Scope
The Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy (OAVPAPP) collaborates with campus faculty, other UH offices, and key industry sector partners to organize and facilitate disciplinary convenings each year. These convenings operate in support of the University of Hawaiʻi Strategic Plan Workforce Imperative and focus on bridging academic disciplines to key workforce sectors such as Education, Health Care, Information Technology, Agriculture, and Creative Media. In the case of Information Technology, our office supports the efforts of the UH Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, which engages with the Hawaiʻi Department of Education and Hawaiʻi Chamber of Commerce to offer larger industry sector events.
Purpose
As the University strives to prepare students to thrive in a rapidly changing economy, it is essential for academic programs to collaborate with relevant industries in order to tailor the curricula so that students possess the skill sets required to thrive in their post-graduate careers. This is precisely why the UH Strategic Plan, 2023-2029 calls on UH to “partner with employers to ensure the necessary preparation and support for students to succeed in their careers.” The purpose of the disciplinary convenings is to engage with our community and industry stakeholders in order to identify pressing state workforce needs and transformations occurring in specific sectors so that faculty can adjust and refine their curricula accordingly, or even develop new academic programs in response to shifting economic realities.
Recent Disciplinary Convenings and Industry Sector Events
Education Disciplinary Convening – October 2024
Education Disciplinary Convening – November 2023
Information Technology Career Pathways Summit – October 2023
Agriculture Disciplinary Convening – April 2023
Information Technology Disciplinary Convening – September 2022
Healthcare Disciplinary Convening – August 2022
Healthcare Disciplinary Convening – Summer 2022
Education Workforce Needs Convening – April 2022
Information Technology Disciplinary Convening – February 2022
Information Technology Disciplinary Convening – November 2021
Education Workforce Needs Convening – May 2021
Agriculture Roundtable – April 2021
Contact
For additional information on these convenings, email avpapp@hawaii.edu.
