7. UC assignments for 2025-26
  8. Planning Meeting Preparation
  9. (no earlier than 2:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters
  10. Reconvene in open session
  11. (2:45) Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor
  12. Meeting wrap up
  13. Adjourn

University Committee Meeting Minutes 2025-06-16


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