Academic Senate
2015-16
UHMC ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING
Friday, 9/11/15
Ka`a`ike 105
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Attendees
K. Acks, M. Andaluz, N. Azman, A. Banaag, D. Bhattacharya, T. Botkin, S. Bowe, E. Brown, S. Calder, F. Cochran, D.
Cohen, R. Daniels, E. Dubuit, K. Dukelow, N. Erony, T. Evangelista, M. Fleming, D. Fujioka, R. Gonzalez, B.
Guerrero, K. Hagan, D. Harbin, W. Hashimoto, T. Hussey, K. Ka'eo, M. Kirkendall, D. Kruse, L. Lees Nagle, L. Liu, S.
Low, T. Marmack, J. Moore, D. Naho'olewa, E. Nomura, J. Owen, C. Petith-Zbiciak, J. Powers, B. Rai, K. Raymond,
D. Reece, C. Rutherford, M. Ryan, A. Scharnhorst, D. Snyder, C. Speere, R. St. John, M. Takemoto, D. Tolliver, R.
Viera, E. White, J. Wilson, C. Yamamoto, E. Yamashita
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Call to Order: 1:35pm
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Minutes of 05/08/15 & 08/18/15 meetings
Misspelled names on 8/18/2015 minutes:
o Laura Lees Nagle
o Accepted by unanimous consent
Add following names to 5/8/2015 minutes:
o Liping Liu, Kathleen Hagan, Chris Speere, Mike Takemoto, Jennifer Owen, Emma White
o Accepted by unanimous consent
Standing & Ad Hoc Committee Reports
Distance Learning Ad Hoc
Policies & Procedures: Kristen Korey-Smith
o Revisit Smoke-free policy
o Develop feral animal policy
o Revising charter around committees
o Working with Flora Mora w/ Admin. & Records
o Revisit academic forgiveness policy
 Waiting for retention officer to be hired.
 Reviewing Hawaii CC policy.
Inspired Teaching Committee
o Put on hold, possibility revise.
Assessment (None)
Budget & Long Range planning: Refugio
o Administration reorganization committee, no details yet.
Safety: None
Elections: None
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Academic Senate
2015-16
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Curriculum: Kahele & Tim
o Mon, Oct 5, curriculum deadline
o Will be sending out 5-day review list.
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UHCC Policy subcommittee: Elaine
o Looking at policies that should be system-wide
o Academic renewal
o 5K – 7K students taking classes from multiple colleges.
o Intent is not to be punitive.
Unfinished Business
Maui-Senate-notices listserv: Michele
o Evaluating administrators
o UHPA looking at instrument to perform the task.
o To be used across the board.
o Michele & Amir will develop, 360 executive assessment, or something different.
o Denise: How will UHPA get it to raters?
o Nani: Could be sent through private e-mail.
o Kate: Does Google account help?
o Nani: Still controlled by UH.
New Business
Maui Food Innovation Center (MFIC) update – C. Speere & Susan Wyche
o Susan
o Culinary Incubator; many connected with universities & community college
o UHMC will be first incubator in Hawai’i
o Initial capital funding 1.225M, additional funding 2.67M, 500K feasibility study
o Money is available, waiting on Governor’s office to release.
o Program includes Facility, Education, and Services.
o Chris
o Contact Chris & Susan at any time for more details about project.
o Provides resource & training to be food entrepreneurs
o Education: a four course series, SBA growth accelerator
o Facility: Pilina Building, 2nd floor, Laulima 106 Kitchen / Classroom
o Food Summit II, Oct. 2015, to create a food incubation network.
o Laura: Income from space rental?
o Susan: multiple sources of income
o products, facility use, consulting, courses, state & federal grant funding
o MFIC is partially self-sustaining, grants to augment.
o Probably a non-profit but still part of UH.
o Laura: Is college responsible to underfunded situations
o Susan: No, building pipeline for operations & education revenues. Build occupancy of
facility.
310 W. Ka‘ahumanu Avenue Kahului, HI 96732-1617
Telephone: 808 984-3208 Fax: 808 984-3382
www.maui.hawaii.edu, yamash@hawaii.edu
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
Academic Senate
2015-16
o Elaine: Replace multi-purpose room?
o Susan: No. May share space during events.
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Wellness services on campus – D. Cohen & A. Banaag
o Mental health services on campus. Aris is the campus rep.
o Six months ago, County created separate lines for access & crisis.
o Sept. is suicide awareness & prevention month.
o Safe-talk training
o Non-confrontational (CPI) crisis prevention & intervention
o Faculty training available?
o Respect campaign: raise awareness on domestic & sexual violence
o Walk a mile in my shoes event: 3 – 6pm
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Sustainability Committee – Tim Botkin
o BOR policy: all campuses will have a sustainability plan.
o Presented overview of Sustainability Planning at UHMC.
o Explain UHMC Sustainability Lens (9-11-2015)
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Announcements
BOR on Maui – 10/15/10
John Morton to visit campuses – Nov. 2015
Senate discussion w/Chancellor Hokoana – Nov. 9th, 1:30 to 2:00
John McKee reorganizing Academic Affairs
Deanna: Maui County Fair signup
Denise: Blood Drive
Derek: World Learning Champions, speaker Fri Oct 2, 12:30 – 3 pm
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Next meeting – Oct. 9th, 1:30 p.m., Ka`a`ike 105
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Adjourn: 3:03pm
310 W. Ka‘ahumanu Avenue Kahului, HI 96732-1617
Telephone: 808 984-3208 Fax: 808 984-3382
www.maui.hawaii.edu, yamash@hawaii.edu
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution