Manoa Town Meeting
Preparing for the November 2005
WASC Special Visit
University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Brief Chronology
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March 1999 - Comprehensive Educational
Effectiveness Review – gain accreditation until 2010
March 2003 – Special Visit reaffirming accreditation
until 2010, with a 2009 Preparatory review as the next
visit
July 2004 – WASC Special Visit to UH System results in
cancellation of the UHM 2005 Progress Report and a
Manoa Special Visit for November 2005
November 7-9, 2005 - Special Visit to address WASC
Commission letters of 2004 and WASC Special visit
report of 2003
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What’s Involved?
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The entire institution must be aware of the special visit
and its purpose.
We need to prepare a special report focusing on the
issues raised in the WASC letters.
Individuals from relevant parts of the institution must
be involved in writing the report and hosting the three
day special visit.
Leadership and faculty should review the special report.
Maintain a current website on WASC issues.
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Issues in the 2003 Report
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Planning – align strategic plan to current priorities of system
plan, move it towards action steps, align plan with budget
Leadership and Governance – Build Manoa administrative team,
define roles of UH System and UHM, let UHM control internal
appointments, define role of medical school
Financial Management – clarify resource allocation from system
to UHM and internal allocation in Manoa, create transparent and
timely budget process with understood principles and budget
alignment to strategic goals, form internal budget committee
Educational Effectiveness and Assessment – embed assessment
into campus culture and review process, assess general education
outcomes
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Issues in the 2004 Letter
“The UH Manoa campus is currently unable either to enact the
organizational plans of the Chancellor nor to resolve second
level problems emerging from the system reorganization. This
hamstrings UH Manoa’s ability to manage its affairs.”
“the team reports that serious issues have emerged regarding the
relationship between the campus and both the office of the
President over lines of authority and staffing issues, and with the
Board of Regents over organization and staffing requests.”
“the campus may, itself, no longer be meeting Commission
expectations under the Standards of Accreditation….”
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Progress to Date –
Leadership and Governance
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Reorganization of the Manoa Chancellor’s Office to create
functional units to respond to campus needs.
Formalization of shared governance through recognition of
“consultation” in the reorganization proposal, including Faculty
Senate, Manoa Leadership Team, ASUH and GSO.
End of hiring freeze in Chancellor’s office.
Delegation of managerial hires back to UH System President.
Ongoing discussions with UH System on UHM/System
organization and roles.
Chancellor’s administrative team nearly complete.
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Financial Management and Resource Allocation
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Manoa Budget Advisory Group wrote
recommendations for budget allocation and
transparency
Transparent biennium budget process with results
posted on the web
Budgeting justifications around strategic planning
priorities
Continued evolution of budgeting and allocation
process through the system budget planning sessions
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Assessment
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Assessment of student learning outcomes built into
regular program review
Assessment workshop held for Council on Program
Reviews in Spring 2004
General Education assessments planned for
diversification and foundation requirements
Evolving plans to build in departmental and university
wide assessment
Ongoing consultation and support for assessment
through OVCAA and funding support for campus wide
assessment through OVCAA
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Strategic Planning
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Significant progress has been made in many of the
planning initiatives.
We need your help in identifying where we have made
progress in departmental and unit planning
We need to prioritize planning initiatives and continue
to move forward.
Another Town meeting focusing on strategic planning
priorities and action steps will be held in the spring.
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Why Are You Here?
To share your thoughts on these issues
 To help us decide where we should go next
 To help move our strategic plan from a vision
into priorities and funded action steps
 To help us account for what we have achieved
 To learn more about the issues effecting our
accreditation status
 To help us address the issues raised in the 2003
and 2004 letters
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Accreditation Surveys
Please look over the issues we have attached to
the survey forms at your table
 Choose topics for discussion – with the table
facilitator recording brief notes
 At your leisure, please visit our website which is
listed on the survey, and complete the electronic
form or hand in hardcopy to the OVCAA
 Encourage your colleagues to register their
opinions as well
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The WASC Advisory Committee
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Pat Cooper - SOEST
Andy Hashimoto –
CTAHR
Tom Hilger –
GEC/Writing Center
Carol Karimoto –
Natural Sciences
Jon Osorio – Center for
Hawaiian Studies
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Denise Konan –
Economics
Phyllis WilhoiteNakasone – Library
John Norris – Second
Language Studies
Tim Lum-Ye – ASuh
Marc LePape – GSO
Ex-officio – Neal Smatresk, Kelly Aune, Wendy Pearson, Myrtle Yamada, Helene Sokugawa
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Manoa Town Meeting
Open Mike Session
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Manoa Town Meeting
Table Discussion
and
Surveys
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