A2.1 – Faculty Consultative Committee for Financial Emergencies

The Faculty Consultative Committee for Financial Emergencies consults with the Chancellor and represents the Faculty in matters related to a financial emergency. It advises on budget reduction alternatives, potential faculty position eliminations, and consults with affected units. It reports findings to the Faculty Senate, Chancellor, and Board of Regents.

1. Membership. The committee is composed of the following members:
   1. fourteen faculty members, not more than seven of whom shall be from a single college, and not more than one of whom shall be from a single department in a departmentalized school:
      1. one faculty member from each of the following committees:
         1. Academic Program and Curriculum Committee;
         2. Graduate Faculty Committee;
         3. Senate Budget Committee;
         4. University Committee
      2. ten faculty members elected by the faculty of each Division, in proportion to its share of the total faculty.
   2. In the event that a declaration of financial emergency is contemplated, the Chancellor shall notify the Faculty Senate Rules Committee. The Rules Committee thereupon calls for nominations as the first order of business at the next meeting of the Faculty Senate or University Faculty. Immediately thereafter, the members are elected by the Faculty in a ballot in accordance with the provisions of 1.01. As soon as the full membership composed of designated and elected members has been constituted, the Chancellor shall activate the Committee for consultation and advice as provided in UWS 5.05.
2. Functions.
   1. Consults with the Chancellor if at any time a declaration of financial emergency is to be considered.
   2. Represents the Faculty before the Board of Regents in the event that the Board of Regents is considering a declaration of a state of financial emergency for UWM under the provisions of UWS 5.05 and 5.06.
   3. In accordance with criteria established by the Faculty, advises the Chancellor with respect to the following issues in the event that a state of emergency is declared:
      1. Consideration of identifiable alternative methods of budget reduction;
      2. Determination of whether reductions in Faculty positions can be made with less detriment to the institution’s ability to fulfill its mission than would follow from reasonable alternative courses of action;
      3. Determination from which colleges, schools, departments or programs Faculty positions should be eliminated.
   4. Consults with faculties of colleges, schools, departments and programs potentially involved in actions recommended under provisions of a state of financial emergency.
   5. Reports its findings and recommendations to the Faculty Senate, Chancellor and the Board of Regents.