Campus Planning Committee: Meeting of Sept 24, 2009

After a brief welcome and introduction, the Campus Planning Committee (CPC) commenced its September 24, 2009 meeting. Provost DeLuca chaired the meeting an gave an address regarding the process and functions of the committee. There were three items on the agenda:

1) Approval of the May 14, 2009 Minutes--at this session the committee discussed --at length--the process of ranking projects. The CPC had intended to meet over the summer, but due to the pending appointment of incoming Provost, Alan Fish advised that the CPC suspend these discussions until fall.

2) David Miller, of UW System, gave an overview of the capital ranking process from the UW System point of view. In essence, he addressed whether or not any one UW campus disporpotionately benefits from the process. In short, campuses, such as UW-Madison, that are able to supplement their proposals with Gifts & Grants are more successful.

3) Alan Fish, of FP&M, gave a presentation on the UW-Madison 2011-17 Capital Budget and explained Madison's process of developing construction proposals. At his conclusion, the CPC voted on the proposals that we will hear during the Fall 2009. In addition, the CPC questioned the two-tier system and has marked the December 3rd meeting for a larger discussion on projects that lack Gifts and Grants.

With that, the meeting adjourned.

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Central BID Board

The Central BID (Business Improvement District) Board has its monthly meeting from 12-1:30 on Thursday October 1st at the Madison Chamber of Commerce Building, 615 East Washington Ave. Meetings are typically the first Thursday of the month at this location.

The upcoming annual review of the Alcohol License Density Plan received a fair amount of attention, particularly following a borderline contentious exchange with City of Madison Alcohol Coordinator Katherine Plominski. The exchange was largely centered on the depth of detail and analysis the review requires. Specifically, multiple Board members expressed concern that use of statistical evidence should attempt to take other factors into account. For instance, does a decrease in house party reflect changing police enforcement priorities? Also, do total arrests and calls for service account for events such as the Mifflin Street Block party where total citations were down 200-300 or more this year?

The Board also received updates on planning for the Downtown Madison Family Trick or Treat that will take place on State Street and the Capitol Square from 11am-6pm on Friday, October 30th; possible streetscape improvements to the Capitol Square next summer (most notably replacing the old style benches new ones on Main Street); the status of the Peace Park project, which continues to move through the approval and public outreach processes.

Advisory Committee to the Offices of the Dean of Students

The committee met Thursday October 1 at 225 Hiram Smith Hall. The meeting was chaired by Professor Jacqueline Hitchon

After introductions of new and former members Dean Berquam asked the committee to review different proposal for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. Among the proposals and proponents were:

• Expansion of the Wisconsin Experience Seminar course. The proposal would create more sections for this course.
• GUTS Greater University Tutoring Service.
• McBurney Disability Resource Center
• MSC
• and others

(Copies of the proposals were returned to Dean Berquam)

Each member of the committee was handed out copies of each proposal and briefly read them. Dean Berquam introduced each one of the proposals and all members of the committee had the opportunity to comment on each proposal. Dean Berquam took note of all comments and opinions about each proposal. This process took most of the meeting's time.

An H1N1 flu update was given by Dean Berquam. The number of cases have been decreasing but it cannot be predicted what will happen in the future. Some members of the committee mentioned that pandemic plans were already in place in their departments while in others departments they were yet to be developed.

With that, the meeting adjourned.

Peace Park Neighborhood Meeting, Sept. 29th

There will be a neighborhood meeting focused on the Peace Park redevelopment next Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00 at the Wisconsin Lutheran Temple, 220 W. Gilman St.

Peace Park, located across from Hawk's Bar and Grill on State Street, is scheduled for a large-scale makeover intended to turn the space into a more thriving community space. Here's a rendering of the current plan:

Applications and ASM Kickoff!

There are over 65 student seats still available on Shared Governance committees! Check out the ASM Shared Governance website for a list of open seats and to download an applications: http://www.asm.wisc.edu/shared-governance.html!

Send all applications to melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com by September 23rd at 5:00PM!


Also, the ASM Kickoff is Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00PM in the Student Activity Center! Come see what ASM is all about and the learn more about the goals of the other ASM committees this year! :)


Any questions can be directed to Shared Governance Chair, Melissa Hanley at melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com.

Campus Planning Committee: Meeting of April 23, 2009

After a brief welcome and introduction, the Campus Planning Committee (CPC) commenced its April 23, 2009 meeting. Interim Provost Julie Underwood chaired the meeting. Chancellor Martin was also in attendance an addressed the committee. There were five items on the agenda:

1) Approval of the March 26, 2009 Minutes.

2) Gary Brown, of FP&M, gave an on the Campus Master Plan. Highlights include that we currently have 13 projects under construction. Mr. Brown currently represent the University on the City of Madison's Zoning Code Update Committee. Currently, their is a proposal that would create a new sub-district for the University. This would allow the University to bypass certain commission during the approval of construction projects--as long as the proposed projects were in compliance with the Campus Master Plan.

3) Dan Okoli, of FP&M, gave a presentation on the role of the Design Review Board. Currently the board is charged with design review of upcoming projects as long as the review does not hinder production of add addition costs. A current issue is the maintenance of green space that is not associated with a construction project.

4) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update of projects proposed for the NIH portion of the Federal stimulus bill.

5) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update on the 2009-11 Capital Budget.

With that, the meeting adjourned.

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Reaccreditation

What is reaccreditation and why should I care about it?
Reaccreditation is like a giant peer review of the entire university that makes sure the university is actually doing what it is supposed to do, educating students. It's sort of like quality control in manufacturing. You should care because it is our chance to show other universities and the government how awesome we are, and in a broader sense that we should continue to exist.

Student meeting with the reaccreditation team: Monday, April 27th, 3PM, Pyle 309

Wikipedia article on what accreditation is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_accreditation

The University's self-study: "For Wisconsin and the World: A Great Public University"
http://www.greatu.wisc.edu/

Article on the future of accreditation: "More Meaningful Accreditation"
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/22/accredit