Manoa Faculty Senate CAPP Meeting Minutes
October 1, 2008, 3:00 p.m., 208 Hawai'i Hall
Attending: Susan Hippensteele (chair), Lei Wakayama (SEC Liaison), Anna Ah Sam (OSA), Sarita Rai (Study Abroad), David Bangert (Shidler), Jane Schoonmaker (Oceanography), Joel Cohn (ELLL), Ari Eichelberger (Education), Vilsoni Hereniko (Pacific Island Studies), Maria Chun (JABSOM), Mary Ann Antonelli (JABSOM), Kapa Oliveira (Hawaiian Language), Duane Stevenson (Meteorology).
Guests: John Butler (Shidler), Monica Stitt-Bergh and Marlene Lowe (Mānoa Assessment Office)
Housekeeping
1. Introductions/CAPP Charge and Protocol
· The chair welcomed the new members and asked all members to introduce themselves.
· Following introductions, the chair reviewed CAPP’s charge and the typical roles and responsibilities of members. In addition, she responded to questions related to how topics reach CAPP.
Old Business
- BA in Academy for Creative Media
· The chair provided background on the proposal and summarized the presently unresolved issues. These issues are as follows: (1) the substance of the BA in ACM proposal seems to support a BFA, not a BA; (2) the credentials of ACM faculty appear consistent with faculty credentials for a BFA, rather than a BA degree. Further, the evolving agreement regarding the APT “faculty” member does not seem to mandate a terminal PhD; and (3) the implications of the existing copyright agreement for students are not clear.
· The committee agreed to invite Tom Brislin, or his representative, to the next CAPP meeting to respond to these issues.
New Business
- BBA in Entrepreneurship
· John Butler provided background on the proposal, which was 4 years in the making. As an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree, the BBA in Entrepreneurship draws on all departments in the College of Business. It was created to respond to the changing industrial climate and the demand for innovation in business.
· The committee agreed to review the proposal and send in comments via e-mail prior to October 15.
- Addition of SLO requirement on UHM 1 & 2 Forms
· The chair reviewed the background and the WASC mandate for identifying and adding student learning outcomes to academic courses, programs, and policies.
· The chair agreed to revise the resolution proposed by the VCAA related to the SLO requirement on UHM 1 & 2 Forms and to disseminate to the members prior to the next meeting.
- Enrollment Planning Committee (VCS Office)
· The VCS Office has established an Enrollment Planning Committee and is requesting two CAPP members to be on it.
· The committee recommended K. Oliveira and J. Schoonmaker. The chair will follow-up with them regarding their willingness to serve.
- MFS Committee on Assessment
· M. Stitt-Bergh and M. Lowe, the two faculty specialists in the newly created Mānoa Assessment Office, provided background on why the office was established. Its purpose is to be a resource to the faculty and departments on campus, despite the fact that they currently have no budget or office space.
· A lengthy discussion ensued regarding where the office was organizationally located, who the faculty specialists reported to, what the best academic “home” was for the office, and what the purpose of the office was.
· The committee agreed to review the draft proposal for creating a MFS standing Committee on Assessment and discuss at next meeting.
- Hiring of Faculty Assessment Coordinator
· M. Stitt-Bergh and M. Lowe also discussed the need for hiring a faculty director for the office, ideally a tenure faculty member who would consent to a 50% FTE release time to cover the duties of the position. They requested permission from the Committee to endorse the process for hiring a faculty coordinator or director.
· The committee agreed to draft a statement for the Mānoa Faculty Senate recommending the process for hiring a faculty director.
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