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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 Calendar: 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.21  Statement on Departmental Restructuring, Creation, or Discontinuance

Faculty Policies and Procedures 5.01 and 5.02 (see http://www.secfac.wisc.edu/governance/FPP/Chapter_5.htm) states that while the University Academic Planning Council establishes broad guidelines for restructuring, creating or discontinuing a department, each school and college Academic Planning Council sets its own criteria for these actions.  The UAPC guidelines are available at http://apa.wisc.edu/uapc_guidelines_for_department_restructuring.htm; the L&S Summary Statement appears below.

L&S Summary Statement on Departmental Restructuring, Creation, or Discontinuance 
(please refer to the  UAPC Guidelines, FP&P 5.01, and FP&P 5.02 for more information)

No departmental restructuring, creation, or discontinuance will be considered without a departmental review. The dean will appoint an ad hoc review committee in consultation with the Academic Planning Council. The APC will receive the report and provide an opportunity for the executive committee of the affected existing department or proposed new department to submit written and oral material. The APC will seek recommendations from other affected departmental executive committees and affected individuals a minimum of six months in advance of the proposed actions. The Dean will make a recommendation to the University Academic Planning Council and attach all of the input received from the department, the review committee, other affected departments, and the APC.

Approved by the L&S Academic Planning Council on 29 January, 2003.

Document last reviewed: August 7, 2006 by emk.

 

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