Board of Regents
November 1, 2016
November 2016 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee
Regents Rice (Chair), Riojas, Simon, Wright-Pettibone
Thursday, November 10, 2016
8:30 to 10:40 a.m.
Husky Union Building, Room 334
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| Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting on October 13, 2016 |
COMMITTEE ACTION | ||
| 1. | Academic and Administrative Appointments Gerald Baldasty, Provost and Executive Vice President |
ACTION | A-1 |
| 2. | Introduction of New Leadership: Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity Gerald Baldasty, Provost and Executive Vice President Rickey Hall, Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer, Minority Affairs & Diversity |
INFORMATION | A-2 |
| 3. | Introduction of New Leadership: Interim Dean, School of Public Health Gerald Baldasty, Provost and Executive Vice President Joel Kaufman, Interim Dean, School of Public Health |
INFORMATION | A-3 |
| 4. | Trends in Academic Reviews at the University of Washington Rebecca Aanerud, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Planning, Graduate School Robert Stacey, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Keith Nitta, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Art & Sciences, UW Bothell |
INFORMATION | A-4 |
| 5. | Establishing the Master of Science in Business Analytics (Milgard School of Business, UW Tacoma) Rebecca Aanerud, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Planning, Graduate School Haluk Demirkan, Associate Professor of Service Innovation and Business Analytics Howard Smith, Dean, Milgard School of Business |
ACTION | A-5 |
| 6. | Establishing the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship (Department of Management and Organization, Michael G. Foster School of Business) Rebecca Aanerud, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Planning, Graduate School Suresh Kotha, Professor and Chair, Department of Management and Organization Daniel Turner, Associate Dean, Masters Programs |
ACTION | A-6 |
| 7. | Enrollment Data for Autumn 2016 New Undergraduate Students Philip Ballinger, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment & Undergraduate Admissions Karl Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor Chief Admissions Officer, UW Tacoma Steve Syverson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management, UW Bothell |
INFORMATION | A-7 |
| 8. | Population Health Initiative Ali Mokdad, Vice Chair, Population Health Initiative Thaisa Way, Faculty Senate Liaison, Population Health Initiative Derek Fulwiler, Project Director, Population Health Initiative |
INFORMATION | A-8 |
| 9. | Research Spotlight: Immersive Virtual Reality, a non-pharmacologic analgesic for U.S. soldiers during painful burn wound cleaning sessions (for combat-related burn injuries) Herb Simon, Regent Dr. Hunter Hoffman, Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering |
INFORMATION | A-9 |
| 10. | Other Business |