Submitting Information and Action Items for Consideration by the Board of Regents

Members of the Board of Regents meet seven times a year to be advised of important matters related to the University of Washington and to take formal action on others. The Board of Regents currently functions with three standing committees: Finance and Asset Management, chaired by Regent Blaine Tamaki; Academic and Student Affairs, chaired by Regent Constance W. Rice; and Governance, chaired by the Board Chair, Regent David Zeeck.  Information on Board Committees can be found in the Board bylaws (view the Bylaws, Article IV, Committees of the Board). Some subjects are retained for consideration by the full Board.

These guidelines are intended to guide UW staff, working within ordinary administrative and academic processes. Only under highly exceptional circumstances will the Board consider including an unsolicited presentation from external constituents or other members of the campus community on one of its agendas. Those wishing to comment on a particular issue are invited to direct their concerns in first instance to the appropriate member of the administration (department chair, director, dean, vice president, Provost, President) or formal representative (ASUW Bothell President, ASUW Seattle President, ASUW Tacoma President, GPSS President, UWAA President, Chair of the Faculty Senate). They are also welcome to sign up to provide public comment at the beginning of any regular Board meeting.

1.  Agendas are developed well in advance of a meeting. Please contact the appropriate office at least two months prior to the date of desired consideration to request that an item be included on an agenda. The decision of whether or not to include a proposed item in an agenda will be taken by the Chair of the Board or Committee on the advice of the President, Provost, or other staff, as appropriate. This document summarizes the process by which items come to the Board.

For items to be considered by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, please contact the Office of the Provost.

For items to be considered by the Finance and Asset Management Committee, the Governance Committee, or the full Board, please contact the Office of the Board of Regents.

2.  Once an item has been included on the Board or a committee agenda, it is the responsibility of the item owner to meet the deadlines for final submission of materials established to the Office of the Board of Regents given below. Items should be fully reviewed within your unit before submission. The Office of the Provost may require an internal submission prior to the dates given below.

Use the item templates and observe the presentation guidelines linked below:

Preparing Information and Action items

Presenting at Meetings of the Board of Regents

Deadlines for final submission of items to the Board Office:

Item Due Dates: Items are due by noon on the dates noted below.	Meeting Dates:
Friday, December 30, 2022	Thursday, January 12, 2023
Friday, February 24, 2023	Thursday, March 9, 2023
Friday, April 28, 2023	Thursday, May 11, 2023
Friday, May 26, 2023	Thursday, June 8, 2023
Friday, June 30, 2023	Thursday, July 13, 2023
Friday, September 1, 2023	Thursday, September 14, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023	Thursday, November 9, 2023