Codification Committee – Annual Report – 2025-2026

Members:

Name	Rank	Department	Div	E/A	Term Ends	Email
Colleen Galambos	FAC	Social Work	PR	E	2028	galamboc@uwm.edu
< >	FAC			A	2028
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
Zachary Durlam 1	FAC	Music	AH	E	2026	durlam@uwm.edu
John Reisel	FAC	Secretary of the University	x-o	o	2026	reisel@uwm.edu

Charter:

A1.7    Codification Committee

The Codification Committee reviews and recommends changes to Faculty policies and procedures for clarity, consistency, and alignment. It conducts ongoing policy review, consults with relevant committees, and advises on updates to UWM Policies and Procedures.

1. Membership. The committee is composed of the following members:
   1. three elected Faculty members;
   2. three Faculty members appointed by the University Committee;
   3. one ex-officio and non-voting member: 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 Faculty 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 updating the UWM Faculty Policies and Procedures.

Meetings:

The Codification Committee met six times over the 2025-26 academic year (other meetings were scheduled but canceled due to lack of business).  In all seventeen documents or changes to documents were reviewed, including a major change to Faculty P&P, regularizing the way faculty committee members are described.  The codification committee also proposed a change to its own charter to clarify that the committee only reviews faculty policies, not general university policies (such as SAAPs). This change was accepted by Faculty Senate on November 20, 2025.