Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 8, 2019, a resolution opposing the proposed management reorganization of Outreach College. Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 52 votes in favor of support; 2 votes against; and 1 abstention.
Resolution Opposing the Proposed Management Reorganization of Outreach College
WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the Mānoa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,
WHEREAS, the MFS has delegated to the MFS Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) the duty to review reorganization proposals and, based on a Reorganization Proposal Consultation Review Checklist, to present their recommendations to the MFS Executive Committee; and,
WHEREAS, a Continuing Professional Programs Director, International Programs Director, and Summer Sessions Director have been proposed within Outreach College; and,
WHEREAS, the three proposed director positions are to be hired as APT positions, which has a minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree; and,
WHEREAS, the three proposed APT positions are to supervise and direct Faculty Specialist positions, which has a minimum qualification of a Master’s Degree; and,
WHEREAS, Faculty Specialist positions are currently doing similar work to the proposed APT director positions across campus; including research, marketing, the development/coordination of programs/units, the evaluation of programs/colleagues, creating/maintaining customer relationships, and managing a budget, among others; and,
WHEREAS, Faculty Specialists are better qualified to fulfill the roles of director, and better qualified and able to supervise and evaluate other Faculty Specialist positions; and,
WHEREAS, the Outreach College reorganization proposal reflects a troubling trend across the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus towards prioritizing non-faculty positions over Faculty Specialists; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, the Mānoa Faculty Senate is opposed to the Outreach College reorganization; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Mānoa Faculty Senate would like clarification, assurances, and verifiable action from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Executive Management regarding the importance of Faculty Specialists, the commitment to hire Faculty Specialist positions in relevant and/or similar newly created positions, and a demonstrated commitment to filling vacated Faculty Specialist positions with Faculty Specialist hires.
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