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 2002-2003)

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

Fall 1992

Hawaiian10.7%

All Other5.6%

OtherAsian*5.8%

Japanese28.0%

Filipino11.0%

Caucasian25.3%

Mixed10.4%

Chinese3.9%

Fall 2002

Mixed12.6%

Caucasian24.6%

Filipino14.0%

Japanese17.1%

OtherAsian*5.8%

All Other5.7%

Hawaiian18.0%

Chinese2.2%

*Includes Pacific Islander, Mixed Asian & Other Asian

(MAPS Fall Enrollment Report 2002)

UHWO Student Profile

Enrollment by Major Program

Fall 1992

Other Major*15.2%

Social Sci26.7%

Bus Admin31.6%

Public Admin14.7%

Humanities11.8%

Fall 2002

Social Sci36.7%

Bus Admin28.1%

Other Major*13.2%

Public Admin13.4%

Humanities8.6%

*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 million 54%

Tuition & fees $1.30 million 24%

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, 2000 - 2010

Due To Due To

SOC Code Occupation Title Growth Separations Total

Total, All Occupations 6,820 14,730 21,560

35-0000 Food Preparation & Serving Related 550 3,380 3,930

43-0000 Office and Administrative Support 600 2,100 2,700

41-0000 Sales and Related 630 1,980 2,610

25-0000 Education, Training, & Library 680 740 1,420

53-0000 Transportation & Material Moving 410 910 1,310

37-0000 Building & Grnds Clean & Maint 530 700 1,230

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioners & Techn 500 500 1,000

39-0000 Personal Care and Service 320 590 910

33-0000 Protective Service 300 600 900

11-0000 Management 360 500 850

47-0000 Construction and Extraction 290 450 740

31-0000 Healthcare Support 420 250 670

49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, & Repair 140 420 550

51-0000 Production 130 410 540

13-0000 Business & Financial Operations 150 360 510

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical 300 60 360

21-0000 Community and Social Services 230 130 360

27-0000 Arts, Design, Enter, Sports, & Media 130 180 310

19-0000 Life, Physical, & Social Science 50 190 240

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering 50 160 210

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 20 100 120

23-0000 Legal 40 30 70

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

The University of Hawai‘i

West O‘ahu