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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on February 20, 2019, a resolution opposing phase I of the reorganization of M膩noa management structure.听 Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on February 20, 2019 with 38 votes in support of opposing; 5 votes against; and 3 abstentions.

Resolution Opposing Phase I of the Reorganization of M膩noa Management Structure

WHEREAS, the M膩noa Senate has been asked to evaluate and provide a recommendation on the Phase I Reorganization of M膩noa鈥檚 Management structure dealing with the combining of the President of the System and M膩noa Chancellor鈥檚 positions and the creation of a M膩noa Provost position, and;

WHEREAS, the entire reorganization proposal was not available for review, including Phase II that will focus on realigning and renaming current Vice Chancellor positions that serve M膩noa鈥檚 Instructional, Research, and Community Service missions, and;

WHEREAS, the Phase I document is ambiguously written, unevenly edited, and poorly assembled in regards to the focus of the reorganization and the duties of positions described, and;

WHEREAS, the prime justification for this reorganization is that separate positions with the Chancellor of M膩noa reporting to President of the 麻豆传媒System has not operated effectively and that previous joint President/Chancellor positions were perceived as more effective, and;

WHEREAS, the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the separate Chancellor and President management structure is not provided in the Phase I document and no explanation or evidence is provided as to how a President/ M膩noa CEO and Provost structure will not lead to similar management issues, and;

WHEREAS, the Phase I document does not state how the success or failure of the proposed reorganization will be empirically measured and assessed, and;

WHEREAS, the Phase I document does not detail how the proposed reorganization aligns with M膩noa鈥檚 nor the System鈥檚 麻豆传媒, nor the proposed Draft M膩noa 麻豆传媒, and;

WHEREAS, the Provost鈥檚 proposed Functional Statement states that the Provost has 鈥淔ull budget authority for all academic units鈥�, however, the new structure does not preclude the possibility that units may circumvent the Provost and seek a more favorable hearing from the President/M膩noa CEO, and;

WHEREAS, the Phase I document states that the Provost has full budget authority for all academic units at M膩noa but the M膩noa Office of Business and Finance reports directly to the President and therefore the Provost does not have full control over fiscal matters at M膩noa, and;

WHEREAS, the Phase I document does not address the recommendation made in the 2015 Longanecker and Michelau report to the 麻豆传媒BOR that the President and Chancellor positions remain separate and that the roles and responsibilities of system and campus staff be understood, and that all actors must be disciplined with transparency in decision making, and have clear communication, and;

WHEREAS, on February 21, 2018, the M膩noa Faculty Senate voted that they view with interest the idea of recombining the System President and M膩noa Chancellor Positions (32 votes in support of approval; 7 against approval; and 3 abstentions) and that the faculty鈥檚 position remains unchanged, and;

WHEREAS, the M膩noa Faculty Senate requested for the Reorganization Proposal to be delivered in parts as they are completed with the Faculty鈥檚 understanding that a judgment regarding the proposed reorganization would not be provided until all materials had been received, and;

WHEREAS, the Board of Regents is moving the proposed reorganization forward precipitously and expediently in spite of the fact that the administration has not provided sufficient time for faculty review and consideration;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the M膩noa Faculty Senate is Opposed to the Phase I Reorganization of the management structure of 麻豆传媒M膩noa, that focuses on the recombination of the President/Chancellor positions and the creation of a Provost;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the M膩noa Faculty Senate reserves the right to endorse or oppose the reorganization in its entirety after all phases of the proposal have been received, evaluated, and considered.

Supporting documents:

University of Hawaii at M膩noa Reorganization Proposal – Phase I []
Addendum: Proposed Office of the President and Office of the Provost Functional Statements []

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