Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration & Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full senate on October 16, 2019, a resolution supporting student consultation during reorganization. Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on October 16, 2019 with 47 votes in favor of support; 1 vote against; and 1 abstention.
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING STUDENT CONSULTATION DURING REORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, University of Hawaii Administrative Procedures A3.101 provides for appropriate consultation and information dissemination on reorganization; and
WHEREAS, A3.101 requires that the proposed reorganization be “disseminated and discussed within the affected units and with affected personnel;” and
WHEREAS, A3.101 specifically calls for consultation only with “human resources and budget offices” and “collective bargaining representatives” omitting students; and
WHEREAS, the Mānoa Faculty Senate reviews any proposed reorganization as a representative of affected stakeholders and personnel among faculty on the Mānoa campus; and
WHEREAS, A3.101 requires a reorganization proposal to discuss “impact on services to students;” and
WHEREAS, students at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, both undergraduate and graduate, represent important stakeholders and affected personnel in a reorganization; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mānoa Faculty Senate supports the inclusion of students in the consultative process of proposed reorganizations.