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

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.