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Chiappa<br \/>\nIV.\tSchool Communications<br \/>\na.\tAnnouncements<br \/>\ni.\tA new campus event approval process is in place. Please respond to attendance requests by the stated deadlines, as early response counts\u2014often collected via Microsoft Forms before calendar invites\u2014are required for event approval.<br \/>\nii.\tHannah Bridgeland is the Interim Director for the Center for Global Health Equity<br \/>\niii.\tFaculty\/Staff Development Day \u2013 the attendance form link has been extended. Development Day session.<br \/>\n1.\tTeaching intensive<br \/>\n2.\tResearch intensive<br \/>\niv.\t414 Day \u2013 Patrick Kessenich or Shavonn Montgomery-Brown will join our May meeting to share 414 Day results and impact.<br \/>\nb.\tReports<br \/>\ni.\tSchool of Nursing (SON) Report by Head of School \u2013 J. Doering<br \/>\nii.\tCommittee Reports (2-3 minutes each)<br \/>\n1.\tResearch Committee (RC) \u2013 J. Holt and L. Brennan<br \/>\n2.\tAcademic Planning Committee (APC) \u2013 A. Anderson and J. Holt<br \/>\n3.\tAcademic Staff Committee (ASC) \u2013 J. Newberg<br \/>\n4.\tSTRONG Thriving Together (STT) \u2013 C. Ziebert and J. Kibicho<br \/>\n5.\tGraduate Program Committee (GPC) \u2013 L. Wesp and K. Farrar-Stern<br \/>\n6.\tUndergraduate Program Committee (UPC) \u2013 J. Ellis<br \/>\n7.\tExecutive Committee (EC) \u2013 P. Kako<br \/>\n8.\tIAS Review Committee (IASR) \u2013 J. Kibicho and M. Polfuss <br \/>\n9.\tSubcommittee for Faculty Review (SFR) \u2013 J. Ellis<br \/>\n10.\tCHPS Research Committee (CHPS RC) \u2013 A. Anderson and J. Holt<br \/>\n11.\tCHPS Academic Planning Committee (CHPS APBC) \u2013 M. Taani and M. Sheriff<br \/>\nc.\tUnit Reports (2-3 minutes each)<br \/>\ni.\tStudent Affairs (SA) \u2013 R. Jens<br \/>\nii.\tEducational Design and Technology \u2013 L. Bennett and Richard Chiappa<br \/>\nd.\tProgram Director Reports (2-3 minutes each)<br \/>\ni.\tPhD Program \u2013 K. Litwack<br \/>\nii.\tDNP Program \u2013 A. Markiewicz<br \/>\niii.\tMN Program \u2013 M. Melcher and K. Farrar-Stern<br \/>\niv.\tMSP Program \u2013 L. Woehrle<br \/>\nv.\tRN-BSN Completion Program \u2013 N. Simonson<br \/>\nvi.\tUG Program \u2013 M. Brown<br \/>\ne.\tSigma Theta Tau, Eta Nu Chapter (2-3 minutes) \u2013 C. Peters<br \/>\nV.\tGood and Welfare<br \/>\na.\tWorking Well Initiative Committee (WWIC) (2-3 minutes) \u2013 R. Treisman<br \/>\nVI.\tAdjournment<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> Sonya Sharp, <a href=\"mailto:sharps@uwm.edu\">sharps@uwm.edu<\/a>, (414) 229-6188.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School of Nursing (SON) Faculty\/Staff Meeting Simulation Center, Northwest Quad, 3rd Floor, Room 3790, 10:30 am Purpose of Meeting: Agenda I. Call to order II. Automatic Consent a. Agenda for April 17th, 2026 b. Minutes from March 20th, 2026 c. Spring 2026 Undergraduate (UG) Graduates (Attachment A) d. 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