In-Person Sage 4487 Approve prior meeting minutes Chair Report Sociology Program Report: -Student numbers MPA Program Report: -FERM program updates -Reshuffling of Intro to Public Administration (stacking PA211 with MPA 711) -Discussions with the Wisconsin City and County Management Association (WCMA) -Whitburn Center Outreach Fellowship (funding opportunity) Old Business: 4+1 Program New Business: Fall 2024 course building Department Meetings Days/Times in Spring 2024 (Still Meeting Thursdays, 8 AM?) Sitting together at commencement Outreach Activities and Events: – 11/17/2023 – Titan Preview Day (Orlaith & Paul) – Hosted our Demystifying the Wisconsin State Budget Process event (see here: https://youtu.be/njRStgDDNbA) (Mike) – Presented “The Rural Nonprofit Sector and Local Government: Moving Towards Collective Impact” at the 2023 ARNOVA Conference in Orlando, FL (Mike) Break into Programs for rest of meeting time MPA – Budget allocations and use for MPA faculty FERM follow up discussion Whitburn Center Advertising Text on the MPA website Spring 2024 classes enrollment discussion/update MPA meetings on separate days in Spring 2024 for longer discussions Fall 2024 course building Sociology – Fall 2024 course building Adjourn Meghann Krueger 12/12/2023