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Members:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>Rank<\/th>Department<\/th>Div<\/th>E\/A<\/th>Term End<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Wendy Huddleston *, Chair<\/strong><\/td>FAC<\/td>Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>huddlest@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Kevin Jahnke<\/td>AS<\/td>Campus Technology Support<\/td>–<\/td>E<\/td>2027<\/td>kjahnke@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jesse McLean ***<\/td>FAC<\/td>Film, Video, Animation and New Genres<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td>mcleanj@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Robert Schneider **<\/td>FAC<\/td>Urban Planning<\/td>PR<\/td>A<\/td>2027<\/td>rjschnei@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Ben Church<\/td>FAC<\/td>Materials Science & Engineering<\/td>PR<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>church@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rose Sauers<\/td>US<\/td>Pathway Advising<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td>repennin@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nicole Stelzner ****<\/td>AS<\/td>Academic Affairs<\/td>–<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>nicolems@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Vice Chair<\/strong><\/td>FAC<\/td>English<\/td>AH<\/td>E<\/td>2026<\/td>szczepan@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Konstantin Sobolev ***<\/td>FAC<\/td>Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/td>PR<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td>sobolev@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Philip Warren 1<\/sup><\/td>AS<\/td>Arts Facilities<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2026<\/td>warrenp@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nicole Oswald<\/td>AS<\/td>Student Success Center<\/td>–<\/td>E<\/td>2025<\/td>nkheinen@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Carissa Peterson 2<\/sup><\/td>US<\/td>School of Freshwater Sciences<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td>petersoc@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Valerica Raicu<\/td>FAC<\/td>Physics<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2025<\/td>vraicu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Stephen White **<\/td>FAC<\/td>Theatre<\/td>AH<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td>swhite@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jeb Willenbring 3<\/sup> ****<\/td>FAC<\/td>Mathematical Sciences<\/td>NS<\/td>E<\/td>2025<\/td>jw@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Scott Gronert<\/td>Dean<\/td>College of Letters & Science<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td>sgronert@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rick Koehler<\/td>US<\/td>Facilities Services (Admin.Officer)<\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td>rkoehler@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>FAC<\/td>(APBC Rep)<\/td> <\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Jeb Willenbring ****<\/td>FAC<\/td>Mathematical Sciences (GFC Rep)<\/td>NS<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td>jw@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Carolyn Driscoll<\/td>AS<\/td>Secretary of the University Rep<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2025<\/td>cearnold@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jen Francis<\/td>Dir<\/td>Campus Planning (FAA Rep)<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2025<\/td>francis1@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Melissa Spadanuda<\/td>AVC<\/td>Facilities Planning & Mgmt (Chancellor’s Rep)<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2025<\/td>spadanud@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Mark Srite<\/td>FAC<\/td>Lubar College of Business (Provost’s Rep)<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2025<\/td>msrite@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nicole Stelzner ****<\/td>AS<\/td>Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for Accessibility Rep<\/td>x-o<\/td>o<\/td>2025<\/td>nicolems@uwm.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td> <\/td>–<\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
< ><\/td>Student<\/td> <\/td> <\/td>A<\/td>2025<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
1 No candidates from elections 2023-24
2 Repl. V. Raicu (2025-E)
3 Repl. T. Steffan (2025-A)
4 Repl. C. Evans (2025-E)
< > Yet to be appointed
* Designated to call first meeting
** Appointed by the Chancellor
*** Appointed by the University Committee
**** Serving in both capacities
x-o Ex-officio
o Serves by virtue of office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Charter:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A3.6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physical Environment Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Membership<\/span>. Twenty-seven members as follows: Five elected Faculty members, two Faculty members appointed by the University Committee, two Faculty members appointed by the Chancellor; one Faculty member appointed by the Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC); two students appointed by the Student Association; one academic Dean, one administrative officer, and two members of the University Staff appointed by the Chancellor; the Chair or Faculty designee of the Graduate Faculty Committee; four elected members of the Academic Staff; and ex-officio, the Chancellor or designee, the Provost or designee, the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administrative Affairs or designee, the Secretary of the University or designee, and one member of the ADA Advisory Committee (ADAAC) appointed by the Chancellor upon recommendation of the ADAAC. A Faculty member is elected Chair by the committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Functions.<\/span>\u00a0 Makes recommendations for the development of the physical environment of all University-associated facilities, including built- to-suit leased facilities consistent with the mission and with the present and future academic programs of the University.\n
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    1. Recommends a master plan for the development of the campus reflecting priorities in accordance with guidelines established by the committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Recommends the location of new buildings, their inter-relationships and aesthetics and their functional and architectural features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Recommends remodeling needs and identifies desirable or undesirable features relevant to future construction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Recommends parking and transportation policies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Recommends appropriate names for buildings pursuant to established guidelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Recommends other actions relevant to the physical environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Meetings:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The Physical Environment Committee (PEC) met the third Wednesday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and April. The PEC did not meet in December or May due to lack of business. All meetings were held virtually this year. The committee has two sub-committees \u2013 transportation and naming. The transportation committee continued to meet monthly in 2023-2024, continuing their work to strive for a more pedestrian-friendly campus. They hosted a campus walk-about to identify safety issues across campus, including traffic patterns across campus. The transportation-subcommittee worked with campus and City of Milwaukee officials to recommend a change in traffic patterns on Hartford Avenue to align with a paving project scheduled for that section of road and sent recommendations to the Chancellor for consideration. The naming sub-committee met on an ad hoc<\/em> basis to hear requests. Three naming requests total were heard in October (2) and March (1), and these recommendations were forwarded to the Chancellor for final approval. The committee also received the annual parking and transit budget summary and annual classroom utilization report. Members of the Facilities Planning and Management group regularly provided updates on the numerous large-scale projects across campus, including the Health Sciences Renovation and SWQ open space redevelopment. Members of FPM also presented the capital request priorities for the \u201925-\u201927 biennium.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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