2018-2019 – Mānoa Faculty Senate /uhmfs University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Sun, 20 Feb 2022 03:03:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /uhmfs/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cropped-manoa-color-left-32x32.png 2018-2019 – Mānoa Faculty Senate /uhmfs 32 32 General Education Assessment Plan, Internal & External Reviews & Progress Reports /uhmfs/issues/general-education-assessment-plan-internal-external-reviews-progress-reports/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 01:29:42 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=1445 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.

]]> Motion to Simplify “Double-Dipping” Rules for General Education Courses /uhmfs/issues/motion-to-simplify-double-dipping-rules-for-general-education-courses/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:37:00 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=852 Resolution Supporting Change in Minimum Grade for Courses Counted Toward Graduate /uhmfs/issues/resolution-supporting-change-in-minimum-grade-for-courses-counted-toward-graduate/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:30:08 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=847 Resolution to Endorse with Reservations the Proposed Reorganization for Shidler College of Business and the School of Travel Industry Management /uhmfs/issues/resolution-to-endorse-with-reservations-the-proposed-reorganization-for-shidler-college-of-business-and-the-school-of-travel-industry-management/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 02:34:56 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=843 The purpose of this reorganization is to advance the reputation and international presence of TIM to be one of the best in the nation and around the world. Keys to success will be to leverage Shidlerʻs strong capacity to support research excellence, build professional graduate programs and robust capabilities in alumni relations and philanthropy.  As hospitality and tourism comprise Hawaii’s most important business sector, this reorganization aims to strengthen the TIM curricular and degree offerings for students, including exploration of executive education, and strengthen engagement with the local hospitality and tourism community which operates one of the world’s truly pre-eminent visitor destinations.

]]> Resolution to Endorse with Reservations the Merger of Biology, Botany, and Microbiology in the College of Natural Sciences /uhmfs/issues/resolution-to-endorse-with-reservations-the-merger-of-biology-botany-and-microbiology-in-the-college-of-natural-sciences/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 02:04:46 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=840 The purpose of this reorganization is to merge the Departments of Biology, Botany, and Microbiology to form the School of Life Sciences and create the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit within the College of Natural Sciences. As a result of the merger, students will benefit from a more cohesive set of undergraduate and graduate offerings in the life sciences, and faculty will have increased opportunities for collaboration and the pursuit of shared, interdisciplinary resources.

]]> Resolution Opposing the Proposed Management Reorganization of Outreach College /uhmfs/issues/resolution-opposing-the-proposed-management-reorganization-of-outreach-college/ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:54:57 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=837 The purpose of this reorganization is to better position Outreach College to serve students through summer sessions and continuing and professional education programs; to improve the efficiency of internal operations; and to correct the organizational charts to accurately reflect operations and staffing in the College.

]]> Motion to Assign Focus Designations to Courses Rather Than Instructors /uhmfs/issues/motion-to-assign-focus-designations-to-courses-rather-than-instructors-2/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:29:35 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=829 Resolution Supporting the Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Earth and Planetary Exploration Technology /uhmfs/issues/resolution-supporting-the-proposal-for-an-undergraduate-certificate-in-earth-and-planetary-exploration-technology/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:21:39 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=824 Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation in Educational Psychology /uhmfs/issues/resolution-supporting-the-proposal-for-a-graduate-certificate-in-program-evaluation-in-educational-psychology-in-the-college-of-education/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:51:59 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=816 Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Measurement and Statistics in Educational Psychology in the College of Education /uhmfs/issues/resolution-supporting-the-proposal-for-a-graduate-certificate-in-measurement-and-statistics-in-educational-psychology-in-the-college-of-education/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:44:08 +0000 /uhmfs/?post_type=issues&p=814