Mānoa Faculty Senate Minutes
of November 19, 2008
Senators present: Anna Ah Sam, Mary Ann Antonelli, David Bangert, Andrea Bartlett, Rhonda Black, Mirella Brooks, David Chin, Ross Christensen, Joel Cohn, Bryan Cook, Robert Cooney, Graham Crookes, Martha Crosby, Sandy Davis, Eric De Carlo, Daphne Desser, David Duffy, John Engel, David Griffith, Rosanne Harrigan, Patrick Henry, Thomas Hilgers, Susan Hippensteele, Judith Inazu, Lilikala Kame’eleihiwa, Carol Kellett, Chin Lee, Peter Leong, Matt McGranaghan, Paula Morelli, Katrina-Ann Oliveira, Maryann Overstreet, Aspy Palia, Karol Richardson, David Ross, Scott Rowland, Dave Sanders, Margi Sarvimaki, Jane Schoonmaker, David Stegenga, Eric Thau, Mary Tiles, Russell Uyeno, Lei Wakayama, Tricia Wright, Jean Young
Senator absent: Denise Antolini, Bruce Barnes, Shana Brown, Beei-Huan Chao, Jimmy Efird, Sheri Fong, Vilsoni Hereniko, Spencer Kimura, Marcelo Kobayashi, John Mahoney, Richard Manshardt, Robert McHenry, Marian Melish, Luciano Minerbi, Martin Oishi, Martin Rayner, Kelly Roberts, Grieg Steward, Nancy Stockert, Markus Wessendorf, Anna Wieczorek, Leven Wilson, Ivica Zalud
Senators excused: Steven Brown, Shirley Daniel, Klaus Keil, Mike Kirk-Kuwaye, Jason Maddock, Julienne Maeda, Courtenay Matsu, Stephen Olsen, Ilia Roussev, Bruce Shiramizu, Elizabeth Wichman-Walczak
Guests: Gary Ostrander (OVCRGE), Meda Chesney-Lind, Duane Stevens (CAPP)
DRAFT MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 3:05 pm by David Ross, SEC vice chair, presiding in the absence of chair Klaus Keil.
1. The minutes of the 10/15/08 FS meeting were approved unanimously.
2. Chair's Report
a. Presidential Search
Last month’s resolution on the presidential search was presented to BOR by Chair Keil. The BOR chair then revealed that a search committee had already been formed; it includes 2 Manoa faculty members, David Karl and Naomi Losch.
Faculty senates from all other campuses endorsed the UHMFS resolution in a follow-up letter to BOR. Results of our collective effort to increase faculty representation are awaited.
Asked if faculty appointments to executive search committees aren’t ordinarily suggested by faculty, Ross noted that existing BOR procedures do not cover presidential searches.
b. Executive Search Policy:
CAB has been looking at the policy proposed by the Chancellor's office on Executive searches. Differences over suggested changes apparently have been resolved, and a CAB resolution will be offered in December.
c. Arts and Sciences:
The Chancellor has just issued a draft memo (with timeline) on the A&S reorganization. SEC will review it and make sure the memo goes out to the faculty when it is in final form.
d.
PBRC’s executive committee has met with CoR, and will respond to VCRGE’s action letter calling for dissolution.
e.
Dr. Vogel has resigned as Director of CRCH; Dr. Carbone is acting director, on BOR agenda as interim director.
On Nov. 7, SEC sent a letter to Chancellor Hinshaw and VCRGE Ostrander with a list of questions about what the change signifies for the future of the Center. On the 10th, Ostrander met with CRC faculty, later with SEC, addressing some of the concerns in the letter.
In response to a question, VC Ostrander reported that Chancellor will choose a search firm for CRCH soon. Once selected, it meets with the selection committee. Names of possible interviewees should come 60 days after that meeting.
3. New Business
a. CAPP chair Susan Hippensteele presented a resolution from CAPP, noting that John Butler of Shidler was present for questions.
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A BBA/MAJOR
IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WHEREAS, one
of the underlying objectives of the “
WHEREAS, the
entrepreneurship major will enhance the education capital of the state by
providing students an undergraduate degree designed to produce future
entrepreneurs, and
WHEREAS, the
entrepreneurship major will enhance economic capital in the state by providing
students with the skills and knowledge needed to found their own business, help
other state residents to start a successful business, and/or facilitate the
business planning process of others starting a business in Hawai‘i; and
WHEREAS, the
entrepreneurship major will expand workforce development initiatives by
graduating students with the capabilities needed to identify business
opportunities, evaluate their financial feasibility, outline service delivery or
production schedules, formulate marketing strategies needed to successfully
introduce new products or to build new firms around new products or services,
and
WHEREAS, the
entrepreneurship major will have a positive impact, both direct and indirect, on
underserved regions and populations, particularly Native Hawaiian because it
attracts students from all over the state and will thereby help diffuse a
population of entrepreneurs to return to underserved areas and develop viable
business, and
WHEREAS,
business education generally plays an important role in supporting firms that
will diversify the economy of Hawai'i and the entrepreneurship major will
increase the population of well trained individuals likely to start their own
business, and
WHEREAS,
undergraduate entrepreneurship courses at the Shidler College of Business have
very high levels of enrollment and demand often exceeds class limits or the
seating capacity of assigned rooms, and
WHEREAS, the
entrepreneurship major will not result in an increase in the number of
entrepreneurship related courses offered at the Shidler College of Business and
will not require any additional faculty resources, be
RESOLVED,
the Mānoa Faculty Senate approves the BBA in Entrepreneurship.
In follow-up discussion, it was reported that the proposed degree requirements parallel those of the other 6 majors, and that the business plan is solid.
A motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; the resolution was approved with 1 abstention.
b. Hippensteele offered for discussion a draft resolution on Student Learning Outcomes and curriculum forms. She expects a final resolution to be presented at the December meeting.
The draft’s background: UHM curriculum proposal/revision forms were modified to require student learning outcomes (SLOs) in 06-07. This aspect of the forms was withdrawn last year after faculty pushback. SEC asked CAPP late last academic year to consider the issue, and CAPP took up the issue in October ’08. first consulting the UHPA contract and FS bylaws on academic freedom. CAPP includes many professional-school faculty who already use SLOs. The resolution not difficult to develop.
DRAFT
RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ON
UHM-1 AND UHM-2 FORMS
WHEREAS,
with the introduction of new WASC Standards that will be in effect as of July
2008, that is:
“1.2
Educational objectives are clearly recognized throughout the institution and
consistent with stated purposes. The institution develops indicators for the
achievement of its purposes and educational objectives at the institutional,
program and course levels. The institution has a system of measuring student
achievement, in terms of retention, completion and student learning. The
institution makes public data on student achievement at the institutional and
degree level, in a manner determined by the institution” and
“2.3 The
institution's student learning outcomes and expectations for student attainment
are clearly stated at the course, program and, as appropriate, institutional
level. These outcomes and expectations are reflected in academic programs and
policies; curriculum; advisement; library and information resources; and the
wider learning environment.”
The MANOA
FACULTY SENATE RESOLVES that, as part of good teaching
practice, all courses should clearly
state the expected Student Learning outcomes (SLOs), as part of published
syllabi, and that for any new courses or course changes submitted on forms UHM-1
or UHM-2, SLOs must be included in the justification section. These SLOs should
reflect the SLOs of the program under which the course is listed.
Discussion covered several topics: the resolution vis a vis much broader WASC goals; WASC’s actual requirements; UHM administration’s role in this; the benefits and costs of faculty work to develop SLOs; the new assessment office; mapping courses to goals; the future of popular courses that “don’t map to program goals”; relative merits of top-down vs bottom-up approaches to curriculum goal-setting; etc.
Hippensteele ended discussion by noting that CAPP may have a revised resolution to present at the December MFS meeting.
c. CPM chair Andrea Bartlett note that today’s CPM resolution on dossier simplification results from last sprint’s MFW discussion.
UHM FACULTY
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL MATTERS
November 19,
2008
TENURE AND
PROMOTION DOSSIER SIMPLIFICATION RESOLUTION:
STATEMENT OF
ENDEAVORS
Whereas the
current UHM dossier guidelines and forms are dated, unnecessarily complex, and
bureaucratic for the candidates and reviewing bodies,
Whereas the
current process is also wasteful and cumbersome, producing huge stacks of
multiple copies of large folders that must be securely transported and stored,
Whereas a
review of the dossier process that included interviews with key stakeholders as
well as two focus groups of faculty who had recently submitted dossiers produced
no evidence that the dated format and submission process adds anything in terms
of quality or value,
Whereas 15
out of 18 benchmark institutions* limit candidates’ narrative length, and most
tend to use 3 page limits per section (generally research, teaching and
service),
Whereas 7
out of 12 peer institutions** provide suggested page limits and 2 others suggest
brevity is desirable,
Whereas none
of our benchmark or peer institutions have a separate section in which the
candidate addresses his/her Present and Future Value,
Whereas the
2007-08 University of Hawai`i at Mānoa Faculty Senate passed a resolution
supporting the effort to streamline, simplify, and codify existing guidelines
and forms to make for a more efficient submission and review process,
Therefore be
it resolved that the following Statement of Endeavors description substitute for
current language in the
Criteria and Guidelines for Faculty Tenure/Promotion
Application
beginning Fall 2009:
STATEMENT OF ENDEAVORS (RECOMMENDED LENGTH: 1-9 PAGES, 12 point)
Candidates for tenure and/or promotion have the option of providing a personal
statement about the unique aspects and special significance of their
accomplishments and future plans in teaching, research and/or service.
Statements should be directed toward
readers who may not be specialists in the candidate’s field.
FACULTY STATEMENT ON TEACHING: This narrative is an opportunity for the
candidate to speak directly to the review committee membership, highlighting
major teaching activities, innovative or unique aspects in teaching, notable
successes in advising, and/or future value/plans.
FACULTY STATEMENT ON RESEARCH/CREATIVE WORK: This narrative is an
opportunity for the candidate to speak directly to the review committee
membership, highlighting major contributions, describing the impact of
research/creative work, addressing any unique aspects of the scholarly record,
and/or projecting future value/plans.
FACULTY STATEMENT ON SERVICE/
OUTREACH: This narrative is an opportunity for the candidate to speak directly
to the review committee membership, highlighting major contributions and/or
future value/plans in service or outreach to the University, professional
organizations, and/or the public.
And be it further resolved that “Present and
Future Value” will no longer be a separate section of the dossier.
Note:
Statement of Endeavors adapted from
*Benchmark Institutions
University of California-Berkeley
University of
University of
**Peer Institutions:
University of California-Davis
Discussion covered appreciation of the audience; UHM’s administration and UHPA roles in resolution review; the place of “present and future value” in the overall tenure process. As a result of discussion, CPM offered a friendly amendment to “Delete or from and/or in language on present and future value,” resulting in this language:
FACULTY STATEMENT ON TEACHING: This
narrative is an opportunity for the candidate to speak directly to the review
committee membership, highlighting major teaching activities, innovative or
unique aspects in teaching, notable successes in advising, and/or
future value/plans.
FACULTY
STATEMENT ON RESEARCH/CREATIVE WORK: This narrative is an opportunity for the
candidate to speak directly to the review committee membership, highlighting
major contributions, describing the impact of research/creative work, addressing
any unique aspects of
the scholarly record, and/or projecting future value/plans.
FACULTY STATEMENT ON SERVICE/ OUTREACH: This narrative is an opportunity for
the candidate to speak directly to the review committee membership, highlighting
major contributions and/or
future value/plans in service or outreach to the University, professional
organizations, and/or the public.
A motion to approve the amended resolution was made and seconded; the resolution was approved unanimously.
d. Senator Cooney moved to offer a resolution from the floor. The move was seconded and the following draft resolution was projected on the screen:
Whereas the
need to initiate a search for a new Cancer Center Director has resulted from the
recent resignation of its former director, Dr. Carl Vogel and,
Whereas the
future success of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii is highly dependent upon
recruitment of the best individual possible as Center Director, and
Whereas the
faculty of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii strongly support an open and
unrestricted search for a new director,
Be it
resolved that the Faculty Senate of the
A motion to take up the resolution today was moved and seconded.
Discussion involved the broad nature of the resolution’s language; a question about “best processes”; the meaning of “make every effort possible”; the need for this resolution; the meaning of “transparent”; possible relevance of CAB’s potential motion on executive searches; etc.
Senator Chin noted that according to by-laws, MFS needs 2/3 approval to move the motion today. A motion to approve the resolution was made but unanimously opposed. As a result, the resolution will be offered at the next MFS meeting.
4. Old Business
a. CAB’s Campus Priorities survey’s results and “open comments” are available via link on FS website, under CAB minutes. Comments on the survey should be sent to CAB chair Christenson. He will forward comments to Kathy Cutshaw, who seems particularly concerned with energy-cutting measures.
A motion to adjourn was made at 4:30; it was seconded and approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Hilgers, Secretary
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