{"id":13677,"date":"2026-10-19T19:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?p=13677"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:14:56","slug":"september-21-2026-graduate-faculty-committee-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/september-21-2026-graduate-faculty-committee-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"September 21, 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> Itziar Lazkano (Chair), Nicole Ridgway, Bryan Porter (ex-officio), Vipavee Thongpriwan, Victoria Moerchen (ex-officio), Winson Chu, Alexander Arnold, Elana Levine, Aaron Schutz, Amy Kalkbrenner, Penninah Kako, Habib Rahman, Erin Flynn (ex-officio), Riley Harrison (admin support)<br><strong>Absent:<\/strong> John Berges, Emily Middleton, Gordon Gauchat<br><strong>Guests:<\/strong> Kim Litwack, Shane Haensgen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-i-call-to-order\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">I. Call to Order. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting called to order by GFC Chair at 3:02 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-ii-announcements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">II. Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:upper-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Introductions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welcome to the GFC\/Updates &#8211; GS Dean, Bryan Porter: One Big Beautiful Bill Act, duration of status rule, CPT, internal AOP Fellowship update<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026-27 Graduate School Initiatives &#8211; GS Associate Dean Vickie Moerchen: Art Speaks, i-SPARC, 3MT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upcoming Graduate Student Wellness Series &#8211; GS Assistant Dean Erin Flynn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-iii-automatic-consent\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">III. Automatic Consent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--upper-alpha\">\n<li>Minutes of the Graduate Faculty Meeting of May 11, 2026 were approved as distributed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Faculty Committee Annual Report 2025-26 approve as distributed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate School Scholastic Appeals Committee Annual Report 2025-26 approved as distributed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-iv-new-business\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">IV. New Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--upper-alpha\">\n<li>Information only: Renaming of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences &#8211; Kim Litwack<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review 2026-27 Schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review committee charter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposed revisions: Fac. Doc. 3182: Awarding Posthumous Graduate Degrees (vote needed) &#8211; Vickie Moerchen<br><strong>MOTION: <\/strong>approve revisions (motion made by Elana L.). The motion was seconded by Amy K. and approved by voice vote.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appointment of representatives for standing commitees\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-roman\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic Planning and Budget Committee: Nicole Ridgway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic Policy Committee: Itziar Lazkano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Environment Committee: Alexander Arnold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Policy and Advisory Committee: Peninnah Kako<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-v-adjournment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">V. 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