January 29, 2026-Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC)-Minutes

Location:  Lubar N440 and on Teams

Present:           T. Boyer, J. Kibicho, R. Jens, D. Romaine Dagenhardt, J. Wilcoxin, P. Hinow, J. Roberts, T. Nation, A. Follmer, M. Newman, H. Ouali, T. Freiburger, P. Klajbor

Absent:             D. Counts, M. Boehm, K. Woodward, G. Rodger

Guest:                Provost A. Daire

  1. Call to order-The meeting was called to order at 9:06 a.m.
  2. Approval of the minutes from January 15, 2026 meeting-The minutes were approved as submitted via auto consent.
  3. Chairs’ Update-There was no update.
  4. Provost’s Update-
    • UWM is focusing on high demand fields of study to focus on recruitment to help students with future goals.
    • UWM is in transition as programs are being reviewed.  Focus may change as budget priorities become more clear.
    • Subvention changes will help Colleges/Schools focus their budget goals/priorities
    • Areas of focus for campus may be
      • Class Scheduling-developing campus guidelines for uniform scheduling.
      • Workload Policy-developing a workload policy and department guidelines to help areas with planning.
      • Subvention funding changes that will change budget goals.
      • Retention of current students to help achieve budget goals.
      • Recruitment best practices for departments.
  5. Adjournment-The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 a.m.