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September 2026 – Academic and Student Affairs Committee Meeting

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

Date and Location

  • Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
  • Time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Place: Zillow Commons, Gates Center

Consent Agenda

Approve Minutes of the Committee Meeting on June 11, 2026 (Action)

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

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

Approve Elimination of Master of Public Health in Biostatistics, School of Public Health (Action) (Item A-2)

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

Live Agenda

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

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

Introduction of New Leadership: Dean, College of the Environment (Information) (Item A-4)

  • Materials
  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Presentation: Joel Thornton, Maggie Walker Endowed Dean, College of the Environment

Introduction of New Leadership: Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (Information) (Item A-5)

  • Materials
  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Presentation: Daryl Maeda, Katherine and John Simpson Endowed Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Introduction of New Leadership: Chair, Faculty Senate (Information) (Item A-6)

  • Materials
  • Presentation: Tricia R. Serio, Provost and Executive Vice President
  • Presentation: Rania Hussein, Chair, Faculty Senate, and Teaching Professor, College of Engineering

2026-27 Student Leader Introductions (Information) (Item A-7)

  • Materials
  • Presentation: Elyse Trujillo, ASUW Bothell President
  • Presentation: Shantanu Adekar, ASUW Seattle President
  • Presentation: Terrell Stalworth, ASUW Tacoma President
  • Presentation: Zoe Hall, GPSS President

UW Global: From Global Strength to Strategic Impact (Information) (Item A-8)

  • Materials
  • Presentation: Ahmad Ezzedine, Vice Provost for Global Affairs

Other Business