Academic Council Meeting
March 16, 2004, Tuesday
9:30 AM
Chancellor’s Conference Room
Minutes of Meeting
Present: Chris Lu, Cathy Zenz, Lynn Stamoulis, Jack Fujii, Bill Chen, Steve Hora
AGENDA:
1) Approval of the minutes of Feb. 3 2004
The minutes were unanimously approved.
2) WASC Educational Effectiveness Visit
VCAA presented the list of WASC team members and the final schedule. Reception is to
be held on Wednesday 5 pm and members of the Academic Council are invited.
3) College of Pharmacy
The UHH Congress endorsed the proposal with the understanding that resources required
for the pre-pharmacy students will be addressed. The proposal now goes to the
University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
4) Ph. D. in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization
The proposal received UHH Congress endorsement. It will now go the Council of Chief
Academic officers. Concerns were expressed by the members regarding the availability
of qualified faculty for the doctoral program, the resources needed and student
enrollment.
5) Retention - Lynn Stamoulis
Lynn presented the 2003 UHH First-Time Full-Time Student Retention Report. Intensive
discussion was centered on the changes needed to occur to improved the retention. The
members recognized the importance of campus life and the necessary tools for proper
advising. It was decided with the followings:
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A subcommittee led by the Registrar will submit a proposal to define the
responsibility for transcript evaluation for transfer students. This is to provide
remedy for the current shortcoming of late evaluation that eventually affects the
degree audit for graduation.
Lynn will further analyze the Western Undergraduate Exchange retention and
report back to the Council for possible modification of our current admission
policy. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will be invited at that time.
Academic advising needs the continuous improvement. Until resources are
available for the hiring of professional advisors or providing course for
specialized advising, we will continue to facilitate a cultural change to emphasize
on faculty’s role on academic advising.
Submitted by Chris Lu