UAPC Agenda, May 2026

The May 2026 UAPC meeting will be held in-person in Bascom Hall 260 on Thursday, 21 May 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 April 2026 meeting

3. Change the academic/administrative home of a center/institute, Center for the Study of the American Constitution, from the Department of History within the College of Letters & Science to the College of Letters & Science, effective summer 2026.

4. Rename a center/institute, from Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Psychedelic Research and Education, School of Pharmacy, effective summer 2026.

5. Change the academic/administrative home of a center/institute, Center for High Throughput Computing, from the Department of Computer Sciences within the College of Letters & Science to the new Department of Computer Sciences within the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, effective summer 2026.

6. Change the academic/administrative home of a center/institute, N+1 Institute, from the Department of Computer Sciences within the College of Letters & Science to the new Department of Computer Sciences within the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, effective summer 2026.

7. Change the academic/administrative home of a center/institute, Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture, from the Information School within the College of Letters & Science to the new Information School within the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, effective summer 2026.

8. Move a curricular subject listing from the Department of Computer Sciences in the College of Letters & Science to the new Department of Computer Sciences in the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Computer Sciences (COMP SCI 266), effective summer 2027. Action approved by the University Curriculum Committee (UCC), 24 April 2026.

9. Move a curricular subject listing from the Department of Statistics in the College of Letters & Science to the new Department of Statistics in the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Statistics (STAT 932), effective summer 2027. Action approved by the University Curriculum Committee (UCC), 24 April 2026.

10. Move a curricular subject listing from the Information School in the College of Letters & Science to the new Information School in the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Library and Information Studies (L I S 544), effective summer 2027. Action approved by the University Curriculum Committee (UCC), 24 April 2026.

11. Reinstate admission to an undergraduate certificate, Certificate in Design Strategy, Department of Design Studies, School of Human Ecology, effective Fall 2026.

12. Rename a degree/major, from EdS-Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis to EdS-Wisconsin Idea Executive Educational Leadership Preparation Program, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, School of Education, effective fall 2026. Action pending approval by the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC), 15 May 2026.

APPROVAL ITEMS

13. Establish a new degree/major (Request for Approval to Plan / Notice of Intent, Standard-Track), MA-Arts Management and Entrepreneurship, Department of Theatre and Drama, School of Education. Action pending approval by GFEC, 15 May 2026. Presenters: Erica Halverson, department chair; Sarah Marty, director, Bolz Center for Arts Administration; Percival Matthews, associate dean.

14. Suspend and subsequently discontinue two named options; BSE-Special Education; Opt: Early Childhood Special Education Birth-Grade 3, Opt: Early Childhood Special Education/Special Education Dual Certification Birth-Grade 12; Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, School of Education. Admission will be suspended effective Fall 2029 with the discontinuation effective Fall 2032. Presenters: Andrea Ruppar, professor; Percival Matthews, associate dean.

15. Establish a new center/institute, Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty, College of Letters & Science, effective summer 2026. Presenters: Grant Nelsestuen, associate dean; Jeremy Morris, professor.

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