University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Faculty Senate

It is Board of Regents policy "... to emphasize the maintenance of a collegial approach to academic decision making and policy development...." The faculty is " ... authorized to develop faculty organizations by which regular and organized faculty involvement may be exercised in carrying out their collective responsibilities with their administrative colleagues in matters of academic policy to make recommendations or provide advice on academic policy ...." The faculty "... has primary responsibility for such fundamental academic areas as curriculum content, subject matter, and methods of instruction and research. On these matters the power of review and concurrence or final decision lodged in the Board of Regents or delegated to administrative officers should be exercised adversely only in exceptional circumstances and for reasons communicated to the faculty." -- BOR Section 1-10: Regents' Policy on Faculty Involvement in Academic Decision Making and Academic Policy Development.

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Meetings

Senate

• Oct. 14, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• Nov. 18, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• Dec. 9, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• Jan. 13, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• Feb. 10, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• March 10, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• April 14, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• May 12, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• June 16, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• July 14, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153
• Aug. 11, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Yap Room A153

Executive Board

• Sept. 23, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Oct. 28, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Nov. 25, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Dec. 23, 2008: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Jan. 27, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Feb. 24, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• March 24, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• April 28, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• May 26, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• June 30, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• July 28, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room
• Aug. 25, 2009: 10 a.m., Location: Hamilton BHSD Conference Room

Committees

• Executive Board
• Officers
• Elections Committee
• Library Personnel Committee
• Staff Development Committee
• Manoa Faculty Senate Representatives
• UHPA Representative
• Parliamentarian

Membership

• Membership Lists
• Voting members by name and by department
• Associate members by name and by department

Documents and Resources

Senate Policies and Supporting Documents

• Constitution and By Laws (PDF)
• Library Personnel Committee Policies and Procedures (PDF)
• Staff Development Committee
• Staff Development Fund Statement of Policy (PDF)
• Summary of Application Guidelines for Award
• Application Form (fillable PDF)
• Award Applicant Checklist
• Elections Committee
• Proposed Revisions to Elections Committee Procedures (7/26/07)
• Library Senate Elections Committee Policies and Procedures (DOC)
• Introduction to the 2005 Five-Year Committee Service Roster (PDF)
• 2008 Five-Year Committee Service Roster (XLS)
• Nina D.P. Horio Excellence in Librarianship Award (PDF)

Minutes

• Senate
• Executive Board
• Staff Development Committee (under reconstruction)

Resolutions

• Resolution on the Rank of Department Heads, 02/05/2008 (PDF)
• Resolution regarding funding for UH Manoa Library, 8/12/2008 (PDF)

Correspondence

• Letter to Willa Tanabe, Chair, Search Committee for University Librarian, May 25, 2000 - Library Staff comments on the qualifications for the position of University Librarian
• Letter to Dr. Mortimer, President and Dr. Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, April 20, 2000 - pertaining to cut of the Marine Options Program
• Letter to Dean Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, March 8, 2000 - pertaining to the University Librarian Screening Committee/Interim University Librarian
• Letter to Dean Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice Chancellor, March 1, 2000 - pertaining to Interim University Librarian Position
• Letter to Interim Senior Vice President Smith, April 16, 1998 - pertaining to potential budget cuts

Other Resources

• UH Manoa Faculty Senate
• UHM Faculty Senate Library Task Force Report (PDF)
• UH All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs (ACCFSC)
• UH Manoa Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs  |  Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal information
• UH Board of Regents  |   Policies and By-Laws
• University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA)  |  Contract (PDF)
• Association of Research Libraries
• Revising the Library Senate Constitution: The Role of Library Faculty in Decision Making and Policy Development, by Ross Christensen (PDF)
Technology (PDF)
• Shared Governance Resources
• Four Challenges Facing Faculty Senates, by James T. Minor (Thought and Action Summer 2004) (PDF)
• Policy statement on faculty governance in higher education (National Education Association)
• Shared governance in colleges and universities (American Federation of Teachers) (PDF)
• The truth about unions and shared governance (AFT-NEA) (PDF)
• Position Announcement, University Librarian (PDF)
• Position Announcement, Assistant University Librarian for Library Information Technology (PDF)
• Guidelines for Choosing Facilitators - scanned documents
• Travel Task Force report (PPT)
• Library Administration response to House Finance & Senate Ways and Means Committees, 2008 Supplementary Budget (PDF)
• Document content was based on ideas that matched the areas of interest covered in our strategic plan at the time. The positions outlined are not tied to specific departments, and will probably be adjusted to match our latest strategic plan with the corresponding "actions."
• Travel Funding Report, FY 2006-2008 (PDF)

Contact

World Wide Web

http://www.hawaii.edu/libsen/

Electronic Mail

libsen@hawaii.edu (Senate secretary)

Electronic Mail Distribution Lists

libsen-l@hawaii.edu (all senate members: voting faculty and non-voting associate members)

libfac-l@hawaii.edu (voting faculty)

Postal Address

Library Faculty Senate
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hamilton Library
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822