College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 702
April 7, 2004

Recommendation:

That the Faculty of the College recommend to the Dean approval of the proposed revisions in the "Rules Governing the Faculty."

Rationale:

The "Rules" have not been updated since 1998, despite numerous changes in policy and the elimination and creation of various Faculty committees. The proposed revisions reflect these changes. In addition, the Academic Planning and Governance Committee suggests a number of language changes to clarify policies [c.f. Section 1.01(1) definition of Faculty; the Committee feels that only individuals who hold faculty ranks in the College should be members of the L&S Faculty; a Chancellor holding Faculty rank in a different school/college should not be a member of the L&S Faculty]. Abbreviations have been standardized throughout the document, and there have been numerous changes to insert gender-neutral language.

• Chapter 1. The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science
• Chapter 2. Faculty Committees

Approved: October 23, 1973 by L&S Faculty (Fac.ulty Doc.ument No. 137) 10/23/73
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No. 702)

Chapter 1.
The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science

• 1.01 Faculty: Definition
• 1.02 Meetings of the Faculty: Regular and Special
• 1.03 Right to Attend Meetings and Vote
• 1.04 Presiding Officer
• 1.05 Parliamentarian
• 1.06 Secretary
• 1.07 Question Period

1.01 Faculty: Definition

1. The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science consists of the Chancellor, the Dean of the College, and the individuals holding the rank of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors who hold appointments in an academic department of the College, and in addition such other persons as may have been designated as being members of the fFaculty of the College at the time of their appointment
   
   
2. The College may establish the procedures for designating as members of the fFaculty those persons not already included in 1.01(1).

1.02 Meetings of the Faculty: Regular, and Special, and Dean-Requested

1. The fFaculty meets holds regular meetings at least once each semester, and may meet additionally at the call of the Dean. Regular Mmeetings shall begin at 3:30 P.M. and adjourn at 5:00 P.M.; the time for adjournment may be extended by majority vote. Meetings called by the Dean may be held at a time most convenient or essential for conducting the meeting business.
   
   
2. For regular meetings, Tthe agenda is prepared by the Committee on Academic Planning and Governance Committees in consultation with the Dean. The Dean sets the agenda of a meeting that s/he calls.
   
   
3. On the petition of twenty members of the fFaculty as defined in 1.01, a special meeting of the fFaculty must be called. The petition must include the proposed agenda and/or any motions to be proposed, together with supporting documentation, and is to be submitted to the Committee on Academic Planning and Governance Committees at least five business days before the date requested for the meeting. A quorum of a special meeting is fifteen percent of the fFaculty of the College as defined in 1.01(1). New items may be brought up raised for consideration and vote only with the approval of seventy-five percent of the members of the fFaculty present and voting.
   
   
4. A quorum of a regular meeting or a meeting called by the Dean is twenty-five members of the fFaculty of the cCollege as defined in 1.01(1).
   
   

[Approved: October 23, 1975 (Fac. Doc. No. 200); approved Oct. 23, 1975]
Amended: February 8, 2001 by L&S (Fac.ulty Doc. No. 582)

1.03 Right to Attend Meetings and Vote

1. Only members of the fFaculty as defined in 1.01(1) may vote at meetings or in any mail ballot. A list of the members of the fFaculty is published annually by the Ooffice of the Dean.
   
   
2. Full-time members of the teaching and non-teaching academic staff in the College of Letters and Science who are not members of the fFaculty as defined, have the right to participate in meetings of the Faculty by voice but not by vote. In addition, and students who are voting members of faculty committees in the College have the right to attend participate in meetings of the fFaculty and to participate by voice but not by vote in such meetings
   
   
3. Other persons, not included in 1.03(1) or 1.03(2), may attend meetings of the faculty. Such individuals may be given the right to speak on any matter before the house for no more than five minutes, as approved by a majority vote of the fFaculty members present and voting.
   
   

1.04 Presiding Officer

1. The Dean of the College of Letters and Science is the presiding office of the fFaculty of the College. S/Hhe may designate any member of the fFaculty as defined in 1.01(1) to preside in her/his stead.

1.05 Parliamentarian

1. The Dean, in consultation with the Committee on Academic Planning and Governance Committees, appoints a qualified member of the Faculty or academic staff to serve as parliamentarian for a full academic year.
   
   
2. Except as otherwise stated above, the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised is binding on the proceedings at meetings of the fFaculty.

1.06 Secretary

1. The Dean appoints a member of the fFaculty or aAcademic sStaff to serve as sSecretary of the College. That individual records the minutes of meetings of the College fFaculty, and makes appropriate distribution of the agenda and the minutes, and conducts elections for College faculty committees. S/he also is responsible for maintaining complete and accurate records of L&S Faculty business, including committee activities.

[Approved: May 4, 1978 (Fac. Doc. No. 255); approved May 4, 1978]

1.07 Question Period

1. The agenda of regular meetings of the fFaculty includes a question period, not to exceed ten minutes, during which questions may be directed to the Dean by those who have the right to speak as such meetings as defined in 1.03. This period may be extended by a majority vote of the Faculty members present and voting.
   
   
2. Questions submitted in writing will have precedence over questions raised from the floor.

Chapter 2.
FACULTY COMMITTEES

General Provisions

• 2.01 General: Definitions
• 2.02 Standing Committees
• 2.03 Special Committees
• 2.04 Advisory and Administrative Committees

Standing Committees

• 2.05 Academic Planning and Governance Committee, Charter on Committees
• 2.06 Academic Policies Course and Curriculum Committee, Charter
• 2.07 Honors Program Committee, Charter
• 2.08 Nominating Committee
• 2.09 Academic Standing and Appeals Committee
• 2.10 Off-Campus Programs Committee
• 2.11 Admissions Policy Committee
• 2.12 Graduate Program Committee
• 2.13 Academic Planning Committee
• 2.14 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
• 2.15 Academic Policies and Appeals Committee

2.01 General: Definitions

1. A faculty committee, as the term is used in this chapter, is one authorized by the College fFaculty, reporting to the College fFaculty, and having a majority of College fFaculty members. Other committees of the College may report to the fFaculty.
   
   
2. Ex-officio members of faculty committees may participate by voice but not by vote and may hold committee office other than chairman.

2.02 Standing Committees

1. The College fFaculty may create, modify, and dissolve standing committees and regulate their operation. Except as provided herein, the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised are is binding on standing committees.
   
   
2. All members of the aAcademic sStaff of the College may serve as voting members of faculty committees, except that administrative staff and their principal professional staff assistants may serve only as ex-officio members; students who are working toward a degree in the College may serve as voting members of faculty committees which that are designated as having student membership, and may hold office other than chairman.
   
   
3. Committees may designate non-voting consultant members from the academic or administrative staff of the College, or faculty or staff members from other schools or colleges.
   
   
4. The Academic Planning and Governance Committee on Committees presents a slate of nominees for elected committee positions and calls for additional nominations from the floor at a meeting of the fFaculty. The Secretary of the University College conducts the elections for such committee memberships by mail ballot.
   
   
5. The Dean, in consultation with the Academic Planning and Governance Committee on Committees, appoints faculty members to appointed positions. The Dean also appoints non-voting members for whom appointment procedures are not otherwise provided for specified in these rules.
   
   
6. Appropriate sections of "UWM Chapter 6: UWM Committees" describe the organization and operations of College committees, except that it is understood that references to responsibilities of the "Chancellor" will be interpreted as referring to "Dean", and that the Dean, with the advice of the Academic Planning and Governance Committee on Committees, fills vacancies in elected positions when there is no available nominee (cf. UWM 6.24(6)).
   
   
7. Copies of the minutes of meetings of standing committees are distributed to the Dean, the Secretary of the University, and the chairmens of the other standing committees of the College.
   
   
8. Committees shall review their charters at least every three years, and make recommendations to the Academic Planning and Governance Committee on Committees regarding possible modifications.

2.03 Special Committees

1. On the recommendation of the Academic Planning and Governance Committee, in consultation with the Dean, Tthe fFaculty of the College may authorize the creation of special committees, on the recommendation of the Committee on committees in consultation with the Dean.
   
   
2. Special committees are created to perform specific tasks of limited nature and duration, in areas which that do not fall within the charge of a standing committee.
   
   
3. The proposal to create a special committee is submitted to the fFaculty for approval and contains the following:
   
   
1. Tthe number of members.;
2. how the members are to be selected, including student and ex-officio members, if any.;
3. how the chairman is to be selected.;
4. the charge to the special committee and the relationship of the committee to existing committees of similar function.
   
   
4. When a special committee has completed its charge, and its final report and/or recommendation(s) have received fFaculty action, the committee ceases to exist. If the committee continues its work beyond the end of the academic year, an interim report is submitted to the fFaculty to be distributed by the end of the spring semester.

2.04 Advisory and Administrative Committees

1. The Dean may establish advisory and administrative committees to assist her/him in carrying out her/his duties. The Dean determines the membership and functions of such committees.
   
   
2. The Dean may establish advisory committees to assist Ddirectors of non-departmental agencies operating within the College, such as centers and institutes. The membership, method of selection, and functions of such committees shall be described in the charter of such agencies or in the document establishing the advisory committee. Where appropriate, an advisory committee may be consulted regarding the appointment and subsequent review of the Ddirector. These advisory committees submit a report annually to the fFaculty of the cCollege.

2.05 Academic Planning and Governance Committee, Charter

1. Membership.
   
   The Committee on Committees shall be composed of six faculty members elected by the faculty of the College, two from each academic area (Humanities and Communication, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences). Members serve staggered 3-2-1 year terms. A representative from the dean's office, designated by the dean, serves as liaison to the Committee on Committees as an ex officio, non-voting member and provides staff support.
   
   
2. Selection of Chair.
   
   Spring, the committee elects from its continuing voting membership a chair for the following academic year. At the first meeting of the new academic year, the committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
3. Vacancies.
   
   Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the dean of the College. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the Committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
4. Subcommittees.
   
   The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include, as voting members, faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the Committee on Committees, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College faculty or dean for further action.
   
   
5. Calendar Functions
   
   
1. Prepares the agenda for meetings of the faculty in consultation with the dean.
   
   
2. Receives motions and recommendations from standing and special committees for submission to the faculty; consults with committees on appropriate form of such documents.
   
   
3. Receives motions from faculty members to be placed on the agenda; such motions are placed on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the faculty.
   
   
4. Establishes guidelines for the preparation of documents for submission to faculty
   
   
5. Receives petitions submitted under 1.02(3) for special meetings; determines validity of the petition; is responsible for seeing that the meeting is called and agenda are distributed.
   
   
6. On its own initiative, in consultation with the dean, may recommend the creation of a special committee to report to the faculty concerning matters of interest to the faculty which do not fall within the charge of an existing faculty committee.
   
   
6. Nomination Functions.
1. Prepares a slate of candidates for all elected committee memberships; obtains by appropriate means the preferences for committee membership from the faculty in advance. At least two names are proposed for each vacancy. Additional nominations may be made viva voce from the floor at the meeting at which the slates are presented; the person making such nomination must determine the willingness of the nominee to serve.
   
   
2. Prepares a slate of nominees for faculty appointive positions on standing committees of the faculty based on indications of faculty preferences; at least two names are submitted for each vacancy. The dean may request additional names but is not restricted to names submitted by the committee in making appointments.
   
   
3. Advises the dean on appointments to special committees and may be consulted by the dean on other committee appointments.
   
   
7. Review Functions.
   
   Reviews the charters of each of the standing committees of the College of Letters and Science at least every five years and makes recommendations to the faculty on possible modifications.
   
   
8. Reporting.
   
   The committee reports annually to the L&S faculty.
   
   

The committee meets at least once each semester; minutes reflecting all formal actions are recorded at each meeting.

Approved: April 22, 1996 by L&S Faculty
Amended: November 18, 1996 by L&S Faculty
Amended: April 14, 1999 by L&S Faculty

1. Membership
   
   
1. The Committee will consist of ten members, as follows: three faculty members from each academic area of the College, two elected and one appointed by the Dean, for three-year terms on a staggered basis; an ex officio member from the College office appointed annually by the Dean. No more than one member of any academic department may serve on the committee.
   
   
2. Each April/May, the committee elects from among its continuing members a chair for the next academic year. At the first meeting of the new academic year, the Committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
2. Vacancies
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S Faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the academic year. If the vacancy is created by the departure of an individual with more than a year remaining in his/her term, an individual shall be elected at the next regular Faculty elections to serve the remaining portion of that term beginning in the next academic year.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
3. Functions
   
   
1. To make recommendations to the Faculty and to advise the Dean regarding:
   
   
1. academic planning, faculty development, and program development;
   
   
2. criteria and priorities to be used for program and budget adjustments;
   
   
3. the identification of a minimal scope or core of academic programs, instructional depth, and faculty size that must be preserved to maintain the quality of instruction and research in the College;
   
   
4. the development of new programs and new degree requirements in other academic units at UWM, and the determination of their possible effect on existing programs and requirements in the College of Letters and Science;
   
   
5. procedures whereby individual departments will conduct their own review and planning to assist the committee in the discharge of its long range planning duties;
   
   
6. other appropriate long range planning activities as requested by the Dean;
   
   
2. To conduct the following activities associated with preparing the calendar of faculty meetings:
   
   
1. prepare the agenda for meeting of the Faculty in consultation with the Dean;
   
   
2. receive motions and recommendations from standing and special committees for submission to the Faculty; consult with committees on appropriate form of such documents;
   
   
3. receive motions from faculty members to be placed on the agenda; such motions are placed on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Faculty;
   
   
4. establish guidelines for the preparation of documents for submission to Faculty meetings;
   
   
5. receive petitions submitted under 1.02(3) for special meetings; determine validity of petitions; ensure that the meeting call and agenda are distributed;
   
   
6. of its own initiative, in consultation with the Dean, recommend the creation of a special committee, if necessary, to report to the Faculty concerning matters of interest to the Faculty that do not fall within the charge of an existing faculty committee;
   
   
3. To conduct the following activities associated with preparing a slate of nominees for faculty committees:
   
   
1. prepare a slate of candidates for all elected committee memberships after obtaining by appropriate means the preferences for committee membership from members of the Faculty; at least two individuals must be proposed for each committee vacancy; (additional nominations may be made viva voce from the floor at the meeting at which the slates are presented; the person making such nomination must determine the willingness of the nominee to serve;
   
   
2. prepare a slate of nominees for faculty appointive positions on standing committees of the Faculty based on indications of faculty preferences; at least two individuals are submitted for each vacancy; the Dean may request additional names, but s/he is not restricted to names submitted by the committee in making appointments;
   
   
3. advise the Dean on appointments to special committees; respond to requests from the Dean for nominees for other committee appointments;
   
   
4. To review the charters of each of the standing committees of the College of Letters and Science at least every five years and make recommendations to the Faculty on possible modifications;
   
   
5. To report annually to the Faculty regarding
   
   
1. information and requests from the Dean relating to functions a through d above;
   
   
2. APGC recommendations to the Dean; and
   
   
3. actions taken by the Dean concerning those recommendations;
   
   
4. any other business conducted by the committee during the academic year;
   
   
5. To meet at least once each semester and to record minutes reflecting all formal actions taken.
   
   
4. Subcommittees
   
   The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and student members not already members of the committee, provided that at least one of the voting members of the subcommittee is concurrently a voting member of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   

Approved: April 22, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No. 673)
Amended: November 4, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No.692)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No 702)

2.06 Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, Charter

1. Membership. The committee consists of fifteen members; nine are faculty members elected by the faculty of the college, to include three from each academic area of the college; four are students; an Associate Dean and a representative from the Dean's office, both designated by the Dean, shall serve as liaison to the Letters and Science Course and Curriculum Committee. The faculty members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis; no more than one member from a single department shall serve at any given time. A faculty member who has served a full term on the Committee may not succeed himself. Two student members are appointed in September and two in January of each year; each student member serves for one full year.
   
   
2. Chairmanship. Each year the committee elects from its voting membership a chairman and a co-chairman, the latter to be responsible for special assignments as designated by the committee. The chairman is elected in February for the following academic year; the co-chairman is elected in the first meeting in the fall semester, to serve for the remainder of the academic year.
   
   
3. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the Course and Curriculum Committee, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the college faculty or dean for further action.
   
   
4. Functions
   
   
1. The committee reviews undergraduate programs and curricula in the college and makes suitable recommendations to the faculty and to the dean.
   
   
2. In the area of curriculum, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, questions concerning the general development and improvement of the liberal arts programs; changes in degree requirements, or in existing curricula; proposals for new majors or other instructional programs; proposals for modifications in existing grading or other evaluation procedures.
   
   
3. In the area of courses, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, new course proposals; modifications in existing courses (change of title, change in credit hours, change in prerequisites, change in course content); review of interdisciplinary courses, periodic review of all course offerings to propose elimination of duplicated or nonessential courses; determination of courses offered by other UWM schools or colleges to be acceptable for credit in the College of Letters and science; review of proposals for innovative or experimental methods in teaching, whether in new or existing courses.
   
   
4. The committee maintains continuing liaison with the UWM Academic Program and Curriculum Committee (for undergraduate courses and programs) and with the Graduate Faculty Council (for courses open both to graduate and undergraduate students).
   
   
5. The committee may consider any matter within its general function on its own initiative or when referred to it by the dean or by the college faculty.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.06
Approved: May 9, 1974 by L&S Faculty

1. Membership. The committee consists of fifteen members; nine are faculty members elected by the Faculty of the College, to include three from each academic area of the college, at least two of which must be members of the graduate faculty; four are students, two graduate and two undergraduate; an Associate Dean and a representative from the Dean's office, both designated by the Dean, shall serve as liaison to the Letters and Science Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee. The faculty members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis; no more than one member from a single department shall serve at any given time. A faculty member who has served a full term on the Committee may not succeed him/herself. Two student members (one undergraduate and one graduate) are appointed in September and two (one undergraduate and one graduate) in January of each year; each student member serves for one full year.
   
   
2. Committee Chair. Each year the committee elects from its voting membership a chair and a co-chair, the latter to be responsible for special assignments as designated by the committee. The chair is elected in spring for the following academic year; the co-chair is elected in the first meeting in the fall semester, to serve for the remainder of the academic year.
   
   
3. Vacancies.
   
   
1. Vacancies in faculty positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S Faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the academic year. If the vacancy is created by the departure of an individual with more than a year remaining in his/her term, an individual shall be elected at the next regular Faculty elections to serve the remaining portion of that term beginning in the next academic year.
   
   
2. Vacancies in student positions shall be filled by the President of the Student Association.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair for the remainder of the academic year.
   
   
4. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and student members not already members of the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, provided that at least one of the voting members of the subcommittee is concurrently a voting member of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   
5. Functions
   
   
1. The Committee reviews undergraduate and graduate programs and curricula, undergraduate admission and transfer policies and requirements, and undergraduate scholastic rules and standards in the College and makes suitable recommendations to the Faculty and to the Dean.
   
   
2. The Committee formulates procedures and criteria for consideration of undergraduate and graduate program proposals from departments and/or interdepartmental programmatic units.
   
   
3. The Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the admission of qualified high school special students and of categories of students who are not admissible to the College on the basis of the normal requirements of high school rank, test scores, or patterns of high school academic units.
   
   
4. In the area of curriculum, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, questions concerning the general development and improvement of the liberal arts programs; changes in degree requirements or in existing curricula; proposals for new majors, minors, concentrations, specializations, certificates, or other instructional programs; proposals for modifications in existing grading or other evaluation procedures. The committee forwards reviewed proposals with its recommendations to the Dean of the College who, in turn, forwards them with recommendations to the L&S Faculty, the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee, or the Dean of the Graduate School, as appropriate.
   
   
5. In the area of courses, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, new course proposals; modifications in existing courses (change of title, change in credit hours, change in prerequisites, change in course content); review of interdisciplinary courses, periodic review of all course offerings to propose elimination of duplicated or nonessential courses; determination of courses offered by other UWM schools or colleges to be acceptable for credit in the College of Letters and Science; review of proposals for innovative or experimental methods in teaching, whether in new or existing courses. The Committee has the power to determine which of these matters will be treated as automatic consent, information only, or automatic approval and which will be considered substantial modifications requiring review and formal action.
   
   
6. In the area of scholastic rules and standards, the Committee may review and make recommendations, without limitation by enumeration, policies concerning academic probation, removal from academic probation, dropped status, readmission, appeal procedures, and residence requirements.
   
   
7. The Committee maintains, through its chair, continuing liaison with appropriate College committees, the UWM Academic Program and Curriculum Committee (for undergraduate courses and programs), the Graduate Faculty Council (for courses open to both graduate and undergraduate students and for graduate-only courses and programs), curriculum, program, and policy committees of other UWM schools and colleges, and System-wide committees.
   
   
8. The Committee examines on a regular basis the relationships among the admissions and transfer policies and requirements of the College, other UWM schools and colleges, the UWM campus, and the UW System.
   
   
9. The graduate faculty members of the Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate representatives from the College of Letters and Science to serve on the Research and Fellowship Committees of the Graduate School and such other committees of the Graduate School as the Graduate Faculty Council may designate. The Committee, at its discretion, may nominate one or more of its own members to serve on these committees.
   
   
10. The Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate members of the Faculty of the College of Letters and Science for election to the Graduate Faculty Council. At least two faculty members must be nominated for each vacant position, and not more than one nominee shall be from a single academic department. In preparing nominations, the Committee shall strive to achieve parity among the academic divisions of the College. Graduate faculty members of the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee shall be eligible for nomination to positions on the Graduate Faculty Council.
    
    
11. The committee may consider any matter within its general function on its own initiative or when referred to it by the Dean, the College Faculty, or the Graduate Faculty Council.
    
    
12. The Committee shall meet at least once each semester. Minutes reflecting all formal actions taken shall be recorded
    
    
13. The Committee shall report annually to the L&S Faculty.
    
    

Approved: April 22, 2004 ( Fac. Doc. No. 673)
Amended: November 4, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No.693)
Amended: April, 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No. 702)

2.07 Honors Program Committee, Charter

1. Membership. The Honors Program Committee will be constituted as follows:
   
   six faculty members from the College of Letters and Science, three appointed by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science, in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program, and three elected by the College Faculty. These members shall serve staggered three-year terms. One elected and one appointed member shall come from each area (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences) of the College;
   
   three faculty members from other UWM schools and colleges appointed for staggered three-year terms by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science, in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program;
   
   members of the Honors Program faculty designated as Bradley Professors or holding an equivalent position;
   
   four students who are enrolled in the Honors Program appointed, following consultation with the Director of the Honors Program, by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science for one-year terms, two beginning in the fall semester and two beginning in the spring semester;
   
   ex officio and without voting rights, the Director and Assistant Director of the Honors Program.
   
   These provisions will be reviewed by the Honors Program Committee every three years.
   
   
2. Chair. Each March the committee elects from its continuing or reappointed voting membership a chair for the following academic year. At its first meeting of the new academic year, the committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
3. Vacancies.
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions on the committee shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions on the committee shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College in consultation with the director of the Honors Program. The appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
4. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the Honors Program Committee, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   
5. Functions.
   
   
1. In consultation with the Director, the committee determines the operations of the Honors Program, including admissions, graduation requirements, and general curriculum.
   
   
2. The committee evaluates proposed new faculty and topics for Honors seminars and the schedule of Honors course offerings for each semester.
   
   
3. The committee evaluates proposals for new Honors courses.
   
   
4. The committee evaluates formal requests from Honors students concerning individual projects for Honors credit.
   
   
5. The committee reviews and considers modifications of the overall structure and policies of the Honors Program and makes appropriate recommendations to the faculty and Dean.
   
   
6. The committee undertakes every third year a formal review of its structure and functions and records its conclusions in the committee's annual report for that year.
   
   
7. The committee meets at least once each semester; minutes reflecting all formal actions are recorded at each meeting.
   
   
8. The committee reports annually to the L&S Faculty.
   
   

Approved: by L&S Faculty, February. 11, 1975 (Fac. Doc. No. 176)
Modified on Amended: March 31, 1983 (Fac. Doc. No. 313)
Modified on Amended: December 1, 1993 (Fac. Doc. No. 396)
Modified on Amended: November 5, 1998 (Fac. Doc. No. 496)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No. 702)

2.08

1. Membership. Six faculty members elected by the faculty of the college, including two from each academic area of the college.
   
   
2. Functions.
   
   
1. Prepares a slate of candidates for all elected committee memberships; obtains by appropriate means the preferences for committee membership from the faculty in advance. At least two names are proposed for each vacancy. Additional nominations may be made viva voice from the floor at the meeting at which the slates are presented; the person making such nomination must determine the willingness of the nominee to serve.
   
   
2. Prepares a slate of nominees for faculty appointive positions on standing committees of the faculty, based on indications of faculty preferences; at least two names are submitted for each vacancy. The Dean may request additional names, but is not restricted to names submitted by the committee in making appointments.
   
   
3. Advises the Dean on appointments to special committees, and may be consulted by the Dean on other committee appointments.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.08
Approved by L&S Faculty May 9, 1974

2.09

1. Membership. The committee consists of fifteen members; six are faculty members elected by the faculty of the college, to include two from each academic area of the college: Humanities and Communication, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences; six are faculty members appointed by the dean, to include two from each of the academic areas; and three are students. The faculty members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis; the student members serve for one-year terms.
   
   
2. Functions.
   
   
1. To review and make recommendations concerning scholastic rules and standards, which may include, without limitation by enumeration, academic probation, removal from academic probation, dropped status, readmission, appeal procedure, residence requirements.
   
   
2. To adjudicate student appeals, except for appeals requesting a change of letter grade; this is not to be construed as precluding consideration of appeals in the area of drops, withdrawals, and permanent incompletes.
   
   
3. On its own initiative, to consider such other related matters as the committee may from time to time deem appropriate, provided that such matters do not fall under the jurisdiction of another standing committee of the College.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.09
Approved by L&S Faculty April 9, 1974

2.10

1. Membership. The Committee consists of eight members. Seven are voting members as follows: Three are faculty members elected by the faculty of the College; two are faculty members of the College appointed by the Dean. The composition of elected and appointed faculty members shall include at least one representative from each of the three divisions of the College. Two non-faculty members (community representatives and/or students) shall serve on the committee upon nomination by the committee and appointment by the Dean. The Program Coordinator will serve without vote.
   
   The faculty members, both elected and appointed, serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. The non-faculty members serve one-year terms.
   
   
2. Chairperson. Each March the committee elects from its voting membership a chairperson for the following academic year.
   
   
3. Functions.
   
   
1. In consultation with the Coordinator, the Committee establishes policy and facilitates the development of off-campus credit instruction and non-credit programs administered by the Off-Campus & Extension Program of the College of Letters and Science.
   
   
2. The Committee evaluates off-campus credit courses and non-credit courses and programs, and advises the Program Coordinator and the Dean on the overall direction of off-campus credit and non-credit activity.
   
   
3. The Committee works with academic departments in the College and with the Faculty of the College and with similar committees in other schools and colleges on the campus and develops guidelines for cooperative relationships in the areas of off-campus credit and non-credit program activity in the College.
   
   
4. The Committee assesses present and future needs in the areas of off-campus credit and non-credit programs and makes recommendations to the Program Coordinator, the Dean, and where necessary, to the Faculty of the College of Letters and Science and its duly constituted committees.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.10
Approved by L&S Faculty October 29, 1976
Modified on March 29, 1984 (Fac. Doc. No. 328)

2.11

1. Membership: Seven members including two faculty members elected by the faculty of the College from each of the three academic areas of the College and one ex-officio member appointed by the Dean from the administrative staff of the College. The elected members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis.
   
   
2. Functions:
   
   
1. Reviews and makes recommendations to the faculty of the College concerning admission and transfer policies and requirements of the College.
   
   
2. Reviews and makes recommendations to the faculty of the College concerning the admission of categories of students who are not admissible to the College on the basis of the normal requirements of high school class rank, test scores, or patterns of high school academic units.
   
   
3. Studies and makes recommendations to the faculty of the College concerning the admission of qualified high school students to enroll for credit in courses offered in the College.
   
   
4. Examines on a regular basis the relationships among the admissions and transfer policies and requirements of the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the College of Letters and Science, and other schools and colleges of UWM.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.11
Approved by L&S Faculty February 21, 1978

2.12

1. Membership.
   
   
1. 
   
   
1. Nine members of the College Faculty with Graduate Faculty status (three from each of the academic areas of the College) elected by the College Faculty for staggered three-year terms. No more than one member shall be from a single department. The slate of nominees is prepared by the L&S Committee on Committees following announced procedures.
   
   
2. Three graduate students as voting members (one from each academic area of the College) appointed annually by the Dean of the College in consultation with appropriate student organizations.
   
   
3. One non-voting representative of the Dean of the College appointed annually by the Dean.
   
   
2. Each April, the Committee elects from among its continuing members a chair for the next academic year.
   
   
3. Vacancies on the L&S Graduate Program Committee shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College for the remainder of the academic year in which the vacancy occurs. At the next regular faculty election, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
2. Functions.
   
   
1. The Committee oversees all graduate programs, plans, and policies within the College.
   
   
2. The Committee formulates procedures and criteria for consideration of graduate program proposals and/or interdepartmental programmatic units. The Committee shall review all new program proposals transmitted to it through the Dean's office in proper form and shall forward reviewed proposals with its recommendations to the Dean of the College, who shall forward them with recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School [see UWM Policies and Procedures 2.05(1)]. The Committee shall treat substantial modifications of existing programs in the same fashion as new program proposals. Minor modifications, such as new or restructured courses, deletion of old courses, editorial changes in bulletin copy, and the like shall be submitted to the Committee for information only. The Committee shall have the power, when doubts arise, to determine whether a given modification of an existing program is sufficiently extensive to require formal review by the Committee.
   
   
3. The Committee maintains, through its chair, a liaison with graduate program committees of other UWM schools and colleges, appropriate College committees, system-wide committees, and the Graduate Faculty Council.
   
   
4. The Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate representatives from the College of Letters and Science to serve on the Research Committee, the Fellowship Committee of the Graduate School, and such other committees of the Graduate School as the Graduate Faculty Council may designate. The Committee, at its discretion, may nominate one or more of its own members to serve on these committees.
   
   
5. The Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate members of the Faculty of the College of Letters and Science for election to the Graduate Faculty Council. At least two faculty members must be nominated for each vacant position and not more than one nomination shall be made from a single academic department. In preparing nominations, the Committee shall strive to achieve parity between the academic divisions of the College. Members of the Graduate Program Committee shall be eligible for nomination to positions on the Graduate Faculty Council.
   
   
6. The Committee exercises such other responsibilities as may be delegated to it by the Graduate Faculty Council.
   
   
7. The Committee reports annually to the L&S Faculty.
   
   
8. The Committee shall meet at least once each semester. Minutes reflecting all formal actions taken shall be recorded.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.12
Approved: December 5, 1978 by L&S Faculty
Amended: August 28, 1996 by L&S Administration (minor editorial corrections)
Amended: October 13, 1997 by L&S Faculty

2.13

1. Membership
   
   
1. The Committee will consist of ten members, as follows: three faculty from each academic area of the College, two elected and one appointed by the Dean, for three-year terms on a staggered basis; an ex officio member from the College office appointed annually by the Dean. No more than one member of any academic department may serve on the committee.
   
   
2. Each April/May, the committee elects from among its continuing members a chair for the next academic year. At the first meeting of the new academic year, the Committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
2. Vacancies
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
3. Functions
   
   
1. To make recommendations to the faculty and to advise the Dean regarding:
   
   
1. academic planning, faculty development, and program development
   
   
2. criteria and priorities to be used for program and budget adjustments
   
   
3. the identification of a minimal scope or core of academic programs, instructional depth, and faculty size which must be preserved to maintain the quality of instruction and research in the College
   
   
4. the development of new programs and new degree requirements in other academic units at UWM, and the determination of their possible effect on existing programs and requirements in the College of Letters and Science.
   
   
5. procedures whereby individual departments will conduct their own review and planning to assist the committee in the discharge of its long range planning duties
   
   
6. other appropriate long range planning activities as requested by the Dean;
   
   
2. To report annually to the faculty regarding
   
   
1. information and requests from the Dean relating to functions i through vi above;
   
   
2. APC recommendations to the Dean; and
   
   
3. actions taken by the Dean concerning those recommendations;
   
   
3. To meet at least once each semester and to record minutes reflecting all formal actions taken.
   
   
4. Subcommittees
   
   The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include, as voting members, faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the committee, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.13
Approved: December 11, 1979 by the L&S Faculty (Doc. No. 276)
Amended: November 5, 1998 by the L&S Faculty (Doc. No. 495)

2.14

Functions

1. The committee collects information and receives reports as appropriate on all issues, policies, and procedures pertaining to affirmative action in the College.
   
   
2. The committee reports annually in writing to the college faculty and advises the Dean as appropriate.
   
   
3. The committee meets at least once each semester; minutes reflecting all formal action are recorded at each meeting.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.14
Approved by L&S Faculty, December 1, 1993 (Fac. Doc. No. 399)
Amended by L&S Faculty, April 10, 2000 (Fac. Doc. No. 554)

2.15

1. Membership
   
   
1. The committee consists of thirteen members; six are faculty members elected by the faculty of the college, to include two from each academic area of the college: Humanities and Communication, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences; three are faculty members appointed by the dean, to include one from each of the academic areas; three are students; and one is an ex officio member appointed by the Dean from the administrative staff of the College. The faculty members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis; the student members serve for one-year terms.
   
   
2. Each April/May, the committee elects from among its continuing members a chair for the next academic year. At the first meeting of the new academic year, the committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
2. Vacancies
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
3. Functions
   
   
1. To review and make recommendations to the Faculty concerning admission and transfer policies and requirements of the College;
   
   
2. To review and make recommendations to the Faculty concerning the admission of categories of students who are not admissible to the College on the basis of the normal requirements of high school class rank, test scores, or patterns of high school academic units;
   
   
3. To study and make recommendations to the Faculty of the college concerning the admission of qualified high school students to enroll for credits in courses offered in the College;
   
   
4. To review and make recommendations to the Faculty concerning scholastic rules and standards, which may include, without limitation by enumeration, academic probation, removal from academic probation, dropped status, readmission, appeal procedure, residence requirements;
   
   
5. To adjudicate student appeals, except for appeals requesting a change of letter grade; this is not to be construed as precluding consideration of appeals in the area of drops, withdrawals, and permanent incompletes;
   
   
6. To examine on a regular basis the relationships among the admissions and transfer policies and requirements of the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the College of Letters and Science, and other schools and colleges of UWM;
   
   
7. On its own initiative, to consider such other related matters as the committee may from time to time deem appropriate, provided that such matters do not fall under the jurisdiction of another standing committee of the college;
   
   
8. To meet at least once each semester and to record minutes reflecting all formal actions taken;
   
   
9. To report annually to the L&S Faculty.
   
   
4. Subcommittees
   
   The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the committee, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   

L&S Rules Governing the Faculty, Ch. 2.
Approved: April 8, 1998 by the L&S Faculty

The following "clean copy" shows the Rules Governing the Faculty as they will appear if the proposed changes are approved.

• Chapter 1. The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science
• Chapter 2. Faculty Committees

Approved: October 23, 1973 (Fac. Doc. No. 137)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No. 702)

Chapter 1.
The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science

• 1.01 Faculty: Definition
• 1.02 Meetings of the Faculty: Regular and Special
• 1.03 Right to Attend Meetings and Vote
• 1.04 Presiding Officer
• 1.05 Parliamentarian
• 1.06 Secretary
• 1.07 Question Period

1.01 Faculty: Definition

1. The Faculty of the College of Letters and Science consists of the individuals holding the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor who hold appointments in an academic department of the College, and in addition such other persons as may have been designated as being members of the Faculty of the College at the time of their appointment
   
   
2. The College may establish the procedures for designating as members of the Faculty those persons not already included in 1.01(1).
   
   

1.02 Meetings of the Faculty: Regular, Special, and Dean-Requested

1. The Faculty holds regular meetings at least once each semester, and may meet additionally at the call of the Dean. Regular meetings shall begin at 3:30 P.M. and adjourn at 5:00 P.M.; the time for adjournment may be extended by majority vote. Meetings called by the Dean may be held at a time most convenient or essential for conducting the meeting business.
   
   
2. For regular meetings, the agenda is prepared by the Academic Planning and Governance Committee in consultation with the Dean. The Dean sets the agenda of a meeting that s/he calls.
   
   
3. On the petition of twenty members of the Faculty as defined in 1.01, a special meeting of the Faculty must be called. The petition must include the proposed agenda and/or any motions to be proposed, together with supporting documentation, and is to be submitted to the Academic Planning and Governance Committee at least five business days before the date requested for the meeting. A quorum of a special meeting is fifteen percent of the Faculty of the College as defined in 1.01(1). New items may be raised for consideration and vote only with the approval of seventy-five percent of the members of the Faculty present and voting.
   
   
4. A quorum of a regular meeting or a meeting called by the Dean is twenty-five members of the Faculty of the College as defined in 1.01(1).
   
   

Approved: October 23, 1975 (Fac. Doc. No. 200)
Amended: February 8, 2001 (Fac. Doc. No. 582)

1.03 Right to Attend Meetings and Vote

1. Only members of the Faculty as defined in 1.01(1) may vote at meetings or in any mail ballot. A list of the members of the Faculty is published annually by the office of the Dean.
   
   
2. Full-time members of the teaching and non-teaching academic staff in the College of Letters and Science who are not members of the Faculty as defined have the right to participate in meetings of the Faculty by voice but not by vote. In addition, students who are voting members of faculty committees in the College have the right to participate in meetings of the Faculty by voice but not by vote.
   
   
3. Other persons, not included in 1.03(1) or 1.03(2) may be given the right to speak on any matter before the house for no more than five minutes, as approved by a majority vote of the Faculty members present and voting.
   
   

1.04 Presiding Officer

1. The Dean of the College of Letters and Science is the presiding office of the Faculty of the College. S/he may designate any member of the Faculty as defined in 1.01(1) to preside in her/his stead.
   
   

1.05 Parliamentarian

1. The Dean, in consultation with the Academic Planning and Governance Committee, appoints a qualified member of the Faculty or academic staff to serve as parliamentarian for a full academic year.
   
   
2. Except as otherwise stated above, the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order is binding on the proceedings at meetings of the Faculty.
   
   

1.06 Secretary

1. The Dean appoints a member of the Faculty or Academic Staff to serve as Secretary of the College. That individual records the minutes of meetings of the College Faculty, makes appropriate distribution of the agenda and the minutes, and conducts elections for College faculty committees. S/he also is responsible for maintaining complete and accurate records of L&S Faculty business, including committee activities.
   
   

Approved: May 4, 1978 (Fac. Doc. No. 255)

1.07 Question Period

1. The agenda of regular meetings of the Faculty includes a question period, not to exceed ten minutes, during which questions may be directed to the Dean by those who have the right to speak as such meetings as defined in 1.03. This period may be extended by a majority vote of the Faculty members present and voting.
   
   
2. Questions submitted in writing will have precedence over questions raised from the floor.
   
   

Chapter 2.
FACULTY COMMITTEES

General Provisions

• 2.01 General: Definitions
• 2.02 Standing Committees
• 2.03 Special Committees
• 2.04 Advisory and Administrative Committees

Standing Committees

• 2.05 Academic Planning and Governance Committee, Charter
• 2.06 Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, Charter
• 2.07 Honors Program Committee, Charter

2.01 General: Definitions

1. A faculty committee, as the term is used in this chapter, is one authorized by the College Faculty, reporting to the College Faculty, and having a majority of College Faculty members. Other committees of the College may report to the Faculty.
   
   
2. ex-officio members of faculty committees may participate by voice but not by vote and may hold committee office other than chair.
   
   

2.02 Standing Committees

1. The College Faculty may create, modify, and dissolve standing committees and regulate their operation. Except as provided herein, the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order, is binding on standing committees.
   
   
2. staff and their principal professional staff assistants may serve only as ex-officio members; students who are working toward a degree in the College may serve as voting members of faculty committees that are designated as having student membership and may hold office other than chair.
   
   
3. Committees may designate non-voting consultant members from the academic or administrative staff of the College or faculty or staff members from other schools or colleges.
   
   
4. The Academic Planning and Governance Committee presents a slate of nominees for elected committee positions and calls for additional nominations from the floor at a meeting of the Faculty. The Secretary of the College conducts the elections for such committee memberships by mail ballot.
   
   
5. The Dean, in consultation with the Academic Planning and Governance Committee, appoints faculty members to appointed positions. The Dean also appoints non-voting members for whom appointment procedures are not otherwise specified in these rules.
   
   
6. Appropriate sections of "UWM Chapter 6: UWM Committees" describe the organization and operations of College committees, except that it is understood that references to responsibilities of the "Chancellor" will be interpreted as referring to "Dean" and that the Dean, with the advice of the Academic Planning and Governance Committee, fills vacancies in elected positions when there is no available nominee (cf. UWM 6.24(6)).
   
   
7. Copies of the minutes of meetings of standing committees are distributed to the Dean, the Secretary of the University, and the chairs of the other standing committees of the College.
   
   
8. Committees shall review their charters at least every three years, and make recommendations to the Academic Planning and Governance Committee regarding possible modifications.
   
   

2.03 Special Committees

1. On the recommendation of the Academic Planning and Governance Committee, in consultation with the Dean, the Faculty of the College may authorize the creation of special committees. Special committees are created to perform specific tasks of limited nature and duration in areas that do not fall within the charge of a standing committee.
   
   
2. The proposal to create a special committee is submitted to the Faculty for approval and contains the following:
   
   
1. the number of members;
   
   
2. how the members are to be selected, including student and ex-officio members, if any;
   
   
3. how the chair is to be selected;
   
   
4. the charge to the special committee and the relationship of the committee to existing committees of similar function.
   
   
3. When a special committee has completed its charge, and its final report and/or recommendation(s) have received Faculty action, the committee ceases to exist. If the committee continues its work beyond the end of the academic year, an interim report is submitted to the Faculty to be distributed by the end of the spring semester.
   
   

2.04 Advisory and Administrative Committees

1. The Dean may establish advisory and administrative committees to assist her/him in carrying out her/his duties. The Dean determines the membership and functions of such committees.
   
   
2. The Dean may establish advisory committees to assist directors of non-departmental agencies operating within the College, such as centers and institutes. The membership, method of selection, and functions of such committees shall be described in the charter of such agencies or in the document establishing the advisory committee. Where appropriate, an advisory committee may be consulted regarding the appointment and subsequent review of the director. These advisory committees submit a report annually to the Faculty of the College.
   
   

2.05 Academic Planning and Governance Committee, Charter

1. Membership
   
   
1. The Committee will consist of ten members, as follows: three faculty members from each academic area of the College, two elected and one appointed by the Dean, for three-year terms on a staggered basis; an ex officio member from the College office appointed annually by the Dean. No more than one member of any academic department may serve on the committee.
   
   
2. Each April/May, the committee elects from among its continuing members a chair for the next academic year. At the first meeting of the new academic year, the Committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
2. Vacancies
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S Faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the academic year. If the vacancy is created by the departure of an individual with more than a year remaining in his/her term, an individual shall be elected at the next regular Faculty elections to serve the remaining portion of that term beginning in the next academic year.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
3. Functions
   
   
1. To make recommendations to the Faculty and to advise the Dean regarding:
   
   
1. academic planning, faculty development, and program development;
   
   
2. criteria and priorities to be used for program and budget adjustments;
   
   
3. the identification of a minimal scope or core of academic programs, instructional depth, and faculty size that must be preserved to maintain the quality of instruction and research in the College;
   
   
4. the development of new programs and new degree requirements in other academic units at UWM, and the determination of their possible effect on existing programs and requirements in the College of Letters and Science;
   
   
5. procedures whereby individual departments will conduct their own review and planning to assist the committee in the discharge of its long range planning duties;
   
   
6. other appropriate long range planning activities as requested by the Dean;
   
   
2. To conduct the following activities associated with preparing the calendar of faculty meetings:
   
   
1. prepare the agenda for meeting of the Faculty in consultation with the Dean;
   
   
2. receive motions and recommendations from standing and special committees for submission to the Faculty; consult with committees on appropriate form of such documents;
   
   
3. receive motions from faculty members to be placed on the agenda; such motions are placed on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Faculty;
   
   
4. establish guidelines for the preparation of documents for submission to Faculty meetings;
   
   
5. receive petitions submitted under 1.02(3) for special meetings; determine validity of petitions; ensure that the meeting call and agenda are distributed;
   
   
6. of its own initiative, in consultation with the Dean, recommend the creation of a special committee, if necessary, to report to the Faculty concerning matters of interest to the Faculty that do not fall within the charge of an existing faculty committee;
   
   
3. To conduct the following activities associated with preparing a slate of nominees for faculty committees:
   
   
1. prepare a slate of candidates for all elected committee memberships after obtaining by appropriate means the preferences for committee membership from members of the Faculty; at least two individuals must be proposed for each committee vacancy; (additional nominations may be made viva voce from the floor at the meeting at which the slates are presented; the person making such nomination must determine the willingness of the nominee to serve;
   
   
2. prepare a slate of nominees for faculty appointive positions on standing committees of the Faculty based on indications of faculty preferences; at least two individuals are submitted for each vacancy; the Dean may request additional names, but s/he is not restricted to names submitted by the committee in making appointments;
   
   
3. advise the Dean on appointments to special committees; respond to requests from the Dean for nominees for other committee appointments;
   
   
4. To review the charters of each of the standing committees of the College of Letters and Science at least every five years and make recommendations to the Faculty on possible modifications;
   
   
5. To report annually to the Faculty regarding
   
   
1. information and requests from the Dean relating to functions a through d above;
   
   
2. APGC recommendations to the Dean; and
   
   
3. actions taken by the Dean concerning those recommendations;
   
   
4. any other business conducted by the committee during the academic year;
   
   
6. To meet at least once each semester and to record minutes reflecting all formal actions taken.
   
   
4. Subcommittees
   
   The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and student members not already members of the committee, provided that at least one of the voting members of the subcommittee is concurrently a voting member of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   

Approved: April 22, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No. 673)
Amended: November 4, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No.692)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No 702)

2.06 Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, Charter

1. Membership. The committee consists of fifteen members; nine are faculty members elected by the Faculty of the College, to include three from each academic area of the college, at least two of which must be members of the graduate faculty; four are students, two graduate and two undergraduate; an Associate Dean and a representative from the Dean's office, both designated by the Dean, shall serve as liaison to the Letters and Science Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee. The faculty members serve for three-year terms, on a staggered basis; no more than one member from a single department shall serve at any given time. A faculty member who has served a full term on the Committee may not succeed him/herself. Two student members (one undergraduate and one graduate) are appointed in September and two (one undergraduate and one graduate) in January of each year; each student member serves for one full year.
   
   
2. Committee Chair. Each year the committee elects from its voting membership a chair and a co-chair, the latter to be responsible for special assignments as designated by the committee. The chair is elected in spring for the following academic year; the co-chair is elected in the first meeting in the fall semester, to serve for the remainder of the academic year.
   
   
3. Vacancies.
   
   
1. Vacancies in faculty positions shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S Faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College from a pool of candidates selected by the Committee. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the academic year. If the vacancy is created by the departure of an individual with more than a year remaining in his/her term, an individual shall be elected at the next regular Faculty elections to serve the remaining portion of that term beginning in the next academic year.
   
   
2. Vacancies in student positions shall be filled by the President of the Student Association.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair for the remainder of the academic year.
   
   
4. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and student members not already members of the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee, provided that at least one of the voting members of the subcommittee is concurrently a voting member of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   
5. Functions
   
   
1. The Committee reviews undergraduate and graduate programs and curricula, undergraduate admission and transfer policies and requirements, and undergraduate scholastic rules and standards in the College and makes suitable recommendations to the Faculty and to the Dean.
   
   
2. The Committee formulates procedures and criteria for consideration of undergraduate and graduate program proposals from departments and/or interdepartmental programmatic units.
   
   
3. The Committee reviews and makes recommendations concerning the admission of qualified high school special students and of categories of students who are not admissible to the College on the basis of the normal requirements of high school rank, test scores, or patterns of high school academic units.
   
   
4. In the area of curriculum, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, questions concerning the general development and improvement of the liberal arts programs; changes in degree requirements or in existing curricula; proposals for new majors, minors, concentrations, specializations, certificates, or other instructional programs; proposals for modifications in existing grading or other evaluation procedures. The committee forwards reviewed proposals with its recommendations to the Dean of the College who, in turn, forwards them with recommendations to the L&S Faculty, the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee, or the Dean of the Graduate School, as appropriate.
   
   
5. In the area of courses, the committee may consider, without limitation by enumeration, new course proposals; modifications in existing courses (change of title, change in credit hours, change in prerequisites, change in course content); review of interdisciplinary courses, periodic review of all course offerings to propose elimination of duplicated or nonessential courses; determination of courses offered by other UWM schools or colleges to be acceptable for credit in the College of Letters and Science; review of proposals for innovative or experimental methods in teaching, whether in new or existing courses. The Committee has the power to determine which of these matters will be treated as automatic consent, information only, or automatic approval and which will be considered substantial modifications requiring review and formal action.
   
   
6. In the area of scholastic rules and standards, the Committee may review and make recommendations, without limitation by enumeration, policies concerning academic probation, removal from academic probation, dropped status, readmission, appeal procedures, and residence requirements.
   
   
7. The Committee maintains, through its chair, continuing liaison with appropriate College committees, the UWM Academic Program and Curriculum Committee (for undergraduate courses and programs), the Graduate Faculty Council (for courses open to both graduate and undergraduate students and for graduate-only courses and programs), curriculum, program, and policy committees of other UWM schools and colleges, and System-wide committees.
   
   
8. The Committee examines on a regular basis the relationships among the admissions and transfer policies and requirements of the College, other UWM schools and colleges, the UWM campus, and the UW System.
   
   
9. The graduate faculty members of the Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate representatives from the College of Letters and Science to serve on the Research and Fellowship Committees of the Graduate School and such other committees of the Graduate School as the Graduate Faculty Council may designate. The Committee, at its discretion, may nominate one or more of its own members to serve on these committees.
   
   
10. The Committee, in consultation with the department chairs, annually shall nominate members of the Faculty of the College of Letters and Science for election to the Graduate Faculty Council. At least two faculty members must be nominated for each vacant position, and not more than one nominee shall be from a single academic department. In preparing nominations, the Committee shall strive to achieve parity among the academic divisions of the College. Graduate faculty members of the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee shall be eligible for nomination to positions on the Graduate Faculty Council.
    
    
11. The committee may consider any matter within its general function on its own initiative or when referred to it by the Dean, the College Faculty, or the Graduate Faculty Council.
    
    
12. The Committee shall meet at least once each semester. Minutes reflecting all formal actions taken shall be recorded.
    
    
13. The Committee shall report annually to the L&S Faculty.
    
    

Approved: April 22, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No. 673)
Amended: November 4, 2004 (Fac. Doc. No.693)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No 702)

2.07 Honors Program Committee, Charter

1. Membership. The Honors Program Committee will be constituted as follows:
   
   six faculty members from the College of Letters and Science, three appointed by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science, in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program, and three elected by the College Faculty. These members shall serve staggered three-year terms. One elected and one appointed member shall come from each area (Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences) of the College;
   
   three faculty members from other UWM schools and colleges appointed for staggered three-year terms by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science, in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program;
   
   members of the Honors Program faculty designated as Bradley Professors or holding an equivalent position;
   
   four students who are enrolled in the Honors Program appointed, following consultation with the Director of the Honors Program, by the Dean of the College of Letters and Science for one-year terms, two beginning in the fall semester and two beginning in the spring semester;
   
   ex officio and without voting rights, the Director and Assistant Director of the Honors Program.
   
   These provisions will be reviewed by the Honors Program Committee every three years.
   
   
2. Chair. Each March the committee elects from its continuing or reappointed voting membership a chair for the following academic year. At its first meeting of the new academic year, the committee may choose to elect a co-chair to serve in the absence of the chair.
   
   
3. Vacancies.
   
   
1. Vacancies in elected positions on the committee shall be filled by appointment of the eligible individual who received the next highest number of votes in the prior L&S faculty elections. If no member is available to serve, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College. In either case, the appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
2. Vacancies in appointed positions on the committee shall be filled by appointment of the Dean of the College in consultation with the director of the Honors Program. The appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
   
   
3. If the position of chair becomes vacant, it shall be filled by the elected co-chair, if any, for the remainder of the academic year. If no co-chair has been elected, the committee shall elect a new chair as the first order of business at the meeting at which the vacancy is announced.
   
   
4. Subcommittees. The committee may establish ad hoc or permanent subcommittees to consider special matters within the general functions of the committee. The membership and functions of the subcommittees are expressed in writing and approved by majority vote of the committee. Subcommittees may include as voting members faculty, academic staff, and students not already members of the Honors Program Committee, provided that a majority of the voting members of the subcommittee are concurrently voting members of the full committee. Recommendations of a subcommittee must be approved by the full committee before being forwarded to the College Faculty or Dean for further action.
   
   
5. Functions.
   
   
1. In consultation with the Director, the committee determines the operations of the Honors Program, including admissions, graduation requirements, and general curriculum.
   
   
2. The committee evaluates proposed new faculty and topics for Honors seminars and the schedule of Honors course offerings for each semester.
   
   
3. The committee evaluates proposals for new Honors courses.
   
   
4. The committee evaluates formal requests from Honors students concerning individual projects for Honors credit.
   
   
5. The committee reviews and considers modifications of the overall structure and policies of the Honors Program and makes appropriate recommendations to the faculty and Dean.
   
   
6. The committee undertakes every third year a formal review of its structure and functions and records its conclusions in the committee's annual report for that year.
   
   
7. The committee meets at least once each semester; minutes reflecting all formal actions are recorded at each meeting.
   
   
8. The committee reports annually to the L&S Faculty.
   
   

Approved: February 11, 1975 (Fac. Doc. No. 176)
Amended: March 31, 1983 (Fac. Doc. No. 313)
Amended: December 1, 1993 (Fac. Doc. No. 396)
Amended: November 5, 1998 (Fac. Doc. No. 496)
Amended: April 7, 2005 (Fac. Doc. No. 702)