2024-25 – Faculty Senate – Semester II – Summary of Legislation

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UWM Policies and Procedures

  1. Document 3553, 1/23/25: Recommendation of the Academic Program & Curriculum Committee (APCC) to Amend UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter A1.2: APCC Charter. Sent to UWM Administration, 1/24/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 1/28/25.
  2. Document 3554, 1/23/25: Recommendation of the Academic Planning & Budget Committee (APBC) to Amend UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter A1.05: APBC Charter. Sent to UWM Administration, 1/24/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 1/28/25.
  3. Document 3558, 3/13/25: Recommendation of the Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) to Amend UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter A3.2: ITPC Charter. Sent to UWM Administration, 3/14/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 3/19/25.
  4. Document 3559, 3/13/25: Recommendation of the University Committee to Revise UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter 5.20: Procedures for Promotion to the Rank of Professor. Sent to UWM Administration, 3/14/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 3/19/25.
  5. Document 3562, 4/17/25: Recommendation of the University Committee (UC) to Dissolve the Division of General Studies. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/22/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/2425.
  6. Document 3562, 4/17/25: Recommendation of the Faculty Senate Rules Committee to Revise UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter A3.0: Faculty Senate Rules Committee Charter. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/22/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/2425.
  7. Document 3565, 05/06/25: Recommendation to Amend UWM Policies & Procedures Chapter A3.1: Honorary Degrees Committee Charter. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.

University, School, College, Senate and Committee Actions

  1. Document 3555, 1/23/25: Recommendation of the College of Health Professions and Sciences to Close the Masters in Sustainable Peacebuilding Program. Sent to UWM Administration, 1/24/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 1/28/25.
  2. Document 3557, 3/13/25: Recommendation of the International Committee (IC) to Create a Policy on Center of International Education Oversight and Decision-Making Authority for Study Abroad Programs. Sent to UWM Administration, 3/14/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 3/19/25.
  3. Document 3560, 3/13/25: Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science and the Department of to rename itself the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Sent to UWM Administration, 3/14/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 3/19/25.
  4. Document 3562, 4/17/25: Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science and the Department of Physics to rename itself the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/22/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/2425.
  5. Document 1817R4, 05/06/25: Recommendation of the Academic Policy Committee to Revise the Academic Warning and Separation Policy. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  6. Document 2137R8, 05/06/25: Recommendation of the Faculty Senate Subcommittee on the Evaluation of Administrators (SSEA) to Revise the Policy for Faculty Evaluation of Administrators. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  7. Document 3566, 05/06/25: Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science and the Department-like Body of Translation & Interpreting Studies to dissolve the Department-like Body of Translation & Interpreting Studies. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  8. Document 3567, 05/06/25: Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese to dissolve the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  9. Document 3568, 05/06/25: Memorandum of Understanding Between UW-Parkside’s Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences and UWM’s Master of Science in Athletic Training. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  10. Document 3569, 05/06/25: Recommendation of the Master of Science in Data Science Program to Change the Name of the Program to Master of Science in Data Science & Applied Artificial Intelligence. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Approved by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.
  11. Document 3570, 05/06/25: Endorsement of the letter from the International Committee to the Provost regarding the process by which the Institute for World Affairs was marked for elimination in December 2025. Sent to UWM Administration, 05/07/25. Received by UWM Administration, 05/12/25.

Reports Received

None

Memorial Resolution

  1. Document 3561, 4/17/25: Memorial Resolution for Associate Professor Emerita of Kinesiology Erika Sander.