Time: Thursday at 2:30p.m.
Location: Curtin 175
I. Call to order
II. Comments and Questions
- Chancellor’s Report (10 minutes)
- Provost’s Report (5 minutes)
- University Committee (UC) Report: Wilkistar Otieno, Chair (5 minutes)
- Academic Planning & Budget Committee Report: Miren Boehm and Jarett Wilcoxen, Co-Chairs (5 minutes)
- Physical Environment Committee Report: Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Chair (5 minutes)
- Academic Staff Committee Report: Nicole Oswald, Chair (5 minutes)
- University Staff Committee Report: Anna Dempsey-Fischer, Chair (5 minutes)
- Student Government Report: Sierra Lee, President (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 September 17, 2026 meeting minutes
2. 2025-26 Annual Reports for the Faculty Standing Committees
2025-26 Annual Report, pending receipt:
- Admissions & Records Policy Committee
- Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee
- Graduate Curriculum Committee
- Graduate Program Review Committee
- Information Technology Policy Committee
- University Committee
V. For Information
- Recommendation of the College of the Arts & Architecture to create the UW-Milwaukee Center for Classical Guitar Excellence (PDF)
- Request for Authorization to Plan a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Human & Organizational Learning and Leadership [working title] jointly offered by Department of Educational Psychology and Department of Administrative Leadership (PDF)
- Request for Authorization to Plan a Master of Arts in Heritage & Preservation Studies (PDF)
VI. Chancellor’s Report
- SAAP 11-03, 9/17/26: Recommendation of the Policy Advisory Committee and Marketing & Communications to Create the policy on Social Media Usage Representing UWM. Approved by AS Senate 5/12/26. Approved by US Senate, 5/19/26. Sent to UWM Administration, 9/18/26. Approved by UWM Administration, 9/22/26.
VII. Business
- Faculty Document 3597: Request for Authorization to Implement a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Middle Education at UWM (PDF)
(Not later than 3:25 p.m.)
Lisa Berger, Interim Dean
Jenny Brownson, Teaching Associate Professor
Marie LeJeune, Head of School & Associate Dean
School of Education
Presenting - Faculty Document 3598: Recommendation of the College of Health Professions & Sciences to change the name of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology to the James & Yvonne Ziemer School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology (PDF)
(Not later than 3:35 p.m.)
Kim Litwack, Dean
College of Health Professions & Sciences
Presenting - Faculty Document 3599: Recommendation of the Faculty of the Department of Architecture to change the name of the “Master of Architecture (Post-Professional)” program to the “Architecture, M.S. – Studio Track” (PDF)
(Not later than 3:40 p.m.)
Maura Lucking, Assistant Professor
Department of Architecture
Presenting - Faculty Document 3600: Recommendation of the Department of Administrative Leadership, the Department of Educational Psychology, and the School of Education Faculty to move the Department of Administrative Leadership to the Department of Educational Psychology and to re-name the Department of Educational Psychology to the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership (PDF)
(Not later than 3:45 p.m.)
Chris Lawson, Associate Professor and Department Chair
Department of Educational Psychology
Presenting - Faculty Document 3182R1: Recommendation of the Graduate Faculty Committee to revise the policy on Awarding Posthumous Graduate Degrees (PDF)
(Not later than 3:50 p.m.)
Victoria Moerchen, Associate Dean
Graduate School
Presenting - Presentation on eForms
(Not later than 3:55 p.m.)
Kristin Hildebrandt, University Registrar
Registrar’s Office
Presenting
VIII. Unfinished Business
(Not later than 4:05 p.m.)
IX. General Good and Welfare
(Not later than 4:10 p.m.)