Office of the Secretary of the Faculty

Immigration & International Issues Committee (IIIC)

Shared Governance

The Immigration & International Issues Committee is a shared governance committee (FPP 6.02.) with functions established in Faculty Policies & Procedures (FPP 6.61.).

Functions

  1. Provides general advice and recommendations to the administration and all governance bodies on immigration and international student and staff issues.
  2. Considers how immigration policy impacts UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff and then provides guidance to campus leadership, especially offices working with immigration issues.
  3. Considers how international policies impact UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff and then provides guidance to campus leadership, especially offices working with international issues.
  4. Appoints subcommittees or working groups to study issues, as appropriate.

Appointments

Committee members are appointed in accordance with Faculty Policies & Procedures (FPP 6.05. and FPP 6.61):

Membership

(17-19 seats)

  1. Four faculty appointed to three-year terms
  2. Two academic staff appointed to three-year terms
  3. Two university staff appointed to three-year terms
  4. Three students appointed to one-year terms. At least one of whom will be an undergraduate student and at least one a graduate student
  5. One postdoctoral scholar (research associate, postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral trainee), appointed by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies (VCRGE) for a one-year term
  6. Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division or designee, ex officio nonvoting
  7. Director of International Student Services or designee, ex officio nonvoting
  8. Director of International Faculty & Staff Services or designee, ex officio nonvoting
  9. Director of the Multicultural Student Center or designee, ex officio nonvoting
  10. Director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic or designee, ex officio nonvoting
  11. Up to two community representatives as deemed appropriate by the committee, nonvoting
  • Chair: The chair shall be chosen by the committee from among the faculty members appointed pursuant to section A.1. The committee may also, at its discretion, appoint an academic staff member, a university staff member, or a student appointed pursuant to A.2, A.3. and A.4. to serve as co-chair.

Immigration & International Issues Committee

Senate Actions

  • Proposal to amend Faculty Policies and Procedures 6.61 Immigration and International Issues Committee by adding a postdoctoral scholar seat
    (Faculty Document 3030, 2 May 2022)
  • Proposal to Standardize Membership Information in Faculty Policies and Procedures Chapter 6 Committees: FPP 6.42 (Information Technology Committee), FPP 6.61 (Immigration and International Issues Committee), and FPP 6.54 (University Committee)
    (Faculty Document 2966, 4 October 2021)
  • Proposal to Create the Immigration and International Issues Committee in Faculty Policies and Procedures (Incorporating the Advisory Council on Immigration and International Student Issues)
    (Faculty Document 2732, 5 March 2018)

Annual Reports

  • Immigration & International Issues Committee Annual Report, 2020-2021
    (Faculty Document 3026, 2 May 2022)
  • Immigration & International Issues Committee Annual Report, 2019-2020
    (Faculty Document 2960, 4 October 2021)
  • Immigration & International Issues Committee Annual Report, 2018-2019
    (Faculty Document 2885, 20 April 2020)