Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration & Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 13, 2020, a resolution to endorse with reservations the proposed reorganization of the Center of Oral History.聽 Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 13, 2020 with 69 votes (94.52%) in support; 4 votes (5.48%) against; and 7 abstentions.
Resolution to Endorse with Reservations the Proposed Reorganization of the Center for Oral History
WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,
WHEREAS, the M膩noa Faculty Senate has delegated to the Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) the duty to review reorganization proposals and, based on a Reorganization Proposal Consultation Review Checklist, to present their recommendations to the M膩noa Faculty Senate Executive Committee; and,
WHEREAS, the Center for Oral History (COH), previously located under the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), began experiencing staff shortages in May 2017 due to a series of retirements; and,
WHEREAS, the COH staff shortages and apparent inability to fill vacancies lead to a reassessment of COH鈥檚 mission and location within the SSRI; and,
WHEREAS, transferring COH to Ethnic Studies will maintain COH under the purview of Social Sciences, with the aspiration that COH鈥檚 new location will provide new opportunities for the curricular, instructional, and service activities (although the proposal provides no insight with regard to how this might be achieved or evaluated); and,
WHEREAS, the consensus among COH faculty/staff is that Ethnic Studies is the best fit for COH given the situation and circumstances; and,
WHEREAS, the COH should remain a stand-alone unit, and not be subsumed into a department; and,
WHEREAS, the Administration at the University of Hawai鈥榠 at M膩noa (UHM) has already implemented this proposed reorganization, circumventing the established protocol for UHM campus reorganizations and bypassing faculty consultation and governance; and,
WHEREAS, the UHM Administration鈥檚 actions with regard to faculty consultation and governance undermine the faculty鈥檚 confidence in the Administration鈥檚 commitment to shared governance;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate Endorses with Reservations the reorganization of the Center for Oral History into Ethnic Studies; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate condemns the UHM administration for repeatedly implementing reorganizations before seeking 鈥渃onsultation鈥� with the respective college(s) and the M膩noa Faculty Senate in violation of established 麻豆传媒reorganization procedures and fundamental academic principles of shared governance.
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