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

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

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

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

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

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

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