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Members:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2025-26 Executive Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>Rank<\/th>Department<\/th>Div<\/th>E\/A<\/th>Term Ends<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Layth Alwan 1<\/sup><\/td>Prof<\/td>Supply Chain\/Operations Management & Business Statistics<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>alwan@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Colleen Janczewski<\/td>Assoc<\/td>Social Work<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>janczew2@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Yin Wang<\/td>Assoc<\/td>Civil & Environmental Engineering<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2028<\/td>wang292@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Nidal Abu-Zahra<\/td>Prof<\/td>Materials Science & Engineering<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>nidal@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Danielle Romaine Dagenhardt<\/td>Assoc<\/td>Criminal Justice & Criminology<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>dmromain@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Julie Ellis 2<\/sup><\/td>Assoc<\/td>Nursing<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>jellis@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr>
Leanne Evans, Chair<\/strong><\/td>Assoc<\/td>Teaching and Learning<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>levans@uwm.edu<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*Designated to call first meeting
1 Repl. W. Peekhaus (2028-E)
2 Repl. J. Eells (2026-E)
Last updated: 12\/19\/2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2025-26 Alternate Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Committee acknowledges its appreciation to the following past members for their service as alternate members during the 2025-26 academic year: J. Kapellusch, H. Tabatabai, K. Stoiber, and K. Sobolev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five-Year Alternate Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Persons eligible to serve as alternate members.\u00a0 The year listed indicates how long, according to the five-year rule, they will remain eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/th>Department<\/th>Eligibility<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Assoc. Professor Leanne Evans<\/td>Teaching & Learning<\/td>2031<\/td><\/tr>
Prof. James Wasley<\/td>Architecture<\/td>2031<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Maria Haigh<\/td>Information Studies<\/td>2029<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Thomas LeBel<\/td>Criminal Justice & Criminology<\/td>2029<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Chris Lawson<\/td>Educational Psychology<\/td>2028<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Lorraine Halinka Malcoe<\/td>Public Health<\/td>2028<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Stephen Cobb<\/td>Kinesiology<\/td>2027<\/td><\/tr>
Professor Jay Kapellusch<\/strong><\/td>Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology<\/td>2027<\/td><\/tr>
Assoc. Professor Jian Zhao<\/strong><\/td>Civil & Environmental Engineering<\/td>2027<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Committee Activities:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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 twelve (14) meetings for the 2025-26 academic year to consider personnel matters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Fall 2025:<\/strong> Sept. 26, Oct, 23, Nov 13, Dec 22, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Spring 2026:<\/strong> Jan 15, Feb 19, March 27, April 17, April 20, May 20, June 4, June 25, July 6, and July 16, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Recommendations on Promotion Cases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    <\/strong>Recommendations by the Entire Executive Committee<\/strong><\/td>Positive<\/u><\/strong><\/td>Negative<\/u><\/strong><\/td>Total<\/u><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure<\/td>7<\/td>0<\/td>7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Appointment to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n
    <\/strong>Recommendations by the Subcommittee of Full Professors<\/strong><\/td>Positive<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/td>Negative<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/td>Total<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Promotion to the rank of Professor<\/td>6<\/td>0<\/td>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Appointment to the rank of Professor with Tenure<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Total Personnel Recommendations Forwarded<\/strong><\/td>Positive<\/u><\/strong><\/td>Negative<\/u><\/strong><\/td>Total<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
     <\/strong><\/td>13<\/td>0<\/td>13<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Post-tenure Review (PTR) Recommendations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n\n\n\n
    Total PTR Recommendations Forwarded:<\/strong><\/td>Positive<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Negative<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Total<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
     <\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td>0<\/strong><\/td>3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There were no revisions to the Criteria for Procedures and Evaluative Criteria for Reviewing Departmental Recommendations for Appointment to Tenure and\/or Promotion<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Post-tenure Review Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There were no revisions to the Procedures for Responding to Negative Post-Tenure Review<\/em> and Checklist for Post-Tenure Review Files to be Submitted<\/em> for Review.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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