Meeting Minutes
November 4, 2022

I. Opening Protocol

1. Mele Honouliuli
2. Land Acknowledgement

II. Approval of Faculty Senate Minutes

1. Minutes of the Oct. 7, 2022 Faculty Senate Meeting
   1. Circulated to Faculty Senate members.
   2. No corrections.  Approved as circulated.

III. Request to take business out of proper order

1. Specialist Faculty Working Group (SFWG) Updates and UHWO Statement (Sen. Robyn Tasaka)
   1. Request for implementations of a more inclusive process from the UHWO Faculty Senate.
   2. SFWG final meeting occurring at 12noon.
   3. No discussion or debate of statement.
   4. No objection to present statement to SFWG group at final meeting.

IV. Administrative Reports

1. Office of the Chancellor (Chancellor Maenette Benham – absent) 
   1. Chancellor email read by FS Chair Kaiu Akamine
      1. Thanksgiving Prayer
      2. Reminder: Complete Healthy Minds Survey
      3. ACM Grand Opening Celebration
      4. Monthly Newsletter –
         1. Importance of In-person, On-campus
         2. Leadership – Collective Commitment
         3. Recommit to cultivate an on-campus presence and personal relationships.
2. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration
3. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs (Interim Vice-Chancellor Jan Javinar)
   1. Commencement (Leslie Opulauoho)
      1. Candidates – register by November 10, 2022.
         1. 165 signed-up so far.
      2. Encourage faculty participation in Commencement event
         1. Volunteer only, processional only, or both.
      3. Gradfest – Nov. 15 – 17, 2022
         1. Pick up regalia, parking and visitor passes, professional photos.
   2. Continuing Student’s re-enrollment
      1. Spring registration – Begins Nov. 7, 2022
      2. Encourage students to register.
      3. Incentivized “registration by” deadlines.
      4. E-mails to remind students about registration and to be “phone callers” to students who have not yet registered for Spring 2023.
4. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Vice-Chancellor Jeff Moniz)
   1. Faculty Reviews
      1. 11/4 – T&P – DPC review deadline.
         1. Handoff to Division Chair or authorized unit heads.
      2. 11/14 – Contract Renewal – DPC review deadline.
   2. Healthy Minds Survey
      1. Student participation rate low – Encourage students to participate.
      2. Employee participation rate high.
      3. Closes 11/14/22.
   3. Grand Opening – Academy for Creative Media Student Production Facility
      1. November 18, 2022 – 11a – 1pm
      2. RSVP link for lunch in the monthly newsletter
      3. Want to volunteer to assist with the activity – Contact VCAA.

V. Faulty Senate Chairs Reports

1. ASUHWO Update – President Malie Moe
   1. Rebuilding ASUHWO
   2. Special Elections and Onboarding – 10 potential students – Spring 2023
2. FS Chair Report
   1. ACCFSC Updates
      1. Policy vetting and final review – EP5.205, EP6.204
      2. UH Strategic Plan
      3. Student Fee Policy (streamline)
      4. Course Repeat Policy (system-wide)
      5. Cross Campus Sharing of Classes (new proposal)
   2. BOR Updates – (October 2022)
      1. Meeting at UHWO – Jan. 19, 2023.
         1. Invite and encourage faculty and staff to attend (in-person) for opening protocol – Mele Honouliuli.
      2. President’s Report
         1. Enrollment across the University down.
   3. Campus Updates
      1. General Education Redesign Proposal (Bonnie Bittman and Leslie Opulauoho) – Approval needed however, potential round of commentary for current proposal to be scheduled.
      2. No UBAC report.
      3. VCA candidate interviews – asking for comment – due 11/4/22.

VI. Committee Reports (or Announcements)

1. Academic Affairs and Planning – No Report (Sen. Ross Prizzia) 
   1. Possible Projects – E5.205, University Strategic Plan.
   2. Recommend – Committee meet in November or January to review projects.
2. Budget and Resources (Sen. Thomas Scheiding)
   1. Committee received, discussed, and approved 29 applications. Any questions, contact Sen. Tom Scheiding.
   2. BRC funding comes from UH system and allows use for faculty and APTs activities. As a resource allocation issue, the BRC believes that APTs should be permitted to apply for travel awards and recommend that the FS approve this recommendation.
   3. Approvals and recommendations adopted by the FS members.
3. Curriculum (10/14 and 10/28)  (Sen. Holly Itoga) 
   1. Committee received, discussed, and approved 29 courses and programs.
   2. Ongoing discussion regarding deadlines for proposals to be submitted – Fall 2023.
   3. Approvals and recommendations were adopted by the FS members.
4. Distance Education – (Sen. Rebecca Carino-Agustin)
   1. Committee received, discussed, and approved 15 DE applications.
   2. Approvals and recommendations adopted by the FS members.
5. General Education – (Sen. Megan Ross)
   1. Committee received, discussed, and approved 8 GenEd applications.
   2. Committee amended one GenEd experimental course application.
   3. Approvals and recommendations adopted by the FS members.
6. Program Review –  No Report (Sen. Mark Hanson) 
7. Student Affairs – (Sen. Katie Landgraf)
   1. No approvals or recommendations.
8. Sustainability – No Report (Christy Mello) 

VII. Announcements

1. Events for Students (Sen. Rouel Velasco)
   1. 11/22/22 – Student De-stressor – 3-7pm – Campus Center.
   2. 11/30/22 – Paws for Coffee – 1030 am – 12 noon – Library Lobby
   3. 12/2/22 – Pueo Awards Ceremony
2. FS Microsite Updates – Faculty Senate Agenda tab (UHWO faculty/staff)
3. Fall 2022 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium
   1. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 – 9am – 5pm – C225 – Hybrid.
      1. Morning activity – in-person
      2. Afternoon activity – Zoom

VIII. Faculty Discussion in Executive Session (Time Permitting)

No motion to move to Executive Session.