School of Nursing (SON) all faculty/staff monthly meeting
Cunningham Hall Room 151, 09:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: I. Call to order and roll call
II. Automatic Consent
A. Agenda: November 17, 2023, meeting
B. Minutes: October 20, 2023, meeting
C. Business Items:
1. GPC approved Closure of Tracks as shown below. Proposed GPC #05-06-16(2)G DNP Program Description as of Spring 2024 (Attachment A)
• Maternal-Infant CNS Track
• Nurse Informatics Track
• Community Public Health Track
2. GPC approved Changing Practicums to Incorporate Leadership/Education which affects both of the following policy documents:
• Creation of a new policy document proposed GPC # 11-03-23 PhD Student and Major Professor Guidelines for the 899 Practicum in Nursing Leadership/Education (effective Fall 2024) (Attachment B)
• Updates to proposed GPC #05-05-17(3)F PhD Program Description (effective Fall 2024). (Attachment C)
III. School Business
New Business
A. Overview of the IAS review process – N. McAndrew and M. Polfus. (Attachment E)
B. CHPS DEIJ Taskforce – S. Gopalakrishnan and B. Stone. Discussion and feedback on the CHPS Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Social Justice (IDEAS) Committee document. (Attachment D)
IV. School Communications
A. Announcements
B. Reports
1. School of Nursing Report by Head of School (J. Doering/K. Litwack)
2. College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) Report (K. Litwack)
i. Committee Reports (2-3 min. each)
i. Research Committee (RC) – A. Talsma/A. Dressel
ii. Academic Planning Committee (APC) – M. Taani
iii. Academic Staff Committee (ASC) – A. Sikes
iv. Committee for Practice and Partnership (CPP) – L. Woehrle/K. Ryan
v. DEIJ Committee (DEIJ) – L. Woehrle/S. Gopalakrishnan
vi. Graduate Programs Committee (GPC) – J. Holt/H. Oh
vii. Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC) – J. Ellis/C. Ziebert
viii. Executive Committee (EC) – T. Johnson
ix. IAS Review Committee (IASR) – M. Polfuss/N. McAndrew
x. Subcommittee for Faculty Review (SFR) – J. Snethen
ii. Unit Reports (2-3 min. each)
i. Student Affairs (SA) – R. Jens
ii. Simulation Center – J. Rotier
iii. Educational Design & Technology – L. Bennett / R. Chiappa
iv. Advancement – S. Montgomery-Brown/P. Kessenich
v. Community Health & Wellness Centers
a. Silver Spring
b. House of Peace (V. Baldwin) – no report
iii. Program Director Reports (2-3 min. each)
i. PhD Program (J. Snethen)
ii. DNP Program (C. Klingbeil)
iii. MN Program (P. Lucey)
iv. MSP Program (L. Woehrle)
v. RN-BSN Completion Program (N. Simonson)
vi. UG Program (M. Brown)
iv. Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Nu Chapter (J. Snethen) – 2-3 min.
3. Good and Welfare
A. Working Well Initiative Committee (WWIC – R. Treisman) – 2-3 min.
4. Adjournment
Contact: Sonya Sharp, sharps@uwm.edu, (414) 229-6188.
