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Considering Landed Mortagage Assistance? Use this handy tool

During our Fall 2019 campus visits, UHPA summarized the value proposition offered by Landed. We developed a spreadsheet of calculations and have decided to make this available to UHPA members for their own use. It's a Google sheet, so just access it here (members only - here's how to get in), make a copy, and follow the instructions at the top of the sheet. Our goal is to give you the facts via calculation so that you can make a fully informed [...]

UHPA2019-11-26T18:21:32-10:00November 26, 2019|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

The Cost of Not Joining UHPA

Guest post by UHPA Member Randy Hirokawa, In my formative years as a young assistant professor, I admit not being a proponent of faculty unions. I believed in the integrity of universities, and the administrators who ran them. I believed that if you did your work well, you would steadily climb the tenure and promotion ladder and be rewarded appropriately. All of that changed in 1986. Allow me to tell you my story. I started as an assistant professor Upon receiving my [...]

UHPA2019-11-05T14:59:39-10:00November 13, 2019|Commentary, Frontpage, Newsletter, Why UHPA|

Christian Fern Named Executive Director

Christian Fern Named Executive Director of University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) UHPA board of directors unanimously voted Christian Fern as the new executive director, effective December 1, 2019. Fern, who has served as an associate executive director with UHPA since July 2015, succeeds Kristeen Hanselman, who joined UHPA in December 2007. Hanselman will continue to serve as executive director, a position she has held for the past four years, to ensure a smooth leadership transition. “We began to discuss the [...]

UHPA2024-02-21T16:58:11-10:00October 23, 2019|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Get a quote and receive a free emergency kit

Though the current hurricane season is about to end, it's never too late to get an emergency kit. Our friends at Farmers Insurance Hawaii are offering the below for all UHPA members. The link to your keycode referenced in the offer is available to you only via our member-only Google Drive (view content access instructions). If you’re not a member, signup is quick and easy via our online form. Message from Farmers Insurance Hawaii: From the Farmers Insurance Hawaii ohana to [...]

UHPA2019-10-23T12:55:10-10:00October 20, 2019|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

Unprecedented Actions to Reduce Teaching Equivalencies (TE) at Kapiolani CC

UHPA was notified by Chancellor Pagotto of a significant cut in Teaching Equivalencies (TE) for Spring 2020 due to fiscal problems at Kapiolani CC. These reductions affect a large number of faculty members and is without precedence. TE’s constitute work responsibilities that are part of your compensation and conditions of work. These reductions may impact delivery of instruction and support for students along with diminished employment for some employees. The impact of these measures is not fully known. UHPA was not consulted [...]

Web RV Editor2019-09-26T16:56:25-10:00September 26, 2019|Academic, Campus Specific, Frontpage, Kapiolani CC, Newsletter|

Inaugural Faculty Meetup was a great success!

Dan Harris-McCoy and UHPA President Ashley Maynard organized our first Faculty Meetup on Sept 4, 2019 and we're happy to report that it went great with Kristi Govella, Emily Daubert, and Roger Chen attending (in addition to Dan and Ashley). The meetup lasted about 45 minutes. When asked about what the topics were, Dan Harris-McCoy said, "We talked generally about settling into life on Hawaii and at UH. So we discussed serious things like life in faculty housing, home-ownership, finding work for [...]

UHPA2019-09-10T08:42:45-10:00September 10, 2019|Faculty Meetups, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UH Maui College 9/13 Faculty Meetup

What: Meet the UHPA Team and Share your Thoughts, prepare for 2021! Where: Ka Lama Building, #103 When: 9/13 (Friday) from 12:00-1:30pm Who: Contact Juli Patao (jpatao@hawaii.edu) if you need more infromation. View this and meetups on our Faculty Meetups Page.

UHPA2019-09-09T16:36:49-10:00September 9, 2019|Faculty Meetups, Frontpage|

You’re invited to our first Faculty Meetup – join us!

UHPA Members are launching what we hope will be popular new feature - Faculty Meetups! We share overlapping interests and values. And we are all engaging in interesting things. Let’s meet up! Whatever you like to do, maybe you’d like to have some of your colleagues join you. We can grab lunch together. Visit a gallery, botanical garden, or the zoo. Go to a movie. Have coffee. Start a meditation group! Below is the first organized Faculty Meetup sponsored by Dan Harris-McCoy. [...]

UHPA2019-09-09T11:21:42-10:00August 29, 2019|Faculty Meetups, Frontpage, Newsletter|

Faculty Rights to Privacy Violated

UHPA is actively pursuing measures to protect faculty members from Legislator information requests that breach the privacy of personnel files. Numerous information requests have been received from Senator Kim that target individual faculty members in a manner that UHPA contends surpasses what is allowed by the collective bargaining agreement and Chapter 92F of The Uniform Practices Act. UHPA has a pending grievance and is in discussions with the University on establishing standards for release of information which protects the privacy of faculty [...]

UHPA2019-08-30T10:17:09-10:00August 29, 2019|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UHPA Safeguards Your Intellectual Property: New Rights for Faculty Members

UHPA knows that as a faculty member you have made significant investments to develop and expand your knowledge in your specific field of study. The original materials you create for your classes and other purposes are the result of years of research. You have no doubt become a subject matter expert and your work deserves to be protected from misuse or copyright infringement. You can be reassured that you are protected from having your works misused. After two years of tough negotiations [...]

Web RV Editor2019-08-29T13:14:42-10:00August 29, 2019|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

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