UH HILO FACULTY CONGRESS
MINUTES FOR MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2007
K-127 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Members Present: Philippe Binder, Marilyn Brown, Kelly Burke, Jason Cabral, Keola Donaghy, Sevki
Erdogan, Kerri Inglis, Barbara Leonard, Shuguang Li, Gail Makuakane-Lundin, Mark Panek, Jennifer
Richardson, Helen Rogers
UHHSA Members: Aurora Manly
Ex-Officio Members Present: Steve Hora, Michael O’Donnell, Marcia Sakai, Rose Tseng
Others Present: Dan Brown, Rick Castberg, Anastasia Pavlovic
Meeting called to order at 3:09 pm by Congress Chair Barbara Leonard
OLD BUSINESS
1. Motion to approval of the minutes of the December 1, 2006 meeting
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/congress/documents/Congress06-07Minutes12-01-06.doc
Motion to approve: Gail Makuakane-Lundin, seconded by Sevki Erdogan
Approved by acclamation
2. Report from Chair Barbara Leonard
Request approval to change the scheduled Congress meeting from 2/23/07 to 2/16/07
since the Board Of Regents is meeting on 2/23/07 in Kona. All are encouraged to
attend BOR meeting. A question and answer session with the BOR is in the works.
Request to change the meeting date approved by acclamation
Reminder: Congress is scheduled to meet on 3/23/07, 4/27/07, and on 5/11/07.
Elections for officers for next year will be held on 5/11/07, so please elect your
Senate Chairs by this date.
Report on the ACCFSC meeting held on 1/12/07 and other meetings attended on
behalf of Congress.
Discussed a role for UH Hilo in Kona. The Chair suggests an ad-hoc
committee to address the role of UH Hilo in Kona and requests feedback
from the faculty.
Discussed articulation. Ged Ed at UH Manoa, especially in regards to
transfer students from within the UH system vs. those transferring from
outside the UH system, is problematic.
Discussed the role of Faculty Congress. At UH Hilo, the Faculty
Congress is responsible for setting policy in certain areas with agreement
from chancellor. Jane Panek will address Faculty Congress in March
meeting to discuss Faculty Governance and Academic Freedom.
Congress has been asked to nominate members to serve on the Chancellor’s Awards
Committee. Recommendation to nominate people who have won in the past to serve
on the committee.
Approved by acclamation
3. Reports from committee chairs

Kelly Burke, Academic Policy Committee
Academic Policy Committee charged with examining the status of University
101, specifically the objectives, academic standards, monitoring and oversight. Is
the CAS Dean in charge of oversight, or not? Committee will meet next week.

Gail Makuakane-Lundin, Admissions Committee
Admissions Committee has had 2 meetings and will have 3rd next week. Looking
at current admissions standards, gathering data from the Institutional researcher.
Data is in draft form but will eventually be distributed to the Congress. Data is
different than we might expect in terms of retention and student success.

Barbara Leonard, Budget Committee
The current form of the budget as it passes through the Governor's office on its
way to the legislature is at
http://www.hawaii.gov/budget/memos/budget%20in%20brief/22%20%20University%20of%20Hawaii.pdf
Steve Hora reports that the Budget is still in flux and will not be finalized in its
current form. Some items requested are not addressed in the current version of
the budget. This budget reflects the system rejecting initial budget requests.

Sevki Erdogan, Assessment Support Committee
The Assessment Support Committee deals with quality assurance in the
University. Committee is revising the forms used for assessment and dealing with
“floating” programs like Women’s Studies and how to assess these.

Dan Brown, the Graduate Council
The Graduate Council oversees the running of the Graduate Programs. Graduate
activities at UH Hilo are increasing and gaining visibility. The Graduate Council
is beginning to draft recommendations about organizing the Graduate Programs to
ameliorate issues with naming, admissions and graduation requirements.

Philippe Binder, General Education Committee
General Education Committee polled both students and faculty. Students overall
not happy with proposed General Education changes. Results suggest that
students were uninformed regarding the changes and their implications.
Faculty survey sent to all faculty members via email. Received approximately
100 responses out approximately 400 faculty members. Survey Monkey offers no
way to confirm that respondents only replied once. Faculty survey results point to
a desire for a General Education curriculum that’s aimed at helping students
become “more responsible, critical, better informed.”
Results of the faculty survey distributed.
There has been much opposition to the proposed General Education changes
based on insufficient outreach and explanation from the General Education
Committee. The current General Education proposal is being laid to rest. The
General Education committee needs more clarification from WASCC about rules
and expectations.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Dean Michael O’Donnell regarding Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Memberships
Has a grant to serve adults with continuing education courses and can qualify for
an additional million dollars at the end of this year. Needs a minimum of 500
paid members to earn the grant; has 140 members. Campaigning for people to
sign up at $25.
2. Proposal from the Executive Committee to establish an ad-hoc By-Laws Committee to
suggest changes to the UHH Faculty Congress Charter and By-Laws, including:
o Proposal for a biennial administrative review administered to faculty by UHH
Faculty Congress
o Establishing a permanent one course/semester teaching reduction for the Chair of
the Assessment Committee because of the work load
o Establishing a one course teaching reduction for the Chair of the Budget
Committee in the Spring semester preceding the compilation of the biennium
budget (one course every two years)
o Establishing a teaching reduction rule for other Congress Committee Chairs based
on agenda and work load
Creation of an ad-hoc committee to revise the by-laws that will meet with the Vice
Chancellor: Barbara Leonard, Mark Panek, Jennifer Richardson
Ad-hoc committee will work on a proposal and bring it to the next meeting.
4. Proposal for a minimum of a four week break between Fall Commencement and Spring
Advising to be forwarded to the President's office
Vote in Principal: Approved by Acclamation, One abstention (Kelly Burke)
Will be circulated via email for approval of the wording
5. Consideration of a proposed Social Contract and Dispute Resolution Process written by
Rick Castberg
Proposal distributed and information discussed. A vote will be taken next
meeting.
6. The Chair points attention to a new Executive Policy prepared by IT on security and
protection of student information. Notes that the University is required to share personal
information with military recruiters unless students declare otherwise in writing.
Students must go to the Records Office if they wish to keep their personal information
private.
7. Discussion of legislation regarding changes in selection of BOR. Information regarding
the enabling legislation will be sent to faculty via email.
The meeting adjourned at 4:37 by Congress Chair Barbara Leonard.
Respectfully submitted January 29, 2007 by Congress Secretary Jennifer Richardson