{"id":13284,"date":"2026-09-23T13:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?p=13284"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:44:57","slug":"may-11-2026-graduate-faculty-committee-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/may-11-2026-graduate-faculty-committee-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"May 11, 2026 \u2013 Graduate Faculty Committee \u2013 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time: Monday at 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Microsoft Teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Present:<\/strong> Jeb Willenbring, Jerald Thomas, Itziar Lazkano (chair). Winson Chu, Joshua Mersky (GPRC), Taylor Mathewson Levandoski, Emily Middleton, Timothy O\u2019Brien (GCC), Hamid Ouali (vice chair), Peninnah Kako, Amy Kalkbrenner, Oluwaseyi Ambrose, Brian Schermer, Jorg Woehl, Susan Mcroy, Erin Flynn (ex-officio), Riley Harrison (admin support)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Shane Haensgen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I. Meeting called to order at 3:00PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">II. Announcements<br>a. Last GFC meeting until September<br>b. GFC member term ending for: Reed Heintzkill, Taylor Mathewson Levandoski, Hamid Ouali, Jerald Thomas, Jeb Willenbring, Jorg Woehl, Olewaseyi Ambrose, Pamela Permender, Timothy O\u2019brien, Brian Schermer. Thank you to all the GFC members!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">III. Automatic Consent<br>a. Minutes of the Graduate Faculty Meeting of April 20, 2026 were approved as distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IV. New Business<br>a. Posthumous Degree Nomination Request: Biomedical and Health Informatics PhD awarded to Adam Halstead (requires vote).<br>         i. MOTION: to recommend the nomination. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">V. Reports from Committee Representatives (if any updates)<br>a. Physical Environment Committee: Writing letter to the chancellor regarding campus pedestrian safety recommendations.<br>b. Graduate Program Review Committee: Joshua Mersky has been elected chair for 2026-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VI. Meeting adjourned at 3:12PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time: Monday at 3:00 p.m. Location: Microsoft Teams Present: Jeb Willenbring, Jerald Thomas, Itziar Lazkano (chair). 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