Agenda for April 27, 2020

1:30 pm

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 20, 2020

4.Senate agenda review

5.(1:45) Michael Bernard-Donals, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff (Department Chair Survey)

6.(2:00) Karl Scholz, Provost

7.(2:30) Rebecca Blank, Chancellor

8.(2:45) Laurent Heller, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

9.(3:15) Alfonso Morales, Chair of the Immigration and International Issues Committee (DACA resolution for staff)

10.(no earlier than 3:25) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; committee appointments

11.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

 Agenda for April 20, 2020

1:00 pm****Note early start time**

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:00 pm) Meeting commences.  

2.Guest: Karl Scholz, Provost

3.(no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(e) to discuss university business matters with competitive implications

4.(2:30) Reconvene in open session

5.(2:30) Guest: Patrick Sims, Chief Diversity Officer

6.(2:45) Announcements and updates

7.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2020

8.(no earlier than 2:50) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss grievances

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for April 13, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1. (1:30 pm) Meeting commences.

2. (1:30) Guest: Peter Miller, Chair, Athletic Board

3. (1:50) Guest: Bill Karpus, Dean, Graduate School

4. (2:10) Announcements and updates

5. Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of April 6, 2020

6. Senate agenda review

7. Instructor expectations of students

8. (2:30) Guest: Mark Walters, Chief Human Resources Officer

9. (no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; rule waivers; committee appointments

10. Reconvene in open session to adjourn

 Agenda for April 6, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 pm) Meeting commences

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 30, 2020

4.(1:40) PROFS update

5.(1:45) Guests: Scott Owczarek, Registrar; Jocelyn Milner, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs; and Steve Cramer, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (Topic: COVID-19 pass/fail for spring semester grading)

 6.(2:00) Call for the regular Faculty Senate meeting to be held as a videoconference on April 20 (for vote)

University Committee Chair for 2020-2021 (for vote)

Faculty Senate orientation discussion

7.(2:30) Guest: Rebecca Blank, Chancellor

8.(no earlier than 2:35) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointment; grievances

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

 Agenda for March 30, 2020

1:30 pm

UC members expected present: 

Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

**PROFS Board of Directors Meeting at 1:15**

1.(1:30 pm) Meeting commences.  

2.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 23, 2020

3.Announcements and updates

4.(1:45) Draft tenure guidelines language regarding diversity and community engaged scholarship

5.Senate Logistics

6.Promotion to Full Discussion

7.(2:15) Guest: Rebecca Blank, Chancellor

8.(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; role waivers; committee appointments

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn
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 Agenda for March 23, 2020

via Videoconference

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 pm) Meeting commences.  

2.(1: 30) Guest: Michael Bernard-Donals, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff

3.(2:00) Guest: Karl Scholz, Provost

4.(2:30) Guest: J.J. Andrews, co-chair, CURAFA

5.(2:45) Guest: Joe Salmons, chair, Information Technology Committee

6.(3:00) Guest: Alfonso Morales, chair, Immigration and International Issues Committee 

7.(3:15) Announcements and updates

8.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 9, 2020

9.(no earlier than 3:20) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss role waivers and personnel issues

10.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

Next meeting: Steve Ventura (Divisional language about diversity and community engaged scholarship); Leon Nel (ATP business case); Rebecca Blank, Chancellor

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 Agenda for March 9, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 pm) Meeting commences.  

2.(1: 30) Guest: Pete Miller, Chair of Athletic Board

3.(1:45) Guest: Bill Karpus, Dean of the Graduate School

4.(2:00) Guest: Karl Scholz, Provost

5.(2:30) Guest: Ombuds Office

6.(2:45) Announcements and updates

7.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of March 2, 2020

8.Teaching titles (Teaching Faculty and Teaching Professor)

9.(no earlier than 3:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss role waivers

10.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

**The University Committee will next meet on March 23**
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 Agenda for March 2, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 24, 2020 

4.(1:45) Steve Cramer, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and Scott Owczarek, Registrar

5.(2:30) Rebecca Blank, Chancellor

6.Adjourn

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 Agenda for February 24, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.(no earlier than 1:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters

3.(1:45) Michael Bernard-Donals, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff

4.(2:00)Karl Scholz, Provost

5.(2:30)Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

6.(2:45) Corinna Burger, Chair, Kemper Knapp Bequest Committee (Annual Report)

7.Announcements and updates

8.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 10 and 17, 2020

9.Senate Agenda Review

10.(no earlier than 3:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters

11.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.(1:30) Campus Transportation Committee annual report (Carey McAndrews)

3.(1:45) Announcements and updates

4.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of February 10, 2020

5.PROFS update

6.(2:00) Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration update (Laurent Heller)

7.(2:30)  Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

8.(no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; role waivers; committee appointments

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

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 Agenda for February 3, 2020

UC members expected present: Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

UC members expected absent: Campagnola

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 27, 2020

4.(1:45) Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (Steve Ackerman)

5.(2:15) WiscList Migration Project

6.(2:30)  Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

7.(no earlier than 1:40) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; role waivers; committee appointments

8.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates.

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2020

4.(1:40) Athletic Board update (Professor Pete Miller, chair)

5.(2:00) Provost update (Karl Scholz)

6.(2:30)  Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

7.(no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; clock extensions; committee appointments

8.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, 

Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of January 6, 2020

4.(1:40) Graduate School update (Dean William Karpus)

5.(2:30) Professor of Practice ad hoc committee report (Professor Kris Kwekkeboom, chair)

6.(2:45)  Academic appointments in SMPH (Dean Robert Golden)

7.(3:00) New Employee Accommodation Policy (Barb Lanser, Director of Employee Disability Resources Office, et al.) 

8.(3:20) PROFS annual report (Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, chair)

9.(no earlier than 3:30) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; rule waivers; tenure clock extensions

10.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for January 6, 2020

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair)

UC members absent: Wolf

1.(1:30 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.(1:30) Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (Steve Ackerman)

3.(2:00) Vice Chancellor for University Relations update (Charlie Hoslet)

4.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

5.Faculty Senate preview

6.Announcements and updates

7.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 16, 2019

8.(no earlier than 3:00) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; clock extensions; rule waivers

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for December 16, 2019

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.PROFS update (Jack O’Meara)

4.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of December 9, 2019 

5.(1:30) Compliance Officer update (Emotional Support Animal and the updated Service Animal policies) (Jaimee Gilford, with Mari Magler, Director of McBurney, and Barb Lanser, Employee Disability Resource Coordinator)

6.(1:45) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs update (Lori Reesor)

7. (2:00) Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (Laurent Heller) 

8.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

9.(2:50) Chief Information Officer/Vice Provost for Information Technology update (Lois Brooks, with Tamara Walker)

10.(no earlier than 2:50) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; clock extensions; rule waivers

11.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for December 9, 2019

UC members expected present: Warfield (chair), Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meetings of November 25 and December 2, 2019

4.(1:25) Athletic Board update (Pete Miller)

5.(1:40) Graduate School update (Bill Karpus) 

6.(2:00) Provost update (Karl Scholz)

7.(no sooner than 2:10) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters.

8.Reconvene in open session 

9.(2:30) Chief of Police (Kristen Roman)

10.(3:00) PROFS update (Jack O’Meara)

11.Adjourn

 Agenda for December 2, 2019

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:00 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Chief Diversity Officer  update (Patrick Sims)

3.Announcements and updates

4.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 18. 2019

5.Adjourn no later than 3:00

UC members expected present: Warfield (chair), Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 18, 2019

4.(1:45) Discussion: Campus Policy for Undergraduate Online Education (Bill Tishler) 

5.(2:00) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

6.(no sooner than 2:20) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters, rule waivers.

7.Reconvene in open session to adjourn

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences. 

2.(1:20) Human Resources Officer update (Mark Walters) 

3.Announcements and updates

4.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of November 4, 2019

5.(2:00) Provost update (Karl Scholz) 

6.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank) 

7.(no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters. Rule waivers, committee assignments

8.Convene in open session to adjourn

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UC members expected present: Campagnola, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

Expected absent: Halverson

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences. Move to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters. Rule waivers and searches.

2.Reconvene in open session 1:30

3.Announcements and updates

4.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 28, 2019

5.(1:40) Employee Assistance Office annual report and update (Sherry Boeger)

6.(2:00) Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian update (Lisa Carter) 

7.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank) 

8.(no later than 3:00 p.m.) Wrap-up and adjournment

 Agenda for October 28, 2019

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:10 p.m.) Meeting commences.  Note the slightly earlier start time

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 21, 2019 

4.(1:20) Athletic Board update (Pete Miller)

5.(1:40) Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (Steve Ackerman)

6.(2:00) Provost update (Karl Scholz)

7.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank) 

8.(no earlier than 2:45) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters; clock extensions; committee appointments

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for October 21, 2019

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 14, 2019 

4.(1:30) Committee on Women in the University annual report (co-chair, Marah Curtis) 

5.(1:45) Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs update (Lori Reesor)

6.(2:00) Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration update (Lauren Heller) 

7.(2:30 ) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People in the University (LBTQPiU) combined annual report (chair, Chris Barcelos)

8. (no earlier than 2:40) Motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss personnel matters, committee appointments

9.Reconvene in open session to adjourn.

 Agenda for October 14, 2019

UC members expected present: Campagnola, Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences (open session)

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of October 7, 2019 

4.Legislative update (Jack O’Meara, PROFS)

5.Review the University Lectures annual report

6.(1:40)  Dean of the Graduate School update (Bill Karpus)

7.(2:00)  Provost update (Karl Scholz)

8.(2:30)  Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (Steve Cramer)

9.(3:00) Extension integration update (Casey Nagy)

10.Adjourn

UC members expected present: Halverson, Sandgren, Ventura, Warfield (chair), Wolf

Absent: Campagnola

1.(1:15 p.m.) Meeting commences.  

2.Announcements and updates

3.Consent item: Approve minutes of the meeting of September 30, 2019 

4.(1:30) Wisconsin Union (Mark Guthier)

5.(2:00) Vice Chancellor for Faculty and Staff update (Michael Bernard-Donals) 

6.(2:30) Chancellor update (Rebecca Blank)

7.(no later than 3:00) Adjournment