The Academic Staff Committee shall serve as the Ethics Committee. It is responsible for providing any academic staff member or his/her supervisor with consultation and advice on the application of UWS 8 or UWM Chapter 113. Committee deliberations and actions upon requests for consultation and advice shall be in meetings not open to the public. Records obtained in connection with requests for consultation and advice shall be considered confidential University information. The Academic Staff Committee shall prepare annually a report containing summaries of any advice it has provided; however, such summaries shall not disclose the identities of the persons requesting advice. Reports prepared under this section shall be filed with the Secretary of the University.