Bulletin No. 36
Date/Time sent: 02/01/2021 7:50 amE ala! E alu! E kuilima!
Awaken! Come together! Join hands!
*Statement of Gratitude:
“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Wishing you all a wonderfully abundant February 2021!!
Chancellor Maenette Benham
Update on our Campus Work Groups
Our Pueo Planning Process webpage has been updated and now provides information on our Work Groups. We have archived our campus forums as well as the work of the Task Force.
Here is an overview of each of the Work Groups that also includes their tasks and membership.
Business Model and Mindset
Purpose: To develop a renewed budget model and mindset.
Explanation: Given that much of the cost of higher education is fixed—particularly in personnel, operations—when a reduction in state funding occurs an institution like UHWO must develop a Business Model and operational mindset that ensures its financial solvency and ability to be partially self-sustaining. This group will revisit and renew the current Business Model articulated in the campus’ Strategic Action Plan (2018) through thoughtful, intentional conversations that will help UHWO pivot from high dependency on state coffers to a status that blends existing funding with solid revenue generation.
Group members: Walter Kahumoku (facilitator), Ed Keaunui (facilitator), Camonia Graham-Tutt, Suzy Johnson (student), Frank Kudo, Adrian Lee, Leslie Lopez, Leslie Rush, Linda Saiki, Keith Sakuda, and Eli Tsukuyama.
Student Recruitment & Student Retention
Purposes: (1) To strengthen recruitment of current student populations as well as targeting new student populations. (2) To increase retention by providing programs for new markets and providing new approaches to improve wellbeing.
Explanation: By bolstering access to current and “new” student markets through digital tools and other strategies, UHWO will seek to increase the number of traditional freshmen as well as non-traditional learners to our programs. A second and equally important part of this group’s work will be to recommend retention efforts that combine the expertise of Student Affairs and Academics to increase student success. Initiatives will look to improve student time management, career possibilities, financial literacy, engagement, wellbeing as well as academic expertise and career readiness.
Group members: Jan Javinar (facilitator), Reed Young (facilitator), Loea Akiona, Sarah Chase, Michelle Cohen, Ken Inouye, Lelemia Irvine, Holly Itoga, Laurie James, Dylan Keaweehu, Loke Kenolio, Nalo “Shu” Lago (student), Katie Landgraf, Caton Liang (student), Veny Liu, Joe Mareko, Nicholas Mitchell, Leslie Opulauoho, James Oshiro, Ryan Perreira, Kealohi Perry, and Lynette Williamson.
Student Learning
Purpose: To build and strengthen mission and post-pandemic critical academic programs by balancing costs, enrollment patterns, student interests, diverse delivery platforms, industry trends, and innovation.
Explanation: To generate a set of robust investment initiatives this group will first be introduced to an in-depth analysis of the costs associated with personnel and academic programming. This will provide a more accurate/data-based understanding of workload, instructional costs, enrollment patterns, programs that generate revenues and programs that don’t, identification of mission critical programs, and the efficacy of different delivery platforms. Other key data points include operational costs, student interest, current and future job markets and industry trends, successful and innovative programs employed at other campuses, and others. Such data will form the foundation for a revised academic plan.
Group members: Jeff Moniz (facilitator), Mary Heller (facilitator), Kaʻiulani Akamine, Kaui Baumhofer, Rebecca Cariono-Augustine, Matt Chapman, Michael Furuto, Sharla Hanaoka, Michael Hayes, Louis Herman, Cathy Ikeda, Michiko Joseph, Stephanie Kamai, Kristina Lu, Jon Magnussen, Therese Nakadomari, Christine Park (student), Princess Soares, Robyn Tasaka, Kaylee Torres (student), Rouel Velasco, and Marnelli Ulep.
Campus Efficiencies
Purpose: Strategize to build a more strategic workforce to maximize our skill and talent base is focused where it can have the greatest impact in the near and long-term.
Explanation: The focus is to generate efficiency recommendations that will increase effective, efficient operations across the campus—Academics, Administration, and Student Affairs.
Group members: Kevin Ishida (facilitator), Katherine Aumer, Sheri Ching, Michelle Ferguson, Lori Foo, Daphne Fox (student), Kelly Fujino, Brient Hutchinson (student), Kay Nagata, Donna Shaver, Lisa Spencer, Nancy Nakasone, and Esther Widiasih.
Should you have any questions or would like to engage in the discussions of any of the work groups, please contact the facilitators of the group.
Update on our USDOE CARES II funding (2021-2022):
We have just updated our CARES Funding webpage. Should you want to learn more about this funding source please go to our CARES Act Grant Funds page.