Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 8, 2019, a resolution to endorse with reservations the proposed reorganization for Shidler College of Business and the School of Travel Industry Management.听 Resolution tabled to the Fall 2019 by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 35 votes in favor of support; 15 votes against; and 1 abstention.听 Approved on August 21, 2019 by the M膩noa Faculty Senate during a special meeting with 42 votes in support; 8 votes opposing; and 2 abstentions.
Resolution to Endorse with Reservations the Proposed Reorganization for Shidler College of Business
and the School of Travel Industry Management听
WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and
WHEREAS, the MFS has delegated to the MFS 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 MFS Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Dean of Shidler College of Business (Shidler) and the Interim Dean of Travel Industry Management (TIM) have proposed a reorganization of their units to result in a merger of TIM with Shidler; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this merger is to advance the reputation and international presence of TIM within the larger structure and resources of Shidler; and,
WHEREAS, TIM would remain as a semi-independent school within Shidler College with its own associate dean, reporting to the Shidler dean, and newly-appointed department chair with TIM faculty authority over TIM programs and curricula; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed reorganization within Shidler College will have a School of Accountancy led by a Chair and a School of Travel Industry Management led by an Associate Dean, misidentified as a Dean in the proposal; and,
WHEREAS, the Shidler dean and TIM interim dean appear to have consulted with TIM faculty (11 FTE) and staff about the overall advantages to TIM of such a merger at this time, including access to Shidler faculty expertise and potential resource enhancement; and
WHEREAS, the central UH-M膩noa administration appears to be unwilling to invest significant new resources into TIM that might allow the school to remain independent; and,
WHEREAS, the TIM faculty seem largely resigned to the fact that the merger with Shidler is the only available path forward for the school; and,
WHEREAS, there would be no reduction in faculty or staff for TIM in this proclaimed revenue-neutral proposal, but some loss of TIM autonomy and most budgetary authority as well as loss of an independent dean; and,
WHEREAS, TIM has a considerable current budget surplus, while Shidler has a large budget deficit resulting in a fiscal windfall to Shidler, since there is no planned separate budget line item for TIM in the combined TIM/Shidler budget; and
WHEREAS, the advantages to the future of TIM鈥檚 degree programs, resources, and development appear to outweigh the disadvantages, if the unknown likelihood of overcoming the current stagnation of an independent TIM is considered an advantage; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the M膩noa Faculty Senate endorses with reservations the proposed merger of the School of Travel Industry Management with the Shidler College of Business.
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