{"id":15182,"date":"2016-12-08T12:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents?page_id=15182&preview_id=15182"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:47:56","slug":"about-the-board-n","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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February 2026 Portrait of the UW System Board of Regents.\r\nStanding (L-R): Timothy Nixon, Edmund Manydeeds III, Angela Adams, Tom Palzewicz, Ashok Rai, Sara Rogers, Jack Salzwedel.\r\nSeated (L-R): Noah Fritz, Linda Terwilliger, Joan Prince, Regent Vice President Kyle Weatherly, Regent President Amy B. Bogost, UW President Jay Rothman, Karen Walsh, Haben Goitom.\r\nNot pictured: Desmond Adongo, Jim Kreuser, Amy Traynor, Jill Underly.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System consists of 18 members, 16 of whom are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Of these 16 members, 14 serve staggered, seven-year terms.\u00a0 Two UW System students are appointed for two-year terms; one of the two is a non-traditional student. The two ex officio members are the state superintendent of public instruction and the president or a designee of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board.<\/p>\n

The Board is responsible for establishing policies and rules for governing the System, planning to meet future state needs for collegiate education, setting admission standards and policies, reviewing and approving university budgets, and establishing the regulatory framework within which the individual units are allowed to operate with as great a degree of autonomy as possible.\u00a0 The Board appoints the president of the university system and the chancellors of the 13 universities.\u00a0 The Board grants tenure appointments to faculty members.<\/p>\n

The Board of Regents approves its meeting calendar for the following calendar year each June; special meetings are scheduled as needed.\u00a0 The appointed Regents serve without pay.\u00a0 The President, Vice President, and a full-time Executive Director and Corporate Secretary are elected each June during the Board’s annual meeting.\u00a0 The Board President designates Board committee membership and other appointments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Upcoming Meetings<\/h3>