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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.

2007-08 Meeting Schedule

Date	Time	Location
September 17, 2007	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
October 15, 2007	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
November 19, 2007	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
December 17, 2007	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
January 28, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
February 25, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
March 24, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
April 28, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
May 19, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall
June 16, 2008	3:00pm	Regent's Room, Chapman Hall

Agendas and Minutes

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2007-08 Roster

Name, Title	College/School (Department)	Term Expires	Committee Assignments
ALDSTADT, Joseph, Associate Professor	College of Letters And Science (Chemistry)	2010	GCC
AMANO, Ryoichi, Professor	College of Engineering and Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering)	2010	Fellowships
AZEN, Razia, Associate Professor	School of Education(Educational Psychology)	2010	Fellowships
BRONDINO, Michael, Assistant Professor	Helen Bader School of Social Welfare (Social Work)	2008	GCC
BROOKS, Arthur, Professor	College of Letters and Science (Biological Sciences)	2008	GPR
CHERKAUER, Douglas, Professor	College of Letters and Science (Geosciences)	2010	GPR
DIMITROFF, Alexandra, Associate Professor	School of Information Studies	2010	Fellowships
FILE, Nancy, Associate Professor	School of Education (Curriculum & Instruction)	2008	GCC
HELMSTETTER, Fred, Professor	College of Letters and Science (Psychology)	2009	GCC
LIE, Gwat-Yong, (ex officio)	Graduate School	—
McGUINNESS, Aims, Assistant Professor	College of Letters and Science (History)	2009	GPR
MORAVCSIK, Edith, Professor	College of Letters And Science (Foreign Language and Linguistics)	2010
MORIN, Karen (Chair), Professor	College of Nursing	2009
SCHWARTZ, Mark, Professor	College of Letters and Science (Geography)	2010	GPR
STOFFEL, Virginia, Associate Professor	College of Health Sciences (Occupational Therapy)	2010	Fellowships
WASLEY, Jim, Associate Professor	School of Architecture and Urban Planning (Architecture)	2010	GCC
WHEATLEY, Kathleen, Associate Professor	College of Letters and Science (Spanish and Portuguese)	2010	GPR
YING, Lei (Leslie), Assistant Professor	College of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical Engineerg & Computer Science)	2010	GCC
ZHAO, Huimin, Assistant Professor	Lubar School of Business	2008	GCC
FERRO, Simone, Associate Professor	Peck School of the Arts (Dance)	2010	GPR
PETERSON, Jeffry, Associate Professor	Peck School of the Arts (Music)	2010	Fellowships
Three graduate students, appointed by the Student Association:
HANSEN, Jeremy	College of Engineering and Applied Science	1-year appointment
SHARADIN, Nathaniel	College of Letters and Science	1-year appointment
Vacancy		1-year appointment

Definition and Duties

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

Membership

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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:

1. 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.
2. May make policy recommendations concerning graduate education on its own initiative, or on request of the administration of the Graduate School.
3. Reviews program modifications and new program requests.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Advises the administration of the Graduate School concerning formulation of policies and procedures as related to academic regulations and requirements.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. The Graduate Faculty Committee may create and define duties of various subcommittees with specified responsibilities.

Procedures

1. The Graduate Faculty Committee may delegate portions of its responsibilities to the Graduate Program Committees of the schools and colleges and to other committees.
2. With respect to Committees, the Graduate Faculty Committee will follow the provisions of Chapter 6 unless otherwise provided.
3. 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)