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Try-all Tech Expectation Garners Eyerolls from Faculty

We've heard many promises about how using tech in the classroom will make things better, but the actual results are not always promising. Our favorite quote from this piece in the Hechinger Report, "Is technology actually making higher education less efficient?": “We’ve been hearing over the last four or five years that technology is going to reduce costs, increase quality and increase access,” said Diane Harley, director of the Higher Education in the Digital Age project at University of California, Berkeley." “I [...]

2014-12-19T15:54:43-10:00December 19, 2014|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UHPA Director Sets World Record

Congratulations to UHPA Director, Jennifer Small Griswold, Ph.D., and her husband Brett for setting a new Guinness World Record for longest time danced by a couple.  They danced the Argentine Tango for over 36 hours while simultaneously raising money for the National Federation of the Blind. Dr. Griswold is an Assistant Professor of Meteorology at UH Manoa. UPDATE:  Congratulations Jennifer and Brett on ANOTHER world record! The Griswolds did it again! This past Sunday (12/14/14) in the Honolulu Marathon, with a time [...]

2014-12-16T11:32:24-10:00December 8, 2014|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter|

Executive Director JN Musto Announces Retirement

NEWS RELEASE Date:        November 10, 2014 Contact:    Kris Hanselman (808) 593-2157 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UHPA Executive Director J. N. Musto Announces Retirement; Search for Successor Now Under Way Learn more about applying for the Executive Director position (Honolulu, Hawai‘i) – J. N. Musto, Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) has announced he is planning to retire in August 2015 after more than 35 years in the position. “Dr. Musto first informed us of [...]

2018-05-21T15:02:36-10:00November 10, 2014|Frontpage, Newsletter|

Historic Contract Signed!

Today, our 2015-2017 Collective Bargaining Contract was formally signed by Governor Neil Abercrombie, UHPA Executive Director J.N. Musto, UH President David Lassner, Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton, UH BOR Vice-Chair Jan Sullivan, UHPA President David Duffy, and State of Hawaii Chief Negotiator Neil Dietz. A special "fourth copy" of the contract was signed by the aforementioned parties and given as a gift to John Radcliffe, former UHPA Associate Executive Director who played an important ambassadorial role in bringing all parties [...]

2014-11-04T10:36:38-10:00November 3, 2014|Frontpage, Newsletter|

LifeSmarts

The State DCCA Office of the Securities Commissioner coordinates a youth-oriented program called LifeSmarts. It is a free educational program for teens from grades 6 through 12 that develops their consumer and marketplace skills. It teaches them to be smart and responsible consumers and citizens in the areas of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities. Students compete and prizes are awarded. If you would like to participate as a volunteer, be a sponsor, make a [...]

2014-10-13T12:03:16-10:00October 10, 2014|Frontpage, Newsletter|

2014 UH Executive & Managerial Salaries Posted

Along with other changes in the UHPA website, the section covering faculty salaries, and those of UH administrators, has been enhanced and improved.  The faculty salaries are updated monthly, and we request the disclosure of current administrative salaries in the Fall and Spring semesters.  You find searching for salary information to be much easier, and enabled by specific search parameters, e.g., campus, rank, discipline, etc.

David Tsugawa Elected as the New Hawaii CC Director

David Tsugawa, an Instructor of English, ran unopposed in the special UHPA Board of Director election for Hawaii Community College.  He received more than the required number of votes to be seated as the new Hawaii CC Director.  His term begins immediately and will expire in April 2016.  David replaces former Hawaii CC Director Misty Carmichael, who has been hired as an Assistant Executive Director for the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.

2014-10-08T11:04:28-10:00October 8, 2014|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Fundraiser Hosted by Mayor Caldwell

We wanted to pass along the details to an exciting event happening next week! Mayor Caldwell is hosting a fundraiser for Senator Ige at the Honolulu Country Club on Monday, October 6, 2014.  Please see the attachment below for further details. We hope to see you there!

2014-10-07T10:01:13-10:00October 2, 2014|Newsletter, Political|