College of Business and Economics, Koleke Pāʻoihana a Kālaihoʻokele Waiwai

Faculty Senate Meeting September 11, 2018

Attendance: Terry Jalbert (Chair), Keisuke Nakao (Vice Chair), Emmeline de Pillis, Andrey Simonov, Hellen Tien, James Czarski, Kim Furumo, Tam Vu (ex officio) Minutes (Approved 09-13-2018)

1.) De-cross-listing of ACC 400/BUS 400 courses Motion by Czarski
Seconded by Furumo
To de-cross-list ACC/BUS400 courses.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

1.1) De-cross-listing ACC 400 from BUS400
Motion by Czarski
Seconded by Furumo
To de-cross-list ACC 400 from BUS 400.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval (via electronic voting)

1.2) De-cross-listing BUS 400 from ACC 400
Motion by Czarski
Seconded by Furumo
To de-cross-list BUS 400 from ACC 400.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval (via electronic voting)

2.) Renumbering of ECON 480 (Previously ECON 380) to ECON 482 Motion by Czarski
Seconded by Furumo
To change the course number of ECON 480 (Previously ECON 380) to ECON 482.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

2.1.) Modification of the course description of ECON 482 (former ECON 380/ECON 480)
Motion by Simonov Seconded by de Pillis
To change the course description of ECON 482.

Course description: An analytical framework for examining the relationships among environmental quality, natural resource use, and economic and political systems; analysis of circumstances that give rise to environmental problems, resource use conflicts, and possible policy solutions to these problems and conflicts. The course will emphasize issues pertaining to Hawaiʻi, especially sustainable development and climate change. Pre: ECON 130.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

3.) Remove the 50 percent rule from the program description on UH catalog and on CoBE website Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Furumo
To Eliminate the 50% Rule from the BBA Program including related modifications to our program documents and website.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

4.) Same as 3.

5.) Expansion of elective courses in the Health Care Management Track Motion by Furumo
Seconded by de Pillis
To include the following additional courses as elective courses for the Health Care Management Track.
NURS 203; BIO 243; BIO 275; NURS 348; NURS 375.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

6.) Addition of COM 251 to a part of the Pre-Bus requirements Motion by Furumo
Seconded by Simonov
To add COM 251 to the group of BUS 100, BUS 110, FIN 220, and MGT 425 as a part of the Pre-Bus requirement

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

7.) Change of QBA 260 to QBA 260 or Math 121 as a part of the Pre-Bus requirements Motion by Simonov
Seconded by Tien
To change QBA 260 to QBA 260 or Math 121 as a part of the Pre-Bus requirements.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

7.1.) Change of QBA 260 to QBA 260 or Math121 as the prerequisite of MGT 300
Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Furumo/Tien
To replace QBA 260 with QBA 260 or Math121 as the prerequisite of MGT 300

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

7.2) Change of QBA 260 to QBA 260 or Math121 as the prerequisite of MKT 319 Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Furumo/Tien

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

7.3) Change of QBA 260 to QBA 260 or Math 121 as the prerequisite of QBA 300
Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Furumo/Tien

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

8.) Modification of Marketing concentration Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Simonov
To modify the Marketing concentration as follows:
Three MKT upper-division electives
One MKT or TOUR elective
Two ACC, BUS, ECON, FIN, MGT, MKT, QBA, TOUR electives.

Vote: 6-0-1 in favor of approval

9.) Creation of a BBA Concentration in Professional Studies The decision is held off.

10.) Addition of a Business option to the STEM Honors program. Motion by Simonov
Seconded by de Pillis
To add a Business option to the STEM Honors program and make either FIN 320 or MKT 310 as a part of its requirements.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

11.) Emeritus status for Jerry Calton Motion by Furumo
Seconded by de Pillis
To recommend to the Chancellor the Emeritus status of Jerry Calton.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

12.) Emeritus status for Kelly Burke Motion by Furumo
Seconded by de Pillis
To recommend to the Chancellor the Emeritus status of Kelly Burke.

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

13.) Emeritus status for Krishna Dhir Krishna Dhir is not eligible for the Emeritus status due to the lack of sufficient duration of his service as a faculty member.

14.) Addition of BUS 200 and ACC 200 to the lower-level internship courses. Motion by Furumo
Seconded by de Pillis
To add BUS 200 and ACC 200 to the lower-level internship courses.

  • _ ACC 200 Supervised on-the-job experience in an accounting position in business or government agency or other organization. Comprehensive report by student, meetings with faculty adviser, and performance appraisal from employer required. Pre: pre-approved job placement, internship contract and instructor's consent. _

  • _BUS 200 Supervised on-the-job experience in the business community. Comprehensive report by students, meeting with faculty advisor, and performance evaluation from employer required. Pre: pre- approved job placement and internship contract and instructor's consent. _

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

14.1.) Course descriptions of BUS 400 and ACC 400
Motion by de Pillis
Seconded by Tien
To modify the course descriptions of BUS400 and ACC400 (with changes bolded and underlined).

  • ACC 400 Internship in Accounting (3) _(other) Supervised on-the-job substantive experience in an accounting position in business or government agency. Comprehensive report by student, meetings with faculty adviser, and performance appraisal from employer required. Pre: ACC 351; Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00; compatibility with career interests; pre-approved job placement, internship contract; instructor's consent. (Same as BUS 400).

  • BUS 400 Internship (3) Supervised on-the-job substantive experience in the business community. Comprehensive report by students, meeting with faculty advisor, and performance evaluation from employer required. Pre: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00; compatibility with career interests; pre-approved job placement; internship contract; instructor's consent. (Same as ACC 400). (Attributes: ALEX)

Vote: 7-0-0 in favor of approval

15.) Meeting adjourned.

Minutes 9/11/18 (PDF)