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Subcommittee on Graduate Program Reviews

Formerly Committee on Reviews

The GPR makes appropriate recommendations on the frequency and nature of reviews of the various programs to the Graduate Faculty Committee. See the complete Definition and Duties below.

Spring 2008 Meeting Schedule

Date Time Location
Wednesday, January 30 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Thursday, February 14 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Union 344
Wednesday, February 27 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Thursday, March 13 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Mitchell 245
Wednesday, March 26 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Thursday, April 3 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Mitchell 245
Wednesday, April 16 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Thursday, May 1 CANCELED  
Wednesday, May 14 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Thursday, May 29 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Mitchell 245
Wednesday, June 11 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mitchell 245
Agendas and Minutes

Download archived meeting agendas and minutes.

2007-08 Roster

Name College, School, or Department Term
Arthur Brooks Biological Sciences September 2005 - May 2008
Douglas Cherkauer Geosciences September 2007 - May 2010
Anoop Dhingra Mechanical Engineering September 2006 - May 2009
Simone Ferro Dance September 2007 - May 2010
Gwat-Yong Lie, ex officio Graduate School --
Aims McGuinness History September 2006 - May 2009
Graham Moran Chemistry & Biochemistry September 2005 - May 2008
Edith Moravcsik Foreign Languages & Linguistics September 2007 - May 2010
James Moyer Psychology September 2005 - May 2008
Amy Otis-Wilborn Exceptional Education September 2007 - May 2008
Brian Schermer Architecture September 2006 - May 2009
Mark Schwartz Geography September 2007 - May 2010
Raji Swaminathan Educational Policy/Community Studies September 2007 - May 2008
Kathleen Wheatley Spanish & Portuguese September 2007 - May 2010
Laura Otto-Salaj Socal Welfare September 2007 - May 2008

Definition and Duties

Membership

Seven members of the Graduate Faculty Committee appointed by the Chairperson of the Graduate Faculty Committee, subject to approval by the Committee and six members of the UWM Graduate Faculty elected by the Graduate Faculty. Members of the subcommittee should reflect the range of disciplinary competencies in the University and represent the several schools and colleges insofar as the size of the Subcommittee allows. The Subcommittee on Graduate Program Reviews elects its own chairperson from among its membership. The Chair must be a member of the Graduate Faculty Committee.

Functions
  1. To supply one member for each ad hoc review committee. The Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Graduate Program Reviews appoints the ad hoc committee members to include one member form the Subcommittee on Graduate Program Reviews and one member from the UWM Graduate Faculty.
  2. To meet with the ad hoc review committee and to receive reports of the outside consultants and the conclusions and recommendations of the ad hoc review committee for presentation to the Graduate Faculty Committee together with a rationale for each conclusion and recommendation, as necessary.
  3. The committee makes appropriate recommendations on the frequency and nature of reviews of the various programs to the Graduate Faculty Committee.
  4. The subcommittee makes an annual report to the Graduate Faculty Committee. Special reports may be made at the direction of the Graduate Faculty Committee or on the initiative of the subcommittee.
Procedures

The Subcommittee on Graduate Program Reviews will adhere to the Procedures for Qualitative Reviews of Graduate Programs.

(Document 2563, 3/15/07; UWM Administration approval, 5/11/07)


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