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Current academic year is shown (July 2026 to June 2027), previous years are linked at the bottom. Meetings minutes are linked from each agenda once approved. Faculty Senate meetings are held on the first Monday of the following months, from 3:30pm-5:30pm, in 272 Bascom Hall: October, November, December, February, March, April, and May. Contact julie.scharm@wisc.edu for more information.

October 5, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026, 3:30 pm, 272 Bascom Hall

All Agenda Documents

    Agenda

      1. Memorial Resolutions for:
      Professor Emeritus Robert Byron Bird (Fac doc 3322)
      Professor Emerita Mary Ann Test (Fac doc 3323)
      Professor Emeritus John E. Johnson (Fac doc 3324)
      Professor Emeritus Michael J. Smith (Fac doc 3325)
      Dean Emeritus Leo Marcellus Walsh (Fac doc 3326)

      2. Announcements/Information Items

      3. State of the University

      4. Question Period

      Consent Agenda

      5. Minutes of May 4, 2026 Meeting (consent)

      6. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.41 Committee on Honorary Degrees to Change Appointment Terms to the Standard Academic Year (Fac doc 3327) (consent) - Coversheet

      7. Proposal to Amend Access for Students with Disabilities (UW-855) to Update Grievance Policy Language (Fac doc 3328) (consent) - Coversheet

      Reports

        8. Budget Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3329) (record)

        9. Campus Diversity and Climate Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3330) (record)

        10. Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3331) (record)

        11. Committee for Women in the University Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3332) (record)

        12. Immigration and International Issues Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3333) (record)

        13. Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3334) (record)

        14. LGBTQ+ Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3335) (record)

        15. University Curriculum Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 (Fac doc 3336) (record)

        New Business

        16. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.06 Election of Faculty to Committees and 6.32 Committee on Committees to Update the Election Process, Move Election Procedures to the Correct Section, and Update Committee Functions (Fac doc 3337) (first reading) - Coversheet

        17. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.27 Campus Diversity and Climate Committee to Update Membership (Fac doc 3338) (first reading) - Coversheet

        18. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.47 Officer Education Committee to Update Membership (Fac doc 3339) (first reading) - Coversheet

        19. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.51 Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Financial Aid to Update Membership (Fac doc 3340) (first reading) - Coversheet

        20. Proposal to Amend Faculty Policies & Procedures 6.56 Committee for Women in the University to Update Membership (Fac doc 3341) (first reading) - Coversheet

        21. Proposal to Create a Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning Policy (Fac doc 3310 rev 2) (vote) - Coversheet

        SPECIAL ORDER—NO LATER THAN 4:45 PM

        22. 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

        Archive of Previous Years



        Keywords:
        Faculty Senate, Minutes, Agenda, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 
        Doc ID:
        92716
        Owned by:
        Julie S. in Office of the Secretary of the Faculty
        Created:
        2019-06-25
        Updated:
        2026-09-29
        Sites:
        Office of the Secretary of the Faculty