FACULTY DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT

I. PURPOSE

Honolulu Community College (HCC) considers the faculty one of its single greatest resources. The ongoing personal and professional growth of all faculty members is essential to the continued strength and vitality of the institution.

The educational environment is changing in unprecedented ways on institutional, technological and geopolitical levels. In addition, Hawai`i's institutions of higher learning have a responsibility to address the particular needs of the many cultures which comprise the Asian-Pacific area.

To ensure quality of programs and institutional responsiveness to the changing needs of both students and programs, the college is committed to supporting a comprehensive development plan which serves all campus faculty.

Programs and activities of Faculty Development will further the educational and professional goals of individual faculty members. They will further support the college itself in meeting goals of institutional growth as expressed in such documents as the University of Hawaii Strategic Plan, the University of Hawaii Community College System Strategic Plan, the HCC Strategic Plan and other proposals for system-wide development.

In general, the program will give priority to proposals which serve institutional and collective goals. Where individual proposals are considered, professional goals will have priority over personal ones. For the purposes of planning, "faculty" is understood to include both instructional and non-instructional faculty, full-time and part-time, as contractually defined. The college will support and facilitate the professional and correlative personal growth of its faculty by means of a comprehensive development program which includes:

1. A Faculty Development Coordinator.
2. A Faculty Development Committee with campus-wide representation.
3. A designated member of the college administration who will serve as a liaison between the Coordinator and other levels of administration.
4. A Faculty Development Resource Center to house information on conferences, grants and other funding options, and other faculty development opportunities (including exchanges and sabbaticals).
5. Funds to support Faculty Development activities.

A Faculty Development Coordinator will supervise the activities of Faculty Development at Honolulu Community College. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) and the Chancellor will appoint the coordinator for a two-year term. The term of service has an option for renewal, in order to ensure the continuity deemed necessary for effective planning and management in this role.

The Faculty Development Coordinator should be a full-time member of the College faculty, whose service would be compensated with 20% release time each semester.

III. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Faculty Development Coordinator will:

1. Assess faculty interests and needs for appropriate personal and professional development.
2. Initiate, coordinate and promote faculty development activities, based on institutional as well as individual needs.
3. Serve as Chair of the Faculty Development Committee.
4. Work with the Faculty Development Committee to establish a specific agenda of projects and activities for the current academic year and make recommendations for the upcoming academic year.
5. In consultation with the Faculty Development Committee and the FSEC, establish and regularly review guidelines for the distribution of funds in support of Faculty Development proposals.
6. In consultation with the Faculty Development Committee and the Chancellor, allocate funds in support of Faculty Development proposals.
7. Coordinate the activities of the Faculty Development Resource Center in order to gather and disseminate information on development opportunities to college faculty.
8. Consult and coordinate, as needed, with other members of the college staff who may also be responsible for planning Staff Development and related activities.
9. Consult and coordinate, as needed, with other faculty committee chairs.
10. Consult and coordinate, as needed, with other Faculty and Staff Development Coordinators in the UH System on Staff Development and related activities.
11. Report on a regular basis to the designated administrative liaison.
12. Prepare an annual report to the FSEC on activities and expenditures in support of Faculty Development.

The Faculty Development Coordinator will chair the Faculty Development Committee. The committee will include one representative from each of the Divisions of the College, selected through procedures established by the FSEC. The term of service on the committee will be two years.

V. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: ACTIVITIES

The Faculty Development Committee will assist the Faculty Development Coordinator in the following:

1. Assessing Faculty Development interests and needs.
2. Planning and implementing activities in support of Faculty Development.
3. Creating an annual budget and action agenda.
4. Developing guidelines for the distribution of funds allocated for Faculty Development.
5. Allocating funds for proposed Faculty Development activities.
6. Reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of Faculty Development activities.
7. Facilitating communication with the faculty at large.

The allocation of Faculty Development funds shall:

1. Be consistent with institutional goals as expressed in the HCC Strategic Plan and other long-range planning documents.
2. As stated above, give priority to collective over individual benefits, and to professional over personal goals.
3. Ensure equitable distribution of resources among college divisions and constituencies.
4. Be based on consideration of the intrinsic merit of individual proposals.
5. Be attentive to the cost-effectiveness of each proposal.
6. Include requirements for final reporting comparable to those for system-funded travel and sabbatical leave.
7. Encourage and support the sharing of knowledge and experience, so that other individuals and larger collegiate constituencies will also have an opportunity to benefit.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee
September 17, 2004

Re-Approved:
Faculty Development Committee
September 7, 2005

Faculty Development Committee
September 12, 2006

Faculty Development Committee
September 7, 2007

Faculty Development Committee
September 4, 2008