Attending: Keala Chock, Monir Hodges, Gordon Pang and Patrick Patterson
Unable to attend: Jon Blumhardt, Linda Buck and Mieko Matsumoto

Old Business

1. The committee reviewed the Faculty Development Committee Charter. No revisions were deemed necessary and the committee voted to retain the charter as is.

2. The committee voted on a request from Jessica Kaniho for financial support of the post-graduation faculty gathering. The committee unanimously agree to support the event with $400.

New Business

1. Due to a lack of good communication, one faculty member who had been accepted to the Hawaii Great Teachers conference may have been unable to get Faculty Development Assistance to go.
   • Our assessment is that the faculty member in question did not know the deadline for application for professional development funds, and so missed that deadline. We need to provide better communication to the campus.
   • Since there is still $562 left, the committee has unanimously agreed to offer that money to the faculty member in question to help with costs.

2. Monir wanted to clarify the process for reimbursement of funds spent personally for faculty development activities. It is important that two notifications be made before spending any personal money on such activities.
   • First, a memo or e-mail must go to the Division or Department Chair notifying them that you will be spending $X on a specific item, and tell them you will be submitting a reciept.
   • Second, be sure to give Derek Oshiro prior notification of your intention to spend money and get reimbursed, and wait for his approval before doing so.

Open Discussion

None

Adjourn

There being no further business for the committee to conduct, we agreed to adjourn for the Academic Year unless urgent need requires another meeting. At this point, we consider our business for the year finished. The meeting was adjourned at 11:36 pm.

cc:

• Committee Members
• Erika Lacro, Chancellor
• Russell Uyeno, Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
• Sally Dunan, FSEC Chair