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Graduate Faculty Committee

The GFC formulates UWM graduate program policies and advises the Graduate School Dean about their implementation. See the complete Definition and Duties below and the Graduate Faculty Committee Administrative Manual.

Meeting Schedule

2012-’13 Roster

Name, Title College/School (Department) Term Expires Subcommittee Assignments
BANERJEE, Sukanya Associate Professor Letters and Science English 2015 GPR
BRONDINO, Michael, Chair Associate Professor Bader School of Social Welfare Social Work 2014
CHAKRABARTI, Avik*
Associate Professor
Letters and Science Economics 2013 GPR
DHINGRA, Anoop Associate Professor Engineering and Applied Science Mechanical Engineering 2014 GPR
HANLON, Donald Professor Architecture 2013 GCC
HENDERSON, Laretta
Associate Professor
Information Studies 2015 Fellowships
KASTER, Jerry Associate Professor School of Freshwater Sciences 2015 Fellowships
LARSON, Christine Associate Professor Letters and Science Psychology 2014 GPR
MABRY, Edward Associate Professor Letters and Science Communication 2013 GPR
MELGAREJO-ACOSTA, Maria Assistant Professor Letters and Science Spanish & Portuguese 2015 GPR
MISRA, Devendra (also serves as UC Rep) Engineering and Applied Science Electrical Engineering & Comp Sci 2013 GPR
MORIN, Karen
Professor
School of Nursing 2015 Fellowships
NEUHAUSER, Jeff
Senior Academic Advisor
Lubar School of Business 2013
ROSS, Anthony Professor Lubar School of Business 2014 Fellowships
SCHUTZ, Aaron Professor Education Ed Policy & Comm Studies 2013 Fellowships
SCHWARTZ, Mark
Professor
Letters and Science Geography 2015
SELIGMAN, Amanda** Associate Professor Letters and Science History 2014 GPR
SIBILKOV, Valeriy Assistant Professor Lubar School of Business 2015 GPR
SMITH, Regina Associate Professor Education Administrative Leadership 2014 GCC
STOFFEL, Virginia Associate Professor Health Sciences Occupational Science & Technology 2013 Fellowships
SURERUS, Kristene Associate Professor Letters and Science Chemistry/Biochemistry 2014 GPR (Chair)
TONELLATO, Peter Professor Public Health 2015 Fellowships
TRUEBENBACH, Carrie
Clinical Associate Professor
Health Sciences Kinesiology 2013
VANIER, Luc Associate Professor Peck School of the Arts Dance 2013 GCC (chair)
WELSTEAD, Jon Professor Peck School of the Arts Music 2014 GCC
XU, Shangping Assistant Professor Letters and Science Geosciences 2013 GCC
To be appointed School of Education   TBD
Jacob Glicklich
Graduate Stucent
Letters and Science
History
2013
Chase Erwin
Graduate Stucent
Letters and Science
English
2013
Two graduate student vacancies
Ex Officio members
   
To be appointed (ex officio) Graduate School
Associate Dean
KOCH, Kathleen
(ex officio)
Graduate School
Academic Staff
YU, David
(ex officio)
Graduate School
Interim Dean
* On sabbatical Fall 2012
** On sabbatical Spring 2013

2012-’13 Meeting Schedule

Meetings are Mondays from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Date Location Documents
September 24, 2012* Union E240 Agenda, Minutes
October 15, 2012 Union E280 Agenda, Minutes
November 19, 2012 Union E280 Agenda, Minutes
December 17, 2012 Union E280 Agenda, Minutes
January 28, 2013 Union E280 Agenda , Minutes
February 25, 2013 Union E280 Agenda , Minutes
March 25, 2013 Union E280 Agenda pdf, Minutes
April 15, 2013 Union E280 Agenda pdf
May 13, 2013 Union E280 Agenda pdf
If links within PDFs do not work, e-mail peterh@uwm.edu

* Orientation for new members begins at 2:30 p.m.


Archived Agendas and Minutes

GFC meeting agendas and minutes from previous years are archived on the Secretary of the University Web site.

Definition and Duties

Graduate Faculty Committee (UWM Policies and Procedures Chapter A3.05)

  1. Membership
    1. The Graduate Faculty Committee is composed of members of the Graduate School Faculty, Academic Staff, and graduate students. Faculty members are elected by the Faculty of each school or college that offers graduate programs, in accordance with nomination and election procedures determined by the Nominations Committee.

      Every member of the Graduate School Faculty is eligible for election. For each school or college, one (1) GFC member is elected for each fifty (50), or fraction thereof, members of its faculty; no department may have more than one member.

      Faculty members serve staggered, three-year terms. Members are additionally expected to serve either in an executive role on the GFC or on one of the GFC's three subcommittees.

      Three (3) graduate student members are appointed annually by the Student Association. Student members must be currently enrolled graduate students and no more than two can come from programs within any one School or College.

      Two (2) members of academic staff are appointed annually by the Academic Staff Committee from among those whose work is pertinent to graduate education or research or the administration of graduate programs.

      To facilitate coordination of graduate research and graduate education within university governance structures, the chair of the Research Policy Committee (RPC) or her/his delegate serves as an ex-officio member.

      To facilitate communication among governance bodies, a member of the University Committee serves as an ex-officio member.

      The Dean of the Graduate School, one of his/her associate deans, and a staff person from the Graduate School serve as ex-officio members.
    2. At its February meeting, the Graduate Faculty Committee elects from its faculty members a chair-elect from those having at least one addition year to serve. By May of that year, the chair-elect designates a vice-chair elect. The chair-elect and the vice-chair elect assume their full, one-year duties on August 1. A chair may not serve more than two (2) consecutive one-year terms.
    3. As needed to assist in formulating meeting agendas or in dealing with urgent issues before a scheduled GFC meeting, the chair of the GFC convenes a co-ordination committee that includes the vice-chair, the secretary, the chair-elect, the RPC representative, and the chair of each GFC subcommittee.

      The chair (or vice-chair, chair-elect, or delegate drawn from the GFC membership) sits on the APBC, RPC, and PEC committees, in order to have the information necessary for chairing the GFC and to inform those committees of GFC actions. The chair communicates as needed with the Faculty Senate, the UC, the Secretary of the University, the graduate program representatives, and the various Deans and Associate Deans. The chair also chairs the Graduate School Research Committee.
    4. The Committee meets at least once a month during the academic year, and on request of the Dean of the Graduate School or of five (5) Committee members. The agenda and minutes of all meetings are made available to the Graduate School Faculty on the Office of the Secretary of the University Web site.
    5. Graduate Faculty Committee attendance shall be published by the Secretary of the Graduate Faculty Committee in the minutes of the last Graduate Faculty Committee meeting of the academic year. The Graduate Faculty Committee has the authority to declare vacant the seat of those Committee members who fail to attend any three (3) regular meetings in a given academic year.
    6. If a faculty vacancy occurs in the Graduate Faculty Committee, the vacancy will be filled by the eligible candidate from the results of the faculty standing committee balloting who had the next highest number of votes. In the event of a tie for the next eligible candidate, the University Committee will use its discretion in filling the vacancy. The person designated shall serve until the first week of the next academic year. If the term of office extends beyond the current academic year, an election for the unexpired term is held at the next regular election. If there is not available candidate, the school or college concerned is responsible for conducting a special election.
  2. Functions

    The Committee exercises the authority of the Graduate Faculty in the following:
    1. Advising the Dean of the Graduate School on administrative issues that pertain to graduate education, such as those listed below and including priorities for resource allocation.
    2. Formulating and reviewing policies concerning the graduate programs of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

      To carry out this function, the Graduate Faculty Committee:
      • Establishes procedures and criteria for the review and approval of graduate course proposals, including additions, modifications, and deletions. This work is vested in the Graduate Curriculum Committee subcommittee of the GFC.

        Except when such authority may be shared with or delegated to other appropriate bodies, the GCC has final jurisdiction to review and approve proposals originated by departments, the Graduate School, or other academic units, concerning (1) courses which carry graduate credit only and (2) graduate credit aspects only of course proposals involving both graduate/undergraduate credit. Jurisdiction over all courses open to undergraduates, whether carrying graduate credit or not, is vested in the appropriate faculty bodies in schools and colleges, and subject to review by the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee.

        See Course Action Request Manual for further information.
      • May make policy recommendations concerning graduate education, on its own initiative or on request of the administration of the Graduate School.
      • Reviews program modifications and new program requests.
      • Undertakes and maintains annually, or as needed, a continuing review of Graduate School regulations and requirements with general application to student admission, continuation, and graduation, and the academic operation of UWM graduate programs. Based on this review, the Committee periodically recommends appropriate changes for dissemination such as the Graduate School Bulletin and/or the Graduate Student and Faculty Handbook.
      • Advises the administration of the Graduate School concerning formulation of policies and procedures as related to academic regulations and requirements.
    3. Reviewing existing graduate programs and periodically undertaking specific studies to make recommendations concerning continuance, modification, or discontinuance of existing programs and other matters of concern. This work is vested in the Graduate Program Review Subcommittee of the GFC.
    4. Formulating and implementing guidelines and procedures for allocation of the fellowship funds administered by the Graduate School and recommends fellowship awards for meritorious graduate students. This work is vested in the Graduate Fellowship Subcommittee of the GFC.
    5. Upholding the integrity of the graduate programs on campus. The GFC establishing criteria for membership in the Graduate Faculty of the university.

      In order to carry out the functions listed above, the Graduate Faculty Committee may create and define duties of various subcommittees with specified responsibilities.

      In order to carry out the functions listed above, the Graduate Faculty Committee will receive regular updates from the Research Policy Committee (A3.7); the Research Committee; and the Graduate Program Representatives from each department.
  3. Procedures
    The Graduate Faculty Committee may delegate portions of its responsibilities to the Graduate Program Committees of the schools and colleges and to other committees.

    With respect to Committees, the Graduate Faculty Committee will follow the provisions of Chapter 6 unless otherwise provided.

    The Graduate Faculty Committee shall have three standing subcommittees with the following charges and membership:

(Document 2563, 3/15/07; UWM Administration approval, 5/11/07) (Document 2780, 4/21/11; UWM Administration approval, (5/2/11)


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