UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I

REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE

ANNUAL REPORT ON GOALS, OBJECTIVES/POLICIES, ACTION PLAN,

AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I

AS REQUIRED BY ACT 100, S.B. 1518, 1999

Act 100 of the 1999 Legislature requires every state department and agency to develop and submit twenty days prior to the start of each regular session an annual report that addresses their goals, objectives/policies, action plan, and process to measure performance of programs and services in meeting stated goals, objectives, and policies. The following information and enclosed documents are provided in response to this annual reporting requirement.

SYSTEM MISSION, VISION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTION PLANS

With the arrival of President Evan Dobelle, the University of Hawai‘i embarked on a review of its mission, goals, and directions, leading to a new system Strategic Plan. The plan is a result of visionary leadership by faculty, students, staff, regents, and friends of the University system.

The mission statement, vision, goals, objectives, and action plans of the University of Hawai‘i system can be found in the University of Hawai‘i System Strategic Plan: Entering the University’s Second Century, 2002-2010 (Enclosure).

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UNIT PLANS

Each of the four Units of the University (UH Manoa, UH Hilo, UH-West O‘ahu, and UH Community Colleges) began preparing and revising its strategic plan during Fall 2001. Final Unit plans will be refined, linked to the System plan, and finalized during Fall 2002.

MONITORING AND REPORTING

Policy. Board of Regents’ policy requires regular and systematic assessment of programs, services, campuses, and the University system as a whole.

In accordance with Hawai‘i Revised Statutues 304.4-5 (also known as Act 161) institutional effectiveness measures (or benchmarks/performance indicators) tied to Master (Strategic) Plan goals have been adopted (Board of Regents’ action 10/96) and implemented.

Performance Measures.

Program Review. All University of Hawai‘i academic programs are subject to periodic review. Within established University policy, these reviews assess the extent to which academic programs are meeting their stated objectives and whether these objectives are still appropriate to the campus, Unit, and University missions. The University prepares an annual status report on the results of the program review process. Enclosed is the executive summary of the most recent report.

Institutional Effectiveness Report, 2002 Update (Enclosure). This is the University’s fifth report; it updates the 2000 Benchmarks/Performance Indicators Report. The title of this report has changed to reflect the importance the University places on linking University goals with evidence of specific achievements. As in previous efforts, the report identifies relevant effectiveness measures associated with University strategic goals and details levels of performance or achievement at a point in time, over time, and/or relative to a standard or reference point.

The institutional effectiveness measures presented respond to accountability concerns and assist in internal efforts directed at program improvement and mission/goal achievement.

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