May 14, 2026 – Faculty Senate Meeting – Agenda

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

I. Call to order

II. 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. Admissions & Records Policy Committee Report: Abigail Phillips, Chair (5 minutes)
7. University Staff Committee: Anna Dempsey-Fischer, Chair (5 minutes)
8. Student Association Report: Heather Maggio, Diversity and Inclusion Director (5 minutes)

III. Senate Roll Call (Not later than 3:15 p.m.)

If you miss roll call, please sign your name on the Attendance Sign In Sheet at the back of the room.

IV. Automatic Consent (Not later than 3:20 p.m.)

1. Approval of the April 16, 2026 meeting minutes
2. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Human Resources to eliminate the Employee Assistance Program policy (SAAP 07-06) (PDF)
3. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Human Resources to revise the Annuitant Privileges policy (SAAP 07-02) (PDF)
4. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee, Academic Affairs, Facilities Planning & Management, and Student Health and Well-being to revise the Smoke and Tobacco-Free Campus policy (SAAP 10-08) (PDF)

V. For Information

1. Proposal to Inactivate the Public Health, MPH: Biostatistics (PDF)
2. Proposal to Inactivate the Public Health, PhD: Biostatistics (PDF)

VI. Chancellor’s Report

1. Faculty Document 3197R2, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the Graduate Program Review Committee (GPRC) to revise the procedures for Qualitative Reviews of Graduate Programs. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
2. Faculty Document 3592, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Hilary Snow, PhD, Teaching Professor. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
3. Faculty Document 3593, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Alan Singer, PhD, Teaching Professor. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
4. Faculty Document 3594, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the Honors College to grant faculty status to Benjamin Schneider, PhD, Teaching Professor. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
5. Faculty Document 3595, 4/16/26: 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. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
6. Faculty Document 3596, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the College of Letters & Science Faculty to dissolve the Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (AMLLC). Sent to UWM Administration, 4/20/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 4/21/26.
7. SAAP 08-02, 4/16/26: Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and the Division of Finance & Administrative Affairs to revise the policy on Fiscal Misconduct. Approved by AS Senate 4/14/26. Approved by US Senate, 4/21/26. Sent to UWM Administration, 4/22/26.

VII. Proposed Faculty Senate Rules Committee and Faculty Senate Meetings for Academic Year 2026-2027

Semester I

Semester II

VIII. Special Orders of Business

1. Faculty Senate Subcommittee on the Evaluations of Administrators (SSEA) Election (Not later than 3:25 p.m.)

Election to fill two vacancies for three-year terms on the SSEA. (Nominations and balloting at this meeting.) In accordance with FD 3589, the SSEA is comprised of “six members as follows: four faculty senators elected annually to staggered three-year terms and two academic staff senators appointed annually by the Academic Staff Committee. No more than two members shall be from a single college. No more than one member shall be from a single department in a departmentalized school or college. Nominations and elections for the faculty members will take place at the May Faculty Senate meeting. The chair shall be a faculty member elected by the committee.

The continuing members are Miren Boehm, Jennifer Fink, and Deyang Qu. The 2026-2027 Senate membership roster is posted. Please obtain consent of the person(s) you nominate.

2. Faculty Senate Rules Committee Election (Not later than 3:30 p.m.)

Election of the 2026-2027 Faculty Senate Rules Committee. (Nominations and balloting at this meeting). “Faculty committee members, who must be faculty senators, are elected annually by the Faculty Senate. There shall be one faculty committee member from each Faculty Division, and one additional faculty committee member shall be from any Faculty Division. Additionally, the Chancellor or designee serves as a non-voting member.

The Chair is elected from among the members of the committee by majority vote of the Faculty Senate and becomes President pro tem of the Faculty Senate, who also serves as a member of the University Committee. Any given college may not be represented in consecutive years in the chair of the Rules Committee; further, membership composition restrictions of the University Committee with respect to college and departmental affiliation of its members shall also be followed when electing the chair.”

Faculty from the College of Letters & Science and the Departments of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Music, and Social Work are not eligible for chairperson. The 2026-2027 Senate membership roster is posted. Please obtain consent of the person(s) you nominate.

IX. Business

1. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and University Police Department to create the policy on Emergency Operations Management (SAAP 10-14) (PDF)
   (Not later than 3:35 p.m.)
   
   Brian Switala, Chief of Police
   University Police Department
   Presenting
2. Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Human Resources to revise the Rehiring UW Annuitants policy (SAAP 07-12) (PDF)
   (Not later than 3:40 p.m.)
   
   Makda Fessahaye, Associate Vice Chancellor
   Human Resources
   Presenting
3. Student Affairs Report
   
   Kelly Haag, Vice Chancellor
   Student Affairs
   Presenting
   • Presentation
     (Not later than 3:45 p.m.)
   • Questions
     (Not later than 3:50 p.m.)
4. Information Technology Report
   
   Scott Genung, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
   University Information Technology Services
   Presenting
   • Presentation
     (Not later than 3:55 p.m.)
   • Questions
     (Not later than 4:00 p.m.)
5. Office of Research Report
   
   Ali Abedi, Vice Chancellor for Research
   Office of Research
   Presenting
   • Presentation
     (Not later than 4:05 p.m.)
   • Questions
     (Not later than 4:10 p.m.)

X. Special Orders of Business (continued)

1. Election of the Chair of the Faculty Senate Rules Committee (Not later than 4:15 p.m.)

XI. Unfinished Business (Not later than 4:20 p.m.)

XII. General Good and Welfare (Not later than 4:25 p.m.)

XIII. Adjournment