Board of Regents

December 31, 2014

January 2015 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Regents Jaech (Chair), Brown, Rice, Riojas, Simon

Thursday, January 8, 2015
8:30 to 9:55 a.m.
Room 142, Gerberding Hall

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Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting on November 13, 2014
COMMITTEE ACTION
1. Academic and Administrative Appointments
Ana Mari Cauce
, Provost and Executive Vice President
ACTION A-1
2. Introduction of New Leadership:  Vice Provost for Educational Outreach
Ana Mari Cauce
, Provost and Executive Vice President
Rovy Branon, Vice Provost for Educational Outreach
INFORMATION A-2
3. College of Arts and Sciences – Reorganization of the Department of Romance Languages creating the Departments of Italian and French Studies and Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Michael Shapiro
, Professor and Divisional Dean for the Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences
ACTION A-3
4. Undergraduate Satisfaction and the UW Experience
Ed Taylor
, Dean and Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Jason Johnson, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
INFORMATION A-4
5. Diversity Focus on Student Professional Development Opportunities
Dave Eaton
, Dean and Vice Provost, The Graduate School
Sheila Edwards Lange, Vice President for Minority Affairs, Vice Provost for Diversity
Ismael Fajardo, doctoral student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Jesus Martinez-Gomez, senior, Biology
Keon Vereen, doctoral student, William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Riabelle Vivas, masters student, School of Social Work
INFORMATION A-5
6. Other Business