Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2024

I. Opening Protocol

A. Mele Honouliuli (Jon Magnussen and all)
B. Land Recognition (Katie Landgraf, Academic Affairs Committee)

II. Approval of Faculty Senate Minutes

Minutes of the Sept. 13, 2024, Faculty Senate Meeting (see attached document)

III. Faculty Senate Chair's Report

1. ACCFSC
   1. General Education Systemwide General Education update. Request that was submitted was then withdrawn. The effort is ongoing, and a representative will be selected for UH West O`ahu. One from each campus and four from UH Manoa.
   2. Presidential Search. Reflection on NPR on President Lassnerʻs tenure and the presidential search. Chair was unable to attend second interview. Did attend Wendy Hensel and found her presentation encouraging.
      1. Highlights: “Faculty governance is not a nuisance.” Importance of online and in-person instruction
   3.  Standing Committees to be established.
      1. Charter Review Committee, a newly convened committee to be headed by Sen. Monique Mironesco.
      2. Project Based Learning courses (20 student cap) – to be headed by Dr. Orlando Garcia-Santiago.

IV. ASUHWO Update (President Sydney Whitley)

1. New Members: Sspecial elections held last month, and  6 out of 11 open positions applied for. Unofficial Election Results announced on 10/10
2. Pueo Pilina: Helped to plan and sponsor with other CSO’s. Entertainment, food, giveaways and arts & crafts. Good cooperation between other CSO’s to help familiarize ourselves with one another and work together in the future.
3. Ongoing: New Senators began planning out initiative for this semester. Returning Senators are finishing up initiatives from Spring 24.
4. General Senate Meeting – Next meeting is October 14th at 5:30pm. Meetings occur twice a month, currently every 2nd and 4th Monday. After election officials conclude meeting day and time may change due to new member availability.

V. IV. Administrative Reports

1.  Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald)
   1.   Budget updates forthcoming
   2.   Solar project covering the parking lots is underway but donʻt expect to see anything until probably 2025.
2. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs (Loea Akiona on behalf of VCSA Dee Uono)
   1. Commencement Student Speaker – Nominations are due today, 10/04/24
   2. E Ala Pono – Progress Update #2 (Week 7) – October 14 – 23,
   3.  West Oʻahu Student Career Expo, Thursday and Friday, October 24 & 25,  https://www.kapoleichamber.com/student-career-expo/. Expecting 2,000 high school freshmen (Campbell, Kapolei, Kapolei Charter, DreamHouse, IPA, Waiʻanae, and Kamaile Charter).  Volunteer Sign Up: https://forms.gle/XXLDY1CszdJHT71F9
      5.                        Thursday, 10/10, 10-1pm, Career & Internship Fairhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y65o8Hru-lLzHnHuXbEnb3XUlVz5CcrRf7KGor80cXY/edit?usp=sharing
      There are 68 participating Employers, happening in C208 & C255
      Inclusive of the Careers in IT & Cyber Fair, Hawaiʻi Tech Days, UH System initiative: https://sites.google.com/hawaii.edu/hawaii-tech-days/home

VI. V. Standing Committee Reports

1.    Academic Affairs and Planning Committee (Katie Landgraf, Chair)
2.    Budget and Resource Committee (Brenda Machosky, Chair)
3. Curriculum Committee (Lisa Spencer, Chair)
4. Distance Education Committee (Katherine Aumer, Chair)
5. General Education Committee (Megan Ross, Chair)
6. Program Review Committee (Joy Mahiko, Chair)
7. Student Affairs Committee (Ke’alohi Perry, Chair) – no report
8. Sustainability Committee (Rouel Velasco, Chair)

VII. Announcements:

1. Vice Chair
   1. Committee Chairs please send your most updated list of members, including sub-committees by OCTOBER 15 for update to Faculty Senate Website.
      B. Working on a packet of “orientation info” for Committee Chairs

VIII. University Budget Advisory Committee (Sen. Thomas Scheiding, Faculty Senate Representative, and Aldayne Adlam, Faculty Representative)

1. September meeting – Kyle from fiscal office presented the budget for the campus
2. Explanation for academic affairs, administrative affairs and student affairs – need to present a balanced budget but also to deal with Chancellor’s priority of reducing expenditures in order to keep up with other payments.

IX. Announcements

None

X. Executive Session

Not Called.

XI. Adjourn

12:48 pm