Board of Regents

May 6, 2020

May 2020 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee

Pursuant to Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-28, dated March 24, 2020,  waiving certain provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, and Proclamation 20-25.3, dated May 4, 2020, extending the waiver, this meeting will be conducted by telephone (dial 1-253-215-8782, enter code 95318781214) with the option of adding video conferencing (https://washington.zoom.us/j/95318781214).

Regents Tamaki (Chair), Ayer, Benoliel, Harrell, Jaech, MacPhee, Rice, Riojas, Suarez, Zeeck

Thursday, May 14, 2020
10:30 to 11:50 a.m.

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Approval of Minutes of Committee Meeting on April 9, 2020
 COMMITTEE ACTION
1. Action Taken Under Delegated Authority
Mark Pagano, Chancellor, UW Tacoma
 INFORMATION A-1
2. COVID-19 Academic and Student Affairs Update

Mark Richards, Provost and Executive Vice President
Joy Williamson-Lott, Dean, Graduate School
Phil Reid, Vice Provost for Academic and Student Affairs

 INFORMATION A-2
3. Student Experience: Preview of the 23rd Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium

Ed Taylor, Dean and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Janice De Cosmo, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Jennifer Harris, Director of the Undergraduate Research Program
Hugo Pontes, Senior, Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry
Katie Spink, Senior, Psychology

 INFORMATION A-3
4. Overview of Student Health: Collaborations and Impact

Denzil Suite, Vice President for Student Life
Glenna Chang, Associate Vice President for Student Life
Farah Nadeem, Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering, and Chair, Provost’s Advisory Council for Students

 INFORMATION A-4
5. Academic and Administrative Appointments

Mark Richards, Provost and Executive Vice President

 ACTION A-5
6. Approve the Establishment of the Educational Specialist (School Psychology) in the UW Tacoma School of Education

Kima Cargill, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning, the Graduate School
Laura Feuerborn, Professor, UW Tacoma School of Education

 ACTION A-6
7. Approve the Establishment of the Graduate Certificate in Software Development Engineering in the UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology

Kima Cargill, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning, the Graduate School
Ka Yee Yeung, Professor, UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology

 ACTION A-7
8. Approve the Establishment of the Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science and Systems) in the UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology

Kima Cargill, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning, the Graduate School
Martine De Cock, Professor, UW Tacoma School of Engineering and Technology

 ACTION A-8
9. Approve the Establishment of the Master of Science (Health Metrics Sciences) in the Department of Health Metrics Sciences in the School of Medicine

Kima Cargill, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Planning, the Graduate School
Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Metrics Sciences

 ACTION A-9
10. Approve Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Board Reappointments

Paul Ramsey, CEO, UW Medicine, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, and Dean, School of Medicine

 ACTION A-10
11. Other Business