Meeting Minutes
May 2, 2025

I. Opening Protocol

A.    Mele Honouliuli – Jon Magnussen

B.    Land Acknowledgement – Stan Orr

II. Approval of Faculty Senate Minutes

April 4, 2025, Faculty Senate Meeting

III. Administrative Reports

1. Office of the Chancellor (Chancellor Maenette Benham)
   1. Commencement 10 May 2025.
   2. Annual letter for faculty review process for 2025-26 will be issued soon, including any due dates for specific individuals. Chancellorʻs letter is followed by a letter from VCAA or VCSA.
   3. No additional Federal government Executive Orders have affected UH West O`ahu directly – yet.
      1. Concern about the assessment policy.
      2. Concern about NSF grants.
      3. Principal Investigators on grants have been asked to consider several potential “What If” situations to develop preparedness.
   4. Human Resources Services – Chancellor, VCA, VCAA all working on the transition in HR services with two key people leaving VCAA office. Most tasks will be re-absorbed into HR.
   5. Concerning the resolution for Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) coming up later in this meeting. Chancellor notes that the BIT is a very important program for the Chancellorʻs office and campus. The Chancellor fully supports this program, and also encourages the faculty to take up a position on this committee (there has not been a faculty member representative on this committee for the past few years).
      1. Question re compensation for a 9-month faculty who would agree to this position (given the heavy workload just articulated by the Chancellor): Chancellor understands and would consider this if a faculty member expresses interest.
      2. Discussion: Offering clear incentive might be a way to recruit faculty. Under consideration.
2. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald)
   1. Report on generally positive legislative session for UH West O`ahu
      1. New FTE, 11.5 positions
         1. ACM (2)
            Facilities Manager and General Laborer
         2. Cyber Security (1.5)
            1. Cyber Research Lab and Cyber Coordination Center Financial Aid (1)
         3. Financial Aid Counselor
         4. Pre-Nursing (4)
            1. Two Faculty (MNH&S), Program Coordinator, and Advisor
         5. ‘Ulu ‘ulu (3)
            1. Two Education Specialists and one media specialist
   2. Program Funding of $619,356
      1. Cyber Security: $270,000 for internships, student certifications and software
      2. ‘Ulu ‘ulu: $349,356 for student employees, digitization and preservation, equipment and supplies
      3. CIP (Capital Improvement Program: $6.5 Million
         1. Library Tower leak
         2. East Campus Entry Plaza
         3. Campus security and safety
         4. General maintenance and large repairs
   3. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs (Vice-Chancellor Dee Uwono)
      1. Pueo Awards ceremony this evening.
      2. We Go West was a successful even
      3. Hawaii Pacific Foundation gave funding to support student scholarships
      4. Registration is down about 500. Need help with continuing students; Faculty urged to encourage students to register. First-year registrations are down a little; however, there are several registration events throughout the summer to help students register.
      5. August 1 – Lā Pūnua– also seeking faculty volunteers to participate.
   4. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Vice-Chancellor Harald Barkhoff)
      1. Appreciation to everyone for understanding the difficulties of the transition, and to those who volunteered to help out, with two people leaving the Office of the VCAA.
      2. New CLEAR Director has been hired.
      3. Two signed offer letters for faculty in Social Sciences.
      4. Major change coming in October from Banner 8 to Banner 9, which will affect both Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. Each campus does its own customization; VCAA is working proactively now to make that transition. Changes will affect scheduling and STAR.
      5. General Education requirements are being discussed. President Hensel articulated a big effort to remove obstacles for students. UHWO has very good articulations in place (appreciation to Summer deBruyne).

IV. ASUHWO Update

None.

V. UBAC Update (Sen. Tom Scheiding / Sen. Aldayne Adlam)

No report.

VI. VI. Faculty Senate Chair Report

1. Overload forms issue has been resolved.
2. ACCFSC – Discussion of UH joining with other faculty senates in a compact to cooperate in dealing with the federal government policies. No decisions have yet been made. Perhaps a work group will be formed in the fall. Will report any developments.
3. General Education – Megan Ross will report on this in committee reports.

VII. Committee Reports

1. Academic Affairs and Planning – (Sen. Katie Landgraf)
   1. Resolution on Banking – cleaning up an existing resolution; payment can occur fall, spring or summer. Can be a course reduction or a course overload payment.
      • Passes unanimously.
      • Resolution is adopted.
   2. Task for next year about course modalities.
2. Budget and Resources – (Brenda Machosky)
   1. Actionable items approved and adopted
3. Curriculum Committee – (Sen. Carina Chernisky)
   1. Actionable items approved and adopted
4. Distance Education – (Sen. Katherine Aumer)
   1. Actionable items approved and adopted
5. General Education – (Sen. Megan Ross)
   1. Report on the informal GenEd meetings across the system. UH Mānoa moved forward on their own GenEd categories. They have passed their resolution with approximately 80% support.UH Mānoa Gen Ed Resolution
      UH Mānoa Report on Gen Ed
   2. UHWO is not doing anything at this point, but our goal is to avoid obstacles for students.
6. Program Review – (Sen.Joy Mahiko)
   1. No actionable items.
7. Student Affairs – (Sen. Keʻalohi Perry)
   1. No report.
   2. Continuing to partner with Academic Affairs committee.
8. Sustainability – (Sen. Rouel Velasco)
   1. No report, but announcements:
   2. FA25 Sustainability Pitch and Present Student Competition Consider integrating the competition into your course.
   3. UHWO Sustainability Focus Designation (SF-Designation): Requirements & Explanatory Notes   The requirement has been reduced to 33% SF content. No renewal requirements! Once your course is SF approved, you never have to renew it.
   4. Charter Review (Special Committee, Sen. Monique Mironesco)
      1. Resolution
      2. Attachment (Amendment to Charter)
         1. Resolution should be corrected from Faulty to Faculty (first line).
         2. Amendment proposed to strike “specialist” from the constituency list after the words “Student Affairs”
            1. Amendment moved to pass; seconded.
               1. amendment passes unanimously
         3. Resolution as amended.
            1. No objections
            2. Passes unanimously.
               Resolution is adopted.

VIII. New Business

1. BIT Resolution (Leslie Lopez)
   1. Discussion of whether a faculty member compensation offer should be offered and table the BIT Resolution.
      1. Resolution cannot be tabled except for emergency situations.
      2. However, if it is not moved, Resolution will become “unfinished business” until the next meeting; amendments could be offered at that time.
      3. No activity on this Resolution at this meeting.

IX. XI. Announcements

1. Email the chair about interest in Faculty Senate Committees.
2. Mahalo to Brenda Machosky for service as Faculty Senate Vice Chair 2023-25. Incoming appreciation to Faculty Senate Vice Chair Katherine Aumer 2025-27.

X. ADJOURN

1:05 pm