2020-2021 – Mānoa Faculty Senate

SEC Senate Executive Committee Motion on the Graduate Council

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:40:55 +0000

Resolution Supporting the Proposal for a Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:27:25 +0000

Resolution Creating Alice Augusta Ball Day and an Annual Award in her Name Recognizing Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:17:21 +0000

Resolution to Increase Student Mental Health and Well-Being Support at UHM

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:02:15 +0000

Resolution Opposing the Phase I and II Reorganization of the Manoa Management Structure

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 23:33:49 +0000

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 Supporting the Proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Queer Studies

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 02:24:35 +0000

The Department of Women’s Studies (soon to be changed to Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies) currently offers three undergraduate programs (BA degree, online BA degree completion program, and an undergraduate certificate), and a graduate certificate in Advanced Women’s Studies. Recent political situations that undermine the rights of gender and sexual identities and expressions of marginalized people, and the growing need and demand for better and more nuanced understanding of related issues necessitate that we offer an undergraduate certificate specifically in Queer studies. The name, “Queer studies” is indicative of broader trends within the changing fields of LGBT/Sexuality/Queer studies that have shifted to endorse Queer studies as an umbrella term to study sexual identities, heteronormativity, and other expressions. WS majors and certificate students, along with those enrolled in WS 141 Intro to LGBTQ Studies (Fall 2020) responded that they wanted the certificate to be called “Queer studies” (45.8%).

The new certificate program will remain distinct in that it emphasizes sexuality with a focus on Hawai‘i, Asia and the Pacific, from a transnational, interdisciplinary, and intersectional perspective. Currently there are fourteen courses regularly taught that would count toward the Queer studies certificate, this includes cross-listed courses in American studies, English, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Biology, and Ethnic studies. The College of Social Sciences has shown strong interest and support for the certificate and there would be significant crossover with departments in the College of Arts and Humanities where sexuality is a common topic in English and American studies courses. The certificate advisory committee also hopes to build relationships with Asian studies, Hawaiian studies and Pacific Island studies faculty who are interested in including or developing elective courses.

Resolution Expressing the Manoa Faculty’s Understanding of Shared Governance

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 01:57:11 +0000

Resolution Calling for All Permanent Executive Managerial Positions to be Subject to an Open Recruitment, Search, and Hiring Process

UHM Faculty Senate UHM Faculty Senate — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 01:44:22 +0000