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Research Must be a Top Priority

Our UH Faculty Have Spoken University of Hawai‘i faculty believe providing more support for research to maintain the UH’s R1 institution status should be a top priority for the next University of Hawai‘i president, according to an electronic poll taken by the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) from Feb. 5 to 13, 2024. UH Is One Of The Few R1 Universities The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education confers universities with an R1 designation if they maintain “very high research [...]

2024-02-15T16:38:12-10:00February 15, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter, UH Administration|

Reminder: Last Chance To Make Your Voice Heard For The Next UH President

  Make Your Voice Heard And Take This Quick Survey Now   Survey closes 5pm today We need to process survey results in time for the BOR meeting on Friday 2/16. Please fill out this survey right now before 5pm today Tuesday 2/13. We made it very quick and easy to complete - will take less than 5 minutes.   We Care About What Faculty Think Finding a successor to UH President David Lassner when he retires at the end of the year [...]

2024-02-13T06:00:00-10:00February 13, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, UH Administration|

What Do We Want In the Next UH President?

  Make Your Voice Heard And Take This Quick Survey Now   We Care About What Faculty Think Finding a successor to UH President David Lassner when he retires at the end of the year is a top priority and in the minds of many UH faculty. In that regard, we’re asking all UHPA members to identify their priorities for the next UH president.  Take the survey now (opens in new window). Results will be made public The survey results will be [...]

2024-02-05T06:03:00-10:00February 5, 2024|News Flash, UH Administration|

Your Voice Crucially Needed On New President Search

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents will continue their deliberations and will decide on its Final Report from the Presidential Search Process Permitted Interaction Group on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 9:00 am.  At this meeting, the Board will be deciding on the role, responsibility, function, makeup, and membership selection of the advisory group, as well as the extent of their involvement in the Presidential search process.   This is Our Chance To Be Heard This presents another opportunity for Faculty to [...]

2023-12-31T09:32:39-10:00December 30, 2023|Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter, UH Administration|

Are We Doing The Dobelle Dance Again?

Searching for the Next UH President Demands Transparency By David Duffy, Karla Hayashi and Sarita Rai Finding the right person to lead the University of Hawai‘i after UH President David Lassner retires at the end of 2024 is too important to be done in secrecy and silos. Let’s Keep it Transparent UH Board of Regent Chair Alapaki Nahale-a confirmed there are many who want to have their say in the selection process and are sharing their perspectives or preferences with members of [...]

2023-12-21T16:26:15-10:00December 21, 2023|Commentary, Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter, UH Administration|

SCR 201 Primer for UHPA Members

In response to the SCR 201 feedback form content we’ve received, UHPA has published a Primer on Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 201 and related UH Policy Proposed Changes to assist members with understanding and accessing relevant documents. The primer includes: Overview of the SCR 201 purpose Justification for Policy Changes Key Changes at a Glance Links to redlined versions of each affected Regent and Executive policy   Read SCR201 Primer The primer and redlined policy changes are made available to UHPA [...]

2023-05-15T08:55:29-10:00May 15, 2023|Frontpage, News Flash, System Policy, UH Administration|

Defending Against Micromanagement of UH

Holding Power In Check to Protect UH Faculty UHPA is not afraid to speak up to those who abuse their power since it ensures those with  authority stay in their lane. As the exclusive bargaining representative for UH faculty, UHPA never hesitates to voice our concerns when there is a threat to UH faculty. UHPA was asked by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser (“Key state senators call for University of Hawaii President Lassner to resign” see also PrintReplica link) to share our perspectives about [...]

Rate My Administrator 2022 Published

UHPA members can now download the “2021 UHPA Rate My Administrator Surveys” PDF. Nearly 700 faculty members participated system-wide across all campuses.  Summary of Findings Market Trends Pacific - the company hired to conduct the survey now in its second year, summarized the results of the 2022 report thusly:  "In this second year of fielding the Rate My Administrator survey, overall scores generally declined slightly, with larger changes (both positive and negative) at the campus level. In some cases, campus scores decreased [...]

2023-01-30T09:12:49-10:00January 30, 2023|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter, UH Administration|

Unraveling UHM’s Debacle on Specialists

Unraveling UHM’s Debacle On Specialists Demystifying The Process Over the past week, there has been a lot of discussion, confusion, and questioning as to the purpose, intent, and meaning as to why the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa (UHM) Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence (OVPAE) sent out an email request to the UHM Administration to document a “guesstimate” on percentages in the work faculty Specialist perform under five distinct categories of: 1) % Student Support including Advising; 2) % [...]

2022-04-25T11:23:39-10:00April 21, 2022|Academic, Evening Newsflash, Newsletter, UH Administration|

Rate My Administrator Summary Report Published

UHPA members can now download the “2021 UHPA Rate My Administrator Surveys” PDF. Nearly 700 faculty members participated system-wide across all campuses.  The summary report contains: Highest and lowest scoring statementsAverage score for each statementAverage scores by campusBoth overall satisfaction by average by campusLikely to recommendProfile of respondents The results of this survey will be shared with the UH Administration over the week of 1/17/22. We intend to annually repeat this process and publish trends over time. UHPA’s long-term goal is to [...]

2022-01-27T17:56:48-10:00January 17, 2022|Academic, Frontpage, Monday Report, Newsletter, UH Administration|
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