Members:
2024-25 Executive Committee
| Name | Rank | Department | Div | E/A | Term Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Holifield | Prof | Geography | SS | E | 2027 | holifiel@uwm.edu |
| Jennifer Jordan | Prof | Sociology | SS | E | 2027 | jajordan@uwm.edu |
| Natasha Sugiyama, Chair | Prof | Political Science | SS | E | 2026 | sugiyamn@uwm.edu |
| Kalman Applbaum 1 | Prof | Anthropology | SS | A | 2025 | applbaum@uwm.edu |
| Shawn Cahill 2 | Assoc | Psychology | SS | A | 2025 | cahill@uwm.edu |
| Ioannis Floros | Assoc | Finance | SS | E | 2025 | ivfloros@uwm.edu |
| Matthew McGinty 3 | Prof | Economics | SS | E | 2025 | mmcginty@uwm.edu |
1Repl. S. Riforgiate spring 2025 sabbatical (2025-E)
2 No candidates from election
3Repl. Benjamin Campbell spring 2025 sabbatical (2026-E)
Designated to call first meeting
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 | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Matthew McGinty | Economics | 2030 |
| Assoc. Professor Ioannis Floros | Business | 2030 |
| Assoc. Professor Shawn Cahill | Psychology | 2030 |
| Assoc. Professor Noelle Chesley | Sociology | 2029 |
| Professor Kundan Kishor | Economics | 2029 |
| Assoc. Professor Sara Benesh | Political Science | 2028 |
| Assoc. Professor Anne Pycha | Linguistics | 2028 |
| Assoc. Professor Zengwang Xu | Geography | 2027 |
| Professor Erin Parcell | Communication | 2026 |
| Professor Sunwoong Kim | Economics | 2025 |
Committee Activities:
The Divisional Executive Committees are charged with rendering promotion, appointment and post-tenure review advice to the deans of the UWM schools or colleges in accordance with UWM Policy & Procedures-Chapter 3, Faculty Divisional Systems. The Committee scheduled five (6) meetings for the 2024-25 academic year to consider personnel matters:
- Fall 2023: Aug 28, No 15, Dec 20, 2024
- Spring 2024: Feb 21, April 18, May 16, 2025
Recommendations on Promotion Cases
| Recommendations by the Entire Executive Committee | Positive | Negative | Total |
| Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Appointment to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recommendations by the Subcommittee | Positive | Negative | Total |
| Promotion to the rank of Professor | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Appointment to the rank of Professor with Tenure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Personnel Recommendations Forwarded | Positive | Negative | Total |
| 8 | 0 | 8 |
Post-tenure Review (PTR) Recommendations
| Total PTR Recommendations Forwarded: | Positive | Negative | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Promotional Criteria
The committee did not make changes to the criteria for the 2025-2026 year.
Post-tenure Review Criteria
There were no revisions to the Division of Social Sciences Procedures for Responding to Negative Post-Tenure Review and the Checklist for Post-Tenure Review Files to be Submitted for Review document.