April 16, 2026 – Faculty Senate Meeting – Agenda

Time: Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Curtin 175 (in person only)

1. Call to order
2. Comments and Questions
   1. Chancellor’s Report (10 minutes)
   2. Provost’s Report (5 minutes)
   3. University Committee (UC) Report: Melinda Kavanaugh, Chair (5 minutes)
   4. Academic Planning & Budget Committee Report: Derek Counts and Jarett Wilcoxen, Co-Chairs (5 minutes)
   5. Academic Staff Committee Report: Jennifer Herriges, Chair (5 minutes)
   6. Physical Environment Committee Report: Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Chair (5 minutes)
   7. Research Policy and Advisory Committee: Victoria McCoy, Chair (5 minutes)
   8. Student Association Report: Heather Maggio, Diversity and Inclusion Director (5 minutes)
3. Memorial Resolution (Not later than 3:15 p.m.)
   1. Professor Emerita Julia Snethen, School of Nursing (FD3591) (PDF)
4. Senate Roll Call (Not later than 3:20 p.m.)
   If you miss roll call, please sign your name on the Attendance Sign In Sheet at the back of the room.
5. Automatic Consent (Not later than 3:25 p.m.)
   1. Approval of the March 19, 2026 meeting minutes
6. Chancellor’s Report
   1. SAAP 05-02; 07-03; 14-05, 3/19/26: Recommendation to approved policy revisions regarding retaliation provisions. Approved by US Senate, 3/17/26. To AS Senate, 4/14/26.
7. Business
   1. Recommendation of the Graduate Program Review Committee (GPRC) to revise the procedures for Qualitative Reviews of Graduate Programs (FD3197R2) (PDF & DOCX)
      (Not later than 3:30 p.m.)
      
      Joshua Mersky, Chair
      GPRC
      Presenting
   2. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Hilary Snow, PhD, Teaching Professor (FD3592) (PDF)
      (Not later than 3:35 p.m.)
      
      Peter Sands, Director
      Honors College
      Presenting
   3. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Alan Singer, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor (FD3593) (PDF)
      (Not later than 3:40 p.m.)
      
      Peter Sands, Director
      Honors College
      Presenting
   4. Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Benjamin Schneider, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor (FD3594) (PDF)
      (Not later than 3:45 p.m.)
      
      Peter Sands, Director
      Honors College
      Presenting
   5. Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science Faculty to move the Departments of Geography (GEOG) and Conservation & Environmental Sciences (CES) into the Department of Geosciences (GEOSCI); to change the name of the Department of Geosciences to the Department of Earth, Environment, and Society (EES); and to dissolve the Department of Geography (FD3595) (PDF)
      (Not later than 3:50 p.m.)
      
      Anne Bonds, Chair, Department of Geography
      Lindsay McHenry, Chair, Department of Geosciences
      Presenting
   6. Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science Faculty to dissolve the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (AMLLC) (FD3596) (PDF)
      (Not later than 3:55 p.m.)
      
      Elisabetta Cova, Chair
      Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (AMLLC)
      Presenting
   7. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and the Division of Finance & Administrative Affairs to revise the policy on Fiscal Misconduct (SAAP 08-02) (PDF & DOCX)
      (Not later than 4:00 p.m.)
      
      Robin Van Harpen, Vice Chancellor
      Finance & Administrative Affairs
      Presenting
   8. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Marketing & Communications to Create the policy on Social Media Usage Representing UWM (SAAP 11-03) (PDF)
      (Not later than 4:05 p.m.)
      
      Jodie Tabak, Interim Vice Chancellor
      Marketing & Communications
      Presenting
8. Unfinished Business (Not later than 4:10 p.m.)
9. General Good and Welfare (Not later than 4:15 p.m.)
10. Adjournment