{"id":7888,"date":"2016-10-04T15:06:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7888"},"modified":"2016-10-04T15:08:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T20:08:01","slug":"october-board-of-regents-meeting-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7888","title":{"rendered":"October Board of Regents Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet<\/a> at the Davies Center<\/a> at UW-Eau Claire Thursday and Friday, October 6 and 7. Livestream coverage of the full board portions of the meeting\u00a0is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The regents meet\u00a0in committee Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The Education Committee<\/a> will consider\u00a0new degree programs at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee and changes to faculty personnel rules at UW-Whitewater and UW-Green Bay. UW-Eau Claire will also present its academic master plan.<\/p>\n

The Business and Finance Committee<\/a> will consider several contractual agreements at UW-Madison and hear an update on information security.<\/p>\n

The Capital Planning and Budget Committee<\/a> will discuss\u00a0new building projects at UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse, consider a lease agreement for UW-Madison College of Letters and Science career services, and hear an update on State Building Commission action.<\/p>\n

The Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Committee<\/a> will accept the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Partnership Program annual report and hear a panel discussion on business and community mobilization in Eau Claire.<\/p>\n

The Audit Committee<\/a> will discuss the Fiscal Audit 2017\u00a0Plan progress. The committee will also move into closed session to\u00a0discuss a personnel issue.<\/p>\n

The full board will meet Thursday afternoon. UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt will host a presentation, Partners in Wisconsin\u2019s Future, and Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council will discuss UW System’s role as an economic driver in the state. The board will also move into\u00a0closed session to discuss the naming of a facility at UW-Madison.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the board will take action on committee work and hear reports from UW System Board of Regents\u00a0President Regina Millner and UW System President Ray Cross. They will also consider a resolution (below) on tuition, affordability, and quality.<\/p>\n