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Board of Regents

May 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, May 14, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Place: Petersen Room, Allen Library

Consent Agenda

Approve Minutes of the Committee Meeting on March 12, 2026 (Action)

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

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

Approve Graduate Certificate in Instructional Leadership in the College of Education (Action) (Item A-2)

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

Approve Master of Science in Environmental Science in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW Tacoma (Action) (Item A-3)

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

Approve Master of Arts in Near and Middle Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences (Action) (Item A-4)

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

Approve Program Title Changes in the Jackson School of International Studies (Action) (Item A-5)

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

Approve Transfer of Master of Science in Data Sciences from the Graduate School to the Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (Action) (Item A-6)

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

Approve Transfer of Master of Human-Computer Interaction + Design from the Graduate School to the School of Art, Art History + Design in the College of Arts and Sciences (Action) (Item A-7)

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

Item pulled from the agenda (Action) (Item A-8)

Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-9)

Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-10)

Approve Student Services and Activities Fees Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-11)

Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-12)

Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-13)

Approve Student Technology Fee Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-14)

Review Student U-PASS Fee Maintenance for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-15)

Review Student U-PASS Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-16)

Review Student U-PASS Fee Maintenance for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-17)

Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Bothell Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-18)

Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Seattle Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-19)

Approve New Student Enrollment & Orientation Fee Increase for the Tacoma Campus, 2026-27 (Action) (Item A-20)

Live Agenda

Provost’s Report (Information) (Item A-21)

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

Panel: Provost’s Academy, Cohort 1 (Information) (Item A-22)

  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Presentation: Ted Poor, Associate Professor, School of Music, College of Arts & Sciences, UW Seattle
  • Presentation: Becca Price, Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell
  • Presentation: Casey Self, Teaching Professor, Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, UW Seattle
  • Presentation: Emma Spiro, Associate Professor, Information School, UW Seattle

Updates on Institutional Accreditation (Information) (Item A-23)

  • Presentation: Phil Reid, Vice Provost for Academic Strategy & Affairs

Other Business