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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the General Education Committee (GEC) for a vote of the full senate on May 8, 2019, a motion to establish a General Education Diversification Board.聽 Motion tabled to the Fall 2019 by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 35 votes in support; 13 votes opposed; and 2 abstentions.

MOTION TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL EDUCATION聽 DIVERSIFICATION BOARD

WHEREAS, a subset of the General Education Committee鈥檚 (GEC) members currently reviews requests and approves UHM Diversification designations and Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) requests; and

WHEREAS, per its charge from the Senate Executive Committee (SEC), the GEC needs to focus its time and energy on broader responsibilities such as policies and assessment related to General Education; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification Subcommittee of the GEC does similar work in type and amount to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations deserve a group who are familiar with the Diversification Hallmarks and specialize in assessing whether or not courses meet those Hallmarks, similar to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations were originally assigned by reading the course catalog descriptions; and

WHEREAS, a 5-year review of designations was conducted in 2006-2008 but there is no additional or ongoing assessment of Diversification designations; and

WHEREAS, regular, periodic review of Diversification designations needs to occur; and

WHEREAS, the General Education Committee, having voted unanimously, and the General Education Office, which would provide administrative assistance to the Board, fully support the establishment of a Diversification Board; therefore

BE IT MOVED, that the University of Hawaii M膩noa Faculty Senate supports the establishment of a Diversification Board.

Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the General Education Committee (GEC) for a vote of the full Senate on October 16, 2019, a motion to establish a general education diversification board.聽 Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on October 16, 2019 with 29 votes in favor of support; 17 votes against; and 4 abstentions.听听听

MOTION TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL EDUCATION聽 DIVERSIFICATION BOARD

WHEREAS, a subset of the General Education Committee鈥檚 (GEC) members currently reviews requests and approves UHM Diversification designations and Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) requests; and

WHEREAS, per its charge from the Senate Executive Committee (SEC), the GEC needs to focus its time and energy on broader responsibilities such as policies and assessment related to General Education; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification Subcommittee of the GEC does similar work in type and amount to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations deserve a group who are familiar with the Diversification Hallmarks and specialize in assessing whether or not courses meet those Hallmarks, similar to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations were originally assigned by reading the course catalog descriptions; and

WHEREAS, a 5-year review of designations was conducted in 2006-2008 but there is no additional or ongoing assessment of Diversification designations; and

WHEREAS, regular, periodic review of Diversification designations needs to occur; and

WHEREAS, the General Education Committee, having voted unanimously, and the General Education Office, which would provide administrative assistance to the Board, fully support the establishment of a Diversification Board; therefore

BE IT MOVED, that the University of Hawaii M膩noa Faculty Senate supports the establishment of a Diversification Board.