2017-2018 – Mānoa Faculty Senate

General Education Assessment Plan, Internal & External Reviews & Progress Reports

John Kinder — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 01:29:42 +0000

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s (UHM) General Education Office (GEO) and
General Education Committee (GEC) are committed to the assessment of student achievement of
the General Education (Gen Ed) learning outcomes. The Gen Ed outcomes describe the
knowledge, skills, and competencies that all UHM undergraduates should attain regardless of
major in support of UHM’s mission of providing a “flexible and diverse multidisciplinary
curriculum” (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2019, General Education Goals para. 2). These
outcomes are currently achieved through courses that have received Gen Ed Foundations,
Diversification and Focus designations. This document describes a proposed plan for assessing
the Gen Ed Program that aims to be “meaningful, manageable and sustainable” (Allen, 2006, p.
18). The document describes a continual process of collecting data on student outcomes,
evaluation of these data, and a procedure for recommending responses by the GEO and UHM
faculty. These assessment activities are essential for enabling the UHM Gen Ed Program to
continuously improve while adapting to changing learning needs and educational approaches.

Reference
Allen, M. J. (2006). Assessing general education programs. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Resolution to End the Credit Removal Policy

Paul — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:40:58 +0000

Motion on the �鶹��ýMānoa Grade Replacement Policy

Paul — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:29:13 +0000

Resolution to Amend the Proposal to Establish the Committee on Educational Effectiveness as a Permanent Committee of the Mānoa Faculty Senate

Paul — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:18:01 +0000

Resolution Supporting the Recombination of the System President and Mānoa Chancellor

Paul — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 00:05:09 +0000

Resolution Recommending the Approval of the Advanced Professional Certificate for Expanded Function Dental Hygiene in Pediatrics (EFDH)

Paul — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:47:49 +0000

The purpose of the proposed Advanced Professional Certificate in Expanded Function Dental Hygiene (EFDH) is to provide specialized education in pediatric oral health promotion and disease prevention for dental hygienists to increase access to oral health services for children, especially those ages 0-5 years. The programs aims to increase the dental hygiene workforce in underserved areas of Hawaii, increase access to oral health and disease preventative services, and, ultimately, reduce early childhood dental decay and its consequent adverse effects on overall health.

Resolution Endorsing the Proposed Reorganization of the College of Engineering

Paul — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:37:23 +0000

The purpose of this reorganization is to effect and achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency in providing essential services and assistance to students, faculty, and staff by: (1) creating the following units: Office of the Associate Dean, Office of Student and Academic Services, Office of Administrative Services, and Office of Outreach Relations and (2) realigning reporting lines of various personnel. The establishment of the Office of the Associate Dean, whose primary function will be to provide a leadership role in directing and managing the research mission and enterprise of the college, is critical in focusing on the areas of needed growth (academic programs, undergraduate and graduate student enrollment, and research). It is also necessary to commence the search process for a permanent Associate Dean this fall, as noted in the request to reappoint the current Interim Associate Dean (Academic Affairs), which was approved on August 8, 2017.

Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Ethnomathematics in the College of Education

Paul — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:02:49 +0000

The purpose of the ethnomathematics graduate certificate is to recruit and prepare high-quality K-12 teachers as leaders, and transfer culturally-sustaining mathematics knowledge gained to the classroom, school, and district levels. We envision accomplishing this by: (1) increasing knowledge of culturally-sustaining mathematics content aligned with K-12 federal and state standards and assessments; (2) preparing teachers as leaders to provide instruction and professional development (PD) in ethnomathematics in their schools, districts, and communities; and (3) strengthening sustainable campus-community networks leading to college, career, and community readiness.