Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration & Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on October 16, 2019, a resolution opposing campus services reorganization. Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on October 16, 2019 with 46 votes in favor to support; 1 vote against; and 2 abstentions.
RESOLUTION OPPOSING CAMPUS SERVICES REORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,
WHEREAS, the MFS has delegated to the MFS Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) the duty to review reorganization proposals and, based on a Reorganization Proposal Consultation Review Checklist, to present their recommendations to the MFS Executive Committee; and,
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that oversight of the University of Hawai鈥榠 at M膩noa (UH M膩noa) Office of Campus Services be transferred from UH M膩noa, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration, Finance and Operations to the UH System, Office of Administration; and,
WHEREAS, most of Campus Services is M膩noa specific, including campus mail, public safety, food services, H-Zone, campus solutions (duplicating and document finishing), commuter and fleet services, and conference and event services; and,
WHEREAS, the only two components of Campus Services that serve campuses besides UH M膩noa (University Housing and UH Bookstores) serve mainly M膩noa constituents; and,
WHEREAS, similar services offered at other campuses are not under the oversight of the UH System; and,
WHEREAS, there are no cost-based benefits to transferring oversight to the UH System, since all positions remain in place and only reporting lines change; and,
WHEREAS, no distinct problem has been identified that the reorganization would solve, and no empirical evidence is provided as to how the reorganization will make Campus Services more effective; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of Campus Services is unclear how this reorganization would positively benefit or negatively impact the Office and UH M膩noa; and,
WHEREAS, the reorganization has been partially accomplished, without review, via 鈥渢emporary鈥� personnel reassignments; and,
WHEREAS, the 鈥渢emporary鈥� personnel reassignments constitute a circumvention of the faculty consultation and shared-governance structure; and,
WHEREAS, moving the UH M膩noa Office of Campus Services to the UH System will inhibit the process of faculty consultation and shared governance; and,
WHEREAS, there is no stated plan or process for evaluation of the success or failure of the proposed reorganization in the future; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the UH M膩noa Faculty Senate opposes the proposed reorganization of Campus Services.
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