1.02 – Powers and Jurisdiction of the University Faculty

  1. The University Faculty has charge of all educational matters which concern more than one college, or division, or which are otherwise of general interest.
  2. The University Faculty may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its proceedings.
  3. The University Faculty may create committees and adopt rules and regulations for their operation.
  4. The University Faculty may delegate functional authority and responsibility to committees, other groups, or administrative offices; however, such bodies or offices are accountable to the University Faculty which retains primary responsibilities for academic and educational activities and Faculty personnel matters.
  5. Among the matters within the jurisdiction of the University Faculty are the following:
    1. Questions concerning the educational interest or educational policies of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The University Faculty has general charge of those questions of scholarship which pertain to more than one college, or division, and may make needful rules relating to scholarship and the enforcement of student discipline.
    2. Requirements for admission to and graduation from any part of UWM and the title of the degree to be conferred upon the completion of any course of study. When a college, or division Faculty has taken action with respect to these academic matters, these actions must be approved by the University Faculty before they become effective.
    3. Establishment of procedural rules and recommendation of candidates for honorary degrees for submission to the Board of Regents.
    4. Commencement exercises and honors convocations.
    5. Regulation of student academic and educational affairs.
  6. If there is a conflict of jurisdiction between the University Faculty and the Faculty of any college or division, the decision rests with the University Faculty. Questions of jurisdictional conflict not resolved by the Faculty meeting as a body are reviewed by the University Committee, which makes recommendations to the University Faculty concerning resolution of such questions.
  7. The enumeration made in this Section is only illustrative of the nature of the powers and jurisdiction of the University Faculty and is not to be construed as limiting.
  8. Graduate School Faculty. The authority of the University Faculty over the following educational matters is expressly delegated and vested in the Graduate School Faculty, its Graduate Faculty Committee or other designated bodies. Graduate School Faculty are responsible for review and approval of graduate courses and programs, including graduate credit aspects only of course proposals involving both graduate and undergraduate credit, offered in the UWM colleges and Divisions. The Graduate School Faculty review and approve the requirements for admission to, continuation in, and graduation from such programs. The Graduate School Faculty provide final Faculty approval of policies and plans for further development of such programs. Action concerning these delegated academic matters is forwarded by the Graduate Faculty Committee through appropriate administrative officers for final University approval as required.