Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC) 2024-2025 Agendas & Minutes
Meeting Information
Graduate Faculty Executive Committee
Friday, December 13, 2024
Time: 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Location: 52 Bascom Hall
AGENDA
1. (1:30) Automatic consent approvals (Dean Karpus)
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- Minutes from November 8, 2024 Link
- Three-year check-in from the OTD in Occupational Therapy named option “Entry Level” Link
- Three-year check-in from the MS in Educational Psychology named option “Learning Analytics” Link
- Three-year check-in from the EdS in School Psychology Link
- Three-year check-in from the MS in Information named options “Online Program” and “Campus Program” Link
- Three-year check-in from the MBA in Business: General Management named option “Professional MBA” Link
- Three-year check-in from the DNP in Nursing Practice named option “Population Health Nursing” Link
- Three-year check-in from the DNP in Nursing Practice named option “Systems Leadership and Innovation” Link
Approvals
2. (1:35) Request to approve the new degree Master of Science in Learning Analytics effective fall 2025
(Jenny Asmus and David Williamson Shaffer) Link
3. (1:45) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2025 and discontinue effective fall 2027 the MS in
Educational Psychology named option “Learning Analytics” (Jenny Asmus and
David Williamson Shaffer) Link
4. (1:50) Request to substantially redirect the OTD in Occupational Therapy effective fall 2025
(Sharon Gartland) Link
5. (2:00) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2025 and discontinue effective fall 2026 the OTD in
Occupational Therapy named option “Entry-Level” (Sharon Gartland) Link
6. (2:05) Request to approve the new degree PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology effective fall 2025
(Sean Schoville) Link
7. (2:15) Request to approve the new degree Master of Science in Plant Science and Technology
effective fall 2025 (Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
8. (2:20) Request to approve the new degree PhD in Plant Science and Technology effective fall 2025
(Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
9. (2:25) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2026 and discontinue effective fall 2029 the MS in
Agronomy (Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
10. (2:26) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2026 and discontinue effective fall 2032 the PhD in
Agronomy (Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
11. (2:27) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2026 and discontinue effective fall 2029 the MS in
Horticulture (Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
12. (2:28) Request to suspend admissions effective fall 2026 and discontinue effective fall 2032 the PhD in
Horticulture (Jeff Endelman & Megan Ackerman-Yost) Link
Program Review Response
13. (2:30) Biochemistry MS/PhD/Doctoral Minor 10-year response (Marcy Carlson) Link
Program Review
14. (2:35) Nutrition and Metabolism MS/PhD 10-year review (Beth Meyerand) Link
15. (2:55) MS in Bacteriology and Microbiology MS/PhD/Doctoral Minor 10-year review
(Manish Patankar) Link
Discussion
16. (3:15) Graduate School Communication Channels (newsletters, DGS emails, outreach to faculty, etc.)
(Dean Karpus)
2024/2025 Meetings
September 13, 2024
October 11, 2024
November 8, 2024
December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025
February 14, 2025
March 14, 2025
April 11, 2025
May 2, 2025
GFEC meetings typically occur on the second Friday of the month from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. To be included on the GFEC agenda, all final item materials must be submitted three weeks before the meeting date. Contact Assistant Dean, Jenna Alsteen (jenna.alsteen@wisc.edu) for questions.
Further information on previous years' meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes are available in the Graduate School KnowledgeBase (KB).