{"id":1676,"date":"2026-01-23T15:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/?post_type=library&#038;p=1676"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:42:16","slug":"faculty-divisional-systems","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 3 &#8211; Faculty Divisional Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chapter-sections\">Chapter Sections<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-c-link--dark\" id=\"h-the-faculty-divisions\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/the-faculty-divisions\/\">The Faculty Divisions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/the-faculty-divisions\/#faculty-divisions\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.01 &#8211; Faculty Divisions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/the-faculty-divisions#divisional-membership-and-meetings\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.02 &#8211; Divisional Membership and Meetings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/the-faculty-divisions\/#eligibility-to-vote-in-divisions\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.03 &#8211; Eligibility to Vote in Divisions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-c-link--dark\" id=\"h-composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/\">Composition of Divisional Executive Committees<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#membership-of-divisional-executive-committees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.04 &#8211; Membership of Divisional Executive Committees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#nomination-and-election-to-divisional-executive-committees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.05 &#8211; Nomination and Election to Divisional Executive Committees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#eligibility-for-membership-on-divisional-executive-committees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.06 &#8211; Eligibility for Membership on Divisional Executive Committees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#election-of-divisional-executive-committee-chair\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.07 &#8211; Election of Divisional Executive Committee Chair<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/composition-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#vacancies-on-a-divisional-executive-committee\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.08 &#8211; Vacancies on a Divisional Executive Committee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-c-link--dark\" id=\"h-procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\/\">Procedures of Divisional Executive Committees<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#meetings-of-the-divisional-executive-committees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.09 &#8211; Meetings of the Divisional Executive Committees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#special-meetings-of-the-divisional-executive-committees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.10 &#8211; Special Meetings of the Divisional Executive Committees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#quorum-rule\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.11 &#8211; Quorum Rule<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/procedures-of-divisional-executive-committees\/#bylaws\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.12 &#8211; Bylaws<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-c-link--dark\" id=\"h-personnel-matters\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/\">Personnel Matters<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#advice-on-tenure-appointments\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.13 &#8211; Advice on Tenure Appointments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#advice-on-tenured-appointments-as-professor-or-promotion-to-professor\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.14 &#8211; Advice on Tenured Appointment as Professor or Promotion to Professor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#advice-on-post-tenure-review\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.145 &#8211; Advice on Post-tenure Review<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#record-of-committee-advice\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.15 &#8211; Record of Committee Advice<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#vote-record\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.16 &#8211; Vote Record<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#criteria-for-advice\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.17 &#8211; Criteria for Advice<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#reconsideration-of-negative-advice\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.18 &#8211; Reconsideration of Negative Advice<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#waiver-of-review-by-divisional-executive-committees-or-subcommittees\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.19 &#8211; Waiver of Review by Divisional Executive Committees or Subcommittees<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/personnel-matters\/#advice-on-other-personnel-problems\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.20 &#8211; Advice on Other Personnel Problems<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-c-link--dark\" id=\"h-other-functions\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/other-functions\/\">Other Functions<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/other-functions\/#advice-on-educational-policy\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.21 &#8211; Advice on Educational Policy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/other-functions\/#advice-on-ad-hoc-committee-selection\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>3.22 &#8211; Advice on Ad Hoc Committee Selection<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1287,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[17,50],"topic":[29],"class_list":["post-1676","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-faculty","category-faculty-general","topic-personnel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chapter 3 - Faculty Divisional Systems - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chapter 3 - Faculty Divisional Systems\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/faculty-divisional-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-18T20:42:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/faculty-divisional-systems\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/faculty-divisional-systems\\\/\",\"name\":\"Chapter 3 - Faculty Divisional Systems - Policy Library\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-23T21:26:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-18T20:42:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/faculty-divisional-systems\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/faculty-divisional-systems\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/faculty-divisional-systems\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Chapter 3 &#8211; 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