The Administrative Council is a leadership and advisory committee, chaired by the dean and composed of senior administrative staff, the heads of departments and units, and representatives of the academic and university staff.
Committee meetings provide an opportunity for exchange across units and a forum for discussions of campus and Schoolwide issues and policies, strategic plans, and priorities among the leaders of the School. The Administrative Council provides a forum for sharing across units and inducting new leadership into the broader School of Education.
Roster for the 2021–2022 academic year
- Diana Hess, Dean (Chair)
- Betsy Burns
(UW Foundation) - Percival Matthews
(Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) - Jin-Wen Yu
(Chair of Dance Department) - Andrea Mason
(Chair of Kinesiology Department) - Barb Gerloff
(Assistant Dean) - Tim Boals (WIDA)
- Kristen Hendrickson
(CFO) - Faisal Abdu’allah
(Associate Dean of the Arts) - Alex Johnson
(Interim Assistant Dean of Facilities) - Tessa Michaelson Schmidt
(CCBC) - Marianne Spoon
(Associate Dean of Communications and Advancement) - Aydin Bal (Director, GEC)
- Susan Smedema (Chair of RPSE Department)
- Gary Diffee
(Associate Dean for Health) - Sara Alva Lizarraga
(Policy and Planning Analyst) - AJ Welton
(Chair of ELPA Department) - Adam Nelson
(Senior Associate Dean) - Lesley Bartlett
(Chair of EPS Department) - Christina Klawitter
(Associate Dean of Academic Services) - Anna Lewis
(Director of Academic Technology and Libraries) - Lisa Jansen (IT Director)
- Kate Corby
(Chair of Theatre and Drama Department) - Stacey Lee
(Associate Dean for Education) - Matt Messinger
(WCEPS) - Paula Panczenko
(Tandem Press) - Mindi Thompson (Chair of CP Department)
- Lisa Barker (Director, PLACE)
- Kevin Hage (Executive Assistant, Notetaker)
- Francesca Rodriquez
(Strategic Program Coordinator) - Leslie Smith III
(Chair of Art Department) - Leema Berland
(Chair of C&I Department) - Jen Schoepke
(Forward Madison) - Courtney Bell (Director of WCER)
- Cigdem Unal
(OCCFR) - Jamie Macias
(Career Center) - Amy Shannon (Student Services)
- Tom Owenby
(Associate Dean for Teacher Education) - Jim Wollack
(Testing and Evaluation, Chair of Ed Psych Department) - Chris Walker
(Director of the Division of Arts) - Cindy Waldeck (Academic Planner)
- Dorothy Farrar-Edwards (Associate Dean for Research)
- Lisa Sigurslid (CASI Representative)
Meeting Materials
2021-2022 academic year
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May 18
March 30
January 19
November 17
September 15
2019–2020 academic year
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May 20
March 25
Meeting cancelled.
January 15
Meeting cancelled.
October 16
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2019
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
Administrative Council
8:30-9:00 Breakfast and networking
9:00-9:15 Introduction of New Faculty
-Beth Fields
9:15-10:00 School of Education Goals for 2019-2020
September 25
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2019
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
Administrative Council
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:00 Introductions of New Faculty
– Darcy Padilla
– Duane Lee Holland Jr.
– Chris Kirchgasler
– Katie Kirchgasler
– Diego Roman
– Mollie McQuillan
– Diana Rodriguez-Gomez
– Beverly Trezek
– Luis Columna
2018–2019 academic year
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May 15
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2019
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
- Breakfast and Networking
- UW System Reference Check Policy (Gautam Jayanthi)
- Financial Health of the School (Diana Hess)
April 17
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
- Breakfast and networking
- Introductions and announcements
- Data Digest
February 21
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2019
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
- Update from Dean Hess
- Introductions
- Interactive Session on Professional Learning
- Grand Challenges
- Update on Associate Dean for Diversity Search
November 21
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, November 21, 2018
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m
- Welcome
- Global Engagement Strategic Plan (Kendall/McCleary)
- Multi-factor Authentication (Spychalla)
October 17
TO: Members of the ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
FROM: Diana Hess, Dean
SUBJECT: Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, October 17, 2018
LOCATION: Wisconsin Idea Room / 159 Education Building, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
- New Faculty & Staff Introductions
- Office of Research Policy and Integrity: Outside Activity Reports
- The State of the School