The University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu Taking Stock March 17, 2004

Affirming our Mission UH West O‘ahu is committed to providing access to higher education for students in the rapidly growing leeward region of O‘ahu and on the neighbor islands. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional studies, UHWO offers quality teaching and innovative integration of teaching/ learning technologies.

Strategic Priorities Student Success Partnering Global and Multicultural Opportunity Resource Investment Community-based

Between 1990 & 2000: Ewa census division (‘Aiea to Wai‘anae): population increased 18.3% Wai‘anae census division: population increased 13.0% Honolulu decreased 1.3% (US 2000 Census) UHWO: the context

K-12 enrollment in the service area: Leeward and Central School Districts enrolled 71,816 students in 82 schools Honolulu District enrolled 32,800 students in 54 schools (DOE Enrollment Report ) UHWO: the context

Headcount:834 FTE:472 Resident:92%Women:70% Non-resident: 8%Men:30% Full-time: 37%Average Age: 33.1 Part-time: 63% (MAPS Fall Enrollment Report 2002) UHWO Student Profile

Enrollment by Ethnicity *Includes Pacific Islander, Mixed Asian & Other Asian (MAPS Fall Enrollment Report 2002) UHWO Student Profile

Enrollment by Major Program *Includes Professional Studies, General, Unclassified and No Data. This chart reflects enrollment by major, not degree credential. (MAPS Fall Enrollment Report 2002) UHWO Student Profile

Given resources (both human and physical), UHWO is approaching capacity. Student-faculty ratios highest among campuses at upper division: UHWO: 13.5,UHH: 10.6, UHM: 10.3 Average class size highest among campuses at upper division: UHWO: 22, UHM: 19, UHH: 17. No economy of scale; enrollments a function of infrastructure UHWO issues (MAPS Report 2002)

General funds $ 2.88 million54% Tuition & fees$1.30 million24% SS/other fees$.16 million 3% Contracts/grants$.98 million 19% Total$ 5.32 million Current Revenue Mix :

Population of leeward and central O‘ahu is growing. Demand for programs at a distance is growing (20% of UHWO’s students are enrolled in distance programs). Need for workforce development in the region is evident. Access that UHWO provides to under-served populations is critical to the state’s workforce needs. The growing demand

Its academic programs: to expand the education & training options to meet the changing needs of the community it serves. Its faculty and staff: by partnering with other UH programs and by hiring selectively. UHWO must grow:

Determine resource needs given current program offerings to ensure quality and access Determine new initiatives that –best meet regional workforce needs –capitalize on UHWO’s strengths –leverage those strengths by partnering with sister campuses. What we need to do next:

Improve academic infrastructure –System allocation (VPAA & Institutional Researcher) Increase faculty –System allocation (Two Faculty FTE) Increase student service staff support –System allocation (Registrar) –Title III funding Response to WASC

Health care technical services and administration Education: Early Childhood and K-12 Teacher Preparation New initiatives

Hawai‘i’s Employment Outlook, Due To SOC CodeOccupation TitleGrowthSeparationsTotal Total, All Occupations6,82014,73021, Food Preparation & Serving Related5503,3803, Office and Administrative Support6002,1002, Sales and Related6301,9802, Education, Training, & Library , Transportation & Material Moving , Building & Grnds Clean & Maint , Healthcare Practitioners & Techn500 1, Personal Care and Service Protective Service Management Construction and Extraction Healthcare Support Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Production Business & Financial Operations Computer and Mathematical Community and Social Services Arts, Design, Enter, Sports, & Media Life, Physical, & Social Science Architecture and Engineering Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Legal Average Annual Openings

Partnership with Kapi‘olani CC Inverted degree: technical at KCC, liberal arts at UHWO A.S. degree articulated to UHWO Advanced technical courses developed & delivered by KCC faculty as affiliate faculty of UHWO Health care: Respiratory Care

Initially offer Respiratory Care as Specialization in Public Administration Health Care Administration Certificate & Specialization need to be revisited Certificate stopped out due to loss of faculty Need one FTE faculty member to revive & develop new degree Health care: Revive Administration

Final phase to develop a BA in Applied Science Appropriate degree for Comprehensive campus Potential to articulate with other A.S. degrees (respiratory, occupational, physical, emergency, radiological) Meets regional workforce needs & provides career growth opportunities Health care: Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science

Prompted by NCLB requirements of Head Start & other early childhood education providers Honolulu CC planning grant to develop BA that articulates with AS degree Partnership with CC’s to offer inverted degree UHWO will contract w/ HCC faculty to develop professional courses Initially offer as specialization in BA in Social Sciences Education: Early Childhood

HI teacher shortage; UHWO faculty priority Planning to find most viable option: –Partnering with UHM COE –BED in elementary: articulate AA in Teaching or other cc models –Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Have resources to plan; will require new faculty to deliver Education: Teacher Preparation

Successful WASC Educational Effectiveness Visit Permanent Chancellor Permanent Vice Chancellor for AA Solution to increasing space problem UHWO immediate priorities

Launch first steps of new initiatives (Respiratory Care & Early Childhood) with current resources Increase revenues to expand curriculum (BA in Applied Science & BED/Post-Bac in Teacher Education) Increase general fund support, tuition & fees, and entrepreneurial efforts Planning for the future

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