Senate Resolutions for AY 2020 - 2021

2020-11: On September 16, 2020, pursuant to the emergency provisions of Article VII, section 1 of the UH West Oʻahu Faculty Senate Charter, the UHWO Faculty Senate Executive Committee adopted the following Resolution: Resolved, That Article V of the UH West O‘ahu Faculty Senate Charter be amended to add the following new section: “SECTION 3 Electronic Meetings. When ordered by the Chair in the call of the meeting, any regular or special Unit meeting shall be...

2020-12: On October 2, 2020, the UHWO Faculty Senate adopted the following Resolution: Resolved, That Article II, Section 4 of the UH West O&3699;ahu Faculty Senate Charter be amended to add the following new language*: “SECTION 4. By September 1 of each academic year, University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu lecturers may nominate three UHWO lecturers to serve on the Faculty Senate as voting members, subject to confirmation by the Senate, provided that at least two...

2020-13: On October 28, 2020, the UH West Oʻahu Faculty Senate adopted the following Resolution: Whereas, the UH West Oʻahu Administration has not satisfactorily consulted Division Chairs, Faculty Senate, nor appropriate faculty as to how proposed budget plans impact workload for Instructional faculty specifically, and have thus not operated in the spirit and practice of shared governance and transparency; and Whereas, the proposed changes, if put into effect, would dramatically alter the ability of faculty to...

2021-14: Resolved, That the Senior Project Guidelines and Senior Practicum Guidelines, as adopted by Faculty Senate Resolution #2004-3, be amended. Effective date: Immediately upon approval of the Chancellor.