The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents will meet tomorrow and Friday, August 22 and 23, in Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus. Zoom links for the open meetings are available here.
The Regents will meet in committee Thursday morning:
- The Business & Finance Committee will hear several reports and consider approval of the proposed 2025-27 biennial budget request (below), two contractual agreements and two collective bargaining agreements.
- The Education Committee will hear an update on direct admission and consider approval of new degree programs at UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stout and UW-Superior, and an academic realignment proposal at UW-Oshkosh. The committee will also vote on UW-Milwaukee’s proposal to discontinue the College of General Studies and its three departments and layoff its faculty. The college and its faculty were located at UWM’s two two-year campuses in West Bend and Waukesha.
- The Audit Committee will hear two reports and a presentation on the risk treatment plan.
- The Capital Planning & Budget Committee will vote on the 2025-27 capital budget request. The request, $1.7 billion, covers projects large and small, including demolition and replacement of the Humanities Building and a new dormitory at UW-Madison.
The full board will meet Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
On Thursday, the board will hear reports from incoming Regent President Amy Bogost, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, and the Wisconsin Technical Colleges Board. The board will also consider approval of committee action, including the biennial budget proposals, and recognize the service of Regent Emeritus Dana Wachs and UW-River Falls Chancellor Maria Gallo and Sean Nelson, UWs Vice President for Finance and Administration, who are both retiring in September.
The Regents will meet in closed session on Friday morning.