Agenda - UH Hilo Faculty Congress Meeting
March 20, 2015 in the Student Services Multipurpose Room
Approval of minutes from the last meeting
Faculty Congress Chair Report
Committee Reports and Vote to Approve Committee Membership
 Assessment Support, Seri Luangphinith
 Academic Policy, James Beets
 Student Success and Admissions, Faith Mishina
 Budget Review, Roberta Barra
 Curriculum Review, Norbert Furumo
 General Education, Michael Bitter
 Program Review, Mitchell Anderson
Ad Hoc Committee Reports
 Monthly Speaker Series, Emmeline de Pillis
 Standard Weekly Schedule Analysis Committee, Committee to be formed
Other Committee with Faculty Congress Representation
 Prior Learning Assessment Committee, Faith Mishina
 EMIT Committee, Faith Mishina
 Sustainability Committee, Shih-Wu Sung
 Parking Committee, Adam Pack
 Rose Tseng Lecture Series, Jan Ray
 UNIV 101 Analysis Committee, Norbert Furumo
Liaison Reports
 Curriculum, Jean Ippolito
 Professional Development, Jan Ray
 Distance Learning, Jan Ray
 WASC, Seri Luangphinith
 Grade Council, Mike Shintaku
 Research Council, Jim Beets
Faculty Senate Chair Updates
 CAS, Jean Ippolito
 CAFNRM, Mike Shintaku
 CoBE, Roberta Barra
 KHUOK, Iota Cabral
 Pharmacy, Karen Pelligren
 Library, Kathleen Stacey
Old Business:
 Academic Flowchart (Jim Beets)
 Academic Leadership Program and Bylaw changes (Jim Beets)
 Aviation Program (Norbert Furumo)
New Business
 Faculty Forum on General Education (Kim Furumo)
Motion
MOTION: To establishment an Ad Hoc Faculty Development Committee of Faculty
Congress.
WHEREAS, faculty development is a vital role within a healthy, functional university.
WHEREAS, faculty development opportunities are provided by different sources within
the university;
Therefore, we propose establishment of the Faculty Congress Faculty Development
Committee with the responsibilities of review and coordination of faculty development
opportunities in collaboration with the Office of the VCAA office. The Faculty
Development Committee will follow the responsibilities approved by Faculty Congress
and maintain an updated notice of faculty development opportunities.