Faculty Appeals & Grievances Committee – Annual Report – 2024-2025

Members:

Name	Rank	Department	Div	E/A	Term Ends	Email
Sara Benesh	Assoc	Political Science	SS	E	2027	sbenesh@uwm.edu
John Berges	Prof	Biological Sciences	NS	E	2027	berges@uwm.edu
Rebecca Headley Konkel 1	Assoc	Criminal Justice & Criminology	PR	A	2026	rkonkel@uwm.edu
Kristen Murphy 2, Co-Chair	Prof	Chemistry & Biochemistry	NS	E	2026	kmurphy@uwm.edu
Steve Decker 3, Co-Chair	Assoc	Arts & Humanities	GS	E	2025	deckersj@uwm.edu
Julie Ellis*	Assoc	Nursing	PR	E	2025	jellis@uwm.edu
Stephen White 4,6	Assoc	Theatre	AH	A	2025	swhite@uwm.edu

Charter:

A2.3    Faculty Appeals and Grievances Committee

1. Membership.  Seven tenured Faculty members elected by the Faculty. No more than two of the Faculty shall be from a single Faculty Division.  No more than three Faculty members shall be from a single college, and no more than one member shall be from a single department in a departmentalized college.  Members who have been elected to and have served a full three-year term are not eligible for reelection until two years have elapsed.  Members who are elected to a partial term are eligible for reelection.
2. Chair.  In the spring semester, the committee shall elect a Chair for the following year from among its continuing members.  The decision shall be communicated to the Secretary of the University by April 15.  The duties of the new Chair will commence on the first day of the fall semester, except that the new Chair may serve over the summer by agreement of the committee in the event that the incumbent Chair is unable to serve.
3. Functions.  Upon referral by the University Committee, hears appeals in accordance with the provision of Section 5.18 and UWS 3.08, Wis. Admin. Code; and serves as the grievance committee in cases not falling within the authority of any other Faculty committee having jurisdiction over specific categories of grievances, pursuant to the provisions of UWS 6.02, Wis. Admin. Code.  The Faculty Appeals and Grievances Committee shall retain jurisdiction during pendency of any reconsideration; the University Committee shall retain jurisdiction during a de novo consideration by an ad hoc review committee (ref. 5.181 – 5.186).

Meetings:

The FAGC meets as needed when cases are received from the University Committee. 

Therefore, the FAGC met eight times during the 2024-2025 academic year. 

The FAGC received and resolved thirteen total cases.  Due to the nature of the business of the FAGC, all discussions occurred during closed session.