UAPC Agenda, October 2026

The October 2026 UAPC meeting will be held in-person in Bascom Hall 260 on Thursday, 15 October 2026, 3:30-5pm. Zoom video participation is an option for members, presenters, and guests, as needed. Please see details below for Zoom access.

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1. Welcome, introductions, and opening announcements

CONSENT AGENDA

2. Minutes of the May 2026 meeting

3. University Academic Planning Council Annual Report 2025-26

4. University of Wisconsin–Madison Program Review Annual Report 2025-26

5. Suspend admission to a degree/major program, MA-Business: Arts and Creative Leadership, Department of Management and Human Resources, School of Business, effective fall 2027. Action approved by the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee, 11 September 2026.

6. Suspend admission to a degree/major program, MS-Landscape Architecture, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Letters & Science, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee, 9 October 2026.

7. Suspend admission to a named option, MFA-Human Ecology, Opt: Design Studies, School of Human Ecology, effective fall 2027. Action approved by GFEC, 11 September 2026.

8. Suspend admission to and subsequently discontinue a named option, M.Eng, Opt: Sustainable Systems Engineering, College of Engineering. Admission will be suspended effective spring 2028 with the discontinuation effective fall 2030. Action approved by GFEC, 11 September 2026.

9. Change the academic/administrative home of a center/institute, Bolz Center for Arts and Administration, from the School of Business to the Department of Theatre and Drama within the School of Education, effective fall 2028.

APPROVAL ITEM

10. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Authorization), MS-Business: Marketing, Department of Marketing, School of Business. Action approved by GFEC, 11 September 2026. Presenter: Dani Bauer, senior associate dean for programs.

DISCUSSION ITEM

11. Topics: Undergraduate Education Committee, Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degree Programs, Trendy Phraseology in Academic Program Names. Discussion Leader: Provost John Zumbrunnen.