June University Distribution, Policy Approvals, Upcoming Effective Dates, FY2027 Policy Priorities Memo, New Subscriber List, and Federal Fridays

June University Policy Distribution

There are no policies or procedures in the June university distribution.

SYS Policy Approvals

Since June 8, 2026, Interim President Wachter has approved the following interim policy action revision:

• SYS 200-03, Interim: Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Teaching Responsibilities and Workload (approved June 16, 2026; expires January 1, 2027)
  • Summary of Interim Policy Action and Revisions
    • The purpose of this interim policy action is to fulfill the requirements of Regent Policy Document (RPD) 20-25, Teaching Workload Policy, and Wis. Stat. §§ 36.115(8) and (10), 36.65(2)(dm) and (dn), and 36.65(6)(b) and (c), regarding the development of instructional employee teaching workload policies to address the statutory minimum teaching requirements as well as adjustments to and buyouts from those requirements. Revisions updated the definition of “Instructional Academic Staff” to include Clinical Professor (all levels), CHS (all levels), and Clinical Instructor.

Upcoming Effective Dates

The following revision was approved by Executive in Charge Chris Patton and has an effective date of June 28, 2026. Please review the revisions in preparation for the upcoming effective date.

• SYS 230, Salary & Fringe Benefit Calculations

FY 2027 Policy Priorities Memo

Please see the FY27 Policy Priorities Memo pdf . It provides an accounting of the policy work completed in fiscal year 2026 and notifies universities of the University of Wisconsin System Administrative (SYS) policies and procedures that are scheduled for revision or development during fiscal year 2027.

New Subscriber List for Policy Distributions 

Each month, Universities of Wisconsin Administration sends a policy distribution email and a subsequent distribution reminder email to campus stakeholders to solicit feedback on draft new and revised UW System Administrative policies, as well as to give notice of policy approvals, upcoming policy effective dates, and updates regarding identified UW System Administrative policy priorities. These emails are sent to the groups listed at the top of this email. Recipients are encouraged to distribute the email to others and notifications are also posted to the UW System Administrative policies webpage for access by other stakeholders on campuses.

To further assist those campus stakeholders who want to engage with the UW System Administrative policy process, Universities of Wisconsin Administration has established a new subscriber listserv to directly receive the policy distribution and distribution reminder emails. Individuals who want to receive these emails can subscribe by filling out the form on the UW System Administrative Policies webpage. Please share with those on your campus who may be interested in subscribing!

Note: An email associated with a UW university or UW System Administration is required to subscribe.

Federal Fridays 

The Universities of Wisconsin Federal Update Working group has a Federal Updates web page for the public to learn about the federal issues the UW is monitoring. The site provides a dashboard view of the various issues organized by topic, with a summary and links related to the topic.