{"id":1523,"date":"2026-01-22T16:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&p=1523"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:30:12","slug":"meetings-of-the-university-faculty","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/the-university-faculty-and-the-faculty-senate\/meetings-of-the-university-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"1.03 – Meetings of the University Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. A regular meeting of the University Faculty will be held within the first four weeks of classes of each semester. Faculty meetings commence at 2:30 p.m. and adjourn no later than 5:00 p.m. In exceptional circumstances, the date and time of the meeting may be changed at the discretion of the Chancellor with the approval of the Faculty Senate Rules Committee. A quorum of 10% of the Faculty is required for regular meetings. If there is no quorum present, the proposed items except those dealing with changes in the provisions of Chapter 1 in 51ÁÔÆæ Policies and Procedures shall go to the Faculty Senate at its next meeting. For consideration of items involving changes in the provisions of Chapter l, the absence of a quorum having been determined, the Faculty Senate will be convened immediately to determine whether the items shall be submitted to the Faculty by mail ballot in accordance with the procedures of 1.01(2)(b<\/a>). The first regular meeting will include reports and discussion concerning the state of the University. The second regular meeting will ordinarily include recommendations for honorary degrees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Special meetings of the University Faculty are held at the call of the Chancellor, the University Committee, or the Faculty Senate Rules Committee, at the request of any two Deans, or on written petition to the Secretary of the University of any twenty-five members of the University Faculty. A quorum of 15% of the Faculty members as of October 1 of the current academic year is required for any special meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The University Faculty may meet in executive session where in conformity with state law.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n