SEPTEMBER FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
September 9, 2004
2:15 pm - 2-510
MINUTES

Attending: Jerry Cerny, Dolores Donovan, Monir Hodges, Dennis Kawaharada,
Sherrie Rupert, Jeannie Shaw, Linda Soma and Lisa Yogi

1. The following handouts were distributed;

Committee Meeting Agenda
Faculty Development UH Foundation Account Statement
Calendar of August Faculty Development Activities
Calendar of September Faculty Development Activities
"Success Kit" handout
Tenure/Promotion Dossier and Reappointment Application Workshop flyer

2. Introduction were conducted around the room.  Jerry welcomed everyone
and thanked each for being on the committee this year.  Jerry stated that
the goal of the committee is to have a productive year by making
significant contributions to the professional development of our faculty
colleagues and having fun doing it.

New Business

1. Faculty Development Statement:  Jerry summarized the Faculty
Development Statement which was previously sent out via email to all
committee members.  This statement was written several years ago, approved
by the Faculty Development Committee and the Faculty Senate Executive
Committee.  It has been edited and re-approved as needed through the
years.  Some minor edits were made this year.  The committee unanimously
approved the Statement as the guiding document for the activities of the
committee this year.  Jerry will forward it to the FSEC for approval.

2. Subcommittee Membership:  Delores agreed to again serve as co-editor of
the Newsletter.  She and Jerry will be the Newsletter Subcommittee.  
Monir and Lisa volunteered to serve on the Activities Subcommittee.  In
the past, the committee has had a Social Subcommittee. No Social
Subcommittee will be established this year.  Dolores suggested that
efforts be made to again have an end-of-the-year party next May. Jerry
suggested the Excellence in Teaching Committee be contacted to lead this
effort.

3. Faculty Development Foundation Account:  An account balance was
distributed to each committee member.  Jerry explained that proceeds from
the Koala Moa chicken sales that takes place in the Admin Parking Lot on
weekends have been substantial and are split between the Chancellor's
Discretionary Account, the Staff Development Account and the Faculty
Development Account.  Jerry stated that in the past, folks have asked the
committee to financially support activities, such as last year's High
School to HCC event.  Such financial requests will never be approved
without the consent of the committee members.  Jerry asked the members to
think about the use of the account and discussions about using the money
for other initiatives will take place at future meeting.

4. Entertainment Book Sales:  Three 2005 Hawaii Entertainment Books were
distributed to each member to sell.  Forty books will be sold again this
year.  Two free books have also been received.  Selling all should net a
profit of $300.  Dolores asked if another email could be sent out to hcc-l
and list the committee members so folks know who are selling the books by
name.  Jerry said he would send out the email.

5. Fall Activities:

a. Jerry stated that last year Cynthia Smith, Accreditation Liaison
Officer, asked that the Faculty Development Committee be the focal point
for faculty assessment activities this year.  The committee last year
agreed.  Jerry stated he would invite Cynthia to the October meeting to
discuss this more in depth with the committee.

b. Jerry stated that about 15 colleagues responded to the email Faculty
Development survey that was sent out before the semester began. The
responses were forwarded to all committee members as they came in. These
will be reviewed further to see if activities are needed to meet any
expressed needs.

c. Two tenure/promotion dossier and reappointment application workshop are
scheduled for next week, Tuesday, 3:00 pm and Friday, 9:00 am in 2-514.  
Jerry Saviano will co-present and cover the documents from his Div Chair
perspective and also present as a newly tenured faculty member.

d. Jerry stated that he had been contacted by Frank Mauz after a recent
article in MidWeek on Gwen Fujie.  Gwen offers workshops on communication
and can especially gear one to the need for "high touch" in this era of
"high tech."  Staff Development has agreed to contribute $100 and Faculty
Development will do the same to bring her here for a workshop in the
spring.  More planning and coordination are needed to make this happen.

e. Jerry suggested that perhaps Gwen could present at the next Wo
Innovation in Learning (WILD) if one is to be held.  Lisa gave a summary
of the Wo Learning Champion (WLC) initiative and shared information about
the next WILD.  She stated that the Council of Chancellors has endorsed
setting aside a non-instructional day for another WILD perhaps in March or
perhaps next October.  She will find out soon and report back.  Lisa
shared that she is the 3rd Generation WLC for HCC and will complete here
term next May.  Information on applying to be the next HCC WLC will be
distributed in December.  Jerry, who stated he was the 2nd Generation HCC
WLC, encouraged all committee members to consider applying.

6. Faculty Development Newsletter:  Jerry stated that two Faculty
Development Newsletters would again be published this year.  The fall
issue will highlight the five new faculty members on staff here at HCC
this fall.  He asked all committee members to gather activity items
(conference/workshop attendance, publications, etc.) from their division
colleagues for inclusion in the Faculty Spotlight Section of the
Newsletter.  Linda mentioned that a recently published book by Richard
Lightner, Lecturer, History, has been received by the Library.

7. Faculty Development Website: Jerry asked each member to browse around
in the Faculty Development Website to see if any updates are needed, if
there are any broken links and if any other edits are needed in the
website.

8. Professional Development Awards: Jerry stated that he recently talked
to Ken Kato and Ken told him that $10,000 is again being planned to be
given for faculty professional development this year.  This is the amount
that had been received except it was cut back to $7000 last year. Jerry
stated that the professional development fund application and procedures
for awarding the money would be approved at the October committee meeting.  
An application announcement would then be made to the faculty and fall
funding decisions will be made at the November meeting.

Open Discussion

1. Jerry stated that in addition to the WLC initiative, there are other
professional development initiatives in play around the community college
system.  He is a member of a community college system wide Perkins
Professional Development committee.  Activities are being planned by this
group for system wide activities this fall and in the spring.  He also
mentioned that when Joyce Tsunoda retired as Chancellor, she established
an endowment to support leadership training in the community college
system.  Lisa stated a committee similar to the WLC committee will be
formed to plan activities for this project.

2. Lisa also stated that there is renewed activity with Service Learning.  
Dennis stated that at one time Kapiolani CC had a ½ time position for
Service Learning.  He believes it was funded with federal money and the
money and the position have since disappeared.  Lisa believes there may be
money and activities beginning again.

3. Dennis asked if anyone had heard about the upcoming HCC gala
fundraising event.  Jerry said he had heard it will honor people who have
made it big who are from Kalihi.  This will be a Kalihi honoring event and
not just an HCC honoring event.  He also stated that he had heard the
ticket prices are $100 apiece.  Dennis stated he believes some of the
money made from the event, $100,000 is the target, will come to Faculty
Development.  Jerry stated he believes this also and has volunteered to be
on the planning committee headed by Kyle Chock, Executive Assistant to the
Chancellor.

4. Jeannie shared a flyer on a possible speaker, Nicole Bremness. She
heard Nicole speak and was quite impressed.  She also said that Pam
Chambers is another possible professional development speaker who could
come to HCC.  She said both speakers can present on a variety of
professional development topics.  More communication and coordinator is
needed.

The next meeting is scheduled for a Friday, October 15, 9:00 am, location
TBA.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 pm.

cc:	Committee Members
	Ramsey Pedersen, Chancellor
	Sharon Ota, Dean of Academic Affairs
	Jim Poole, FSEC Chair