{"id":1655,"date":"2026-01-23T14:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&p=1655"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:13:39","slug":"college-and-school-faculties","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/the-faculties-of-the-colleges-and-schools\/college-and-school-faculties\/","title":{"rendered":"2.01 – College and School Faculties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. 51ÁÔÆæ is organized into colleges each with its own Faculty. A college is defined as an academic unit with a Dean as its Chief Executive Officer. Schools may be organized inside a college. Such schools are led by an Associate Dean of the college, appointed by the Dean of the college. The Faculty of such schools will have a subset of the college Faculty, and membership in a school Faculty carries with it membership in the college Faculty.

    As long as they are lead by a Dean, the School of Freshwater Sciences and the Graduate School shall be considered colleges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A college shall be created, substantially restructured, or discontinued with the approval of the Faculty Senate and the Chancellor, and subject to the approval of the Board of Regents. A school shall be created, substantially restructured, or discontinued with the approval of the Faculty Senate and the Chancellor. Prior to submission to the Faculty Senate, all proposals to create, substantially restructure, or discontinue college(s) or school(s) shall be sent to the University Committee for referral to the appropriate committees for their review and recommendations.

    Guidelines for creating, substantially restructuring, or discontinuing a college or school have been developed by the Academic Planning and Budget Committee. Proposals to create, substantially restructure, or discontinue college(s) may originate at any level of the institution. Proposals to create, substantially restructure, or discontinue a school must originate in the college housing the school. The template for submitting such proposals to the University Committee is available from the Secretary of the University.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Dean is the chief executive officer of a college and must have been granted tenure rank upon recommendation by appropriate Faculty bodies as a condition of appointment to this administrative position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Dean of a college may delegate specific areas of responsibilities to appropriate associate or Assistant Dean\u2019s. Associate Deans who hold responsibility for academic program and Faculty personnel policies must have been granted tenure rank upon recommendation of appropriate Faculty bodies as a condition of appointment to this administrative position.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n