Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Graduate Council for a vote of the full Senate on December 18, 2024, a resolution to approve the New Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing in the Department of English at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa. Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on December 18, 2024 with 43 votes (95.6%) in support and 2 votes (4.4%) opposed.
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE NEW MASTER OF FINE ARTS (MFA)
IN CREATIVE WRITING
WHEREAS, the Department of English requested approval for a New Provisional Degree, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing on September 24, 2024; and
WHEREAS, no university in Hawaiʻi offers an MFA in Creative Writing; and
WHEREAS, the Department has demonstrated potential demand for the degree; and
WHEREAS, no immediate new personnel resources and no additional operating costs are required for the degree; and
WHEREAS, the Graduate Council recommended the approval of the New Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing on November 12, 2024; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the UH Mānoa Faculty Senate approves this proposal for the New Provisional Degree, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing.
Supporting document:
CALL-Proposal MFA in Creative Writing_FINAL.pdf