April 18, 2025
School of Nursing (SON) Faculty/Staff Meeting
Cunningham Hall CUN G40, 10:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: I. Call to order and roll call
II. Automatic Consent
A. Agenda: for April 18th, 2025
B. Minutes: from February 21st, 2025
C. Bachelor of Science Spring 2025 Grad List upon completion of graduation requirements for Faculty Approval (Attachment A)
D. Coming from GPC:
1. GPC approved all of the following at their April meeting
I. NURSDNP 707- Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment B)
II. NURSDNP 725 – Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment C)
III. NURSDNP 728 – Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment D)
IV. NURSDNP 735 – Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment E)
V. NURSDNP 753 – Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment F)
VI. NURSDNP 754 – Course Title, Description and Outcomes Changes (Attachment G)
VII. NURSDNP 755, New Course Proposal-Diagnostic Reasoning for Advanced Practice (Attachment H)
VIII. NURSDNP 724 New Course Proposal- Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Advanced Practice (Attachment I)
IX. Discontinuation of Policy GPC # 10-02-09(1)E, DNP Comp Prelim Exam Guides (Attachment J)
X. Proposed GPC 05-05-17(2)D MN Program Description-Updates to the MN Program Outcomes (Attachment K)
XI. Proposed Updates to Policy GPC 02-06-09D, Dissertation Policy (Attachment L)
XII. Proposed Updates to Policy GPC 05-04-18A, Qualifying Exam (Attachment M)
XIII. Proposed Updates to Policy GPC 09-05-08C, PhD Milestones/Expectations (Attachment N)
XIV. Proposed Updates to Policy GPC 02-02-07(4)B, PhD Policy on Time Limit for Program Completion (Attachment O)
XV. Proposed Updates to Policy GPC 05-05-17(3)H, PhD Program Description (enrolled as of Spring 2026) (Attachment P)
XVI. For informational purposes only: Updates were done to the procedure document – Committee Procedures and Guidelines for the Administration of the Qualifying Exam (QE) for PhD Students (Attachment Q)
III. School Business
A. Unfinished Business – N/A
B. New Business
1. Faculty discussion and vote – Brought by SON GPC: Proposed Updates to Policy GPC #05-05-17(6)C, CNS Post Graduate Certificate Policy-(Closure of the Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist for both BS-DNP and Certificate Tracks) (Attachment R)
2. Faculty discussion and vote – Brought by College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC): CHPS MVV_BMSHCAEdits4.4.25Clean_Mission Vision and Values to share with schools (Attachment S)
3. Faculty discussion and vote – Brought by College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC): Grading Scale CHPS (Attachment T)
4. Discussion and first read – revised SON 2025-2030 Mission, Vision and Values statement (Attachment U)
5. Discussion and first read – year 1 of the SON 2025-2030 Strategic Plan workbook (Attachment V)
IV. School Communications
A. Announcements
1. 414 UWM Days of Giving (Attachment W)
2. Recognitions
B. Reports
1. School of Nursing (SON) Report by Head of School – J. Doering
2. Committee Reports (2-3 min. each)
I. Research Committee (RC) – J. Holt/L. Brennan
II. Academic Planning Committee (APC) – M. Taani/A. Anderson
III. Academic Staff Committee (ASC) – A. Sikes/J. Hertig
IV. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee (DEIJ) – L. Woehrle/C. Ziebert
V. Graduate Program Committee (GPC) – H. Oh/L. Wesp
VI. Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC) – C. Ziebert/J. Snethen
VII. Executive Committee (EC) – P. Kako
VIII. IAS Review Committee (IASR) – M. Polfuss/N. McAndrew
IX. Subcommittee for Faculty Review (SFR) – J. Snethen
X. CHPS Research Committee – H. Oh/A. Anderson/K. Farrar-Stern
XI. CHPS Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC) – M. Taani/J. Snethen/L. Brennan
3. Unit Reports (2-3 min. each)
I. Student Affairs (SA) – R. Jens
II. Simulation Center – J. Rotier
III. Educational Design and Technology – L. Bennett/R. Chiappa
4. Program Director Reports (2-3 min. each)
I. PhD Program – J. Snethen
II. DNP Program – A. Markiewicz
III. MN Program – M. Melcher
IV. MSP Program – L. Woehrle
V. RN-BSN Completion Program – N. Simonson
VI. UG Program – M. Brown
5. Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Nu Chapter – J. Snethen (2-3 min.)
V. Good and Welfare
A. Working Well Initiative Committee (WWIC) – R. Treisman (2-3 min.)
VI. Adjournment
Contact: Sonya Sharp, sharps@uwm.edu, (414) 229-6188.