June 9, 2026 – Academic Staff Senate – Agenda

Time: Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams

  1. Call to order
  2. Auto consent
    1. Approval of May 12, 2026, meeting minutes
    2. SAAP 07-02: Annuitant Privileges (Revised) (Deputy Chief HR Officer Elise Bechly Schubert available)
    3. SAAP 07-12: Rehiring UWM Annuitants​ (Revised) (Deputy Chief HR Officer Elise Bechly Schubert available)
    4. SAAP 10-08: Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus​ (Revised) (Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Planning, and Management Melissa Spadanuda available)
  3. Chair’s Report
  4. Guests
    1. Interim Provost Tina Freiburger (2:45 pm)
    2. Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, Makda Fessahaye and Total Rewards Director Renee Joos (3:00 p.m.)
    3. Melissa Spadanuda, Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities, Planning and Management (3:30 p.m.)
  5. New Business
    1. SAAP 07-06: Employee Assistance Program (PDF) (Elimination) presented by Associate Vice Chancellor for HR Makda Fessahaye (3:10 p.m.)
    2. SAAP 10-14: Emergency Operations Management​ (New Policy) presented by Chief of UWMPD Brian Switala (3:20 p.m.)
  6. Unfinished Business – None
  7. Committee Reports
    1. Committees
    2. Subcommittees
  8. General Good and Welfare
  9. Adjournment