2019-2020 – 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 Supporting the Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 00:31:46 +0000

This certificate will provide undergraduate students with an education in sustainability that complements a students’ primary degree and enables them to be better environmental stewards.

Resolution to Endorse with Reservations the Proposed Reorganization for Shidler College of Business and the School of Travel Industry Management

Paul — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 02:34:56 +0000

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 Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, and Letters (CALL)

Paul — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:24:56 +0000

The existing structure of two Arts and Sciences (Arts & Humanities, Languages, Linguistics and Literature) and one School (Pacific and Asian Studies) with substantial intersections has divided the liberal arts into separate institutional homes. The effort to maintain individual disciplines within the three academic units in the face of softening enrollments and limited resources is less than ideal for tackling these challenges and for the exploration of established and new areas of inquiry for which the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is uniquely placed to develop and support. The combined talents and resources of the three units, under a single College structure that promotes the liberal arts and new areas of interdisciplinarity (climate change throughout the Asia and Pacific and new media, to take two examples) can better maximize strategic hiring while retaining the core strengths of existing disciplines, provide more powerful academic underpinnings for extramural funding, strengthen graduate programs, and provide faculty with travel and research support (a combined operational budget allows for greater flexibility within it).

Motion to Establish a General Education Diversification Board

Paul — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:45:48 +0000

Resolution Opposing the Campus Services Reorganization

Paul — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:26:58 +0000

This reorganization seeks to transfer oversight of the Office of Campus Services (Campus Services) from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (�鶹��ýMānoa), Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, Finance and Operations (OVCAFO) to the University of Hawaiʻi System (System), Office of the Vice President for Administration (OVPA) in a effort to support thoughtful, integrated long-range strategic planning in the area of campus services and associated facilities.

Resolution Supporting Student Consultation During Reorganization

Paul — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:04:03 +0000

The Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa presented their Senate Resolution 03-20 CONDEMNING THE LACK OF STUDENT CONSULTATION THROUGHOUT THE TIM/SHIDLER MERGER PROCESS to the UHM Faculty Senate.

Proposed Reorganization of the Center for Oral History

Paul — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:05:28 +0000

Center for Oral History (COH), previously located under the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), is being proposed to transfer to Ethnic Studies.

Resolution Calling for the Mānoa Provost to Consult About and Revise Implementation of the “Plan for Online and Distance Credit Programs and Courses” Until Such Consultation Has Occurred and the Financial and Programmatic Impacts of the Change Have Been Adequately Evaluated

Paul — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:59:12 +0000

Mānoa Provost and Dean of the Outreach College met with the Mānoa Faculty Senate Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (CAPP) on April 22, 2020 to discuss the proposed “Plan for Online and Distance Credit Programs and Courses” (dated February 14, 2020) differentiating via Banner “extension (online/distance) students from full-time day students, and extension programs from day programs.”

Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability & Resilience Education

Paul — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:52:04 +0000

The purpose of the Certificate is to prepare formal, school-based, and informal, community-based Pre-K-20 educators to integrate place-based, local and indigenous knowledge, and 21st Century sustainability research and literacies into their curricula.