March 20, 2026
ME Dept Meeting, CEAS
EMS-715 and MS Teams, 10:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: (a) ABET Update
(b) ME Study Plan for Catalogue
(c) ME Chair Election Planning
(d) Award Nomination for 2026 51ÁÔÆæ Research Recognition Awards.
• Office of Research/51ÁÔÆæ Foundation Research Awards for assistant and associate professors, and
• Office of Research Senior Faculty Awards for full professors.
(e) Fall 2026 Course Offerings Review
(f) Others.
Contact: Mohammad Habibur Rahman, rahmanmh@uwm.edu, (414) 229-4548.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.
March 20, 2026
School of Nursing (SON) Faculty-Staff Meeting
Cunningham Hall CUN 795, 10:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Automatic Consent
a. Agenda for March 20th, 2026
b. Minutes from February 20th, 2026
c. Coming from UPC and GPC
i. UPC approved to discontinue NURS 620/NURS 620G/Global 620/Global 620G (Request was made from L & S). This item was approved by both UPC & GPC.
ii. UPC approved to discontinue NURS 690/Global 690/NURS 690G/GLOBAL 690G (Request was made from L & S). This item was approved by both UPC & GPC.
d. Coming from UPC
i. UPC approved proposed changes (course title, number of credits & outcomes) to NURS 354-effective Spring 2027 (Attachment A)
ii. UPC approved retiring NURS 423-effective Fall 2027.
iii. UPC approved proposed changes (course title & outcomes) to NURS 431-effective Fall 2026 (Attachment B)
iv. UPC approved proposed changes (course title & outcomes) to NURS 432-effective Fall 2026 (Attachment C)
v. UPC approved proposed changes (catalog description) to NURS 434-effective Fall 2026 (Attachment D)
vi. UPC approved proposed changes (course title & outcomes) to NURS 477-effective Fall 2026 (Attachment E)
e. Coming from GPC
i. GPC approved updates to the DNP Program Description- Proposed GPC #05-06-16(2)I (Effective Fall 2026) (Attachments F and G)
ii. GPC approved to discontinue NURS 726 (effective Fall 2026)
iii. GPC approved updates to the PhD Program Description-Proposed GPC 05-05-17(3)J making change to have NURS 731 be a required course therefore changing the program description to only 3 credits of specialty credits. (Attachment H).
III. School Business
a. Unfinished Business
i. Strategic Plan – J. Doering and A. Anderson
b. New Business
i. Priorities, Accountability and Minimum Accessibility Requirements (15 minutes) – L. Bennett
ii. Coming from College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) Academic Planning and Budget Committee (APBC)
iii. Student awards presentation (10 minutes) – L. Brennan
IV. School Communications
a. Announcements
i. Jennfier Doering
• Mandatory campus training due March 31st – it can be found in Workday in the ‘Personal’, then ‘Learning’ area.
• Scholarly activity reporting is due today!
• Call for applications for the Center for Global Health Equity Director, applications due 5pm, March 23rd
• Act 15 implications for summer 12-month employees
• Academic year 2026-2027 Teaching Assistants plan
• Dr. Mandy Sheriff, RN to BSN Program Director effective June 1st, 2026
• Plan for the MNRS conference.
b. Reports
i. School of Nursing (SON) Report by Head of School – J. Doering
ii. Committee Reports (2-3 minutes each)
1. Research Committee (RC) – J. Holt and L. Brennan
2. Academic Planning Committee (APC) – A. Anderson and J. Holt
3. Academic Staff Committee (ASC) – J. Newberg
4. STRONG Thriving Together (STT) – C. Ziebert and J. Kibicho
5. Graduate Program Committee (GPC) – L. Wesp and K. Farrar-Stern
6. Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC) – J. Ellis
7. Executive Committee (EC) – P. Kako
8. IAS Review Committee (IASR) – J. Kibicho and M. Polfuss
9. Subcommittee for Faculty Review (SFR) – J. Ellis
10. CHPS Research Committee (CHPS RC) – A. Anderson and J. Holt
11. CHPS Academic Planning Committee (CHPS APBC) – M. Taani and M. Sheriff
c. Unit Reports (2-3 minutes each)
i. Student Affairs (SA) – R. Jens
ii. Educational Design and Technology – L. Bennett and Richard Chiappa
d. Program Director Reports (2-3 minutes each)
i. PhD Program – K. Litwack
ii. DNP Program – A. Markiewicz
iii. MN Program – M. Melcher and K. Farrar-Stern
iv. MSP Program – L. Woehrle
v. RN-BSN Completion Program – N. Simonson
vi. UG Program – M. Brown
e. Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Nu Chapter (2-3 minutes) – C. Peters
V. Good and Welfare
a. Working Well Initiative Committee (WWIC) (2-3 minutes) – R. Treisman
VI. Adjournment
Contact: Sonya Sharp, sharps@uwm.edu, (414) 229-6188.
March 20, 2026
ME-EC meeting, CEAS
EMS 715 and MS Teams: Meeting ID: 216 662 262 794 53, Passcode: if2jJ6wJ Dial in by phone: +1 414-253-8850,627487413#, 11:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: Agenda:
1. Workload Policy
2. Others
Contact: Mohammad Habibur Rahman, rahmanmh@uwm.edu, (414) 418-0674.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.
March 20, 2026
EE Executive Committee
Teams Online (https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODVjMzg0NWUtNjVjZi00ZGY3LTgwZTUtYWEwNzk3NTNhNDlj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220bca7ac3-fcb6-4efd-89eb-6de97603cf21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%222d9800ba-2c42-48b8-ae17-12e804bfd1ab%22%7d), 10:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: Workload policy: faculty and teaching staff
Contact: Yi Hu, huy@uwm.edu, (414) 251-8830.
March 20, 2026
School of Nursing Executive Committee
To be held via teleconference/videoconference/virtually at: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/22581927286727?p=scSxet72Ulc2FkthcQ, 12:30 pm
Purpose of Meeting: Conduct committee business.
Contact: Pennie Kako, pmkako@uwm.edu, (414) 229-6238.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility., Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(f)
Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons.
March 20, 2026
Theatre Department Faculty Meeting
Zoom, 10:30 am
Purpose of Meeting: I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes from 02-27-26 and 03-13-26
III. Scholarship Committee needs a new member
IV. Spring 26 Scholarship Recommendations
V. Subcommittee for coursework-based showings
VI. Film future productions in lieu of matinees
VII. Longer Term Agenda Check In
VIII. Casting for productions (full season vs. semester) – members of the group are excused if the discussion is not relevant to their duties.
IX. New business
X. Adjourn
This meeting may go into closed session per state statute: Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c): Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. 
Contact: Chris Guse, cjg0001@uwm.edu, (414) 251-6938.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.
This meeting will reconvene in open session.
March 20, 2026
College of Letters and Science Academic Planning and Governance Committee Meeting (L&S APGC)
Microsoft Teams: , 09:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: General business of the College. Please follow this link to review agendas and minutes: /letters-science/for-faculty-staff/committees
Contact: Sara Benesh, sbenesh@uwm.edu, (414) 229-6468.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility., Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(f)
Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons.
This meeting will reconvene in open session.
March 20, 2026
Search and Screen Committee – Information Studies Associate/Full Professor in AI and Data Science
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/28785833409832?p=lx8GLMvSYVazeQtY1a, 10:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: To consider candidates for position.
Contact: Jackson Prowse, prowse@uwm.edu, (414) 251-6445.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility., Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(f)
Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons.
March 19, 2026
Search & Screen Committee – Teaching Associate Professor
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27414183795435?p=hMPkRHFjfDiAR6L1c5, 11:30 am
Purpose of Meeting: Kick-Off Meeting for the Teaching Associate Professor recruitment in the Mathematical Sciences Department.
Contact: Gianna Pacioni, gpacioni@uwm.edu, (414) 251-8522.
March 19, 2026
Search and Screen Committee – Interim Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGY1MzlhZTUtNTZiOS00ZjMwLWI2MDItODkxZmE3MmM0OGI4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220bca7ac3-fcb6-4efd-89eb-6de97603cf21%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dc0b0bca-9ded-4155-9419-740c71c4368c%22%7d, 11:00 am
Purpose of Meeting: To give the committee its charge, process overview, and screen candidate applications.
Contact: Jackson Prowse, prowse@uwm.edu, (414) 251-6445.
This meeting may go into closed session, per state statute:
Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(c)
Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility., Wis. Stat. sec. 19.85(1)(f)
Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons.