4-29-2016 FC Executive Committee Minutes DRAFT
Members Present:
Seri, Jen, Faith, Bobbi, Jon, Norbert, Jim, Yumiko
Absent:
Mitch
Agenda Items:
Approval of FC Exec. Comm. Meeting minutes for April 8, 2016
Motion to approve: Faith, Bobbi 2nd
Discussion:
Vote: 4 approve, 1 abstain
• Chair’s report on motions and responses for 2015-16 (FC website).
Updated FC website. 2 more memos from chancellor – DL motion 16. Memo states I approve motion to
request…VCAA Platz to move forward
Motion to admin to not have formal consultations during summer: response acknowledging the memo.
Reiterated this during the CAS senate. Will not send anything to union until fall.
Created Town Hall Reorganization webpage. FC homepage includes this homepage. Will send out link to
this via the list serve.
• Discussion wrap-up of Town Hall Meeting and Task Force report
Please check: http://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhh/congress/FacultyCongressReorganizationTownHall.php
• MOU from VCAA for FC Course releases – proposed addition.
Emails from many approving as is. Jim had an addition: reassigned time request…written request with
justification…reviewed by Executive Committee and forwarded to EVCAA.
Request for accountability. Need stronger justification. However, this would require faculty to project
what will be on the agenda for the following year.
When would be best to submit the justification? May? Would be late since fall schedules are already
made in mid spring. Would mean that course release would be the following spring.
VCAA ultimately should not be the one deciding the course release. Should come from FC. But VCAA has
the budget.
Jean has put a table together with the course releases based on the bylaws. Secretary is added into this
with a course release.
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Friendly Amendment: Indicate that this statement is for those whose releases have to be negotiated
Amended statement: Negotiated Course Releases: Statement read aloud…
Motion to approve: Bobbi move, Faith seconded
Vote: unanimous (7)
Faculty congress now takes on a lot more work, this is why there are now course releases.
• Standing Committee Annual Reports
Due next Wednesday.
Add to your reports – what needs to be done next year.
GenEd alignment with UH? Will better facilitate transfers. Do the alignment without joining the
foundation.
• Nomination list for the FC Offices and Standing Committees for 2016-17
Nominations read aloud and unfilled positions solicited.
Rep: Steve Colbert
APC?
Stud Success?
Budget? Vladi?
Curriculum Review Chair: Tom D?
Curriculum Review? Linda C?
• Finalize and approve agenda for May 6th Faculty Congress Meeting
Do elections under old business, then adjourn
Adjourned: 4:32pm
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