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Meeting Schedule 2008-09 3:00 p.m. Law School Classroom 2 Click to View Documents
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Meeting Summaries 2007-08 3:00 p.m. Architecture Auditorium Click to View Documents
September 19: Agenda Minutes GEC Motion to Modify General Education Requirements Passed SEC Resolution on Open Records Passed Click for Online Discussion of Classified Research Policy Assistant VCAA Quigley's WASC Report Slide Presentation October 17: Agenda Minutes Further discussion of Classified Research Policy Faculty Handbook presentation UHM Sustainability presentation Faculty Ambassadors program report Chancellor discusses A&S organization (See website) November 14: Agenda Minutes Classified Research Policy passed after final discussion System Strategic Plan input HAP-focus multi-campus articulation agreement GEC General Education progress on Student Learning Outcomes November 28 (Faculty Congress): Agenda Minutes Minutes of Chancellor Hinshaw’s Address to the Congress December 5: Agenda Minutes Chair's report on election software. See demochoice.org and OpenSTV websites. Resolution to accept policy on faculty tenure on initial appointment. Passed with modifications. Resolution to reject policy on tenure on initial appointment for classified executives. Passed. Resolution to reject changes to System Policy on Department Chairs. Passed. Resolution on crisis notification. Passed with modifications. Resolution to modify UH fight song. Passed January 23: Agenda Minutes Discussion of SEC resolution to modify election procedures. CFS Discussion on Voting Systems UK's Electoral Reform Society Website New Zealand Government website on their STV voting system Wikipedia article on STV preferential voting systems Wikipedia article on the History the STV voting system Voting Matters Website Technical Publications Single Transferable Vote By Meek's Method By Hill, Wichmann and Woodall VPAPP Linda Johnsrud presentation UH System Strategic Outcomes and Performance Measures. Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Peter Nicholson's Senate report. February 20 (Faculty Congress): Agenda Minutes Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Services David T. Hafner Jr. addressed the congress on "The Manoa Campus Facility Condition Index and Implications" February 20: Agenda Minutes Resolution to Amend the Rules of Order passed. March 19: Agenda Minutes Chair's report: VCAA search A&S Reorganization Status Report on the concern over the appointment of the Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Programs CAB Memo SEC Memo to Chancellor Call for participation in WASC Capacity & Preparatory Review CPM Resolution on Tenure/Promotion Dossier Simplification tabled. CAB Report on Budget Priority Survey. CFS Report on Senate Elections UHM Sustainability presentation Sustainability Courses Kuleana Program Climate Change Commission April 16: Agenda Minutes Chair's report: Meeting with Chancellor on shared governance on 4/23 Town Hall meeting 4/30 to give feedback to WASC CPR teams CPM Resolution on Dossier Simplification. Passed with modifications. CAPP Resolution on Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Program. Passed. CFS Senate SEC Elections update. MFS Resolution on Transparency and Equity in Hiring Campus Leaders. Tabled until May 7. May 7: Agenda Chancellor Hinshaw's Memo to the Senate End-of-Year Committee Reports: Committee on Administration and Budget Committee on Academic Planning and Policy Committee on Faculty Service Committee on Research Committee on Professional Matters Committee on Athletics Committee on Student Affairs CSA Security Resolution CSA MAP Recommendation General Education Committee Library Task Report CAPP Resolution to Approve a MS in Financial Engineering. Passed MFS Resolution on Ensuring Transparency and Equity in Hiring Campus Leaders. Due to a lack of quorum, the resolution passed with modifications as a sense of the Senate, 34 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstention.

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Senate Executive Committee 2008-09

Meets Every Monday
3:00 p.m. 208 Hawaii Hall

Klaus Keil, Chair
David Ross, Vice Chair
Graham Crookes, SEC Secretary
Martha Crosby
Thomas Hilgers, Senate Secretary
Mary Tiles
Lei Wakayama

Senate Executive Committee 2007-08

David Chin, Chair
Klaus Keil, Vice Chair
Linda Cox
Graham Crookes
Rosanne Harrigan
Mary Tiles, SEC Secretary
Lei Wakayama, Senate Secretary

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