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College of Business and Economics - Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting September 04, 2024

College of Business and Economics Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
Date: September 4, 2024
Subject: Faculty Senate Meeting
CoBE Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes 09-04-2024 PDF

Attendance: Angela Fa'anunu (Chair), Sukhwa Hong (Vice Chair), Keisuke Nakao, Terry Jalbert, Toddy Inouye, Amirhossien Mohammadian, Hee Sun Kim (remote), Benjamin Zenk, DEborah Hughes (remote) Helen Tien (remote), Maricia Sakai (guest), Xuan Xie, Chenbo Shi.

Agenda Items:

1. Appoint Dr. Hong & Dr. Mohammadian as Co-Chairs for CoBE (Todd)

  • A proposal to appoint Sukhwa & Amir as Co-Chairs for CoBE for an 11-month appointment during the 2024-2025 academic year arose from available funding ($450/month) for a chair. The proposal was discussed with CoBE faculty at the annual retreat. Both Marcia and the VCAA were consulted on the matter and they supported the proposal pending Senate approval.

Action:

Motion 1: Propose to split the department chair duty into two periods: the first from now until January 31st, and the second from February 1st through the end of the duty period (11 months). Terry moves to approve the motion, and Keisuke seconds it.

Vote: Motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Motion 2: Propose to recommend Amir for the department chair position for the first period and Sukhwa for the second period. The responsibilities of the department chair are outlined in Appendix I 2021-2025-Agreement-Manually-Scanned.pdf (uhpa.org). Terry moves to approve the motion, and Keisuke seconds it.

Discussion: Review of the department chair's duties.

Vote: Motion passed and recommendation forwarded to the Director with a vote of 8-0-3.

2. Determine the CoBE voting representatives on the UHH Faculty Congress (Todd)

  • CoBE can now have two voting representatives on the UHH Faculty Congress. However, CoBE’s Co-Chair proposal may affect who sits on the Faculty Congress.

Reference: Faculty Congress Charter (hawaii.edu).

Action:

Motion 1: Propose to elect the CoBE Director as the CoBE Faculty Congress representative for the 2023-2024 academic year. Terry moves to approve the motion, and Keisuke seconds it.

Vote: Motion passes with a vote of 9-0-1.

Motion 2: Propose to nominate CoBE staff members to serve as CoBE representatives on the Faculty Congress committees. Terry moves to approve the motion, and Keisuke seconds it.

Vote: Motion passes unanimously with a vote of 10-0-0.

3. Adopt MGT 429 - Business Ethics and Sustainability as a CoBE course (Ben)

Action: Terry moves and Todd seconds Vote: 9-0-1 motion passes

4. Remove MKT 310 as a prerequisite for TOUR 317 (Angela)

  • TOUR 317 (Tourism Marketing & Management) currently requires MKT 310 as a prerequisite. The class is now taught every other semester instead of every other year as the Certificate of Sustainable Tourism program is being developed. However, the availability of other tourism courses competes with enrollment in this course which is further limited by the MKT 310 requirement. TOUR 317 is currently the only class with a prerequisite.

Action:

Motion: Propose to change the prerequisite for TOUR 317 from MKT 310 to the completion of 45 college credits. Ben moves to approve the motion, and Todd seconds it.

Vote: Motion passes unanimously with a vote of 10-0-0.

5. Replace the existing Sustainable Tourism Certificate description in the UHH Catalog (Angela)

Action:

Motion: Propose to replace the existing Sustainable Tourism Certificate description in the UHH Catalog with the alternative language proposed. Terri moves to approve the motion and Angela seconds it.

Vote: Motion passes unanimously with a vote of 9-0-0 [9 faculty remaining at this time]

Approve a Visiting Scholar for Fall 2025 (Heesun)

  • Associate Professor, Barbara Plester, University of Auckland.

Action: This item was postponed until the next senate meeting.

7. AACSB Update & Proposals (Ben)

i. Update
ii. Approve Curriculum Map
iii. Approve AoL Process
iv. Approve Responsibilities Table

Action:

Motion: Propose to approve the changes made to the Curriculum Map, the AoL Process, and Responsibilities Table. Angela moves and Ben seconds. Vote: Motion passes unanimously with a vote of 9-0-0.

8. Approve annual CoBE awards for excellence in Service, Research, and Teaching (Terry)

i. COBE Service Award Awarded annually to a CoBE faculty or staff member for significant contributions in service, broadly construed, to the UH Hilo College of Business and Economics and its mission.

ii. CoBE Research Award Awarded annually to a CoBE faculty member for significant contributions in research insofar as it contributes to and aligns with the UH Hilo College of Business and Economics and its mission.

iii. CoBE Teaching Award Awarded annually to a CoBE faculty member for significant contributions in teaching insofar as it contributes to and aligns with the UH Hilo College of Business and Economics and its mission.

iv. Award Process: Two nominations are made for each award by the serving SPC members (not including ad hoc members), based upon a general review of the CoBE Faculty Dashboard. These nominations are sent to a committee of 1 or 2 emeritus faculty for final decision. In the event that emeritus faculty are not available, the director shall make the final decision.

Action:

Discussion: Faculty discuss removing “Excellence” and replacing the term with “significant contributions.” No vote was taken on this item as faculty suggested that some faculty members who were absent might also want to be part of the discussion.

9. Dr. Tim Simmons - a potential brown bag speaker (Sukhwa)

  • Dr. Tim Stevens recently moved to Kona as a semi-retiree. He has worked in aerospace manufacturing for 40 years. He was vice president of an international company, a site leader on the factory floor daily, and a financial controller supporting all functions. He would like to “help out the next generation of manufacturing leaders and I would enjoy the opportunity to be a guest speaker.” He is not looking for a teaching position but rather be a guest speaker to share his experiences.

Action: This item was tabled for the next Senate Meeting.

Appendix I: Department Chair Duty List Based on HCC Chair JD from current CBS Academic Affairs:

  • Assessment, consultation, and recommendation for faculty contract renewal, promotion and tenure applications, and post-tenure review
  • Securing lecturers
  • Assist Accreditation Coordinator in the preparation of reporting including but not limited to assessment, annual program reviews, administrative requests, etc.
  • Plan and suggest updates to curriculum, courses, and programs
  • Aid in the improvement of teaching and supervision of instruction
  • Provide orientation and onboarding for new lecturers, faculty and staff
  • Facilitate student academic grievances
  • Assist in student advising and recruitment

Administrative Affairs:

  • Determination of faculty workload including but not limited to scheduling
  • Consultation regarding outside employment for faculty
  • Determination of leave for faculty including but not limited to sabbatical leave, leave without pay, etc.
  • Assist in preparing budgetary requests
  • Assist/monitor department expenses
  • Maintain relevant equipment inventory
  • Serve as a communication link between faculty and administration
  • Facilitate and resolve departmental concerns
  • Coordinate service assignments within the college with respect to workload