Policy Updates
Recently Developed Policies
Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Program Artificial Intelligence (AI) Usage (Policy #736)
Policy Approved: May 14, 2026
This policy guides students and mentors on the proper use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for proposal submissions and work presented at URiCA Symposium events.
Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Teaching Responsibilities and Workload (Policy #250)
Policy Approved: May 14, 2026
This policy establishes UW–Whitewater’s institutional expectations for teaching responsibilities, workload, and credit‑hour equivalencies, including how those teaching responsibilities may be adjusted. It ensures the university complies with statutory minimum teaching requirements while allowing for mission‑ and discipline‑specific variations.
Recently Developed Procedures
Conferring an Honorary Doctorate Degree (Procedure #240.A)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
This procedure outlines the process, following Regent Policy Document 4-20, to award an honorary doctorate from UW-Whitewater to an individual.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Applications (Procedure #735.A)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
This procedure provides researchers with step-by-step guidance in accordance with all these requirements and in a way that the IACUC committee can understand and approve in as timely a manner as possible.
URiCA Academic Year Grant (Procedure #737.A)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Academic Year Grants.
URiCA Apprenticeship Program (Procedure #737.B)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Apprenticeship Program.
URiCA Seed Grant (Procedure #737.C)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Seed Grant.
URiCA Summer Fellowship (Procedure #737.D)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Summer Fellowship.
URiCA Travel Grant (Procedure #737.E)
Procedure Approved: May 14, 2026
Outlines the call for proposals (CFP) for the Undergraduate Research, Innovative, and Creative Activities (URiCA) Travel Grant.
