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It’s time for UH Manoa to Honor their Commitments to Faculty Members. UHPA Prohibited Practice Filed

On December 21, UHPA filed a prohibited practice charge with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board charging Natural Science Interim Dean Kumashiro with unilaterally and improperly canceling agreements contained within letters of hire and supplemental terms of service for department chairs. This is an important case to protect the rights of faculty in advancing the ability of UHPA to bargain and enforce letters of hire and the conditions set forth within. A promise broken In the case of Dr. Kevin Bennett, UH Manoa [...]

UHPA2018-05-21T15:02:20-10:00December 29, 2015|Academic, Frontpage, Legal Judicial, Newsletter, System Policy, UH Funding|

U. S. Senator Brian Schatz to Speak at Faculty Forum

HAWAI‘I SENIOR SENATOR Brian Schatz was appointed just three years ago this month to the United States Senate. In November, 2014 he was elected by the people of Hawai‘i to fill the remaining two years of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s remaining six year term. WELL POSITIONED FOR HAWAI‘I In the short three years that Senator Schatz has been serving the people of Hawai‘i he has procured a coveted seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Appropriations Committee assignment provides Senator [...]

Sarah Beamer2019-12-18T06:41:33-10:00December 28, 2015|Frontpage, Newsletter|

New Grants Available for Higher Education

The Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz would like to notify you about the following federal grant opportunities. For more information, click the link below each listing, visit GRANTS.GOV, or call the Program Management Office at 1-800-518-4726. Arts and Humanities National Archives and Records Administration Project/Program: State Board Programming Grants Description: The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seek proposals that strengthen the nation’s archival network through activities undertaken by state historical records advisory boards (SHRABs). The purpose of this grant program is to [...]

Web RV Editor2015-12-28T11:55:32-10:00December 21, 2015|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UH Salary Databases Updated

UHPA has updated the UH online salary database information pages as supplied by the Office of Human Resources (OHR). You can view by faculty type, department, campus, or system-wide. Please let us know if you see any discrepancies so we can follow up with OHR.

UHPA2015-12-17T18:51:17-10:00December 16, 2015|Financial, Frontpage, Newsletter|

Rate My Administrator (deans) survey results published

The first in series of Rate My Administrator surveys (this one is focused on deans) is available for all UHPA Members to download as a PDF. Our next survey will give our members a chance to rate their vice-chancellor so look for an invitation to participate coming to your inbox shortly. "These results give faculty members the opportunity for a productive discussion on advancing a better relationship with their respective deans", said UHPA Executive Director Kristeen Hanselman. "The results have been shared [...]

UHPA2015-12-10T18:44:34-10:00December 10, 2015|Frontpage, Newsletter|

Top 10 uses for www.uhpa.org

At a recent presentation, UHPA's Chief Technology Officer, Peter Kay, presented his "Top 10 Uses for www.uhpa.org". It was requested that his slides be published, and here they are. Note that each slide hyperlinks to the web page discussed. Open slide presentation in new window

UHPA2018-05-21T15:02:21-10:00December 5, 2015|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational, Website documentation|

Debi Hartmann Joins UHPA As Associate Executive Director of Governance

NEWS RELEASE Honolulu, Hawaii – Debi Hartmann, former Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Campaign Coordinator for Governor Neil Abercrombie, and Chair of the Board of Education, has joined the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) as Associate Executive Director of Governance. UHPA represents nearly 4,000 faculty members on 10 campuses across the statewide University of Hawaii system. “Debi’s background as a university professor, UH graduate student, combined with her extensive field outreach and community collaboration experience, provide a perfect [...]

Web RV Editor2015-10-26T16:26:16-10:00October 26, 2015|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Tenure and Promotion Activity Published

Thanks to the input and concerns of UHPA members and board members and the cooperation of the UH Office of Human Resources, we have published tenure and promotion activity from 2010-2015. "Making this data available online is consistent with UHPA's values of publishing objective data" said Kristeen Hanselman, Executive Director of UHPA, "in our pursuit of making UH a better place to teach, research and serve the community". UHPA plans to update this data on an annual basis. Review Tenure and Promotion [...]

UHPA2018-05-21T15:02:30-10:00October 24, 2015|Academic, Campus Specific, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UHPA Members Attend Home Financing Seminar

The mortgage professionals from HomeStreet Bank hosted a free “lunch & learn” real estate financing seminar last Wednesday, October 14 at the Campus Center for UHPA members. This one-hour workshop presented helpful tools to navigate participants through the real estate financing process. Whether you plan to refinance or purchase, the real estate lending industry has changed considerably with the most profound regulatory changes in the history. Jason Martinson, Regional Manager at HomeStreet Bank - Hawaii educated UHPA members on the following topics: [...]

UHPA2018-05-21T15:02:31-10:00October 15, 2015|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

Federal Grant Opportunities for the College of Education

The Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz would like to notify you about the following federal grant opportunities. The grant application can be used by faculty in the College of Education. For more information, click the link below each listing, visit GRANTS.GOV, or call the Program Management Office at 1-800-518-4726. Education Department of Education Project/Program: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Education Research: Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions CFDA Number 84.305L Description: The purpose of the Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions [...]

Web RV Editor2015-10-30T20:04:53-10:00October 10, 2015|Financial, Frontpage, Newsletter|

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