November 6, 2025-Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC)-Minutes

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Time:   9:00 a.m.

Location:  Lubar N440

Present:             M. Boehm, T. Boyer, D. Counts, A. Follmer, T. Freiburger, P. Hinow,
R. Jens, J. Kibicho, P. Klajbor, T. Nation, M. Newman, H. Ouali,
J. Roberts, G. Rodger, D. Romain Dagenhardt, J. Wilcoxen, K. Woodward,

Guests:              C. Bilen-Green, N. Jankowski, A. Kelber

  1. Call to order-The meeting was called to order at 9:03 a.m.
  2. Approval of the minutes from October 23, 2025 meeting-The minutes were approved as submitted via auto consent.
  3. Chairs’ Update-was moved to item v (see below).
  4. CASL Proposal follow up-C. Bilen Green, N. Jankowski, A. Kelber (SCE)were on hand to present a follow up to their proposal from September discussing the changes to CETL and moving SCE under the CETL area and changing it to CASL.  A. Kelber was on hand to discuss some of the changes and feedback from SCE that they have gotten around the changes. 

    The different units hope for better utilization of shared resources.  Better utilization of space.  The hope is to better train campus in a variety of ways to improve teaching and learning on campus and off.  The group also will be working on some campus initiatives for 2030 optimization with focused learning opportunities. 

    The chairs will summarize the discussion and share it with campus administration.
  5. Chairs’ Update and budget meeting overview-The chairs discussed the budget meetings and asked for feedback from the committee on how the meetings have gone so far for committee members.
    • Subvention discontinuation will hit many schools/colleges/departments.  The budget meetings are the first step in how to work with areas to face what will be coming in the next biennium.Salary compression will be difficult to offset.  Some concerns were raised at the disparity in salaries and funding options for areas on campus.The committee discussed fundraising and how the monies our used.  Areas of campus often do not see fundraising monies to pay for salaries or debt as it is re-invested into programs or into areas that donors designate. 
    • The Meetings will continue through the end of November.  The Budget Team will come back to the committee and discuss the meetings in December.
  6. Member reports-
    • Physical Environment Committee (PEC) report-T. Boyer updated the committee on the PEC meeting.  UWM working with the city of Milwaukee will have a dedicated drop off lane on Hartford Avenue for safer drop offs for campus.  The city would like to encourage more ridership on buses and lower driving congestion on campus.  Bubbler bikes will be increasing their options on campus by next year offering more options across campus.  Maryland Avenue will have repairs done in the Summer of 2026. 
  7. Adjournment-The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 a.m.

Committee website:  https://uwm.edu/secu/faculty/standing/apbc/