UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Senate is the legislative arm of the faculty. As such, the faculty delegates to the senate its powers and responsibilities as affecting the academic policies and programs, faculty affairs, and the general welfare of the university in accordance with the provisions of Article III.

The Faculty Senate has a dedicated email for agenda items, questions, and other business pertaining to Faculty Senate.  Please send your information or questions to facultysenate@uwrf.edu

 

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CAFES

 

  Amber Remble
  Joseph Shakal

Shaheer Burney

CAS

  Grace Coggio  
  Karl Peterson

  Alexandru Tupan 
  Magara Maeda

Doug Margolis   Jennifer Willis-Rivera

CEPS

  Tamara Kincaid 
  Dean Vesperman

  
 

Christy Pettis

CBE

  Logan Kelly

 

 

4th Division

   Alicia Reinke-Tuthill
  

   Ryan Bench
   Cory Clark

Kellen Wells-Mangold

At Large

   Tim Buttles (sr.)
   Brett Kallusky (sr.)
   Lori Nixon (jr.)

   Mialisa Moline (sr.)

Michelle Parkinson (Sr)

Patrick Woolcock (Jr)

Chancellor’s
Designee

David Travis (Provost)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Office

Officer

Chair

Alexandru Tupan

Vice Chair

Logan Kelly (interim)

Elections Chair

Ryan Bench

Secretary

Doug Margolis

Faculty Senate Liaison

Logan Kelly

 

  • Receive and consider suggestions, proposals, and recommendations brought before the senate by the faculty, student body, and the administrative staff.
     
  • Prepare resolutions, proposals, recommendations, and specific legislation for faculty action.
     
  • Participate with the chancellor in the establishment and termination of the functions and memberships of all standing committees. There shall be provision for the establishment of faculty committees within the by-laws of the constitution. Specific provisions governing the powers, responsibilities, and procedures of faculty committees and the procedure of their appointment are to be found in the by-laws of the constitution.
     
  • Serve as coordinating and expediting agency for the work of standing committees and assign responsibility along with the chancellor for the execution of studies and activities of these committees. All recommendations for policy changes in the orientation and direction of all committees must be submitted for approval to both the Faculty Senate and the chancellor.
     
  • Study and recommend policies designed to improve faculty welfare.
     
  • Establish general interpretations of academic policy and regulations.
     
  • Conduct nominations and elections of members of the senate, as defined in Article VI Section C.
     
  • Inform the general faculty, the administration, and the student body of all senate actions affecting the areas of their respective concerns.
     
  • Recommend to the chancellor the university calendar, subject to the regulations of the Board of Regents.
     
  • Provide for and regulate such funds as may be raised and expended by the general faculty.
     
  • Study and make recommendations concerning any other subjects relative to the general welfare of the university.

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda

Date: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, 3:30-5:00 PM.

Location: UC 334 (Willow River Room). Via Zoom, please use the link below.

http://tiny.cc/faculty-senate-meeting

  1. Call to order.
  2. Introduction of new senators.
  3. Seating of substitutes.
  4. UWRF land acknowledgment.

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls sits on the shared ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe and the Dakota Nations and Tribal Communities. Acknowledging our university’s historical contributions to the disenfranchisement of indigenous communities, we declare a standing commitment toward campus-wide education, increased awareness of current indigenous issues, and the development of sustainable partnerships with indigenous nations of the area.

  1. In memoriam of Andris Straumanis. Jennifer Willis-Rivera will speak in tribute to the late Professor Straumanis.
  2. Chair report

Enrollment report.

    1. “Five universities show overall increases: UW-Madison, UW-Green Bay, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, and UW-Whitewater, while several others showed modest decreases.” (UW System news release of September 14, 2023)
    2. Our monthly report for September 2023 shows a total of 4406 students attending UWRF as degree-seeking students and 443 as special students (e.g., high school).  For comparison, the similar September 2022 report showed a total of 4325 students attending UWRF as degree-seeking students and 168 special students.

 

 

  1. Officer reports.  

Logan and Ryan will report on the special elections and the referendum on the new Senate structure.

 

  1. Approval of old minutes.
    1. Minutes of 09-06-2023 (AY 2022-2023).
  2. Consent Agenda.
    1. Motion to make the following appointments to the Academic Programs and Policy Committee:
        1. Arquimides Reyes (CAFES) (2023-2026)
        2. Caroline Baker (CEBAH) (2023-2025)
        3. Melissa Hayslip (CAS) (2023-2024)
        4. Jennifer Willis-Rivera (CAS) (2023-2025)
    2. Motion to make the following appointments to the Academic Standards Committee:
        1. Gregory Ruegsegger (CEBAH) (2023-2025)
        2. Sylvia Kehoe (CAFES) (2023-2026)
    3. Motion to make the following appointments to the Assessment Committee:
        1. Paige Miller (CAS) (2023-2026)
        2. James Cortright (CAS) (2023-2025)
    4. Motion to make the following appointments to the Athletic Committee:
        1. Brooke Krejci (CAS) (2023-2026)
    5. Motion to make the following appointments to the Calendar Committee:
        1. Megan Sun (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    6. Motion to make the following appointments to the External Relations Committee:
        1. Dan Marchand (CAS) (2023-2024)
        2. Erik Klein (CAS) (2023-2026)
        3. Christopher Holtkamp (CAFES) (2023-2026)
        4. Arquimides Reyes (CAFES) (2023-2026)
        5. Joel Donna (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    7. Motion to make the following appointments to the Faculty Hearing, Grievance, and Appeals Committee:
        1. Moira Lynch (CAS) (2023-2026)
        2. Molly Gerrish (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    8. Motion to make the following appointments to the Faculty Compensation Committee:
        1. Timothy Lyden (CAS) (2023-2026)
        2. Jorge Bonilla (CAS) (2023-2026)
        3. Satomi Shinde (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    9. Motion to make the following appointments to the Faculty Welfare and Personnel Policies Committee:
        1. Holly Dolliver (CAFES) (2023-2026)
    10. Motion to make the following appointments to the General Education and University Requirements Committee:
        1. Youngmi Kim (CAFES) (2023-2024)
        2. Patrick Woolcock (CAFES) (2023-2026)
        3. Anna Schick (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
        4. Meiying Hua (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
        5. Dawn Hukai (CEBAH) (2023-2025)
    11. Motion to make the following appointments to the Graduate Studies Curriculum Committee:
        1. Katherine Creutzinger (CAFES) (2023-2026)
        2. Katherine Bangert (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    12. Motion to make the following appointments to the Learning Resources Committee:
        1. Erik Klein (CAS) (2023-2026)
        2. Gregory Ruegsegger (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    13. Motion to make the following appointments to the Recruitment, Admissions, and Retention Committee:
        1. Caroline Baker (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
        2. James Cortright (CAS) (2023-2025)
        3. Youngmi Kim (CAFES) (2023-2025)
        4. Christopher Holtkamp (CAFES) (2023-2026)
    14. Motion to make the following appointments to the Sustainability Working Group:
        1. Dawn Hukai (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    15. Motion to make the following appointments to the University Curriculum Committee:
        1. Lori Swanson (CEBAH) (2023-2026)
    16. Motion to make the following appointments to the University Technology Committee:
        1. Paige Miller (CAS) (2023-2026)
        2. Melissa Hayslip (CAS) (2023-2026)
    17. Motion to make the following appointments to the University Budget Advisory Committee:
        1. Youngmi Kim (CAFES)
        2. Timothy Lyden (CAS)
        3. Dean Vesperman (CEBAH)
  1. Officer Elections.

A. Vice-Chair Election

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

B. Other Office Elections

           If an Executive Committee seat gets vacated, follow steps 1,2,3 below.

1. Call for Nominations

2. Candidate Statements

3. Balloting

  1. Announcement of Winners.
  2. New Business
    1. (First reading) Motion to revise Bullet 1. Membership of Section 3.3.3.2 from the FS Handbook. This will add a representative of the Dean of Students Office to the Academic Standards Committee. It follows Motion 35 approved by the Faculty Senate on March 29, 2023 (“add a representative from the Dean of Students Office as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Academic Standards Committee.”)

 

  1. Adjournment.

 

Notices.

  • The schedule for Fall 2023-2024 is below.      

All meetings are held in the University Center, Willow River Room (334) except for our October 4 meeting which will possibly be held in Rodli 1874 due to a conflict with a BOR meeting scheduled that day on campus.

 

October 4, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00

October 18, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00

November 1, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00

November 15, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00

November 29, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00

December 13, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00