Senate Committee Membership

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: reviewing proposals for College course additions or deletions, for the establishment of new programs or the disestablishment of old programs, or for major changes in existing College courses or programs, i.e., those which change the goals, intent, character, prerequisites, degree requirements, necessary faculty and/or fiscal resources of the course or program, or which impact on other courses or programs; developing or assisting in periodic reviews and evaluations of existing programs and curricula; recommending the appointment of ad hoc committees to carry out such reviews and evaluations; examining and refining academic goals and standards, professional ethics and policies reflecting such goals and standards; suggesting ways of improving faculty performance and planning for desired changes in academic programs and goals in accordance with the Academic Development Plan of the College.

Members

• Kaori Tamura, KRS, Co-Chair
• Rayna Fujii, STE Co-Chair
• Judy Daniels, KRS
• Chris Lucas, EDEA
• Amanda Smith, EDCS
• Rhonda Black, SPED
• Lois Yamauchi, EDEP
• Seungoh Paek, LTEC
• Stephanie Buelow, STE

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: reviewing matters relating to personnel policies of the College and their effect on members of the Congress in particular; developing new policies or policy changes affecting College personnel; determining the impact of proposed program or curriculum changes on personnel resource allocations in the College; investigating complaints of members of the Congress concerning personnel policies and practices not within the jurisdiction of collective bargaining agencies, except where such complaints reflect shared governance or intra-faculty governance.

Members

• Brook Chapman De Sousa, STE, Chair
• Wendall Kekailoa Perry, EDEF
• Joanna Philippoff, CRDG
• Derek Taira, EDEA (replaced Kahunawai Wright in Spring 2025)
• Min Liu, EDEP

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: reviewing matters relating to the College budget allocations and use of College facilities; developing new policies or policy changes affecting budget or facilities; determining the impact of proposed program or curriculum changes on College budget allocations or use of College facilities; investigating problems which arise in connection with policies affecting budget or facilities.

Members

• Dan Hoffman, LTEC, Co-chair
• Dean Lodes, CRDG
• Susan Saka, CRDG, Co-Chair
• Denise Nakaoka, OSAS

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: reviewing matters relating to student admission and retention in College programs, and student relations with faculty and with other students; developing new policies or policy changes relating to student-faculty relations; determining ways of improving student-faculty relations and of increasing student participation in affairs of the College and in the activities of the Senate and its committees; investigating student complaints and grievances concerning College policies and practices which affect students, not including individual student grievances against individual faculty.

Members

• Shamila Janakiraman, LTEC, Co-Chair
• Kiyomi Umezawa, EDCS, Co-Chair
• Bret Freemyer, KRS
• Sara Cook, SPED
• Aaron Sickel, STE

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: providing leadership in promoting the understanding of diversity, and providing assistance, in matters of diversity, in the recruitment, retention, and professional development of faculty and students.

Members

• Marija Colic, SPED
• Patricia Halagao, EDCS
• Chih-Pu, LTEC, Co-Chair
• Stacy George, STE
• Shin Ae Han, STE
• Madiha Jamil, EDEP, Co-Chair
• Manca Sustarsic, EDEF
• Courtney Tsumoto, OSAS

Duties of this committee include the following:

1. Publish and edit the College of Education Charter and Bylaws;
2. Review new legislation for conformity with the Charter and Bylaws;
3. Advise the Senate as to whether legislation and resolutions are of College of Education concern solely;
4. Make non-substantive changes in the Charter and Bylaws;
5. Advise the Congress and the Senate, its officers, committees, and members in all matters of organization and jurisdiction in the College of Education, in general, and the Senate, in particular, on decisions and actions involving shared governance and intra-faculty governance.
6. Issue, upon a formal request from a member of the Congress, legislative rulings interpreting the Charter and Bylaws of the College of Education Congress and Senate. Such rulings shall have the status of legislation until modified by Senate or Congress legislation. Rulings of the committee must be published in the Agenda for the first regular meeting of the Senate or Congress next following the committee’s decision. All rulings of the Committee on Governance not superseded by legislative action shall appear in an Appendix to the Charter and Bylaws of the Congress and Senate of the College of Education.
7. Supervise and render opinions on the procedural fairness of all College of Education elections.
8. Work with the Dean and Associate Dean(s) to develop a process to solicit feedback in a structured and cohesive manner on a regular basis.

Members

• Jerica Manoa, CDS, Chair
• Allen Callejo, CESA

Functions of this standing committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: arranging and conducting social activities and events to promote fellowship among the faculty and staff of the College of Education; and determining ways of improving and building faculty relations with alumni and the community.

Members

• Jennifer Parks, Deanʻs Office, Co-Chair
• Rumi Heine, SPED, Co-Chair
• Kaori Burkart, Dean’s Office
• Cindy Farley, SPED
• Nicole Schlaak, CDS
• Val Shearer, Dean’s Office

Functions of this ad hoc committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: arranging and conducting First Friday events to promote discussion among the faculty and staff of the College of Education; and rebuilding and promoting community and collaboration among the faculty and staff of the College of Education

Members

• This committee is temporarily suspended for SY 24-25

Functions of this ad hoc committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: supporting the college in articulating and carrying out goals related to fostering a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning.

Members

• Coco Reyes, EDEA, Chair
• Niya McAdoo, COEMSA
• Kikilia Lani, COEDSA
• Wendall Kekailoa Perry, EDEF
• Kenika Lorenzo-Elarco, CDS
• Paulette Yamada, KRS
• Courtney Tsumoto, OSAS
• Michelle Tagorda-Kama, OSAS
• Kirsten Mawyer, STE

The purpose of this committee is to represent the COE and advocate for its unique needs during the next phase of the Snyder Hall Replacement Building. The committee has created a website to keep all COE faculty, staff and students up to date on the development process of the new building. Click here ==> Snyder Replacement Building Website. 

Members

• Ari Eichelberger (TDP) – Note. Peter Leong filled in for Ari during her Spring 2024 sabbatical
• Lori Fulton (STE)
• Tayne Furuta (undergrad student member)
• Dan Hoffman (LTEC)
• Janet Kim (Dean’s Office)
• Eōmailani Kukahiko (added October 2024)
• Truc Nguyễn (CRDG)
• Stacy Prellberg (grad student member)
• Mark Yap (TDP), Chair