University of Hawai

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University of Hawaii West Oahu
StocktakingApril 30, 2008
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• For more than 30 years, UHWO has been located in
  wooden portables on the Leeward Community College
  campus.
• In October 2008, UHWO will reach a momentous
  milestone when it breaks ground for a brand new
  campus in the City of Kapolei
• The new campus will meet a greater portion of the
  educational workforce needs in the Leeward
  Central Oahu area.

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About University of Hawaii - West Oahu

• A baccalaureate degree granting institution
  which offers degrees in the Liberal Arts and
  Professional Studies. As the only public
  four-year university located in the Leeward Oahu
  area, UH West Oahu is committed to the
  continuing development of the region through both
  innovative educational offerings and public
  service activities.
• Emphasizes quality teaching and flexible class
  schedules that foster life-long learning, thus
  enabling students to pursue career-related
  education coupled with the values, ideas, and
  challenges of the liberal arts. The academic
  program structure stresses the exploration of
  Interdisciplinary Studies, Cross-cultural and
  International Studies, and Communication Skills.
• Targets the communities of west Oahu and other
  underserved parts of the state, UH West Oahu
  meets the educational needs of both recent high
  school graduates and non- traditional students.
  It provides innovative alternative learning
  opportunities such as instruction via computer
  and telecommunications, certificate programs,
  mentoring, individualized degree programs, and
  credit for prior learning.

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Philosophy of University of Hawaii - West Oahu

• Provides an environment where students and
  faculty can discover, examine,
• preserve transmit knowledge values that
  provide the foundation for the
• development of present and future generations
  of citizens and results in the
• improvement of the quality of life for all.
• Faculty engage in 3 basic types of activities
  teaching, knowledge creation,
• service. While cognizant of the
  interrelationships of these activities, major
• emphasis is placed on the teaching function.
  Also supportive of those research
• public service activities that enhance enrich
  its instructional program.
• Has been created for students who wish to pursue
  their educational professional
• goals through a curriculum that emphasizes the
  Humanities, Social Sciences and
• selected professional programs.
• Curriculum offerings are founded on the
  principle that career training the
• Humanities Social Sciences are interdependent
  complementary. The
• differences in the backgrounds and aspirations
  of individual students are
• recognized, and the educational programs
  learning experiences are shaped to
• accommodate those differences. The full
  development of the talents and abilities

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Mission Statement of University of Hawaii - West
Oahu

• To become a four-year, comprehensive university
  with an
• emphasis on baccalaureate education founded in
  the
• liberal arts, serving professional,
  career-related, and
• applied fields, based on State and regional
  needs.
• Committed to providing access to residents
  throughout
• the State of Hawaii through its partnerships
  with the
• University of Hawaii community colleges and
  its delivery
• of distance education programs.

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Community Needs
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College Going Rates To Four-Year Institution

• Statewide average 11.9
• East Oahu 18.1
• Central Oahu 13.6
• Ewa 6.4
• North Shore 5.8
• Waianae 3.9

From Second Decade Report
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Source City and County of Honolulu Annual Report
on the Status of Land Use on Oahu FY2006
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Growth Projections by DP Area (2000-2030)
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Source City and County of Honolulu Annual Report
on the Status of Land Use on Oahu FY2006
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Meeting the Needs of the Community
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UHWO Unique Role in Educational Services

• 57 enrolled students reside in Leeward Oahu

• 69 of the projected growth in the population on
  Oahu is in the geographical area served by UHWO.
• 54 of the projected growth in the housing units
  on Oahu is in the geographical area served by
  UHWO.
• 20 of UHWO students reside on a neighbor island.
• Leader in providing distance-delivered degrees to
  these students.
• In Fall of 2008, 2 new online degrees will be
  offered
• BA in Social Sciences with a concentration in
  Political Science
• BA in Professional Studies with a concentration
  in Health Care Administration

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Transition to a 4 yr. Comprehensive College

• For more than 30 years UHWO was an upper-division
  institution.
• In 2007, a lower division and general education
  curriculum was implemented with the enrollment of
  the Universitys inaugural freshmen class.
• Responding to the increased student enrollment
  and demand following the admission of the first
  freshmen class, UHWO is in the process of
  transforming its academic programs.
• Critical time for the University because it needs
  additional funding to aid in building the
  academic foundation of a four-year baccalaureate
  institution.
• Development of new programs and majors through
  the establishment of new faculty and support
  staff to ensure the delivery of a broad-based,
  high quality baccalaureate education.

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Transition to a 4 yr. Comprehensive College

• New programs in elementary education, early
  childhood education health care administration
  were added to the Universitys programs
  offerings.
• A Bachelor of Applied Science degree was
  established to target community college students
  who complete an Associate of Science degrees in
  selected fields.
• This inverted degree program builds on the
  career and technical course credits earned from
  the UH Community Colleges.
• The first articulation agreements are with
  Kapiolani Community College (Respiratory Care
  Culinary Management) and Honolulu Community
  College (Computing, Electronics Networking
  Technology) with more agreements planned for the
  future.

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UHWO Enrollment Growth

• Spring 2008 Opening Enrollment Highlights UHWO
  enrollment stand at 970, in increase of 150
  (18.3) over the previous year. Largest
  percentage increase in UH system.

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Transition to a new Campus in Kapolei

• Meet the educational workforce needs of
  Hawaiis most underserved region
• Increase in new programs and majors
• Increase in student support services
• Development and expansion auxiliary services
• The new UHWO office opened in Kapolei to provide
  freshmen services. And the faculty and staff
  received training to address freshmen student
  needs

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Current Academic Programs

• Bachelor of Arts degree offered in
• Business Administration
• Humanities
• Public Administration
• Social Sciences
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education
• Allied Health
• Applied Science

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Academic Progress

• Achieved
• 2 major 2004-2010 academic initiatives were
  achieved by developing a Bachelor of Applied
  Science Degree and Early Childhood Education
  concentration as part of the BA in Social
  Sciences
• Surpassed
• Proposal was to hire a single faculty for
  Hawaiian Pacific Studies. Instead 2 full-time
  tenured track positions were hired.
• We have exceeded in other areas also. We have
  explored the development of a K-6 education
  credential. We committed to this by hiring 3
  education faculty for the development of an
  elementary credential and current efforts
  directed at the development of the middle and
  high school education credential.

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Student Support (Student Services)

• To meet the recruitment and enrollment goals of
  the new campus in the City of Kapolei, it is
  imperative that we hire needed Student Services
  positions to continue the upward trend of student
  enrollment and address the higher education needs
  of the West Oahu region.
• Development and expansion of the department in
  response to an expanding population, providing
  support services for first-year students and
  increasing awareness of UHWO as a four-year
  comprehensive university.

• Recruitment and Enrollment
• Freshmen Services
• Financial Aid
• Writing and Learning Center

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Auxiliary Services

• Phase 1 of the new campus will be built on 104
  acres and is projected to include 7 buildings
  with a gross square footage of 247,920 feet.
• To properly service and maintain all new
  facilities, need to hire the necessary personnel
  to support the needs of the state-of-the-art,
  environmentally sustainable campus community.
• Need to develop and expand the department to
  ensure a smooth transition during the campus
  relocation and the future operation of the new
  campus.
• Services would include transportation, parking
  operations, food services, bookstore operations,
  student housing, facilities repair and
  renovation, custodial services, and ground
  maintenance.

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Challenge
Building a four-year comprehensive institution
requires hiring of additional faculty and staff
and acquiring the proper resources to support a
growing student body. With an annual allocation
of 1,000,000 in additional general funds to
supplement the current general budget, we will
be able to fulfill our needs and work towards a
strategic goal of investing in human and physical
resources for the new campus.
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UHWO Utilization of Resources

• UHWO Prudent Stewardship of Resources
• Stay within guidelines and allowances of OEP Plan
• Work toward reducing the dependence on General
  Funds
• General Funds
• Support Established Core Programs
• Provide Core Support Staff
• Provide Seed Funding for Kapolei campus
  initiatives
• Establish Kapolei campus
• Establish new programs
• Establish partnerships with service providers
• Tuition Fees Special Funds
• Operating and Maintenance
• Equipment and Furniture
• Temporary and Casual Hires

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Operational Expenditure Plan
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1,000,00 in Additional General Funds
willprovide 19 FTE positions in FY 2009-2010

• Student Services
• 1 Academic Advisor
• 1 Transcript Evaluator
• Administrative Services
• 1 Project Analyst
• 1 Director of Public Relations Communications
• Administrative Specialist-
• Banner/DCS

Academic Programs 1 Faculty - Social Work
(BSW) 3 Faculty - Education (Pre K-12) 1
Secretary, VCAA 1 Clerk, VCAA 1 Academic
Support Specialist 1 Librarian II 1 Library
Support Campus Services 1 Service Specialist 1
Building Maintenance Worker I 1 UH Security
Officer I 1 UH Security Officer II 1
Environmental Health Safety Officer
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1,000,00 in Additional General Funds
willprovide 19.5 FTE positions in FY 2009-2010
Academic Programs 1 Social Work (BSW) 3
Education (Pre K-12) 1 Clerk, VCAA 2 Academic
Support Specialists 1 Learning Resource Center
Support 2 Library Support 1 IT Specialist,
AV/Media 1 IT Specialist 1 IR Analyst 0.5
Secretary, IT 0.5 Secretary, IR

• Student Services
• 1 Director of Academic Advising
• 0.5 ADA Coordinator
• 0.5 Admissions Officer
• 0.5 Recruiter
• Admissions Assistant
• Campus Services
• 2 Building Maintenance Helpers

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Performance Measures
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Performance Measures
APPA The Association of Higher Education
Facilities Officers (formerly The Association of
Physical Plant Administrators)
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The percentage rate increase for these
performance measures is dependent on the
projected numbers for the student enrollment in
the next three biennium budget periods as listed
in the OEP.
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Campus VisionArchitecture
An architectural theme reflecting a sense of
place
flexible and responsive to diverse space needs.
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