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Chancellor accepts final draft of 2011-2015 Strategic Plan

Published June 17, 2011 by admin

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s Strategic Planning Committee* announced today that Chancellor Straney has accepted the final draft of UH Hilo’s 2011-2015 Strategic Plan. The chancellor will outline processes to support its implementation at the start of the fall semester. The plan will be sent to the UH system Board of Regents this coming academic year.

The plan was endorsed by the three governance/advisory bodies represented on the Strategic Planning Committee: Faculty Congress, Hanakahi Council, and UH Hilo Student Association. From those people who completed the endorsement surveys, there was an indication of 88% endorsement from faculty and staff, and 84% from students.

The final draft is the culmination of many months of work and significant input from UH Hilo stakeholders. The Strategic Planning Committee’s final progress report summarizes the activities of the committee and next steps on approval and implementation of the plan.

For more information: email uhhplan@hawaii.edu

*Strategic Planning Committee:

  • Maria Haws (College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management)
  • Errol Yudko (College of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences Division)
  • Mazen Hamad (College of Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences Division)
  • Jackie Johnson (College of Arts and Sciences: Humanities Division)
  • Kelly Burke (College of Business and Economics, and Committee Chair)
  • Karen Pellegrin (College of Pharmacy)
  • Pila Wilson (Ka Haka ‘Ula of Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language)
  • Thora Abarca (Non-Instructional Faculty, Library)
  • Kainoa Ariola (Non-Instructional Faculty, Advising)
  • Harry Yada (Staff, Real Property)
  • Jim Cromwell (Staff, Admissions)
  • Marcia Sakai (Executive Representative, Committee Vice-Chair)
  • Elizabeth Stacy (Faculty Congress Representative)
  • Gail Makuakane-Lundin (Hanakahi Council Representative)
  • Dee Drozario (Student Representative)
  • Tracey Niimi (Student Alternate)
  • Barry Mark (Community Member)
  • Siān Millard (Strategic Planning Coordinator, Non-Voting Member)
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UH Hilo seeks feedback on strategic plan draft

Published April 11, 2011 by admin

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public are encouraged to participate in survey. Town-hall sessions also scheduled.

HILO — The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is currently undertaking a strategic planning exercise and requests input from students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public on its latest draft.

“We asked for views on our draft mission and vision statements in January this year, and now would like to seek feedback on those redeveloped statements,” said Sian Millard, strategic planning facilitator. A copy of the draft strategic plan is available at UH Hilo Strategic Planning website.

Everyone is invited to review the draft plan and comment, including any suggestions for changes or clarifications. The consultation is offered via online survey. The survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes and is available until noon on Thursday, April 14.

Town-hall sessions (please review the draft plan before attending) are also scheduled on the following dates:

• Tuesday, April 12, noon-1 p.m., Campus Center 301
• Wednesday, April 13, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Campus Center 301 (students-only session)
• Wednesday, April 13, 5-6 p.m., Campus Center 301

Contact Siân Millard at uhhplan@hawaii.edu or call (808) 933-3297 with any questions.

For general information on UH Hilo’s strategic planning process, visit hilo.hawaii.edu/strategicplan. For disability accommodation, call (808) 933-3297 (V) or (808) 933-3334 (TTY).

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Statement by the Chancellor on search for UH Hilo Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Published April 6, 2011 by admin

Aloha,

I am pleased to announce that the search for a permanent University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is moving forward. I am committed to an extensive national search to identify candidates with the experience, vision and energy to develop and advance strategic academic priorities at UH Hilo.

We now have a well-rounded and representative search committee, recruited in consultation with the UH Hilo Faculty Congress, Hanakahi Council, and UH Hilo Student Association, to advise me on the selection:

  • Norman Arancon, Assistant Professor, Horticulture
  • Lari-Anne Au, Librarian
  • Daniel Brown (committee chair), Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Jason Cabral, Assistant Professor, Hawaiian Language and Literature
  • Linda Connelly, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Emmeline de Pillis, Professor, Management
  • Devaki Drozario, UHHSA Representative
  • Gabriele Matull-Worst, Associate Registrar
  • John Pezzuto, Dean, College of Pharmacy
  • Cheryl Ramos, Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Nicole Ryan, Academic Support Specialist, North Hawaii Education and Research Center
  • David Sing, Director, Na Pua No‘eau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children

Many thanks to Dan Brown for agreeing to chair the committee. A national search firm will help identify a diverse pool of qualified candidates and will generally support the search process.

I would also like to express my thanks to Kenith Simmons for serving as interim VCAA during the search process.

Donald Straney
Chancellor

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All UH Hilo students studying in Japan are safe after tsunami

Published March 18, 2011 by admin

MEDIA RELEASE- The University of Hawaiʻi has been in constant contact with its nearly three dozen college students currently in Japan, either through study abroad and exchange programs or graduate studies. Eight are from UH Hilo and 27 are from UH Mānoa. None of them is in the vicinity of the most seriously damaged areas; they are all in other parts of the country and, based on our most current information, indicate they are safe and not in any immediate danger.

In light of the updated advisory from the U.S. State Department “strongly urging” all Americans to “consider departing” Japan, the University of Hawaiʻi System is in the process of helping our students follow this recommendation from the State Department. We are in communication with them, and are actively assisting them in abiding by this Travel Warning from the U. S. State Department.

See the State Department’s website for more information on the Travel Warning.

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