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OPEN ISSUES SUMMARY REPORT
ISSUE 3.14 | Leavers Survey (Awaiting SEC – CAPP Fall 2013)
Other Committee(s): SEC
Last Update: CAPP is waiting on further developments from SEC before moving forward (12-2013).
Action Item(s):
 Provide data to CAPP and further information (08-2013).
ISSUE 9.13 | Governance of Interdisciplinary Programs (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: External review completed and issued report of the Department of Interdisciplinary
Studies Program Review Self-Study.
Action Item(s):
 Review the list of interdisciplinary programs under the umbrella of the UHM Interdisciplinary
Studies Program (ISP) as well as try to identify UHM interdisciplinary programs that are not
within the ISP umbrella (Fall 2013 Report).
 Review concerns from previous CAPP committee reports that have dealt with this issue and
then make recommendations (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 10.13 | Counting Course Credits on Cross Listed Courses (COMPLETE Recommendation –
CAPP Fall 2013)
Other Committee(s): CPM
Last Update: Spoke with University Registrar and gathered information on the issue. See issue index
for more details. Some considerations that resulted, should the Chancellor design a system to allow
tuition dollars to follow student credit hours, he should be mindful of unintended consequences on
cross-listed courses. We don't want to institute an approach that discourages interdisciplinary course
offerings, especially since crosslisting courses encourages units to offer a variety of courses which
help students graduate in a more timely fashion (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 10.14 | Policy Proposal – Exclusion of Non-System Junior College Credits in Excess of 60
Credits (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: Memo sent to AVCAA Kyrstyna Aune in response to OVCAA memo to the SEC dated
Sept 26, 2013 to reconsider the existing policy. Given the information collected, CAPP not inclined to
recommend changing the current policy (CAPP Memorandum).
ISSUE 11.14 | Policy Proposal – Class Attendance (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: CAPP will wait for data to be received from VCAA office before proceeding with this
issue (Fall 2013 Report).
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Action Item(s):
 Obtain information on comparative attendance policies at our peer and benchmark institutions
(Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 12.13 | Admissions Policy (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: Waiting for data on the impact upon admissions and enrollment of raising the minimum
GPA for all transfer students to 2.5. Asked Manoa Faculty Senate GRA to look through the senate
archives to see if this policy originated in the faculty senate and if so, what was the
rationale/discussion around this issue. Will proceed with issue once data is received (Fall 2013
Report).
ISSUE 13.13 | Streamlining of Administrative Procedures with Regard to Course Approvals
(Recommendation)
Other Committee(s): MAC
Last Update: Q&A with people from Kuali. Work on the Kuali implementation team to begin
sometime in Spring 2014 (Fall 2013 Report). Feedback and suggestions collected regarding the
streamlining of UHM-1 and UHM-2 forms (Spring 2013 Report).
Action Item(s):
 Review the Kuali Curriculum Management system (Fall 2013 Report).
 CAPP member to be appointed to work on the Kuali implementation team (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 13.14 | Kuali Curriculum Management System (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: SEC to recommend faculty members to assist VCAA office in the (1) crafting of the items
(questions) required for the course approvals; and (2) in the discussion of what assessment items, if
any, should be included in the system (VCAA Memoranda 10-2013). Issue referred to CAPP (11-2013).
ISSUE 21.13 | Advising Students (In Progress – CAPP Fall 2013)
Other Committee(s): CSA
Last Update: Work continues on this issue and action items we identified by the subcommittee
investigating the issue. The transfer of advisors from A&S to respective colleges has not been
implemented yet. Committee will wait until Spring semester to see if any more progress has been
made (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 23.12 | High DFIW Course Follow-Up (Tabled-CAPP Fall 2013)
Other Committee(s): MAC, GEC
Last Update: MAC reports that working group did not meet Spring 2013 and will perhaps reconvene
during the 2013-2014 academic year (Spring 2013 Report). GEC waiting on an update from the
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working group (Spring 2013 Report). Working group with CAPP, MAC, and GEC members met
during Fall 2012. Reviewed updated list of “below success rate” courses provided by MIRO. Since
they consulted with departments with general education courses on the list the previous two years,
they did not consult with them in 2013 (Spring 2013 Report).
Action Item(s):
 Table issue until data is supplied that lists courses with high D & F grades and those with high
I & W grades separately, as they are seen as separate issues (Fall 2013 Report).
 CAPP suggests another working group should be constituted Spring 2014 to continue the
work on this issue and possibly explore the student perspective on the “below success rate”
courses that they find themselves in (Spring 2013 Report).
ISSUE 24.14 | SAT / ACT Admissions Requirements for International Students (OPEN)
Last Update: Issue referred to CAPP (02-2014). Information provided comparing UH Policy with
Peer, Benchmark, and Competitor Institutions (02-2014).
ISSUE 26.12 | Undergraduate Degree Plan Implementation (Tabled – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: Two CAPP members working on this issue, however the issue has been tabled for now
to focus on higher priority issues (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 46.12 | Policy Proposal – Suspension of Academic Actions (Follow-Up – CAPP Fall 2013)
Last Update: Motion on Suspension of Academic Actions was approved (02-2012). Issue referred to
CAPP (08-2012).
Action Item(s):
 Follow up needs to be done on this issue (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 54.12 | Policy Proposal – Grade Replacement Policy Task Force (Follow-Up – CAPP Fall
2013)
Last Update: Motion to amend grade replacement policy passed (02-2012).
Action Item(s):
 Follow up needs to be done on this issue (Fall 2013 Report).
ISSUE 55.12 | Proposal – Office of Student Affairs Course Subject Code (Follow-Up – CAPP Fall
2013 / Not Yet Engaged - CPM Fall 2013)
Committee(s): CSA, CPM
Last Update: Committee completed extensive research on the issue including historical and archival
material, but concluded to table the issue (Fall 2012 Report).
Action Item(s):
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CPM to discuss this issue again in the Spring 2014 semester (Fall 2013 Report).
CAPP to follow-up on the issue (Fall 2013 Report).
Summary report completed by:
Rebecca Fraser
Manoa Faculty Senate Research Assistant
April 11, 2014
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ISSUES REFERENCE
ISSUE 3.14 | Leavers Survey
Year: 13-14
Committee(s): SEC, CAPP
Status: OPEN awaiting SEC (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
CAPP is waiting further developments from SEC on this issue before we move forward.
8/19/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Subcommittee: (1) Bontekoe, (2) Roberts, (3) Stephenson; Prepare data for Committee on
Academic Policy and Planning to consider; Report back in late October 2013.
8/12/2013
Vice Chancellor for Students Hernandez / Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education
Cambra / Lucy Arellano, Research & Assessment Specialist
Leaver's Survey Highlights: Why Students Left UH
Leavers Survey Instrument
PowerPoint
entitled "Students Who Enrolled in the 2011-2012 Academic Year But Did Not Return in Fall
2012"
Authored by Dr. Lucy Arellano, Research and Assessment Faculty Specialist, OVCS
ISSUE 9.13 | Governance of Interdisciplinary Programs
Year: 12-13
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
2/28/2014
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
External Reviewers Report of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Program Review Selfstudy
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
The sub-committee dealing with this issue plans to review the list of interdisciplinary programs
under the umbrella of the UHM Interdisciplinary Studies Program (ISP) as well as try to
identify UHM interdisciplinary programs that are not within the ISP umbrella. The subcommittee will also review concerns from previous CAPP committee reports that have dealt
with this issue and then make recommendations.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Two CAPP members (Sammons and Sherstyuk) worked on this issue during the fall. See our
Fall CAPP report. Frankly, this issue proved too difficult and complex to get a handle on (for
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one thing, interdisciplinarity is both a teaching and a research concept; that is, there are
interdisciplinary programs for students and interdisciplinary programs for faculty researchers).
Investigating this issue was also too much work for two people. We suggest either making it an
issue for a MFS working group next year or even setting up a task force if the new SEC
considers it important enough. Some guidance would also help either group.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
Two CAPP members (Sammons and Sherstyuk) are working on this.
8/6/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added issue from input provided in faculty
feedback survey.
ISSUE 10.13 | Counting Course Credits on Cross Listed Courses
Year: 12-13
Committee(s): CAPP, CPM
Status: COMPLETE Recommendation (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
The sub-committee dealing with this issue talked to the University Registrar, Stuart Lau, and he
said that cross-listed courses are indeed tracked using STAR and BANNER; however, a course
might not be listed as cross-listed if a department chair does not note that when submitting the
list of courses for the new semester. However, the Registrar might still catch that though since
that would be a problem if the two CRNs are meeting at the same room at the same time. As an
interesting aside, he added that the Registrar also handles some of the large classes in the same
way of linking related classes. For example, there might be 400 students signed up for one
HISTORY 151 class, but the students might be divided up into 10 CRNs since they meet with
different labs. We don't know if the last problematic IRO report measuring campus teaching
productivity recognized this when examining average numbers of students in a course. Should
the Chancellor design a system to allow tuition dollars to follow student credit hours, he should
be mindful of unintended consequences on cross-listed courses. We don't want to institute an
approach that discourages interdisciplinary course offerings, especially since cross listing
courses encourages units to offer a variety of courses which help students graduate in a more
timely fashion.
11/25/2013
Committee on Professional Matters Fall 2013 Report
CPM will discuss this issue in the Spring semester
11/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning Subcommittee
[Andrew, Meda, Fata]
Subcommittee Report
Reporting for my sub-committee, I talked with University Registrar: Stuart Lau today about the
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question of cross-listed courses. He said that cross-listed courses are indeed tracked using STAR
and BANNER; however, a course might not be listed as cross-listed if a dept. chair does not
note that when submitting the list of courses for the new semester. However, the Registrar
might still catch that though since that would be a problem if the two CRNs are meeting at the
same room at the same time. As an interesting aside, he added that the Registrar also handles
some of the large classes in the same way of linking related classes. For example, there might be
400 students signed up for one HISTORY 151 class, but the students might be divided up into 10
CRNs since they meet with different labs. We don't know if the last problematic IRO report
measuring campus teaching productivity recognized this when examining average numbers of
students in a course. Mr. Lau did not have any information about how departments get credit
for offering cross-listed courses. Obviously, this will be an important question if there becomes
more of a connection between department or faculty assessment or income in relation to tuition
dollars. In such a case, departments probably will want to look again at course allotments for
cross-listed courses. Lastly, he explained that Registrar only handles fall and spring courses. We
assume that OC has their own way of tracking Summer and Outreach Summer courses.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Issue was put in abeyance because CAPP was understrength.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
The issue is in abeyance because CAPP is understrength right now.
8/6/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added issue from input provided in faculty
feedback survey; Review process for allocating faculty course credits.
ISSUE 10.14 | Policy Proposal – Exclusion of Non-System Junior College Credits in Excess of 60
Credits
Year: 13-14
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
1/28/2014
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning CAPP Memorandum
Sent to AVCAA Kyrstyna Aune in response to OVCAA memo to the SEC dated Sept 26, 2013 to
reconsider the existing policy limiting to 60 the number of transfer credits non-system/out-ofstate junior college students can count toward the 120 total credits required for graduation.
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
Krystyna Aune (Interim Associate VCAA) and Lisa Wong (from Student Academic Services)
were invited to and recently attended that November 13th CAPP meeting to provide
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background on the differing treatment of transfer credits for system and non-system junior
college students to UH Manoa. They both clarified that there is only one existing UHM policy
that limits the amount of transfer credits non-system/out-of-state junior college students can
count towards their120 total credits to graduate (60 max). There is no similar policy for UH
system/in-state transfer students. They both see a problem with the differential treatment of
these two groups of students and suggest that CAPP consider eliminating the existing 60 credit
policy for non-system/out-of-state students as a way to make things more equitable. In other
words, they suggested that there be no limit to the number of transfer credits a
junior/community college student can count towards their 120 total credits to graduate. In their
opinion, the consequences of moving in this direction may have a positive impact on retention
and graduation rates and numbers of transfer students wanting to come to UHM while
decreasing the number of disgruntled students. However, they were unable to give us specific
data on how many students this policy change would affect. Therefore, CAPP agreed that the
Council for Academic Advisors (CAA) and/or the VCA's office need to provide data that
answers the following questions before CAPP can make an
informed decision on what should
be done:
(1) what is the number of students that this policy change might affect in a given
year?
(2) what are the standards/existing policies for transfer of junior/community college
credits from our peer and benchmark institutions?
The CAPP Chair contacted Krystyna & Lisa
after the November 13th meeting asking for this data. Krystyna quickly responded saying they
are working to gather the data for us. CAPP will wait until this data is received before
proceeding with this issue.
10/7/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
9/26/2013
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Issue Request
Memorandum re: Policy of Exclusion of Non-System Junior College Credits in Excess of 60
credits
ISSUE 11.14 | Policy Proposal – Class Attendance
Year: 13-14
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
The CAPP Chair contacted the VCAA on October 9th asking his office to provide information
on comparative attendance policies at our peer and benchmark institutions. This data is
essential to making an informed decision on what kind of policy, if any, makes sense for UHM.
He responded soon after (10/10/13) saying that his office will be gathering the data for us and
will forward it to us as soon as it is ready. CAPP will wait until this data is received before
proceeding with this issue.
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10/7/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
9/26/2013
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Issue Request
Memorandum re: Class Attendance Policy
ISSUE 12.13 | Admissions Policy
Year: 12-13
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
The sub-committee dealing with this issue is currently looking into the history and rationale
behind the admissions office transfer policies, which require a minimum GPA of 2.0 for Hawaii
residents, while non-Hawaii residents are required to have a minimum GPA of 2.5. These
provisions differ from those in the Executive Policy on Student Transfer and Inter-Campus
Articulation (E5.209, 8/25/2006) which-instead of using Hawaii residency as a standard- states
that UH community college students with 24 credits or an AA degree will be admitted to UHM
with a 2.0 GPA. We are currently waiting for the admissions office to provide us with data on
the impact upon admissions and enrollment of raising the minimum GPA for all transfer
students to 2.5. CAPP learned that the policy that designates a different GPA requirement for
resident and nonresident transfer students happened when Dave Robb (faculty specialist) was
head of the admissions office-- probably in the 1980's. The sub-committee has asked the Manoa
Faculty Senate GRA to look through the senate archives to see if this policy originated in the
faculty senate and if so, what was the rationale/discussion around this issue. We are awaiting
this data.
9/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Update
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; consider requiring a minimum 2.5 GPA for all
students transferring to Manoa.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
One CAPP member (Le) and a former CAPP member (Roberts) worked on this. See our Fall
2012 CAPP report.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
One CAPP member (Le) and a former CAPP member (Roberts) are working on this.
8/6/2012
Senate Executive Committee
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Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Examine admissions policy, are minimum
standards being upheld, are weak students gaining access through CC transfers, etc.; Change
minimum required GPA for CC students transferring early to Manoa from 2.0 to 2.5; 2004
Resolution on Admissions (Follow-Up from Chair's meeting); Require 4 years of high school
math for undergraduate admission; Memo from former Committee on Research and Graduate
Education Chair Senate Executive Committee re: high school math requirements [4/11/2012]
5/2/2012
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution on Proposal Regarding PhD Program Admissions
[Passed 36:21]
5/5/2004
Manoa Faculty Senate Draft Resolution on Admission Standards
[Vote Unknown]
4/21/2004
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution on ACT/SAT Exams
[Passed 43:2]
1/22/2003
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution Relating to Admissions Criteria for Home-Schooled Applicants
[Passed 39]
9/26/2001
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution Relating to Suspension of Differential Grade Limitations for Transfer of Credits
[Passed 39:3]
9/20/2000
Manoa Faculty Senate Proposed Relating to the Adopting of Freshman Admissions Requirements for "Home
Schooled" Applicants
[Passed unanimous]
9/20/2000
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution Relating to the Calculations of a Transfer Grade Point Average Exclusively for the
Purpose of Admitting Transfer Students to the Manoa Campus (not programs)
[Passed unanimous]
9/20/2000
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution Relating to the Suspension of Differential Admission Requirements on First-Time,
First-Year Students
[Passed unanimous]
3/19/1998
Manoa Faculty Senate Resolution on Admissions
[Passed unknown]
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ISSUE 13.13 |Streamlining of Administrative Procedures with Regard to Course Approvals
Year: 12-13
Committee(s): CAPP, MAC
Status: OPEN Recommendation
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
On the issue of simplifying course approval and modification policies, CAPP has become
involved in reviewing the Kuali Curriculum Management system at the SEC request. Once
CAPP member and the SEC liaison to CAPP attended a Q&A session with the Kuali folks earlier
in the semester. It appeared to CAPP members who attended the Q&A that the project is on a
"fast track" at the system level, with very little faculty input. That said, the initial impression of
those CAPP members who reviewed the Kuali Curriculum Management system was that it
appeared to offer some real promise, specifically in streamlining the course approval process. It
also appears that the system is far easier to use than the Kuali financial system that the campus
is now using. That said, CAPP members are monitoring with more care the efforts to conflate
the course approval system with the UH assessment system, something the community colleges
are calling for given the requirements from Junior WASC. With these concerns in mind, CAPP
invited Myrtle Yamada from the VCAA's office to attend the October 23rd CAPP meeting to
give us more background on the project. At that time we requested that when the design and
implementation of the system is ready to begin that the VCAA contact the SEC to identify a
Manoa faculty senator (likely from CAPP) to be a part of the team to make sure Manoa faculty
interests are heard. The VCAA recently followed through by asking the SEC to recommend a
member of CAPP to represent Manoa faculty on the Kuali implementation team. A CAPP
member will be identified at the November 27th meeting and the name forwarded thereafter to
the SEC. Work on the implementation team will begin sometime in Spring 2014.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Approvals. Two CAPP members (Di and Saffery) worked on this issue. They collected feedback
from CAPP members and their colleagues about the UHM-1 & 2 forms as well as the VCAA
guidelines for completing these forms. They asked folks to share their ideas about how to
improve, streamline, and clarify these documents so that the forms are more user friendly. They
have begun the process of going through and organizing the feedback. They also spoke to the
heads of the different offices (Catalog, Registrar, Graduate Division, VCAA) that deal with the
UHM-1 and -2 forms in order to better understand the role each of them plays in the approval,
transmission, and processing of the forms. They suggest developing a document to add to the
guidelines that explains the kuleana of each office and what kinds of questions these offices can
answer. This way faculty members can identify the right person or office to address their
questions to when completing the forms, thus reducing the amount of mistakes that need to be
corrected later.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
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Two CAPP members (Di and Saffery) are working on this. They have consulted with people
who know the most about UHM-Forms 1 & 2
1/14/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added issue from input provided in faculty
feedback survey; Streamlining UHM-1 & UHM-2 Procedures
ISSUE 13.14 | Kuali Curriculum Management System
Year: 13-14
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
11/13/2013
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
10/25/2013
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Issue Request
VCAA Memoranda re: Implementation of Kuali Curriculum
9/30/2013
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Issue Request
Kuali Curriculum Management System software; demo video for course proposal system used
as University of Maryland (20 minutes); Michelle Appel, implementation leader for Kuali
Curriculum at the University of Maryland, will host a question and answer session for the
Curriculum Central campus administrators and interested curriculum people on Friday, Oct 4,
from 1:00-4:00, in Kuy 203; contact Myrtle Yamada, Program Officer, at myrtle@hawaii.edu.
ISSUE 21.13 | Advising Students
Year: 12-13
Committee(s): CSA, CAPP
Status: OPEN In Progress (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
CAPP learned from the SEC that this issue has several parts: 1) how good is the advice students
are getting, especially with respect to linking to the 15 to Finish program? 2) how well is the
transfer of advisors from A&S to its respective colleges working? (if not already being examined
by the A&S senate), and 3) what is the current state of articulation and transfer of credits from
community colleges to Manoa? The sub-committee investigating this issue decided to take the
following actions: a) Set up a meeting with VP Johnsrud to determine administrative
expectations in relation to generating and disseminating the report, 15 to Finish. Questions to
ask include: What is the impact of students who take longer than 4 years to graduate? Given the
kind of mandate they have, can the community colleges accommodate such an initiative so that
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students finish in two years? b) Conduct a survey of academic advisors to find out their
perceived role and responsibilities in relation to achieving an increase in the number of students
graduating in 4 years. c) Meet with the head of the unit in Undergraduate Education, Manoa
Transfer Coordination Center. d) Gather information from the Academic Advising and Transfer
Network UH System conference that was held on October 25th. e) Invite the head of the Council
of Academic Advisors and Ron Cambra (he sponsors an annual conference for this group) to
speak to CAPP. The transfer of advisors from A&S to respective colleges has not been
implemented yet (according to conversations with two academic advisors involved in the
reorganization). It seems that finding space for the advisors at the colleges needs to be resolved.
The committee will probably need to wait until the Spring semester to see if any more progress
has been made.
5/2013
Committee on Student Affairs
Spring 2013 Report
Our assignment was to examine academic advising to address such things as who decides on
exceptions to the rules and to look at other issues that impact the quality of academic advising
on the Manoa campus. We were also asked to address the two campaigns that have been
instituted at the University of Hawaii and their impact on academic advising. The first
campaign is called 15 to Finish and the second is called Do it in Four. The 15 to Finish is a
system-wide campaign and the Do it in Four is a Manoa program. The committee set about to
research this issue and decided to invite Vice President Linda Johnsrud and Assistant Vice
President Joanne Itano to get more clarification of these campaigns and to understand how this
impacts Academic Advisors and their ability to advise students. That meeting was held on
January 9, 2013 and was very informative. We then met with Pua Anthony, the Chair of the
Council of Academic Advisors, on February 12th to get her perspective on these campaigns and
the role of the academic advisors in their implementation. Pua shared some very interesting
data about the impact of the campaigns, even at this early date, and she felt that this is making a
difference in students' decisions regarding their academic experiences. Finally, we met with Dr.
Ron Cambra, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education, on March 12th to further
our research on the campaigns. His information added significantly to our investigation, and
we decided that we would report on our findings at the April Faculty Senate meeting. During
our discussions of the issue of academic advising and finishing in a timely manner, some
tangential issues emerged: one of those issues is that, in some departments, requiring students
to take 15 credits a semester could have detrimental effects on the quality of the student's
education. Another was the question of what impedes the progress of graduate students in a
PhD program and keeps them from finishing in a timely manner? The committee requests that
the CSA committee follow up and address the issues raised above. We also recommend that the
CSA track the two campaigns to see if there is any difference in outcomes for students and for
the university.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Two CAPP members (Le and Wong) worked on this issue. When they asked CAPP for advice or
information regarding this issue, CAPP suggested contacting other departments. They decided
first to contact advisors from their own departments (Family and Consumer Sciences and
Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, respectively) about the issues regarding
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"Advising Students." Wong met with the advisors from her department to discuss this issue;
and Dr. Samuel Ka‘ahanui, advisor for Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, sent his
manao to Wong; his thoughts were also circulated to all CAPP members. (Because of Le's
professional obligations, this pair did not meet during the last two months of the spring
semester.) They did consult with members of the Council of Academic Advisors last fall.
12/2012
According to the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
Two CAPP members (Le and Wong) are working on this. They have consulted with members of
the Council of Academic Advisors.
8/6/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Student Affairs ; Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added issue
from input provided in faculty feedback survey; Examine academic advising; who decides on
exceptions on rules; examine relationship of advising to 15-to-Finish and Do-it-in-4 programs;
improve advising.
ISSUE 23.12 | High DFIW Course Follow-Up
Year: 11-12
Committee(s): CAPP, MAC, GEC
Status: OPEN Tabled (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
CAPP is waiting data the separates courses with high D & F grades from courses with high I &
W grades as we see them as separate issues. CAPP has tabled this issue until such data is
supplied.
5/2013
General Education Committee
Spring 2013 Report
The inter-committee working group was convened. The GEC is awaiting an update from the
working group.
5/2013
Manoa Asessment Committee
Spring 2013 Report
Sang-Hyop Lee and Adam Pang were MAC representatives on this working group. The DFIW
working group reviewed past reports for recommendations based on 2005- 2010 data. This
working group did not meet during the Spring 2013 semester and will perhaps reconvene
during the 2013/2014 academic year.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
A working group with CAPP, GEC, and MAC members met during the fall. See our Fall 2012
CAPP report. As an addendum to that very brief report, we can say that the Manoa Institutional
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Research Office provided us with an updated list of what they are calling “below success rate”
courses. A couple of the courses on previous lists have disappeared from the most recent lists.
No courses not on the previous lists are on the most recent list. Since we consulted during the
previous two years with departments with general education courses on the previous lists, we
decided not to consult with any of them this year. We do think, though, that another working
group should be constituted next year to continue the good work of this and previous working
groups on this important issue. One avenue yet to be explored: the student perspective on the
“below success” courses that they find themselves in.
12/2012
General Education Committee
Fall 2012 Report
The inter-committee working group was convened.
12/2012
Manoa Assessment Committee
Fall 2012 Report
Sang-Hyop Lee and Adam Pang were MAC representatives on this working group. The DFIW
working group (WG) reviewed past reports for recommendations based on 2005-2010 data. The
WG found that some actions have already been taken, e.g., Psy 100 (unit mastery) has been
restructured, and College of Natural Sciences has tutors in Learning Emporium targeting 100
and 200 level Math, Bio, Chem and Phys courses. The WG is set to review updated data from
MIRO for Fall 2010- Spring 2012 to determine/update target courses. These and other issues
will continue to be worked on by this group.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
A working group with CAPP, GEC, and MAC members is meeting regularly." According to the
Manoa Assessment Committee's Fall 2012 Report, "Sang-Hyop Lee and Adam Pang were MAC
representatives on this working group. The DFIW working group (WG) reviewed past reports
for recommendations based on 2005-2010 data. The WG found that some actions have already
been taken, e.g., Psy 100 (unit mastery) has been restructured, and College of Natural Sciences
has tutors in Learning Emporium targeting 100 and 200 level Math, Bio, Chem and Phys
courses. The WG is set to review updated data from MIRO for Fall 2010- Spring 2012 to
determine/update target courses. These and other issues will continue to be worked on by this
group.
8/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning & Manoa Assessment Committee & General
Education Committee; Added carryover issue to 2012-13 issues index.
4/30/2012 Working Group on High DFWI Courses
Report on High DFIW Follow Up [Joe Jarrett, Chair]
7/26/2011
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
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Certain undergraduate courses at Manoa have disproportionately high (combined) F, I, and W
rates. Some of these courses are part of the general education core. Committee on Academic
Policy and Planning, Manoa Assessment Committee and General Education Committee formed
a collaborative working group to review the problem of courses with high F, I and W rates and
made recommendations that were endorsed at the April 2011 Senate meeting. The committees
are asked to form a joint working group to address implementation of the recommendations
and report at the April 2012 Senate meeting.
ISSUE 24.14 | SAT / ACT Admissions Requirements for International Students
Year: 13-14
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN
2/28/2014
Manoa International Education Committee
Spreadsheet Comparing UH Policy with Peer, Benchmark, and Competitor Institutions
Article
from Inside Higher Education on the Minimal Impact SAT Alone has as a Predictor of College
Success
2/3/2014
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Manoa International Education Committee
(MIEC) is considering no longer requiring the SAT for admission of international students; See
MIEC Minutes of 11/26/2013.
12/12/2013
Nicole Deville, Senate Research Assistant
ACT/SAT Admissions Requirements for International Students at UHM Peer and Benchmark
Institutions
ISSUE 26.12 | Undergraduate Degree Plan Implementation
Year: 11-12
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN Tabled (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
Tabled for now so time could be spend tackling some of the higher priority issues.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
Two CAPP members (Saffery and Wong) are working on this; at our invitation, AVCAA Ron
Cambra came to a CAPP meeting to talk about this issue.
8/6/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added carryover issue.
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7/26/2011
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
The AVCUE and advisors, with assistance from departments, have developed 4-year
undergraduate degree templates for each department/degree. These templates are designed to
help students plan their course of study and facilitate graduation within 4 years. Some
departments may not offer courses in a sequence that would enable students to follow the
template. Committee on Academic Policy and Planning is asked to study the issue and make
necessary recommendations that would eliminate what some currently believe is a ‘truth in
advertising’ problem with some 4-year degree templates. The committee is asked to report to
the Senate by April 2012.
ISSUE 46.12 | Policy Proposal – Suspension of Academic Actions
Year: 11-12
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN Follow-Up (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
Follow-up
8/20/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning; Added issue as follow-up item.
2/15/2012
Manoa Faculty Senate
Transmittal
Motion on Suspension of Academic Actions
[Passed 57:1]
9/1/2011
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
9/1/2011
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
VC for Academic Affairs request sent via. e-mail to Senate Executive Committee
ISSUE 54.12 | Policy Proposal – Grade Replacement Policy Task Force
Year: 11-12
Committee(s): CAPP
Status: OPEN Follow-Up (CAPP Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
Follow-up
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5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Issue needing little attention other than following up
8/20/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Added issue as follow-up item for the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
2/15/2012
Manoa Faculty Senate Motion to Amend Grade Replacement Policy
[Passed 36:16]
11/07/2011
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
11/03/2011
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Issue Referral
Memorandum
05/04/2011
Manoa Faculty Senate Motion to Adopt and Transmit the New Grade Replacement Policy to the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs to be Implemented as Manoa Executive Policy
[Passed 42:23] Committee on Academic Policy and Planning Powerpoint Presentation
04/27/2011
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Committee Response to Council of Academic Advisor's comments
Council of Academic
Advisors's Comments Data on Repeated Courses
04/11/2011
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning Memorandum to Senate Chair
04/10/2011
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning Report on Repeated Course Grading Option and Formulation of a New Policy on Grade
Replacement Data Sample of Student Transcripts
ISSUE 55.12 | Proposal – Office of Student Affairs Course Subject Code
Year: 11-12
Committee(s): CAPP, CPM, CSA
Status: OPEN Follow-Up (CAPP Fall 2013) Not Yet Engaged (CPM Fall 2013)
12/2/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2013 Report
Follow-up
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11/25/2013
Committee on Professional Matters Fall 2013 Report
CPM will discuss this issue in the Spring, 2014 semester.
5/27/2013
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Spring 2013 Report
Issue that we eventually decided to table.
12/2012
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning
Fall 2012 Report
Committee tabled the issue.
12/2012
Committee on Student Affairs Fall 2012 Report
This was a carry-over from 2011-2012, and our committee had done extensive research during
that academic year, meeting with key people including, Vice Chancellor Francisco Hernandez,
Vice Chancellor Reed Dasenbock, Jan Javinar, the OSA Faculty Senate, and others. We also
reviewed all of the historical and archival material collected over many years, and concluded
that we would like to table this discussion and not bring it before the full Senate at this time.
8/26/2012
Senate Office Historical Summary
[compiled by Kaiulani Kauahi, Senate Research Assistant]
8/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning & Committee on Student Affairs; Added as
carryover issue.
4/18/2012
Manoa Faculty Senate
Resolution on Role of Specialist Faculty in Teaching
[Passed 39:2]
3/20/2012
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Committee on Academic Policy and Planning & Committee on Student Affairs; Forwarded
issue, along with OSA Senate comments, for review to Committee on Academic Policy and
Planning, as lead, & Committee on Student Affairs and to Committee on Professional Matters
for review of E5:221 re: specialist faculty "do not themselves teach or conduct research."
3/19/2012
Office of Student Affairs Faculty Senate
Current courses taught by OSA Faculty which would fall under the requested SD (Student
Development) course designation
Provided at Senate Executive Committee's request.
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Office of Student Affairs Faculty Senate Review and endorsement of the subject code
Submitted to Senate Executive Committee for further action.
11/17/2011
Office of Student Affairs Faculty Senate
Expects to complete review by February 2012.
11/07/2011
Senate Executive Committee
Issue Referral
Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Faculty Senate.
11/04/2011
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs / Vice Chancellor for Students Request
Memorandum
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