14 April 2016
PRAC April 2016 Report
Submitted by Mitchell Anderson, Chair
Committee Membership
Executive Committee
Mitchell Anderson, Chair, Seri Luangphinith, Doug Mikkleson
Full Committee
2014-15
Ag
CHEM
AJ
Poly Sci
Armando Ortega
Kevin Hopkins
Norbert Furumo
Katherine Young
Todd Belt
2015-16
Art
English
MARE
Hist
Jonathan Goebel
Kirsten Molligaard
Jason Adolf
Doug Mikkleson
2016-17
Econ
Physics & Astr
Sociology
Kinesiology
Geology
CS
Keisuke Nakao
Marianne Takamiya
Alton Okinaka
Lincoln Gotshalk
Steve Lundblad
Michele Ebersol
Keith Edwards
2017-18
Jap Studies
Geography
M. A. TCEBS
Anth
Math
Comm
Masa Honda
Jonathan Price
Don Price
Peter Mills
Brian Wissman
Miike Yoshitaka
M.A. Education
Programs Completed PR (2014 – 2015)
 Chemistry
Status: Complete
 Administration of Justice
Status: Complete
 Political Science
Status: Complete
 Ph.D. Hawaiian Language Culture Revitalization (not sure about this one)
 Ag
Status: MOU negotiations suspended pending re-org
Programs Currently in PR (2015 – 2016)
 Art
Status: External reviewer visit scheduled for April 26-29
 English
Status: Will send draft MOU to Dean (April 2016)
 History
Status: external reviewer report is in and posted,
working on MOU
 Marine Science
Status: Awaiting word from the Dean on MOU
Programs Scheduled for PR Next Year (2016 – 2017)
 Economics
Attended PRAC training meeting
 Physics
Met with PRAC for PR overview (Feb 2016)
 Sociology
 Kinesiology
Moved to 2019-2020
 Geology
Met with PRAC for PR overview (Feb 2016)
 M.Ed. Education
Met with PRAC exec (Fall 2015), attended PRAC training
 CS
Attended PRAC training
Programs Scheduled for PR the Following Year (2017 – 2018)
 Japanese Studies
 Geography
 Natural Science
 Environmental Studies
 Biology
 M.A. TCBES
 Anthropology
 M.A. Cultural Heritage
Activities this month (most activities are proceeding smoothly)
MOA Process 2014 - 15
1. CHEM MOU is now complete and uploaded to the VCAA PR website. (hurrah!)
2. POLS PR is complete (hurrah!).
3. AJ PR is complete (hurrah!)
4. CAFNRM has suspended MOU negotiations pending the outcome of the current
reorganization discussions.
MOA Process 2015 - 16
5. ART -- MOU process not yet begun. External reviewer visit April 26 - 29, 2016.
6. ENG has developed a draft MOU and met with Dean Brown and VCAA Platz on April
13 for initial discussions. The PRAC Chair was in attendance. Admin will send a revised
version back to the department shortly.
7. History is developing a draft MOU.
8. MARE has sent final MOA to Dean Brown (April 15, 2016) and will await a face-to-face
meeting. Dean Brown has assured PRAC that they will be invited to all meetings.
Comments
English worked closely with PRAC to help develop their MOU. PRAC experience was useful in
the MOU development and greatly appreciated; other departments should be encouraged to take
advantage of this support. The goal is for faculty to come to rely on PRAC for its expertise in
program review. Thus far PRAC help has been invaluable, but departments are not familiar with
our services. It is imperative that future committees remain diligent in getting out the word and
providing such support.
Observations during the English program's MOU discussions with the administration: the
administration was consistent with previous MOU deliberations. They offered appropriate
support in helping the English department market their strengths, and offered assurances that
success would result in additional resources (e.g. TESOL is attempting to add additional sections
to handle anticipated increased demand due to agreements with other universities to send
students to the program). The admin will attempt to fill at least one of the department's request
for new hires, and as in the past indicated that funding is tight and new hires would necessarily
be contingent on available funds. The Dean is aware that UHH has a lot more to offer, of which
the community is largely unaware, and marketing our strengths is a high priority.