Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (CAPP) for a vote of the full Senate on November 14, 2018, a resolution supporting the proposal for an Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on November 14, 2018 with 44 votes in support of approval, 1 against; and 1 abstention.

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROPOSAL FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SCIENCE

WHEREAS, there has been a rapid growth in the availability of geospatial data and technologies needed to fulfill career opportunities in Hawai’i and globally; and

WHEREAS, the need for further training to enhance post-graduation employment or advanced studies is required for post-baccalaureate and undergraduates alike; and

WHEREAS, a certificate program in Geospatial Information Science can utilize the existing resources and unique expertise present at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; and

WHEREAS, the purpose and objectives of the proposed Geospatial Information Science proposal utilizes existing faculty, staff, courses, facilities, and other resources to support an undergraduate certificate in Geospatial Information Science; and

WHEREAS, the proposed certificate will provide enhanced training not currently provided in the University of Hawai’i System; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mānoa Faculty Senate recommends approval of the proposal to establish an undergraduate certificate in Geospatial Information Science at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the Department of Geography is encouraged to include equivalent courses in other departments.

Supporting document:

Proposal for Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget for a vote of the full Senate on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, a motion endorsing the proposed reorganization of the UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on November 14, 2018 with 44 votes in support of approval; 0 votes against support; and 1 abstention.

MOTION ENDORSING THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF
THE UH OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

The Committee on Administration and Budget of the Mānoa Faculty Senate has reviewed the proposed reorganization of the UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in early November 2018.  Following discussion and review, the Committee on Administration and Budget wishes to present this motion to ENDORSE the proposed reorganization of the UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget for a vote of the full Senate on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.  A resolution raising serious concerns about the proposed parking rate increase by the Office of Commuter Services.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on October 17, 2018 with 56 votes in support of approval; 1 vote against; and 0 abstentions.

RESOLUTION RAISING SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PARKING RATE INCREASE BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUTER SERVICES

WHEREAS, Commuter Services has proposed an increase in the fee for parking on the Mānoa campus; and

WHEREAS, the current parking fee policy is an accumulation of decades of ad hoc decisions; and

WHEREAS, the current proposal continues that tradition of ad hocery; and

WHEREAS, as a result, the current proposal does not reflect a clear, consistent, and equitable set of principles; and

WHEREAS, such proposals in the past have failed to gain community support for needed fee increases to meet repair and maintenance requirements; and

WHEREAS, the people who use services should generally be the ones who pay for them; and

WHEREAS, the proposed fee increases violates fairness that in several ways by including several price differentials that are not fully justified in the proposal and based upon some arbitrary decision [1], and uses the parking revolving fund to finance services and facilities for which its use is inappropriate [2]; and

WHEREAS, the use of more appropriate or creative funding mechanisms has in some cases been discouraged or actively prohibited [3]; and

WHEREAS, Commuter Services has made a good case for the need for increased revenue for repair and renovation of facilities and present and future services; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mānoa Faculty Senate opposes the proposed increase in its current form, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mānoa Faculty Senate asks that before the Board of Regents makes a commitment to a new long-term pricing structure, a set of principles should be established, and agreed to which justifies pricing decisions, and that university employees be given a meaningful chance to contribute to, and agree upon these principles; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that regular parking fees not be used to finance subsidies for things like athletic events or student relief [4]; and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that other funding sources be sought for non-parking operations, including the Rainbow Shuttle.

Notes:

[1]  CAB was told that the price differential for students was to make up for the fact that they get less access to parking that employees, but charging students less in no way increase availability of new spaces for them.

The price differential between upper and lower campus lots has traditionally been justified by the idea that the former is more convenient.  More convenient for whom?  Lot 20 is very convenient for, say Law School faculty and football coaches, and has additional attractions of its own, such as protection from rain and availability of electric car charging.  If convenience or desirability is going to be factored into pricing, it should be done fairly.

[2]  For example, funding the shuttle from parking requires those least likely to use the service to pay for it.  CAB was told that supporting the shuttle through advertising was rejected for aesthetic reasons, that charging fees per ride (as many of our peer institutions do) might negatively impact use, and that charging a nominal annual usage feed was prohibited by administrative fiat.

[3]  One issue here is that Commuter Services is required to be self-supporting and that they have little ability (or incentive) to seek different sources of funding for their operations.  CAB believes that the Shuttle, for example, would be a natural candidate for funding from sustainability initiatives.  If the restrictions on CS funding cannot be modified, then any project which could try for external funding sources should be moved to a budget line where this is permitted (and encouraged)

[4]  For example, athletics gets unlimited  1/2 price parking passes which they then mark up and resell.  We understand that this helps them attract more spectators for their events, but the subsidy should come from some other revenue stream, not from a tax on employee parking.

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget for a vote of the full Senate on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.  A motion endorsing, with reservations, the proposed reorganization of the Office of Human Resources.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on October 17, 2018 with 38 votes in support of approval; 14 votes against; and 2 votes in abstention.

MOTION ENDORSING WITH RESERVATIONS THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF
THE UH OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

The Committee on Administration and Budget of the Mānoa Faculty Senate has reviewed the proposed reorganization of the UH System Office of Human Resources to incorporate and consolidate the UH Mānoa Office of Human Resources into its office.  The original proposal was first received by the Mānoa Faculty Senate and reviewed by CAB in March 2018.  After discussions with CAB the UH System Administration withdrew the proposal for revision.  The Mānoa Faculty Senate received a revised version of the proposal in September 2018 and referred the reorganization to the Committee on Administration and Budget.

The Committee on Administration and Budget reviewed the proposed reorganization and met with UH System HR personnel on September 12, 2018.  Following discussion and review, the Committee on Administration and Budget wishes to present this motion to ENDORSE WITH RESERVATIONS the proposed reorganization.  The concerns of the committee are that key performance indicators and a timeline for evaluation of the reorganization were not included in the proposal.

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget for a vote of the full Senate on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.  A motion endorsing, with reservations, the proposed reorganization of the Office of Human Resources.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on October 17, 2018 with 38 votes in support of approval; 14 votes against; and 2 votes in abstention.

MOTION ENDORSING WITH RESERVATIONS THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF
THE UH OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES

The Committee on Administration and Budget of the Mānoa Faculty Senate has reviewed the proposed reorganization of the UH System Office of Human Resources to incorporate and consolidate the UH Mānoa Office of Human Resources into its office.  The original proposal was first received by the Mānoa Faculty Senate and reviewed by CAB in March 2018.  After discussions with CAB the UH System Administration withdrew the proposal for revision.  The Mānoa Faculty Senate received a revised version of the proposal in September 2018 and referred the reorganization to the Committee on Administration and Budget.

The Committee on Administration and Budget reviewed the proposed reorganization and met with UH System HR personnel on September 12, 2018.  Following discussion and review, the Committee on Administration and Budget wishes to present this motion to ENDORSE WITH RESERVATIONS the proposed reorganization.  The concerns of the committee are that key performance indicators and a timeline for evaluation of the reorganization were not included in the proposal.

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 to oppose the proposed reorganization and merger of the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters.  Resolution tabled to the Fall 2019 by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 39 votes in favor of support; 15 votes against; and 2 abstentions.

Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form
the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters (CALL)

WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the Mānoa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,

WHEREAS, Michael Bruno, formerly Vice Chancellor for Research and now Provost, has in his previous role as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs proposed a reorganization of the colleges of Arts & Humanities; Languages, Linguistics, & Literature; and School of Pacific and Asian Studies; to form the new College of Arts, Languages, & Letters (CALL); and,

WHEREAS, the April 2019 CAB resolution opposing this reorganization was tabled at the May 8, 2019 meeting of the Mānoa Faculty Senate; and,

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, affected department chairs and program directors sent a letter to Provost Bruno, stating that $3.5 million dollars would need to be invested into CALL, claiming that such funds are needed for a college of CALL’s size and mission to thrive and succeed; and,

WHEREAS, Provost Bruno’s addendum offers CALL an additional $606,860, and retention of 1.0 FTE LLL Dean’s salary and the 0.50 FTE SPAS Dean’s salary, thus underfunding what would be the largest college at UHM; and,

WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, Provost Bruno sent CAB a response to the 2019 MFS resolution opposing the reorganization, which included an addendum of February 21, 2020, and Dean Arnade’s April 2019 “CALL Statement of Goals”; and,

WHEREAS, the addendum does not adequately address or mitigate faculty concerns about rationales for the merger, lack of faculty support, and lack of support for individual programs within the college(s); and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization has been presented as something that will happen regardless of faculty concerns since inception, thus undercutting the shared-governance structure of the University; and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization is opposed by a majority of the faculty in the affected units and mergers are rarely successful without support from the constituents;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mānoa Faculty Senate opposes the reorganization of A&H, LLL, and SPAS into the new College of Arts, Languages, and Letters; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mānoa Faculty Senate recommends that in lieu of the proposed reorganization, a faculty-led working group be appointed and empowered to develop innovative ways to respond to the nationally-driven decline in humanities majors.

Supporting documents:

• April 2020 College of Arts & Humanities Faculty Survey Results

• April 2020 College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature Faculty Survey Results

• April 2020 School of Pacific and Asian Studies Faculty Survey Results

• CAB Checklist on the Merger of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies

• Provost Response dated February 25, 2020 to 20190508 MFS-CAB Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature and Letters (CALL)

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration & Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 13, 2020, a resolution to oppose the proposed reorganization and merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, and Letters (CALL).  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on May 13, 2020 with 61 votes (83.56%) in support to oppose; 12 votes (16.44%) against; and 7 abstentions.

Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters (CALL)

WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the Mānoa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,

WHEREAS, Michael Bruno, formerly Vice Chancellor for Research and now Provost, has in his previous role as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs proposed a reorganization of the colleges of Arts & Humanities; Languages, Linguistics, & Literature; and School of Pacific and Asian Studies; to form the new College of Arts, Languages, & Letters (CALL); and,

WHEREAS, the April 2019 CAB resolution opposing this reorganization was tabled at the May 8, 2019 meeting of the Mānoa Faculty Senate; and,

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, affected department chairs and program directors sent a letter to Provost Bruno, stating that $3.5 million dollars would need to be invested into CALL, claiming that such funds are needed for a college of CALL’s size and mission to thrive and succeed; and,

WHEREAS, Provost Bruno’s addendum offers CALL an additional $606,860, and retention of 1.0 FTE LLL Dean’s salary and the 0.50 FTE SPAS Dean’s salary, thus underfunding what would be the largest college at UHM; and,

WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, Provost Bruno sent CAB a response to the 2019 MFS resolution opposing the reorganization, which included an addendum of February 21, 2020, and Dean Arnade’s April 2019 “CALL Statement of Goals”; and,

WHEREAS, the addendum does not adequately address or mitigate faculty concerns about rationales for the merger, lack of faculty support, and lack of support for individual programs within the college(s); and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization has been presented as something that will happen regardless of faculty concerns since inception, thus undercutting the shared-governance structure of the University; and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization is opposed by a majority of the faculty in the affected units and mergers are rarely successful without support from the constituents;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mānoa Faculty Senate opposes the reorganization of A&H, LLL, and SPAS into the new College of Arts, Languages, and Letters; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mānoa Faculty Senate recommends that in lieu of the proposed reorganization, a faculty-led working group be appointed and empowered to develop innovative ways to respond to the nationally-driven decline in humanities majors.

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the General Education Committee (GEC) for a vote of the full senate on May 8, 2019, a motion to establish a General Education Diversification Board.  Motion tabled to the Fall 2019 by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 35 votes in support; 13 votes opposed; and 2 abstentions.

MOTION TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL EDUCATION  DIVERSIFICATION BOARD

WHEREAS, a subset of the General Education Committee’s (GEC) members currently reviews requests and approves UHM Diversification designations and Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) requests; and

WHEREAS, per its charge from the Senate Executive Committee (SEC), the GEC needs to focus its time and energy on broader responsibilities such as policies and assessment related to General Education; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification Subcommittee of the GEC does similar work in type and amount to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations deserve a group who are familiar with the Diversification Hallmarks and specialize in assessing whether or not courses meet those Hallmarks, similar to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations were originally assigned by reading the course catalog descriptions; and

WHEREAS, a 5-year review of designations was conducted in 2006-2008 but there is no additional or ongoing assessment of Diversification designations; and

WHEREAS, regular, periodic review of Diversification designations needs to occur; and

WHEREAS, the General Education Committee, having voted unanimously, and the General Education Office, which would provide administrative assistance to the Board, fully support the establishment of a Diversification Board; therefore

BE IT MOVED, that the University of Hawaii Mānoa Faculty Senate supports the establishment of a Diversification Board.

Presented to the Mānoa Faculty Senate by the General Education Committee (GEC) for a vote of the full Senate on October 16, 2019, a motion to establish a general education diversification board.  Approved by the Mānoa Faculty Senate on October 16, 2019 with 29 votes in favor of support; 17 votes against; and 4 abstentions.   

MOTION TO ESTABLISH A GENERAL EDUCATION  DIVERSIFICATION BOARD

WHEREAS, a subset of the General Education Committee’s (GEC) members currently reviews requests and approves UHM Diversification designations and Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) requests; and

WHEREAS, per its charge from the Senate Executive Committee (SEC), the GEC needs to focus its time and energy on broader responsibilities such as policies and assessment related to General Education; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification Subcommittee of the GEC does similar work in type and amount to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations deserve a group who are familiar with the Diversification Hallmarks and specialize in assessing whether or not courses meet those Hallmarks, similar to the other General Education Boards; and

WHEREAS, the Diversification designations were originally assigned by reading the course catalog descriptions; and

WHEREAS, a 5-year review of designations was conducted in 2006-2008 but there is no additional or ongoing assessment of Diversification designations; and

WHEREAS, regular, periodic review of Diversification designations needs to occur; and

WHEREAS, the General Education Committee, having voted unanimously, and the General Education Office, which would provide administrative assistance to the Board, fully support the establishment of a Diversification Board; therefore

BE IT MOVED, that the University of Hawaii Mānoa Faculty Senate supports the establishment of a Diversification Board.