FC EC Minutes March 16, 2015
Introduction
Meeting Date: March 16, 2015.
In Attendance: Jan, Michael, Faith, Norbert, Seri, Bobbi, Avis.
Call to Order: 4:00 p.m.
Recorded By: Avis Masuda.
Topic: UH Hilo Faculty Congress Membership (handout)
- Preparing for elections in colleges.
- 2015-16 FC membership:
- Faculty Congress Charter (Article II, Membership)
- # of reps per college or unit = 1 faculty member for every 15 tenure-track faculty.
- Humanities (3 + Jean – FS Chair)
- Social Sciences (2 Vacancies)
- Natural Sciences (2 Vacancies) – checking on # Faculty, Representatives.
- Nursing (1 Vacancy)
- CoBE (1 Vacancy)
- KHUOK (1 + 1 FS Chair) – need to check on # of Faculty, Representatives.
- CoP - need to check on # of Faculty, Vacancy?
- LIB - ok
- Faculty Congress Charter (Article II, Membership)
Topic: Committees
- Seri – will stay on for Assessment, Program Review
- Michael - done
- Jim – Academic Policy?
- Faith – Student Success?
Report at next Executive Meeting (April) if you wish to stay on.
Proposed Agenda for Friday, March 20, 2015 (handout)
Please review February’s draft minutes posted on website.
- Reminder: Committee chairs need to have written reports – summary of committee work. (Justify course release).
Topic: Old Business
- Academic Flowchart (Jim Beets)?
- Academic Leadership Program and Bylaw Changes (Jim Beets)?
- Set up Academic Leadership Committee voted on at last Congress
- Aviation Program
- Arthur C. will be there to answer questions
- Discussion
- Vote (Secret Ballot)
Topic: New Business
- Have colleges hold elections for 2015-16 Congress Representatives.
For April Congress meeting:
Request for VCAA Sakai to speak and update faculty on budget.
Invite Gail Makuakane to speak to recruitment efforts.
Invite VCAA Platz to answer questions.
At next Executive Congress meeting, fine-tune agenda for what we’d like administrators to address.
Faculty Forum for GE
- April 13th – Monday, 12 noon – 1:00 p.m.
- Kim will try to reserve UCB 127.
- Faculty only.
Google Calendar for sign up to use PB-9
- Kim will check on how to do this.
Last Faculty Coffee Hour – April 24, 2015.
Topic: Vox populi
Report: None.
Action: None.
Topic: Adjournment
Report: None.
Action: Meeting adjourned 4:40 p.m.