Awards
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The following standing committees and their bylaws are created by action of the senate to support its work.
Please refer to the Faculty Senate Policies and Articles and Bylaws for further information regarding the senate and faculty committees.
Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are the official record of proceedings and actions taken during committee meetings. Please follow these guidelines for taking meeting minutes for faculty senate meetings. Questions can be directed to the Faculty Senate office at senate@uwlax.edu.
Faculty Development (FDC)
Faculty Development Committee (FDC) meets on Wednesday’s normally only during the Fall semester, from 2:15 – 3:30 pm in GMH 327.
2026-2027 Membership
| Richard Breaux |
| Daniel Hyson |
| Louise Zamparutti |
| Douglas Brusich |
| Daniel Sambu |
| Melanie Healy |
| Keith Beyer |
| Christine Manno |
Duties and Responsibilities
- Advocating for the initiation, development, and implementation of funding programs concerned with improvement of instruction and faculty development.
- Establishing and reporting on priorities for faculty development and improvement of instruction programs.
- Establishing written screening and selection procedures, and providing guidelines for grant proposals related to improvement of instruction and faculty development.
- Reviewing, screening, and approving for funding proposals, which are related to the improvement of instruction and faculty development and forwarding the results of this review to the Office of the Provost.
Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the Faculty Development Committee.
Research & Grants
2026-2027 Membership
| Mary Burns |
| Eliza Carlson |
| Daniel Grilley |
| Xinhui Li |
| Rig Das |
| Naghmeh Gheidi |
| Muruvvet Mehtap Aldogan Eklund |
| Gah Ming Stivers |
| Rebekah Fowler |
Bryn Rouse, Ex-Officio member
Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishing written guidelines and screening and selection procedures for research proposals.
- Establishing written procedures for evaluating and ranking research proposals.
- Receiving and evaluating research proposals from members of the faculty.
- Apportioning institutional funds for research and informing grant recipients of their awards.
- Providing applicants who did not receive grant money reasons for denial.
- Advising the coordinator of gifts and grants in the solicitation of grant monies.
- Providing the UW-L Foundation with a list of committee faculty members from which it may select advisory members for its Grants and Review Committee.
Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the Research & Grants Committee.
Scholarships & Awards
2026-2027 Membership
| Sherwin Toribio |
| Terence Smith |
| Samantha Foley |
| Marissa Eckrote-Nordland |
| Brian Pompeii |
| Valerie Krage |
| Lema Kabashi |
| Jason Anfinsen |
Undergraduate Student Representatives
Duties and Responsibilities
- Screening applications for scholarships and awards and recommending their recipients.
- Providing the UWL Foundation with a list of committee faculty members from which it may select advisory members for its Scholarship Committee.
Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the Scholarships & Awards Committee.
Undergraduate Research
2026-2027 Membership
| Shanna Felix-Highsmith |
| Angela Geraci |
| Ariel Beaujot |
| Weixu Lu |
| Amy Nicodemus |
| Tiffany Trimmer |
| Christopher Mccracken |
| Elizabeth Crosby |
| Zachary Stensen |
Nick Bakken, Ex-Officio
Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishing written evaluation procedures and criteria for funding undergraduate research proposals.
- Establishing written procedures for applying for undergraduate research funds.
- Publicizing the availability of undergraduate research funds and the procedures for applying for those funds.
- Receiving and evaluating research proposals from undergraduate students.
- Apportioning institutional funds for undergraduate research.
- Advising the coordinator of gifts and grants in the solicitation of grant monies to support undergraduate research.
- Planning and conducting an annual Undergraduate Research Day, as well as other means of disseminating undergraduate research results.
Click here for previous academic year committee membership, meeting minutes, charge letters, final reports and committee documents for the Undergraduate Research Committee.
If you require further information, email the faculty senate office
at senate@uwlax.edu or call 608-785-8018.
Faculty Senate Meeting Dates
Click on each date below to see the agenda, meeting minutes, and distributed documents.
Fall 2026
Spring 2027
All Faculty Senate meetings are scheduled in Union 2310 and typically start at 3:45 p.m.