Graduate Faculty Committee
(Formerly Graduate Faculty Council)
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.
2009-10 Meeting Schedule
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2009 * | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| October 19, 2009 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| November 16, 2009 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| December 21, 2009 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| January 18, 2010 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| February 15, 2010 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| March 15, 2010 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| April 19, 2010 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
| May 17, 2010 | 3:00pm | Regents Room, Chapman Hall |
* Orientation for new members begins at 2:30 p.m.
Agendas and Minutes
Download archived meeting agendas and minutes.
2009-10 Roster
Name, Title |
College/School (Department) | Term Expires | Subcommittee Assignments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKDERE, Mesut Assistant Professor |
School of Education (Administrative Leadership) |
2011 | GPR | |
| AMANO, Ryoichi Professor Vice Chair |
College of Engineering and Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) |
2010 | Fellowships | |
| ARREDONDO, Patricia Associate Vice Chancellor (ex officio) |
Graduate School | -- | -- | |
| AUSTIN, Joe Associate Professor |
College of Letters and Science (History) |
2011 | GPR | |
| AZEN, Razia Associate Professor |
School of Education (Educational Psychology) |
2010 | Fellowships | |
| BRONDINO, Michael Associate Professor |
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Social Work |
2010 | GCC | |
| DIMITROFF, Alexandra Associate Professor |
School of Information Studies | 2010 | Fellowships | |
| FERRO, Simone Associate Professor |
Peck School of the Arts (Dance) |
2010 | GPR | |
| HEATHERINGTON, Tracey Associate Professor Chair |
College of Letters and Science (Anthropology) |
2011 | -- | |
| KADUSHIN, Goldie Associate Professor |
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (Social Work) |
2011 | Fellowships | |
| KIM, Yong-Cheol Associate Professor |
Lubar School of Business | 2012 | GPR | |
| PETERSON, Jeffry Associate Professor |
Peck School of the Arts (Music) |
2010 | Fellowships | |
| RAICU, Valerica Associate Professor |
College of Letters and Science (Physics) |
2010 | GCC | |
| RODGERS, Beth Professor |
College of Nursing | 2012 | Fellowships | |
| SCANES, Colin Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development and Dean |
Graduate School | -- | -- | |
| SCHWARTZ, Mark Professor |
College of Letters and Science (Geography) |
2010 | GCC | |
| STOFFEL, Virginia Associate Professor Secretary |
College of Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy) |
2010 | Fellowships | |
| WADE, Bruce Professor |
College of Letters and Science (Mathematics) |
2012 | GPR | |
| WASLEY, Jim Associate Professor (Spring 2010 only) |
School of Architecture and Urban Planning (Architecture) | 2010 | GCC | |
| FERREIRA, César Associate Professor |
College of Letters and Science (Spanish and Portuguese) |
2010 | GCC | |
| WHEATLEY, Kathleen Associate Professor |
College of Letters and Science Spanish and Portuguese wheatley |
2010 | GPR | |
| WYSOCKI, Anne Associate Professor |
College of Letters and Science (English) |
2010 | GPR | |
| YING, Lei (Leslie) Assistant Professor |
College of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical Engineerg & Computer Science) |
2010 | GCC | |
| Three graduate students, appointed by the Student Association: | ||||
| MOONEY, Linda | Information Studies | 1-year appointment | ||
| TBD | ||||
| TBD | ||||
Definition and Duties
Graduate Faculty Committee (UWM Policies and Procedures Chapter A3.05)
Membership
- The Graduate Faculty Committee is composed of members of the Graduate School Faculty 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. Each school or college elects one (1) member 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. Three (3) student members are appointed annually by the Student Association. Student members must be currently enrolled graduate students, no more than one of whom shall be from the same school or college. The Dean of the Graduate School and his/her principal associate dean serve as ex-officio members. The Committee shall be staffed by the Office of the Secretary of the University in cooperation with the Graduate School.
- The Graduate Faculty Committee elects its chair and vice chair for a one-year term from its faculty members. A chairperson may not serve more than two (2) consecutive one-year terms.
- 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.
- 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 three (3) regular meetings in a given academic year.
- If a faculty vacancy occurs in the Graduate Faculty Committee, the vacancy will be filled by the available candidate from the results of the faculty standing committee balloting who had the next highest number of votes. 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 no available candidate, the school or college concerned is responsible for conducting a special election.
Functions
The Graduate Faculty Committee is a body representative of the Graduate School Faculty. The Committee is responsible for the formulation of policies concerning the graduate programs of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Except when such authority may be shared with or delegated to other appropriate bodies, the Committee has final jurisdiction to review and approve proposals originated by departments 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. The Committee maintains a continuing review of existing graduate programs and periodically undertakes specific studies and makes recommendations concerning continuance, modification, or discontinuance of existing programs and other matters of concern. The Committee periodically reviews work of each committee of the Graduate School. The specific functions of the Graduate Faculty Committee are:
- Establishes procedures and criteria for the review and approval of graduate course proposals, including additions, modifications, and deletions. 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 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.
- On its own initiative the Committee periodically recommends appropriate changes in regulations and requirements for review and approval for subsequent publication in 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.
- Annually reviews the list of members of the Faculty of the Graduate School as submitted by departments in accordance with Chapter 2.02 (2) of UWM Policies and Procedures.
- Approves at its first meeting of each academic year, the names of individuals who meet the qualifications for Graduate School Faculty membership and transmits this list to the Secretary of the University.
- Periodically recommends additions or other modifications to the approved annual list of Graduate Faculty membership based on names submitted by departments. All modifications are transmitted to the Secretary of the University.
- The Graduate Faculty Committee may create and define duties of various subcommittees with specified responsibilities.
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)