Minutes for November 4, 2024

UC members present: Bernard-Donals, Jones, Kendall, Li, Stein, Zweibel

Others present: Michelle Felber, Lesley Fisher, Lori Getter, Ashley Hagen, Becky Jacobs, John Lucas, Jennifer Noyes, Julie Scharm, Dom Zappia

Chair Li called the meeting to order at 12:45 pm.

Bernard-Donals motioned, and it was seconded and approved, to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments and a waiver at 12:46 pm. One tenure clock extension was approved. 

Jones motioned, and it was seconded and approved, to reconvene in open session at 2:32 pm.

The minutes from October 28, 2024, meeting were approved by automatic consent.

Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced that John and Tashia Morgridge have received the inaugural Distinguished Service Award selected by the Chancellor’s Office and given in partnership by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.

In regards to the next steps for the Ad Hoc Committee on the Black Experience, she has charged LaVar Charleston to pull together a small team to see what next steps should be taken. A member of the UC mentioned implementing mentoring training through CIMER as something that could be a next step. For the entrepreneurship report, there was a discussion about encouraging entrepreneurial activities to be considered during the tenure process. This does not mean that entrepreneurship would be a substitute for scholarship/research.

Regarding the policy on statements, they are looking at whether a set of FAQs would be helpful. For the pending athletic settlement, it would bring changes to NIL because a third-party would review transactions and have the authority to reject transactions that aren’t fair market value. Donors would no longer be able to donate directly to NIL.

Stein motioned, and it was seconded and approved, to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to discuss committee appointments at 2:02 pm.

Kendall motioned, and it was seconded and approved, to reconvene in open session at 3:22 pm.

Li adjourned the meeting at 3:22 pm.

Minutes submitted by Heather Daniels, secretary of the faculty