{"id":7771,"date":"2016-04-07T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2016-04-07T10:57:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:57:02","slug":"april-board-of-regents-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7771","title":{"rendered":"April Board of Regents Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/uw-system-logo.gif\" alt=\"uw system logo\" width=\"149\" height=\"131\" \/>The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is meeting today and tomorrow, April 7 and 8, at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Livestream coverage of the full board meetings is <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/16zILNR\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The regents meet in committee Thursday morning:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\">The\u00a0<a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/Education-Committee-April-2016---Final-(4-6-16).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Education Committee<\/a>\u00a0will discuss UW-Madison&#8217;s proposed layoff policy. Several changes to the policy are under consideration:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprofs.wisc.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F04%2FProposed-changes-to-UW-Madison-layoff-policy.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Proposed-changes-to-UW-Madison-layoff-policy.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Proposed-changes-to-UW-Madison-layoff-policy.pdf\" download>Download <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\">The committee will also discuss and approve several new degree programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\">The\u00a0<a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/Business-and-Finance-Committee---April-2016-(4-1-16).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Business and Finance Committee<\/a>\u00a0will consider non-resident and graduate tuition increases at UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville, UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"doc-icon\">The\u00a0<a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/0416_CPB_Commtee_REV-(4-6-16).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Capital Planning and Budget Committee<\/a>\u00a0will consider approval of the Design Report of the UW-Madison Music Performance Building (Hamel Music Center) and hear a report on State Building Commission actions and the 2017-19 Capital Budget proposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\">The\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em; line-height: 1.6875;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/REDI-FULL-Agenda-Final-(4-1-16).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Committee<\/a>\u00a0will hear several reports including updates on\u00a0the Talent Development Initiative\u00a0and the\u00a0WEDC Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/Audit-Binder-1---April-2016-(4-1-16).pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Audit Committee<\/a>\u00a0will hear several reports. They will also meet later Thursday in a joint committee meeting with the Business and Finance Committee where they will discuss two reports &#8212; an independent auditor\u2019s report on\u00a0financial statements and other reporting required by government auditing standards and the Wisconsin\u00a0Legislative Audit Bureau report on the\u00a0University of Wisconsin System.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Flegis.wisconsin.gov%2Flab%2Freports%2F16-3full.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/legis.wisconsin.gov\/lab\/reports\/16-3full.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"http:\/\/legis.wisconsin.gov\/lab\/reports\/16-3full.pdf\" download>Download [134.00 B] <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The full board meets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/Thursday-Agenda-and-Supporting-Materials.pdf\">Thursday afternoon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2016(3)\/april\/Friday-Agenda-and-Supporting-Materials.pdf\">Friday morning<\/a>. The board is expected to approve committee action, including possible changes to UW-Madison tenure policies, Friday. The board will also hear from student representatives on diversity issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is meeting today and tomorrow, April 7 and 8, at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Livestream coverage of the full board meetings is here. 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