November 2026 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting

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

Date and Location

• Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
• Time: 11:15 a.m.
• Place: Milgard Assembly Room, William W. Philip Hall, UW Tacoma

Consent Agenda

Approve Minutes of the Committee Meeting on September 10, 2026 (Action)

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

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

Approve Master of Science in Social Data Analytics, Department of Sociology, College of Arts & Sceinces, UW Seattle (Action) (Item A-2)

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

Approve Graduate Certificate Climate Resilience Planning, Department of Urban Design & Planning, College of Built Environments, UW Seattle (Action) (Item A-3)

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

Approve New Program: Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, UW Seattle (Action) (Item A-4)

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

Live Agenda

Provost’s Report (Information) (Item A-5)

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

Introduction of New Leadership: Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion, UW Tacoma (Information) (Item A-6)

• Materials
• Presentation: Sheila Edwards Lange, Chancellor, UW Tacoma
• Presentation: Tanya Velasquez, Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion, UW Tacoma

UW Tacoma Item (Information) (Item A-7)

• Materials
• Presentation: Sheila Edwards Lange, Chancellor, UW Tacoma
• Presentation: Amanda Figueroa, Associate Vice Chancellor for Social Mobility, UW Tacoma
• Presentation: Bonnie Becker, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success, UW Tacoma
• Presentation: Ismael Diop, Senior, UW Tacoma
• Presentation: Nevaeh Wright, Junior, UW Tacoma

Federal Update: Pending Changes to Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance (Information) (Item A-8)

• Materials
• Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
• Presentation: Sarah Castro, Assistant Vice President, External Affairs
• Presentation: Carol Rhodes, Assistant Vice provost for Research Compliance & Administration
• Presentation: Heather Horn, Vice President for Human Resources
• Presentation: Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, Executive Vice Dean for Research & Graduate Education, School of Medicine

• Other Business