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Chapter I Contents: [ I.1 The L&S Mission ] I.2 L&S Academic Planning Council ] I.3 L&S Curriculum Committee ] I.4 L&S Faculty Senate ] I.5 L&S Administrative Structure ] I.6 Academic Associate Deans ] I.7 Units within the L&S Administration ] I.8 Current L&S Administrative Staff ] I.9 Paper and Request Flow ] I.10 Projected Dates & Deadlines ] I.11 Committees ] I.12 Preferential Balloting ] I.13 Quorum and Parliamentary Procedure ] I.14 Resources for Dept. Chairs ] I.15 Open Meetings ] I.16 Public Records ] I.17 Honorary Degrees ] I.18 University & College Policy Documents ] I.19 E-Mail Protocol ] I.20 Employee Political Activities ] I.21  Statement on Restructuring, Creation, or Discontinuance ]

I.10 Dates of Regularly Scheduled Meetings:

L & S

L&S DEAN'S SENIOR STAFF
Every Monday morning.  (Chairs should contact their Associate Dean to discuss issues and deadlines for submission of materials.)

L&S CHAIRS, DIRECTORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS
Usually monthly, on the third Monday of the month from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Locations to be announced.  Agenda materials are distributed at the meeting. 

For the 2009-2010 academic year, the following meetings have been scheduled:

Plenary Meetings:

  • Oct. 19, 2009
  • Dec. 14th, 2009
  • Feb. 15th, 2010
  • Apr. 19th, 2010

Divisional Meetings:

  • Sept 14, 2009
  • Nov 16, 2009
  • Jan 25, 2010
  • Mar 22, 2010

L&S FACULTY SENATE MEETINGS
Meetings are be held once each semester on designated Mondays at 3:30 p.m. For more information about dates and locations, please refer to Chapter I.4. To submit materials or questions for discussion, please contact the Dean and/or Elaine M. Klein (kleine@ls.admin.wisc.edu), who serves as the Secretary for the L&S Senate.

L&S ACADEMIC PLANNING COUNCIL
Every Wednesday, 3:30 - 5:00, 101 South Hall.   Agenda items are scheduled at the Dean's discretion, in consultation the Director of Academic Planning, Program Review, and Assessment and with the Associate Deans.

Please send materials to your Associate Dean no less than two weeks prior to the meeting. Copies should also be sent to Elaine M. Klein (kleine@ls.admin.wisc.edu; 307E South Hall).

L&S CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
Meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of the month. 

  • Proposals to add, change or delete courses must be approved by the L&S Curriculum Committee before they go to the Divisional Executive Committee. Please e-mail a pdf of the proposal and all attachments to the L&S Curriculum Committee, c/o Tammy Weisensel (weisensel@ls.admin.wisc.edu) for review by the L&S Curriculum Committee. If sending hard copies, please send three (3) copies to the committee c/o Tammy Weisensel (307B South Hall)
  • Please remember that materials need to be to the Divisional Executive Committee at least three weeks before the meeting at which the materials should be considered. Curriculum Committee dDeadlines fall ten days prior to the meeting that best allows the Divisional Executive Committee deadline to be met. When in doubt, please allow for more time, not less.
  • When any questions that arise in L&S Curriculum Committee discussions are resolved to the committee's satisfaction and approval is granted, L&S staff will ask department/program to send 20 copies of the approved proposal(s) to accompany the Dean's letter of approval for the Divisional Committee. The "approved proposal" must reflect any revisions that were requested by the committee.
  • All other materials (e.g., requests to change requirements for the major) should be sent to the Curriculum Committee Chair, c/o Elaine M. Klein ten days before the meeting. 

 

UW-MADISON

UW-MADISON FACULTY SENATE MEETINGS
Meetings are usually held on the first Monday of the month at 3:30 p.m. in Room 272 Bascom.

UW-MADISON ACADEMIC STAFF ASSEMBLY 
Meetings are usually held on the second Monday of the month at 3:30 p.m. in Room 272 Bascom.

DIVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Meetings are posted online through the Secretary of the Faculty's website, located at http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/divcomm/Schedule.pdf

Note:
All agenda items (including 14 copies of materials for tenure cases) must be received in the Divisional Committee Office, 134 Bascom, three weeks before a Divisional Committee meeting.  Course additions, changes, or deletions must be approved by the L&S Curriculum Committee before submission to the divisional committee; send 3 copies to the L&S Curriculum Committee, c/o Elaine Klein (307B South Hall) at least ten days prior to the L&S Curriculum Committee meeting scheduled three weeks before the Divisional Committee Meeting at which you would like your materials considered.

EDUCATION & SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES HUMAN SUBJECTS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD MEETINGS
Please see the Research Services web page (http://www.ls.wisc.edu/ors/IRB/IRB_Home.html) for meeting dates and information regarding submission of materials.

 

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

THE CHAIR'S ANNUAL CYCLE OF DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES - out of date, but perhaps useful

OTHER CALENDARS OF INTEREST:

On Campus Events Calendar - This online version of the Wisconsin Week calendar of lectures, performances, events and other campus activities allows departments and units to add their own (qualified) events.

Commencement Calendar (also contains other commencement information)

Arts Calendar

 

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