Meeting Minutes
November 1, 2024

as approved December 7, 2024

Zoom

Start time 11:33am

Stan Orr, Chair; Brenda Machosky, Vice Chair, William Puette, Parliamentarian.

Present: Aldayne Adlam, Nicole Akana, Loea Akiona, Katherine Aumer, Linda Axtell-Thompson, Bonnie Bittman, James Burrell, Rebecca Carino-Agustin, William Cavert, Carina Chernisky, Jayson Chun, Kealani Cook, David Dinh, Suzanne Finney, Olivia George, Samantha Giridhar, Sarah Glancy , Ariel Gruenthal-Rankin, Cathy Ikeda, Michiko Joseph, Timothy Kwok. Katie Landgraf, Carrie Larger, Soledad Lencinas, Veny Liu, Jon Magnussen, Joy Mahiko, Monique Mironesco, David Nandi Odhiambo, Fiorella Penaloza, Ke`alohi Perry, Lisa Rosenlee, Megan Ross, Keith Sakuda, Thomas Scheiding, Robyn Tasaka, Eli Tsukayama, Kristen Vacca, Rouel Velasco, Stefanie Wilson, Kamuela Yong, Patricia Yu

Guests: Maenette Benham, Chancellor; David McDonald (VCA); Dee Uono (VCSA); Harald Barkoff (VCAA); Sydney Whitley (ASUHWO); Rebecca O’Reilly, Terri Ota, Daniel Smith, Hōkū Kwan

Senators absent: Joanne Chinen-Moore

I. Opening Protocol

A.    Mele Honouliuli – Prof. Jon Magnussen

B.    Land Acknowledgement – Curriculum Committee

 

II. Approval of Faculty Senate Minutes

  1. 4 October 2024, Faculty Senate Meeting

III. ASUHWO Report (President Sydney Whitley)

To be added

IV. Administrative Reports

  1. Office of the Chancellor (Chancellor Maenette Benham)
    1.  Midyear Commencement, on campus, December 14, 9:00am
    2. Faculty Marshalls: Dr. Steven Taketa, Dr. Rebecca Romine
    3. Student Speakrers: Travis Antonacci – HUM/HISTS & Jared McCann – BUSA/Cyber
    4. Fiscal Year Budget Presentation Live on November 15; also recorded.
  2. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald)
    1. Community Meeting on November 13 at 11:30-12:30 in A101, also live-streamed. Hosted by System Staff on expansion of Road D and further development of that part of campus. This is a required part of these actions.
    2. Update on Building A – classroom and labs, addressing temperature and humidity challenges. New boiler has been installed and some adjustments are being made. This will reduce the humidity and raise the temperature
  3. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs (Vice-Chancellor Dee Uwono)
    1. E Ala Pono: 50% of faculty participated for 45% of the classes; please participate so that we can avoid an audit.
    2. Thanks to those who participated in Kapolei Career Expo. Over 2000 high school students came to our campus
    3. Career internship and Cyber Fair – 150 students participated
    4. November 19 – Grad Fest at Na`ulu Center – Includes free sittings for professional head shots
  4. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Vice-Chancellor Harald Barkhoff)
    1. 32 people up for tenure and/or promotion – TPRCs will be formed soon
    2. New faculty classification System – already in effect, but VP Halpert is coming for a meeting for Division Chairs, but open to everyone.
    3. Forming a workload policy task force, and faculty senate will have a representative.
    4. There will be more VCAA meetings with faculty and students

 

V. Faculty Senate Chair Report

  1. General Education is going forward but there are not a lot of answers forthcoming.

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

  1. Meeting 10/31/24 Received a dry run of budget information & presentation

VII. Committee Reports

  1. Academic Affairs and Planning – (Sen. Katie Landgraf)
  2. Budget and Resources – (Brenda Machosky)
  3. Curriculum Committee – (Sen. Carina Chernisky)
    1. Report passed.
    2. Note – some concentration updates have been stuck in the workflow, and they are being monitored; watch for updates.
  4. Distance Education – (Katherine Aumer)
    1. Any last minute requests, absolutely cannot go past first day of class for students
  5. General Education – (Sen. Megan Ross) – updated report
    1. Report passed
  6. Program Review – (Sen.Joy Mahiko) – see report.
    1. Meeting with program review committees for self-study, aiming for December to complete. Expect self-studies in upcoming reports.
    1. Student Affairs (Sen. Keʻalohi Perry) – no report.
    2. There has been an expression of need for more in-person classes from students. They want more in-person classes is because that’s how they learn best with faculty and peers, and fostering an in-person campus environment. Committee is gathering data to share and listen to our students.
  8. Sustainability – (Sen. Rouel Velasco)
    1. Report passed.
    2. Monique Mironesco – vice chair for Fall 2024
    3. Pitch and Present Competition – next stage is happening
  9. Special Committee on Charter Review – (Sen. Monique Mironesco)
    1. No vote on anything. Discussions ongoing
  10. Special Committee on Project-based Learning
    1. This committee will be postponed until the workload committee initiated by the AVCAA is finished.

 

VIII. New Business

None.

IX. Announcements :

A.    December 6 – Pueo Awards Ceremony

B.    University Chorus – Monday evenings 6:30p – promote to students (and consider yourself)

C.    Food Vault – VCAA – consider volunteering for shifts to help with food insecurity, donate unexpired can goods – drop off at Library Circulation Desk

 

X. Faculty Discussion in Executive session :

Not called.

XI. ADJOURN

Time: 12:35pm

Brenda Machosky,  FS Vice Chair