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

2. 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.

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

4. 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

5. 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 2002-2003) UHWO: the context

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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 :

11. 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

12. 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:

13. 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:

14. 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

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

16. Hawai‘i’s Employment Outlook, 2000 - 2010 Due To SOC CodeOccupation TitleGrowthSeparationsTotal Total, All Occupations6,82014,73021,560 35-0000 Food Preparation & Serving Related5503,3803,930 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support6002,1002,700 41-0000 Sales and Related6301,9802,610 25-0000 Education, Training, & Library6807401,420 53-0000 Transportation & Material Moving4109101,310 37-0000 Building & Grnds Clean & Maint5307001,230 29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners & Techn500 1,000 39-0000 Personal Care and Service320590910 33-0000 Protective Service300600900 11-0000 Management360500850 47-0000 Construction and Extraction290450740 31-0000 Healthcare Support420250670 49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, & Repair140420550 51-0000 Production130410540 13-0000 Business & Financial Operations150360510 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical30060360 21-0000 Community and Social Services230130360 27-0000 Arts, Design, Enter, Sports, & Media130180310 19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science50190240 17-0000 Architecture and Engineering50160210 45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry20100120 23-0000 Legal403070 Average Annual Openings

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. The University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu