College of Nursing Faculty and P-IAS Search & Screen Committee, 09/28/2017

College of Nursing Faculty and P-IAS Search & Screen Committee CUN 795, 08:00 am Purpose of Meeting: Conduct committee business. Contact: Jennifer Doering, doering@uwm.edu, (414) 229-5146. This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute: Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the […]

Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC), 09/28/2017

Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC) LUBAR N440, 10:00 am Purpose of Meeting: Discuss committee business. Latest information can be found here: https://uwm.edu/secu/faculty/standing/apbc/ Contact: Louisa Eastman, louisae@uwm.edu, (414) 229-5988. This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute: Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public […]

UWM receives grant to study Algonquian languages

MILWAUKEE _The National Science Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education to help research the preservation and teaching of two indigenous languages. The institute will partner with two tribal colleges serving the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Wisconsin and the Saginaw Chippewa […]

Scammers target students with fake FBI phone number

There have been multiple reports of a scam where someone claims to be an FBI agent, who demands repayment for tuition and student loans. The caller often knows the intended victim’s name and may call a cell phone or work number. The caller may threaten to arrest the victim if the fees are not paid through a third-party platform.

UWM police begin using body-worn cameras

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Police Department began testing body-worn cameras with a small group of officers on Wednesday, Sept. 27, as a means of increasing safety and public confidence. Many campus and community police departments already use body-worn cameras, including the Milwaukee and Shorewood police departments and campus police at UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse […]

Chemistry Executive Committee Meeting, 09/27/2017

Chemistry Executive Committee Meeting Chemistry, room 123, 03:45 pm Purpose of Meeting: Approval of Housekeeping Rules; election of Credentials Subcommittee member; other business and announcements. Contact: Wendy Grober, wgrober@uwm.edu, (414) 229-4098.

Biomedical Sciences Executive Committee, 09/27/2017

Biomedical Sciences Executive Committee END 816, 02:00 pm Purpose of Meeting: Discuss Departmental matters Contact: Pam Akers, pama@uwm.edu, (414) 229-2645. This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute: Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises […]