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January 2026 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting

Regents: Rhoads (Chair), Barsness, Constantine, Forsman, Fuller, Hernandez, Schumacher, Stiffarm, Tamaki, Walker, Zeeck

Date and Location

  • Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Place: Petersen Room, Allen Library

Consent Agenda

Approve Minutes of the Committee Meeting on November 13, 2025 (Action)

Academic and Administrative Appointments (Action) (Item A-1)

  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President

Approve Title and Administrative Changes: Graduate Certificate in Battery Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing in the College of Engineering (Action) (Item A-2)

  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President

Live Agenda

Provost’s Report (Information) (Item A-3)

  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President

Introduction of New Leadership: Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence (Information) (Item A-4)

  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Presentation: Noah A. Smith, Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence and Amazon Professor in Machine Learning, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Online Education: Peer Scan and UW Strategies (Information) (Item A-5)

  • Presentation: Rovy Branon, Vice Provost, Continuum College
  • Presentation: Phil Reid, Vice Provost, Academic Strategy & Affairs

Autumn 2025 First-Year and Transfer Student Enrollment (Information) (Item A-6)

  • Presentation: Danny Barrow, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, UW Seattle
  • Presentation: Shannon Carr, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, UW Tacoma
  • Presentation: Scott James, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, UW Bothell

Graduate and Professional Student Enrollment Trends, 2021-2025 (Information) (Item A-7)

  • Presentation: Joy Williamson-Lott, Dean, Graduate School
  • Presentation: Chanira Reang Sperry, Assistant Dean for Student Success, School of Dentistry
  • Presentation: Chris Bailey, Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, School of Law
  • Presentation: LeeAnna Muzquiz, Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine
  • Presentation: Jeremy Hughes, Associate Dean, School of Pharmacy

Intercollegiate Athletics Student-Athlete Academic Services Report (Information) (Item A-8)

  • Presentation: Pat Chun, Athletic Director
  • Presentation: Liberty Bracken, Associate Athletic Director for Academic Excellence
  • Presentation: Alexis DeBoer, Sophomore, Educational Studies (intended); UW Softball
  • Presentation: Zach Ramsey, Sophomore, Astronautics & Aeronautics; UW Men’s Soccer

Other Business