Division of Arts & Humanities Executive Committee – Annual Report – 2024-2025
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Members:
2024-25 Executive Committee
Name
Rank
Department
E/A
Term Ends
Email
Winson Chu
Assoc
History
E
2027
wchu@uwm.edu
Kristin Pitt
Assoc
Global Studies
E
2027
kepitt@uwm.edu
Sheila Feay-Shaw
Prof
Music
E
2026
feayshaw@uwm.edu
Robin Mello
Prof
Theatre
E
2026
rmello@uwm.edu
Maria Soledad Gillespie, Chair
Prof
Dance
E
2026
gillespi@uwm.edu
Valerie Laken 1
Assoc
English
E
2025
laken@uwm.edu
Nicholas Fleisher
Assoc
Linguistics
E
2025
fleishen@uwm.edu
1 Repl. N. Bird-Soto (2025-E)
The Committee extends its appreciation to past members for service as alternate committee members during the 2024-25 academic year: Gillian Rodger and Michael Newman.
Alternate Committee Members
Persons eligible to serve as alternate members. The year listed indicates how long, according to the five-year rule, they will remain eligible.
Name
Department
Division
Eligibility
Assoc. Prof. Nicholas Fleisher
Linguistics
Arts
2030
Assoc. Prof. Valerie Laken
English
Humanities
2030
Assoc. Prof. Richard Popp
History
Humanities
2029
Assoc. Prof. Kelly Kirshtner
Film
Arts
2028
Assoc. Prof. Stephen White
Theatre
Arts
2028
Assoc. Prof. William Wood
Anthropology
Humanities
2028
Professor Kyoung Ae Cho
Art & Design
Arts
2027
Assoc. Prof. John McCaw
Spanish & Portuguese
Humanities
2026
Professor Michael Newman
English
Humanities
2026
Assoc. Prof. Hamid Ouali
Linguistics
Humanities
2026
Professor Gillian Rodger
Music
Arts
2026
Committee Activities:
The Divisional Executive Committee is charged with rendering promotion, appointment, and post-tenure review advice to the deans of the UWM schools or colleges in accordance with UWM P & P-Chapter 3, Faculty Divisional Systems. Nine (9) meetings were scheduled for the 2024-25 academic year to consider personnel matters:
Fall 2024: Sept. 1, Nov. 12, and Dec. 11, 2024.
Spring 2025: Jan. 31, Feb. 28, March. 26, April 9, May 7, and May 9, 2025.
Recommendations on Promotion Cases
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
Recommendations by Entire Executive Committee
Arts
Hum
Arts
Hum
TOTAL
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
3
3
0
0
6
Appointment to Associate Professor with Tenure
0
0
0
0
0
Recommendations by Subcommittee/Full Professors
Arts
Hum
Arts
Hum
TOTAL
Promotion to Professor
2
5
0
0
7
Appointment to Professor
0
0
0
0
0
Total Promotion Recommendations Forwarded
Arts
Hum
Arts
Hum
TOTAL
5
8
0
0
13
Post-tenure Review (PTR) Recommendations
Total PTR Recommendations Forwarded:
Arts
Hum
Total
0
0
0
Promotional Criteria
No revisions to the criteria were implemented for the 2025-26 Arts & Humanities Criteria, Policy, or Checklists.
Post-tenure Review Criteria
There were no revisions to the Arts & Humanities Post-Tenure Review Evaluation Policy.