Codification Committee – Annual Report – 2024-2025

Members:

Name	Rank	Department	Div	E/A	Term Ends	Email
John Boyland, Chair	FAC	Computer Science	NS	A	2027	boyland@uwm.edu
Anne Pycha	FAC	Linguistics	SS	E	2027	pycha@uwm.edu
Winson Chu	FAC	History	AH	A	2026	wchu@uwm.edu
Tait Szabo	FAC	Arts & Humanities	GS	E	2026	szabot@uwm.edu
Colleen Galambos 1	FAC	Social Work	PR	E	2025	galamboc@uwm.edu
Scott Schanke	FAC	Lubar College of Business	PR	A	2025	schanke@uwm.edu
John Reisel	FAC	Secretary of the University	x-o	o	2025	reisel@uwm.edu

Charter:

A1.7    Codification Committee

1. Membership.  Seven members as follows: three elected Faculty members, three Faculty members appointed by the University Committee; and ex-officio, the Secretary of the University, who serves as the committee’s secretary.
2. Functions
   1. Reviews and makes recommendations concerning all proposed additions to and changes in existing University policies and procedures.  The committee employs the criteria of clarity, internal consistency, and relation to other policies and procedures governing UWM.  Such recommendations will accompany proposals for additions and alterations in policies and procedures when submitted for Faculty action.
   2. Undertakes and maintains a continuing review of Faculty policies and procedures, and any supplement thereto.
   3. Upon its own initiative, or by request of the University Committee, or at the direction of the University Faculty, recommends appropriate changes in Faculty policies, procedures, and committee structure.  Such recommendations are made only after consultation with the Faculty committees concerned.
   4. Assists and advises the Secretary of the University or other appropriate administrative officials in up-dating the UWM Policies and Procedures.

Meetings:

Over the academic year 2024-25, the Codification Committee met seven times:

• 8/29/2024
• 9/26/2024
• 11/13/2024
• 1/8/2025
• 2/19/2025
• 3/26/2025
• 4/16/2025

It approved wording on seventeen policy documents altogether, often after suggesting minor changes.  It also worked to regularize language in Faculty Policies and Procedures, especially the section on university-level committees.