WEBVTT 00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:14.000 Alohamika, Ko. 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:20.000 Aloha, we want to follow you for joining us at the University of Hawaii. President, search. 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:25.000 Public forum. Here at the University of Hawaii, at Mona. 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:31.000 As the search continues for the 15th president of the U. 10 campus system. 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:34.000 The new President will succeed. 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:41.000 President David Lazner, who will retire by the end of the year, after serving, since 2,014. 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:48.000 This forum is an opportunity for our campus communities on Oahu to connect with our finalists. 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:55.000 We welcome faculty, staff, or students who may be joining us from the community colleges as well. 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:58.000 Winward leeward Honolulu and Kapi, Olenny. 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:05.000 As well as West Oahu, and of course our campus community here at Manoa. 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:08.000 Mahalo, in Naili, or puhia. 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:13.000 Kovala, Americ, or local Umani. 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:16.000 Colonna, ikawa. 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:20.000 May Kamakani, Kahokuni. 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:23.000 Mahalo to the Eli of Puya. 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:29.000 Kovalea and Kane way within the of Manoa. 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:33.000 Renowned for the misty rains. 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:36.000 And the winds known as Caho. 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:41.000 I'm Owen EK. Eleanor's spokeswoman here at Manor. 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:46.000 And we not only have you our audience joining us here within the art auditorium. 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:52.000 But we also welcome our virtual audience, who are logged on via zoom. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:57.000 And this forum is our in person. Audience, heard a little earlier, is being recorded. 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:02.000 It'll also be available for viewing a little later online. 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:08.000 So Ikea law. Today we will meet the second of 2 finalists for President. 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:13.000 Now the mission of these public forums over the next couple of weeks. 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:18.000 Has been to get to know both finalists through question and answer. Formats. 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:22.000 Aside from the forums, the board of Regents. 00:02:22.000 --> 00:02:27.000 Is requesting feedback from students, faculty staff, and the general public. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:32.000 Which they say will be imperative, as they engage in deliberations. 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:36.000 And making that very final selection. 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:44.000 Now, there are a couple of ways to do that, and we just want to go through that before we commence with our Q&A portion of our. 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:56.000 You can head on over to the president to access the online survey form. The survey will be open until 6 PM. This coming Friday, and will be kept confidential. 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.000 Another option for you. If you wish to provide feedback, that'll be posted online and made public. 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.000 You can submit your comments via email. 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:09.000 To bor testimony at Hawaii. Edu. 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:18.000 Those comments will be posted the week prior to the next Special Board meeting, currently scheduled for October. 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:21.000 Today's forum, as we mentioned, will be conducted via Q. And a. 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:25.000 And our in person. Audience. We already have. 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:37.000 A pretty steady stream of questions. If you can continue to write those questions on those index cards that were provided as you walked into the auditorium. If you're joining us on zoom, if you haven't yet already. 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:40.000 Please feel free to start sending questions. 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:42.000 To the chat. 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:45.000 And now to our candidate. 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:50.000 He's currently serving as provost and vice President of academic affairs. 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:54.000 For Western Michigan University, Wmu. 00:03:54.000 --> 00:04:00.000 Prior to joining Wmu. He was the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:03.000 Part of is nearly 2 decades of leadership. 00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:10.000 His experience includes fundraising and financial management and spearheading strategic initiatives. 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:14.000 That bolstered research and educational innovation. 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:24.000 He has earned Phd. And Master's degrees from Stanford University, and holds additional degrees from the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:35.000 Please, party Lima Kaku, put your hands together for Dr. Julian Vazquez. 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:40.000 And you know we're just going to talk story for a couple seconds. Here. 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:45.000 As he goes through getting miked up for our portion. We just wanna share with you. He's had a very. 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:57.000 Long past couple of days. We started together at Moi yesterday morning, then to Kauai Community College, and then moving on to Hilo and Hawaii Ecc this morning, and. 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:01.000 Here we are at mono, and it appears. 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:04.000 That doctor is Maco. He is ready. 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:11.000 And we would like to give you the time, Doctor, if you'd like to share any opening. Monoto. 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:28.000 As our audience joins us to listen in. 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:31.000 Testing. Oh, there we go! 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:34.000 I feel like I should sing a song that. 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:40.000 Not the sound. So thank you so much. We've been going since 4 o'clock this morning. 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:42.000 I think it might be. 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:47.000 10 or 11 o'clock East Coast time, but there's no place I'd rather be. 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:51.000 Then, right here, I wanna thank the faculty. 00:05:51.000 --> 00:06:00.000 But this beautiful lay. I'm deeply honored by the thoughtful gesture in the warm welcome that it represents. 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:05.000 In the brief time that I have for this. 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:08.000 I'm actually not going to focus on my role as provost. 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:12.000 I'm now going to talk about my academic background. 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:14.000 Or all of the publications. 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:19.000 Nor will I extensively reference the details and narrative. 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:24.000 Found in my Cv. On the University of Hawaii system website. 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:27.000 Instead, I stand before you. 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:30.000 With humility, here to greet you. 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:33.000 And speak from the heart. 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.000 About service, family. 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:37.000 And community. 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:42.000 My focus today is actually on the deeper values. 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:46.000 That have been specifically conveyed and prioritized by the community. 00:06:46.000 --> 00:06:51.000 In the leadership profile, and by the Presidential Search Committee. 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:56.000 By the regions values that must guide our leadership. 00:06:56.000 --> 00:06:59.000 The Ina kapuna. 00:06:59.000 --> 00:07:00.000 Oh, Kuleana! 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:05.000 Aloha, and an unwavering commitment. 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:09.000 To community. 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:11.000 It is my dedication to these values. 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:15.000 As expressed by the community. 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:22.000 That has brought me here today. 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:27.000 I'd like to start by sharing a photo that I recently took here on the island. 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:31.000 As we gather here in Oahu, we are part of a continuity. 00:07:31.000 --> 00:07:34.000 Caring for the legacy of education. 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:37.000 Leadership and care for the island. 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:41.000 To the Ina just as the sun rises and sets. 00:07:41.000 --> 00:07:48.000 Our responsibility is to ensure that knowledge and this place are passed on. 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.000 Not just for today. 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:53.000 But for generations to come. 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:56.000 As we reflect on the natural rhythms of. 00:07:56.000 --> 00:07:58.000 The cycles that shape our lives. 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:02.000 I'd like to take a moment to honor the wisdom. 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:09.000 Of our Kapoa, our elders, and our ancestors, who guide us with their strength and resilience and lessons. 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:13.000 Our ancestors are the keepers of knowledge. 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:17.000 The link between past and present. 00:08:17.000 --> 00:08:19.000 They have already weathered lifestorms. 00:08:19.000 --> 00:08:21.000 Like the land itself. 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:24.000 Remains steadfast. 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:30.000 Through changing times. 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:33.000 I'd like to share this picture of my grandfather. 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:36.000 Picking cherries in Michigan as an agricultural worker. 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:40.000 Can you spot which person I'm related to. 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:43.000 Right there in the middle, towards the top. 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:45.000 That's my grandfather. 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:48.000 It's an image that tells a story. Like many families. 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:51.000 Perseverance, hard work. 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:55.000 It's a legacy that we inherit from those who came before us. 00:08:55.000 --> 00:09:00.000 His hands, worn from labor, are the same hands that shaped. 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:06.000 Who I am today, just as our ancestors have shaped the communities that we live in today. 00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:09.000 As the Hawaiian proverb reminds us. 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:11.000 Watch, observe. 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:14.000 Help, others, accept, help. 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:17.000 That is the way of living in a family. 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:20.000 We owe so much to our elders and our ancestors. 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:26.000 It's our responsibility to carry forward values and knowledge that they've entrusted to us. 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:30.000 They worked hard, not only for their own livelihood. 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:33.000 But the well-being of future generations. 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:35.000 For us. 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:38.000 Here in this community, in Oahu. 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:47.000 We have the privilege and responsibility to honor our elders and ancestors by continuing the work that they started. 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:50.000 Whether we're learning or teaching or building together. 00:09:50.000 --> 00:09:56.000 We are shaping the future in a way that reflects the values passed down through the ages. Respect. 00:09:56.000 --> 00:10:01.000 And Aloha, and the understanding that we are all interconnected. 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:09.000 Just as the sun, the moon, and the tides are connected to the life on this island. 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:13.000 Family. Ohana! It's the heart of who we are. 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:18.000 And store our families, that we learn our values, our traditions, the stories that define us. 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:22.000 Well, Hannah's more than just familiar relations. 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:24.000 It's a connection to community. 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:27.000 The land to the past. 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:31.000 It's a foundation upon which our identities and our futures are built. 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:36.000 As you reflect on the importance of Ohana, I'm reminded of the words of Professor Dick. 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:39.000 Dirk Soma. I saw him recently in Kuw. 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:42.000 He said, you're a no. 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:53.000 Your name identifies your honor, your family lineage you to others in the deeds of your ancestors. You also carry your family name, and must honor it. 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:58.000 This emphasizes the deep connection we have with our. 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:03.000 Our family is always with us, grounding us in love and shaping the path we can walk. 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:10.000 But living with integrity and the low we honor the values instilled. 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:14.000 Across our campuses. We are an extension. 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:17.000 Of O'hana, we support one another. 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:20.000 Learn from one another, grow together. 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:21.000 We build stronger community. 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:27.000 And it's our Ojana that reminds us who we are and helps us form. 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:29.000 The University of Hawaii. 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:34.000 It's our role here. And also. 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:37.000 The world. 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:39.000 Let's take a moment to reflect. 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:41.000 On Kulayana. 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:46.000 Value deeply woven into the fabric of Hawaiian Islands. 00:11:46.000 --> 00:12:03.000 It's not just about responsibility, it's about understanding the sacrs we have not just to ourselves, but also to the land, our ancestors, our Ohana and those who come after us. It's the idea that what we do today and let me insert insert here as leaders. 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:08.000 As faculty as staff. It carries profound meaning. 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:11.000 For the generations that come. 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:14.000 As Dr. Aquino has beautifully said. 00:12:14.000 --> 00:12:16.000 Kuleana defines the ethical basis. 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:19.000 Upon which we establish who we are. 00:12:19.000 --> 00:12:25.000 In what we do. Layana embeds itself as the highest principle of respect. 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:37.000 An obligation, an every decision we make, and again, as a leaders, as faculty as staff, our responsibility calls us to act with integrity and with deep respect. 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:41.000 For the people and the places that have shaped our lives. 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:48.000 When I think about engaging Hawaiian and indigenous students and their families within the universe. University of Hawaii system. 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:51.000 My leadership background is clear. 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:54.000 I sought to. I've sought to start with relationships. 00:12:54.000 --> 00:13:00.000 With a native and indigenous community relationships built on respect and. 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:16.000 As an education, policy, scholar, and former ethnic studies. Professor, I understand that education in Hawaii must go beyond the classroom. It must honor ancestral knowledge. It's passed down to the generations and is still alive in hearts and minds. 00:13:16.000 --> 00:13:19.000 There's a beautiful Hawaiian proper that comes to mind. 00:13:19.000 --> 00:13:21.000 Let the Hawaiian knowledge live on. 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:24.000 This is our Culiano. 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:30.000 To ensure that native Hawaiian knowledge and culture not only survives, but thrives. 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:36.000 It's about creating pathways for success that don't require students to leave behind who they are. 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:41.000 But instead allows them to bring their full selves to the University. 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:47.000 Their communities and tell story into the learning environment. 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:52.000 Our multi-ethnic student population is something we should be so proud of. 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:54.000 Manoa, and the system. 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:57.000 Some of the most diverse campuses. 00:13:57.000 --> 00:14:00.000 In the entire United States. 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:04.000 Our university must be culturally relevant and culturally engaged. 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:15.000 Whether it's through curricula that honors history and perspective, or through cultural spaces where students can practice tradition like healing with plants and care for the land. 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:21.000 Our University must be a place where our connection to their roots strengthens. 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:23.000 Our academic journeys. 00:14:23.000 --> 00:14:26.000 Faculty staff and students. 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:33.000 Dr. Aquino also said, our Kulayana is to be better ancestors, to be stewards of wisdom. 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:35.000 And love and knowledge. I think it's Ok to say, love. 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:41.000 We must strive to leave legacies that inspire future generations. 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:45.000 And that's the Coulayana we share together. 00:14:45.000 --> 00:14:50.000 And me, we must commit to further enhancing a university. 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.000 That reflects the richness of this place. 00:14:54.000 --> 00:15:08.000 Where students not only are supported but embraced. I just met with the students talking about some strategies that we can increase student success, and I would love to address that. 00:15:08.000 --> 00:15:11.000 In the questions following. 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:20.000 Or the journey in higher education strengthens the land, language, history, and the special special culture of this place. 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:23.000 Well, we can honestly tell parents. 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:26.000 Superintendents, principals. 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:28.000 Teachers, families. 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:33.000 And community that their students will find success. 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:35.000 On our campus. 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:37.000 On our campuses. 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:39.000 And we can deliver that for them. 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:42.000 In our approach we will lead with Aloha. 00:15:42.000 --> 00:15:44.000 We will seek to understand. 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:48.000 To listen and learn from our elders. 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:52.000 And all who carry the knowledge and wisdom of these islands. 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:55.000 Together we will build a future, that honest. 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:57.000 Honors, our past. 00:15:57.000 --> 00:16:05.000 This couleanna will be our guiding line, as we serve community. 00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:08.000 Now I don't want to jump the shark. 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:14.000 And unilaterally propose solutions, and just a side point here that I haven't made in any other. 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:16.000 Forum is. 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:27.000 The phrase Jump! The shark comes from one of the final episodes of happy days where the fans tried to jump a shark. So I just wanna let you know that that's where that phrase I did some research on that. 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:32.000 So I do not want to jump a shark, and unilaterally propose solutions. 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:36.000 But rather introduce ideas for us to discuss. 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:48.000 What would it look like if the system facilitated communities leading the creation of new initiatives that blend academic excellence with deep cultural grounding? What would that look like. 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:55.000 These commitments would provide opportunities for students, faculty, and community members alike to engage in more mentorship. 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:58.000 Research hands-on experiential learning opportunities. 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:03.000 This vision draws inspiration from the legacy of Nainoa Thompson. 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:10.000 Whose way finding efforts have demonstrated the power of our future and community, and ancestral knowledge. 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:13.000 As we move forward together. 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:15.000 Community will be at the core of our work. 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:17.000 We will engage with. 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:20.000 Humility, listen. 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:23.000 Deeply build relationships. 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:25.000 And keep our promises. 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:34.000 And the system will deliver results. We will be present in communities. Hear your stories, support the events that matter most to you. 00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:42.000 A look at my Linkedin feed over the years, show how important being present and engaged in communities is to me. 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:50.000 I want the University of Hawaii to be yours, a place you have. 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:54.000 Not something distant or abstract. 00:17:54.000 --> 00:17:58.000 Each campus should feel alive. 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:05.000 A vibrant hum for students faculty in the communities it serves. I had a chance to be at Hila. We flew to Hilo and flew back this morning. 00:18:05.000 --> 00:18:09.000 And that campus is. 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:16.000 In Kalamazoo, where we set all time for retention and graduation rate. The last 2 years. 00:18:16.000 --> 00:18:21.000 We witness the revitalization of campus life that felt more dormant after Covid. 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:24.000 And the growth of online. 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:31.000 Together. Students. Faculty in the broader community can create a true sense of place. 00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:39.000 Our system campuses can be more than centers of learning. We have to think about what our campuses will be like in 5 to 10 years. 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:47.000 Technology is changing. Modalities are changing. We want our campuses to be hubs for community. 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:52.000 Where students and families can come together to learn, grow, and connect. 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:55.000 Students of all ages. 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:58.000 Achieving. This requires our campus to enhance their deep rooting. 00:18:58.000 --> 00:19:02.000 In communities. 00:19:02.000 --> 00:19:06.000 Now, can we do a little bit of real talk? Is that okay? 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:09.000 Are you out there? Can we do a little bit of real talk? Okay. 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:13.000 Okay, I'm gonna do some real talk. I just wanna make sure you all are still awake. 00:19:13.000 --> 00:19:16.000 The strategies that work on the Continent. 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:24.000 Whether the University of California system or the California State system, where I served as a campus leader. 00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:27.000 Will not work here. This is real talk. 00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:29.000 Hawaii. 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:31.000 Is unique. 00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:34.000 And our approach must reflect this. 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:38.000 We need to create a system that is grounded in. 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:42.000 Community, facing and fully aligned with the. 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:44.000 Of this place. 00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:46.000 Our leadership structure. 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:53.000 Must change the way information flows. I'm gonna tell you. Meeting with my Senate colleagues and meeting with the students. 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:56.000 That message was heard, loud and clear. 00:19:56.000 --> 00:20:00.000 And how decisions are made must look different. 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:04.000 And how does this remain? The President's office must look different than any other system. 00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:09.000 In the world. So I'm a systems thinker. 00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:13.000 With a record of being committed to equity and serving the field as a thought leader. 00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:17.000 And community based community engage education, policy and leadership. 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:21.000 I bring that expertise to this role. 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:27.000 Continuous learning drives my leadership, as I reflect every single day, and questions like. 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:35.000 How does my commitment to community help me think about the opportunity and challenges I face as an academic leader? That's 1. 00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:41.000 2. How does justice guide the decisions we need to make for the future of. 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:43.000 And communities. 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:47.000 Leadership principles, grounded. 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:50.000 In the ina puna. 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:53.000 Oh, Han Kulayana! 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:57.000 Aloha and commitment to community. 00:20:57.000 --> 00:21:00.000 Must be foundational for our leadership. 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:02.000 As academics. 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:04.000 A policymaker once told me. 00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:06.000 That in the Hawaiian ethos. 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:09.000 The individual is secondary. 00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:11.000 To the collective good. 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:14.000 My work in public policy and education. 00:21:14.000 --> 00:21:17.000 And now academic leadership is centered. 00:21:17.000 --> 00:21:19.000 On the common good. 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:25.000 Focusing on equity and creating policies that lead to collective outcomes. 00:21:25.000 --> 00:21:28.000 That lift us all. 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:35.000 Thank you. 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:49.000 Mahalo doctor will now proceed with the Q. And a portion of the Forum, and our audience, both in person and online, have plenty of questions. We talk about plenty cause. Look, we, we've we've. 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:56.000 Set a standard, and that standard has been on every campus that we've answered. Every single question that has come in. 00:21:56.000 --> 00:22:04.000 Now I'm a little worried, because when you said plenty, that seems like a lot. How many questions do we have right now for the next hour and a half. 00:22:04.000 --> 00:22:08.000 We're we're gonna crunch the numbers 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:12.000 For you really quick. Let me see here, I think we. 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:19.000 Didn't answer all of the questions at but we got very close. We did. 00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:33.000 31 questions so far. Okay, so who are the math faculty out there? How many math faculty can you calculate how much, how many minutes I have for each question. You said 2 min. Okay? Well, I think you'll probably put a couple together right. 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:41.000 Okay. Alright, we're gonna do our best to hit them all. I'm gonna do my very best. I'm gonna try. Okay? So that means my answers. I'm gonna try to. 00:22:41.000 --> 00:23:06.000 Do 2 to 3 min. One of the things I was telling them earlier is, I used to do Msnbc quite often, and you would have 15 to 20 seconds to answer something profound. So I think I can do this in 3 min. Let's go for it. Okay, well, let's do. Let's mock Hoco and get it going. Here we go, the 1st one from Zoom. Doctor, it reads, do you think manoa should have its own chancellor like the other campuses. 00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:13.000 Well, that's that's a great question. I'm gonna be honest with you. That's been asked in every form, and the students just asked me that question. 00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:16.000 So this is how I've been thinking about this. 00:23:16.000 --> 00:23:21.000 I think that the profile of a leader. 00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:24.000 Of Manoa has certain characteristics. 00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:27.000 Someone who has a really strong publication record. 00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:41.000 Someone who has a strong teaching record, a strong grant making record, someone who has a national public profile. That is what you typically see in Chancellors of R. Ones of a top, 100 r. 1 of the stature of Manila. 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:49.000 And so, but ultimately, and I was. I was discussing this with the students today. The Faculty Senate makes certain decisions. 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:52.000 And Asu H makes certain decisions. 00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:57.000 And then, in this particular case, this is in the purview of the regions. 00:23:57.000 --> 00:24:04.000 So if asked, I will provide feedback to the regions. Now, what's really interesting about this question? I don't know how many read the book. 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:09.000 Who runs the university. Anybody read that book? Oh, there's a couple of you out there. 00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:17.000 It was recommended by a community member for me to read that book, and I made my way mostly through it. 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:19.000 Now, what's interesting is in the 1980, S. 00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:21.000 The the same discussion was occurring. 00:24:21.000 --> 00:24:27.000 So history does actually repeat itself. So when, if the regions do ask. 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:30.000 I will provide my best advice and counsel. 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:33.000 But ultimately they will make that decision. 00:24:33.000 --> 00:24:39.000 If they decide that they would ask me to serve as Chancellor and President, I would be absolutely honored to do that. 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:56.000 If they decide they would go a different direction, then I would absolutely be I would absolutely be acceptable also. So really, that decision is outside of my purview, but I will absolutely provide feedback if they ask. 00:24:56.000 --> 00:25:17.000 Second question from our in-person audience. Recognizing that staff are often the invisible group within the university community. What is your vision for enhancing staff engagement and increasing morale. How do you plan to ensure that their contributions are valued and recognized within the broader university culture? Yeah. 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:26.000 The team, the team, the team. I apologize. I'm gonna use a sports now. I attend the University of Michigan. They have a football team there. 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:29.000 And there was an old ball coach named Bosch. 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:33.000 And he's very famous for saying the team, the team, the team. 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:35.000 And really, it's about culture. 00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:38.000 That that work is culture. And after Covid. 00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:40.000 Faculty and staff. We really struggled. 00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:45.000 We really struggled. There was. There was a lot that happened to us. 00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:47.000 As communities. 00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:54.000 Because of of Covid. And and so I think everywhere education is still trying to come back to normalcy. 00:25:54.000 --> 00:25:57.000 And I I so I I think. 00:25:57.000 --> 00:26:01.000 That that is important to say. Now let me, can I tell you something. 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:02.000 Then I think. 00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:06.000 Relays, the importance. 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:08.000 Of team and staff to me. 00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:12.000 So they had a watch party, and the Provost office. 00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:14.000 Back in Michigan. 00:26:14.000 --> 00:26:17.000 And we were in the van on the way. Here. 00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:20.000 And my team sent me a group picture. 00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:22.000 And they were all wearing. 00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:27.000 And I think that says something about culture and community. 00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:32.000 So I think there's a couple of things to say. I think one. We know that. 00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:34.000 From the general economic research. 00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:41.000 That staff. That retention of employees has to do with a couple of things. I think one is pay. 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:43.000 And that that's always a concern. 00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:45.000 Are we properly compensating. 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:49.000 Educated. 00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:51.000 Talented. 00:26:51.000 --> 00:26:54.000 A staff across the spectrum. 00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:56.000 So I think that's 1st thing, the second one is actually commute. 00:26:56.000 --> 00:27:03.000 That really matters to folks, and with the prices of housing, especially around here. 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:14.000 Been near manoa. My my wife actually sent me a listing because she's looking around at the thing, and it was like 3 million dollars for one bedroom and. 00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:26.000 One bathroom. And I thought to myself, Wow, that's that's pretty. Also matters we understand, that's related to commute. And then the final thing that they say really matters for. 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:28.000 For retention of staff. 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:31.000 Is leadership matters. 00:27:31.000 --> 00:27:35.000 And that means that we need to invest. 00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:42.000 In leadership opportunities and training and professional development for our faculty for our staff. 00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:51.000 For for staff leaders. That's really important, because you want to know that you believe. And your team, your leader, the vision, the direction. 00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:53.000 And that's vertical and horizontal. 00:27:53.000 --> 00:27:59.000 So there's a couple of thoughts. But I always say to my team that you are the glue. 00:27:59.000 --> 00:28:08.000 And there's a reason why they say absent, professor, that old Disney movie, because sometimes faculty, we get caught up in a lot of the responsibilities that we have. 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:19.000 And the staff really keep us on the straight and narrow. Make sure we don't spend money and ways. We're not supposed to follow the policies. And so, staff really are the glue of what we do. So I just want to underline bold italic that. 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:21.000 That staff are critical. 00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:24.000 To our institution. 00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:27.000 Thank you for your response. Second question. 00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:30.000 I believe this might be the 3rd question. 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:48.000 3rd question can you provide a specific example of how you engage different groups, students, faculty staff administration, community legislature, when there are conflicting opinions about a proposed change or resolution. 00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:54.000 Hmm. 00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:57.000 Well. 00:28:57.000 --> 00:29:00.000 I think, probably the most controversial one. 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:02.000 Is 00:29:02.000 --> 00:29:04.000 What's happening with free speech. 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:07.000 An encampments. 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:10.000 Or had been happening last semester. 00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:13.000 So if you did, you know that we had an encampment on our campus? 00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:15.000 Did you know that anybody. 00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:17.000 Okay, couple. 00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:20.000 But the reason why most people don't know. 00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:24.000 That we didn't have an encampment on our campus is because we weren't Columbia. 00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:26.000 And we were in Indiana, and we weren't Ucla. 00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:29.000 We didn't make the mistakes that they made. 00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:33.000 And the way that we were able to do that. 00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:35.000 Was collaborative work. 00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:38.000 With community. So I'm not gonna tell you. 00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:43.000 The conversation among the executive leadership on our campus, that we were all on the same page. 00:29:43.000 --> 00:29:46.000 But when we began that conversation. 00:29:46.000 --> 00:29:50.000 So that's 1, you know, just working with colleagues, I think 2. 00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:53.000 Engaging with students around dialogue. 00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:55.000 Around around the issues. 00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:57.000 Engaging with the Union. 00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:59.000 And with the faculty around. 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:04.000 Freedom of speech, not only for faculty on different sides of this conversation. 00:30:04.000 --> 00:30:06.000 But also 00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:12.000 For staff and for students. Faculty often lead that charge on behalf. 00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:14.000 Of the community. 00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:18.000 And so we're at a place where we have ongoing dialogue. 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:21.000 And just recently the students came to me. 00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:23.000 And asked. 00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:28.000 What kind of initiatives the Provost off of would be interested in being involved in. 00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:31.000 And so we're thinking about, how can we have visiting scholars. 00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:35.000 From institutions who have been completely destroyed. 00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:41.000 Anywhere in the world. Due to war. Another conflict. How can we bring those scholars to our campus when they're. 00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:44.000 place of. 00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:48.000 Of academic learning has been completely wiped off. The map. 00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:50.000 So we're also interested in creating. 00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:52.000 I'm bringing to 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:56.000 Having stakeholders bring to us creative and unique ideas. 00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:58.000 That we can support. 00:30:58.000 --> 00:31:03.000 And puzzle through. We're not at that point yet, because this is a new development. 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:13.000 But I think that represents that sort of conversation, that collaboration. And then how do we think about unique action in response to an incredibly difficult. 00:31:13.000 --> 00:31:16.000 Issue. 00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:25.000 Thank you for your response. The next question reads, what is the role of the Research library in a 21st century. 00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:38.000 Okay, I I absolutely love this question. I don't know who asked this question. I want to tell 2 library stories, and I told the librarians that, Hela. So the 1st library story is that the library's way better than Amazon? And here's why. 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:42.000 So the Pool Council. 00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:44.000 Gave, gave us a syllabus. 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:48.000 And so there was one particular book that I was not going to be able to get. 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:50.000 On time from Amazon. 00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:52.000 And so I went over to the library, and I. 00:31:52.000 --> 00:31:58.000 I said, you know I'm I'm looking for this book. Where is the D section? And they said, Oh, it's on the second floor. 00:31:58.000 --> 00:32:06.000 And they're like, would you like an escort to the D section? And I said, Well, I actually know how to navigate a library, so I can get there. 00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:09.000 What I well, honestly, when I got there. 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:19.000 There was 13 other books about Hawaii that I took with me that day. Way better than Amazon, because it's way faster. And so I really appreciated 00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:31.000 1st the syllabus, and then to the opportunity. I I felt like a history over the last. I was a history major, every faculty member, and I don't know if the other historians here. 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:39.000 I said, there's 1 back there. Do you sign 2 or 300 pages of reading in your class every week? I'm I'm just wondering because when I was at Michigan. 00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:53.000 That was how every professor operated. So the evenings of the last 10 days I I took myself back to undergraduate. So I was doing a lot of lot of reading now to the more and serious stuff, which is that. 00:32:53.000 --> 00:32:55.000 AI! 00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:57.000 Is. 00:32:57.000 --> 00:33:07.000 Going to change how universities operate in a lot of different ways. And if there's a follow-up question about AI, we can go really deep into that. But one of the things that I've been thinking about. 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:13.000 Is that the possibility that information that is delivered to you is inaccurate. 00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:16.000 An inaccurate by mistake. 00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:19.000 Or inaccurate on purpose. 00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:23.000 And so what are gonna be the keepers of knowledge? I think one is, of course. 00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:32.000 Our elders and our kapuna. Right? They're gonna be the keepers of knowledge. But I think the libraries are gonna be critical in this work because you cannot manipulate. 00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:35.000 What's in libraries. But anything digital can be. 00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:42.000 Manipulated. And so I think increasingly for students, we're gonna have to have these important. 00:33:42.000 --> 00:33:49.000 Because you're going to have to center the knowledge that is coming to us through these different AI functions. 00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:55.000 Now, I don't know if this is something you all have been thinking about, but I think this is something that we, as scholars have to be thinking about, which is that. 00:33:55.000 --> 00:34:00.000 Libraries will be important repositories of information that cannot be manipulated. 00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:05.000 Now 1 3rd comment, or completely in the opposite. 00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:29.000 Which is that what we found is our library is one of the gathering places, one of the hubs of our campus. The students want to be there now. We have a coffee shop in there like I don't know. In my day the librarians like you're not bringing things to drink into the library, and now they're like there's coffee. So we we have this evolution of the library now, and there's a noisy floor and a not noisy floor, and then there's a floor where there's 3D. Printing and. 00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:45.000 There are flight simulators. And so the library has really become a hub. We're also even thinking about moving our our diversity equin work in there, and some of our students success work because so many students flow through the library. 00:34:45.000 --> 00:34:53.000 And so those are just. Those are 3 completely different perspectives on why libraries are are important. 00:34:53.000 --> 00:35:06.000 Next question also comes from our in-person audience, and it reads, national trends, erosion of tenure and faculty governance. What is your position on these trends? 00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:10.000 Well, can I just be frank with you all here. 00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:13.000 And Florida decides that they want to abolish tenure. 00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:15.000 Then we should go shopping in Florida. 00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:18.000 Because 10 years are gonna be projected here. 00:35:18.000 --> 00:35:21.000 Academic freedom is going to be protected here, I'm gonna tell you. I've been shopping in Florida. 00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:27.000 I went to Fu to the Dean for our College of Education. 00:35:27.000 --> 00:35:31.000 I want to effort you to recruit the new director and head. 00:35:31.000 --> 00:35:34.000 Of our 00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:37.000 Center for race and ethnicity. 00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:40.000 And so, if if States decide. 00:35:40.000 --> 00:35:51.000 That they want to abolish tenure or put limits on tenure, put limits on academic freedom. If they want to ban books or tell us that we can't have Hawaiian studies or ethnic studies, or whatever those things are. 00:35:51.000 --> 00:35:54.000 I say it's time for us to go shopping. 00:35:54.000 --> 00:36:07.000 And and bring scholars to our campus, because those are values that we hold very dear. It's just as simple as that. 00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:22.000 And excuses, doctor, these questions are coming in cold. So we just wanna make sure that we're doing our best to make sure that we get through them correctly. This one comes to us from the Manuala school of Pacific and Asian studies. 00:36:22.000 --> 00:36:24.000 And it states. 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:47.000 The school has a historic and strong international reputation in the Pacific and Asian region and diasporic communities, with 2 academic departments and 8 study centres. Could you share your understanding of and experience with pacific and Asian studies? How do you envision advancing and supporting our mission. 00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:50.000 Should you become the university. 00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:55.000 So this work goes back a hundred years, I think 1930 or so, almost a hundred years. 00:36:55.000 --> 00:37:03.000 We have a very special and unique position, being at the convergence of East and West. 00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:09.000 That, of course, has caused all sorts of issues from 1893 up to statehood. 00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:12.000 Colonial neo, colonial challenges. 00:37:12.000 --> 00:37:15.000 But this center is is really special. 00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:17.000 To the University. 00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:20.000 And so, and. 00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:25.000 The region especially is especially important to me. I was a student in China. 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:31.000 I had a forwarding fellowship from the National Institutes of Health when I was an undergraduate. 00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:34.000 And was the 1st time I'd ever left the country. 00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:38.000 And I was thrust into 1,900 Beijing. 00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:42.000 Which, by the way, I was in Beijing this summer, I'll come back to that story. 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:45.000 Very, very. 00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:50.000 Different than my home in Michigan. 00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:54.000 And so that really brought home to me. 00:37:54.000 --> 00:38:09.000 And actually the professor, who is my mentor for that nih experience was one of the, if I remember correctly, was one of the faculty. When Nixon opened China in the 19 seventies, was one of the scientists that went with Nixon. If I remember correctly. 00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:15.000 And so Asia. Pacific studies are something that actually. 00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:17.000 Has been a high priority for me. In fact. 00:38:17.000 --> 00:38:20.000 I'm scheduled to spend about 3 weeks in Asia. 00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:23.000 Over the whole year. So I was in Japan. 00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:28.000 And china for about 10 or so days, a little more in. 00:38:28.000 --> 00:38:31.000 In June. Working with partners there. 00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:35.000 Being committed to our relationships in China. That's difficult. 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:40.000 I'll tell you. The Department of Defense is working behind the scenes. 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:43.000 Quite vociferously around some of those partnerships. 00:38:43.000 --> 00:38:50.000 And so that creates a set of challenges. I see the administrators shaking their heads because they're aware they're getting these letters, too. 00:38:50.000 --> 00:39:06.000 Had a chance to go to China and visit with our scholarships. There was a tragedy in the 19 sixties. One of our students from China died in a bus crash, and ever since that time our university has given a scholarship to a Japanese student, so meaning with our partners, there. 00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:13.000 And I'm actually scheduled to go back to China in November for another 10 days. And it was several partners there. 00:39:13.000 --> 00:39:27.000 So Asia, pacific studies and relationships special opportunity to do that work. I'm gonna tell you the flight is a lot shorter from here to China than from Detroit to China, so I would be committed to working with those faculty. 00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:31.000 And those folks working to develop those. 00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:36.000 Those relationships. It's it's something that's a part of my personal history. 00:39:36.000 --> 00:39:40.000 And something that I'm I'm really invested in. 00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:45.000 And it's something that's really special about this place where East and West meets. 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:56.000 Mahalo doctor next question reads, what intentions do you have toward maintaining position as an institution at which a Hawaii focused? Pedagogy thrives. 00:39:56.000 --> 00:40:06.000 Do you feel prepared to lead an institution whose place and location exist in a historically indigenous land? 00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:09.000 Incredibly important. Question. 00:40:09.000 --> 00:40:13.000 And I had the opportunity. 00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:16.000 Before I came on the plane. 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:20.000 To attend a lecture. 00:40:20.000 --> 00:40:22.000 At the University of Michigan, at my Alma Mater. 00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:26.000 I went to the lecture, and then I I got on the plane. 00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:31.000 And it was Daniel who is a scholar at Ucla. 00:40:31.000 --> 00:40:35.000 And he was talking about this concept. 00:40:35.000 --> 00:40:39.000 Of shared cultural intimacy. 00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:41.000 It was. It was new to the term. 00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:45.000 And what he was talking about was that people from a place. 00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:48.000 Or people from certain backgrounds. 00:40:48.000 --> 00:40:50.000 Military, they have a shared. 00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:54.000 Cultural intimacy. 00:40:54.000 --> 00:40:57.000 Now I'm not going to tell you and stand before you here today. 00:40:57.000 --> 00:41:00.000 And say that I have the shared cultural. 00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:02.000 Intimacy of this place. 00:41:02.000 --> 00:41:05.000 What I can tell you is that I have. 00:41:05.000 --> 00:41:09.000 Shared values. So what are those? What are those shared. 00:41:09.000 --> 00:41:13.000 Values so one. 00:41:13.000 --> 00:41:15.000 Is respect for the environment. 00:41:15.000 --> 00:41:21.000 Indigenous and native communities are the keepers of the water and the keepers of the land. 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:23.000 Valuing and protecting the Aina. 00:41:23.000 --> 00:41:27.000 And it's cultural and spiritual significance. 00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:29.000 Pick. Another value is. 00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:31.000 Addressing inequality. 00:41:31.000 --> 00:41:41.000 And a commitment to all communities, particularly native Hawaiians, indigenous folks, and also historically marginalised groups. Another shared. 00:41:41.000 --> 00:41:48.000 Value prioritizing inclusive education. I know there's some educators in the crowd. How many educators do we have. 00:41:48.000 --> 00:41:50.000 In the crowd in the education. Okay. 00:41:50.000 --> 00:41:58.000 Barring both academic. Excuse me, and they told me not to hit the microphone if I call. 00:41:58.000 --> 00:42:00.000 Apologize, sorry. 00:42:00.000 --> 00:42:03.000 Teenagers in the house, so they get me sick all the time. 00:42:03.000 --> 00:42:09.000 Honoring both academic excellence and indigenous knowledge, to empower students. 00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:11.000 From all backgrounds. 00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:14.000 In my introductory statements I talked about. 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:19.000 Preserving cultural respect and traditions. Also another shared value. 00:42:19.000 --> 00:42:23.000 Honoring language, culture, and customs. 00:42:23.000 --> 00:42:26.000 I also think, especially after. 00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:29.000 The extensive reading that that professor in the back. 00:42:29.000 --> 00:42:33.000 Assign me a history prefer? No, the pool account will assign me on the syllabus. 00:42:33.000 --> 00:42:38.000 Is acknowledging the colonial history and the resistance of this place. 00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:42.000 An understanding, and and recognizing that. 00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:48.000 Promoting inclusiveness and diversity and and inclusion. People of all backgrounds. 00:42:48.000 --> 00:42:51.000 And then finally, as I talked about in the introduction, also. 00:42:51.000 --> 00:42:53.000 Embracing Ohana! 00:42:53.000 --> 00:42:55.000 Community, and Kulaya. 00:42:55.000 --> 00:43:05.000 Recognize the importance of family and community and responsibility to serve. So, while I may not have the shared cultural intimacy. 00:43:05.000 --> 00:43:09.000 I've shared values. 00:43:09.000 --> 00:43:12.000 Mahalo? This next question. 00:43:12.000 --> 00:43:23.000 States. You may know that graduate student workers have been recognized by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board as public employees and by the State Supreme Court as having the right to form a bargaining unit. 00:43:23.000 --> 00:43:41.000 Currently the approved salary steps for graduate assistance, a compensation that is less than half the living wage for Honolulu, as assessed by Mit recognizing that graduate students fill necessary instructional and research positions without which the university could not operate. 00:43:41.000 --> 00:43:59.000 What steps will you take as President to support graduate workers in their efforts toward forming a recognized bargaining unit? And will you commit to meeting with graduate student workers and academic labor within the 1st 100 days. As President. 00:43:59.000 --> 00:44:03.000 I will come into that meeting in the 1st 7 days, so we don't have to wait a hundred days. 00:44:03.000 --> 00:44:07.000 So let me. Just. There was several. 00:44:07.000 --> 00:44:13.000 Things to address in that in that. And I wanna try to hit all of them first.st I think it's important to understand. 00:44:13.000 --> 00:44:18.000 We talked about the Kapoa. I want to talk about my ancestors. So my great-grandfather was a United mine worker. 00:44:18.000 --> 00:44:21.000 He died of black lung disease. 00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:24.000 From the minds of West Virginia. 00:44:24.000 --> 00:44:27.000 My grandfathers were both U auto workers. 00:44:27.000 --> 00:44:38.000 My mother was a grievance officer for the Michigan Nurses Association for almost 20 years, so you can imagine what the conversations were around our dinner table. 00:44:38.000 --> 00:44:45.000 And then, finally, I was a Union member of the California Faculty Association, which was affiliated with the Nea. 00:44:45.000 --> 00:44:52.000 And I even represented American unions at the International Education Conference in 2,019. 00:44:52.000 --> 00:44:55.000 So I come from deep Union roots. 00:44:55.000 --> 00:44:57.000 And so I. 00:44:57.000 --> 00:45:00.000 Understand. 00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:04.000 Intimately, the challenges. 00:45:04.000 --> 00:45:07.000 Especially because I was a graduate student, too. 00:45:07.000 --> 00:45:09.000 I eat ramen noodles. 00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:11.000 For many meals as a graduate student. 00:45:11.000 --> 00:45:20.000 I. And so I I understand the importance of a liveable wage. So what the graduate students. 00:45:20.000 --> 00:45:26.000 Just an hour ago, and my response to them was, I need to understand the scope and scale of the problem. 00:45:26.000 --> 00:45:32.000 With any issue that you face as an academic leader. You need to understand the scope and scale. 00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:34.000 And are there any Deans in here. 00:45:34.000 --> 00:45:39.000 Any Deans here today, couple of Deans. And so part of the challenges is that. 00:45:39.000 --> 00:45:42.000 When we have increases in cost. 00:45:42.000 --> 00:45:46.000 The colleges have to figure out how we're gonna fund those costs. The university has to figure out. 00:45:46.000 --> 00:45:52.000 How we're gonna fund those costs. And so we also have to understand beyond just the strategy work. 00:45:52.000 --> 00:45:55.000 Where does the funding come from? Now? I'm gonna go back to that book. 00:45:55.000 --> 00:46:08.000 Runs a university. This is a conversation that was being had in the 19 eighties in the 19 nineties, but not just at Hawaii. This is a conversation we had the University of Kentucky, because certain colleges pay different levels. 00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:14.000 Wealthier colleges have higher stipends for students. Schools like social work and education. 00:46:14.000 --> 00:46:19.000 Historically in higher education, have had lower stipends. These are very complex issues. 00:46:19.000 --> 00:46:23.000 But I am committed to trying to put a dent in this. 00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:28.000 We want to. And this is part of the recruiting of graduate students. I understand that. 00:46:28.000 --> 00:46:33.000 Faculty want to recruit graduate students. But when Michigan or Harvard, or. 00:46:33.000 --> 00:46:40.000 Arizona State puts a better offer on the table that affects our ability to do the research because we don't have the most talented students. 00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:47.000 So I know the faculty are also invested in this, because we want to be competitive out there in the market for students. 00:46:47.000 --> 00:46:52.000 So. Yes, I will commit in summary. I will commit to meeting with those students in the first.st 00:46:52.000 --> 00:46:54.000 Of of being here. 00:46:54.000 --> 00:47:02.000 I will work very hard with our institutional research folks to understand the scope and scale. So we'll be prepared for that conversation. 00:47:02.000 --> 00:47:04.000 So I am. 00:47:04.000 --> 00:47:08.000 Prepared to commit to that absolutely. 00:47:08.000 --> 00:47:23.000 Doctor. This next question also comes from our in-person audience here at the Art Auditorium, and it reads, what is your position on online teaching. What would you do to protect faculty, strength, and the quality of in-person education? 00:47:23.000 --> 00:47:27.000 Yes, great question. And you know, for the community colleges. 00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:31.000 You know, 8,000 students are trying to. 00:47:31.000 --> 00:47:34.000 Get into leeward community college. Just a few years ago. 00:47:34.000 --> 00:47:38.000 But with the rise of online the traffic problems are fixed because less students are now coming onto campus. 00:47:38.000 --> 00:47:42.000 And that changes the character of the campus. 00:47:42.000 --> 00:47:53.000 When you have this very heavy online portfolio and faculty want to be able to have the ability to decide if they want to be online if they want to have students in the classroom, and they want to have the technology. 00:47:53.000 --> 00:48:00.000 To make that possible. So they don't have to dial the tech guy every time I have a technology snafu in my classroom. 00:48:00.000 --> 00:48:04.000 And and so there's a lot a lot of. 00:48:04.000 --> 00:48:10.000 Software and hardware issues that we need to address. But I also think we need to support faculty, because you know what's around the corner. 00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:12.000 Spatial, computing. 00:48:12.000 --> 00:48:31.000 AI. And so we need. And one of the things we've really undertaken in our current is, how do we tackle professional development for our faculty around these emerging issues and topics. And how do we translate that into curriculum and pedagogy for our classrooms? How we support fact, you're getting a new learning management system in January. 00:48:31.000 --> 00:48:37.000 Right, how are we gonna prepare you for that? So that when January comes you're not okay. 00:48:37.000 --> 00:48:39.000 How am I going to figure this all out. 00:48:39.000 --> 00:48:42.000 Someone's and spending a lot of time doing it. 00:48:42.000 --> 00:48:45.000 So how do we provide the support and training. 00:48:45.000 --> 00:49:01.000 So that this is a 15 min project instead of a four-hour project. Because we all know as faculty, there's always these technological silver bullets flying by. And then next year, we're gonna do a different Lms, right? And I'm just saying these are the things that we experience as faculty. 00:49:01.000 --> 00:49:04.000 And so we want to make sure that the support is there. 00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:12.000 And we have the software and hardware support that we're making faculty aware of emerging technologies. What's possible for their classrooms. I was thinking about 00:49:12.000 --> 00:49:18.000 Talking about. Excuse me with the students. How spatial computing. 00:49:18.000 --> 00:49:20.000 Allows us to now. 00:49:20.000 --> 00:49:25.000 Change and manipulate things in space, in in space. 00:49:25.000 --> 00:49:49.000 And so what that means is Hawaiian airlines. You can now learn how to fly a 7 with spatial computing. You can work in the cockpit. So we have one of the top aviation colleges in the nation typically rate top 3 and a simulator is millions of dollars. But now I can give a simulator to every single student for $3,000. I mean, that's the current going rate, right? Maybe we could get a better deal if we negotiate it with apple. But my point is. 00:49:49.000 --> 00:49:56.000 Is that their new technological opportunities? You could. You could use this space right here. 00:49:56.000 --> 00:50:01.000 And you could bring in your nursing students, and you can turn this space into a hospital. 00:50:01.000 --> 00:50:07.000 And you can touch the pace and dissect the patients. Deliver a baby. You can do all those things in this space. 00:50:07.000 --> 00:50:09.000 And then the next class can come in. 00:50:09.000 --> 00:50:17.000 And now it's an art gallery in Rome that you filmed while you were on a project in Rome with your iphone 16. 00:50:17.000 --> 00:50:22.000 And the students can walk around the statues and all of the art. 00:50:22.000 --> 00:50:27.000 And so these are the kinds of things that are coming our way in one year. In 2 years. 00:50:27.000 --> 00:50:38.000 And how can we give faculty to support those kinds of really cool technological capabilities that are just around the corner for us? 00:50:38.000 --> 00:51:01.000 Mahalo and doctor. We've had more people come and join us this afternoon. May welcome to the president. Search public forum, if you. Haven't been informed you have those index cards. So continue to write your questions so that we can share that with our candidate if you're just joining us online as well feel free to enter those questions into the chat. 00:51:01.000 --> 00:51:07.000 This next question, doctor says, tell us a little bit about your interest in the University of Hawaii. 00:51:07.000 --> 00:51:09.000 Yeah. 00:51:09.000 --> 00:51:13.000 Well, I talked a little bit about the values. 00:51:13.000 --> 00:51:16.000 In the introduction. I talked quite a bit about it. 00:51:16.000 --> 00:51:19.000 And that's really what attracts me here. 00:51:19.000 --> 00:51:22.000 It's a place that is focused on community. 00:51:22.000 --> 00:51:26.000 My work as a scholar is on community engaged community based. 00:51:26.000 --> 00:51:32.000 Education, policy, and leadership. One of the things that I really appreciated, my current institution. 00:51:32.000 --> 00:51:40.000 Is that the President has unleashed me on community, whether it is going overseas and working with partners. 00:51:40.000 --> 00:51:46.000 Working with civil rights organizations, working with nonprofits, thinking about how we can collaborate on. 00:51:46.000 --> 00:51:51.000 Branded educational opportunities asked me about that later. 00:51:51.000 --> 00:52:01.000 And so that is one of the parts I really enjoy about the portfolio. And, most provost, they don't actually get the opportunity to do all that outward facing external work. 00:52:01.000 --> 00:52:04.000 Really excited about that here. 00:52:04.000 --> 00:52:09.000 I'm also really excited about working with the legislator. Oh, don't sign, please don't sign. 00:52:09.000 --> 00:52:12.000 I really enjoy working with policymakers. 00:52:12.000 --> 00:52:14.000 I worked with policymakers in Texas. 00:52:14.000 --> 00:52:20.000 Diego Bernow, who's a a house member, one of my favorites to work with. 00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:22.000 Christina Garcia. 00:52:22.000 --> 00:52:24.000 In in California. 00:52:24.000 --> 00:52:28.000 Senator Gerald in Kentucky. 00:52:28.000 --> 00:52:30.000 And now we're starting to work with legislators. 00:52:30.000 --> 00:52:33.000 In in Michigan. 00:52:33.000 --> 00:52:35.000 Also done a lot of work. 00:52:35.000 --> 00:52:38.000 With with the 00:52:38.000 --> 00:52:42.000 I want to say Federal legislatures, but the legislative branch. I'm sorry. 00:52:42.000 --> 00:52:46.000 And testified at the at the House Education Committee. 00:52:46.000 --> 00:52:54.000 Done briefings in the Senate in the House. I really enjoy that part of the work as a policy. So I'm looking forward. 00:52:54.000 --> 00:52:58.000 To working with the legislators on budget, making the case for faculty and staff. 00:52:58.000 --> 00:53:01.000 Making the case for addressing the one. 00:53:01.000 --> 00:53:12.000 1 billion dollars and deferred maintenance, and also strategizing around what the priorities should be. As the needs of our campus, as community hubs changes over time. 00:53:12.000 --> 00:53:16.000 And so I'm really attracted to that that part of the work. 00:53:16.000 --> 00:53:19.000 I also appreciate the important focus on. 00:53:19.000 --> 00:53:26.000 On equity and inclusion. It's 1 of the 5 core principles in the strategic plan. 00:53:26.000 --> 00:53:29.000 And we've been able to deliver results on that front. 00:53:29.000 --> 00:53:36.000 And I won't go through all the different data, because I don't want to get it wrong, because I don't want someone to say the data. You didn't say it exactly right, but I'll just say one thing. 00:53:36.000 --> 00:53:39.000 There's a teacher. Shortage. 00:53:39.000 --> 00:53:43.000 And one of the things that we also know is that there's also a shortage of. 00:53:43.000 --> 00:53:54.000 Features of color. So one of the things we're able to do at Kentucky was increase the percent of teachers of color by 300% triple the number of teachers of color. There. 00:53:54.000 --> 00:53:58.000 At Western. We've been able to increase the teacher Ed program by. 00:53:58.000 --> 00:54:02.000 By parting with districts and grow your own programs. 00:54:02.000 --> 00:54:07.000 One of the interesting things about that is, we have tripled the number of Latino students. 00:54:07.000 --> 00:54:11.000 In that relative to the State proportion, which is pretty exciting. 00:54:11.000 --> 00:54:15.000 And we now have more than 1,000 teacher edits. 00:54:15.000 --> 00:54:20.000 And that's really bucking the trend. And one of the things that I'm really proud of, and I'm. 00:54:20.000 --> 00:54:27.000 This is not something that's public. So can we do. Vegas rules even you folks that are on zoom Vegas rules with this. 00:54:27.000 --> 00:54:33.000 Is that diverse issues and higher education is going to do a cover story. 00:54:33.000 --> 00:54:36.000 On our work for Hispanic heritage month. 00:54:36.000 --> 00:54:45.000 In middle of October, and the progress that we've made with retention for students of color and graduation rates. 00:54:45.000 --> 00:54:50.000 And so I'm really excited that that that works gonna happen. So I'm excited that that work. 00:54:50.000 --> 00:54:58.000 Is valued here. So that's just 3 quick things. 00:54:58.000 --> 00:55:03.000 And, doctor, we've received 2 questions on this next topic. 00:55:03.000 --> 00:55:07.000 We're gonna read this one that came in from Zoom. 00:55:07.000 --> 00:55:16.000 Why are you interested in leaving a position at Western Michigan University after a short tenure as Provost fair question. 00:55:16.000 --> 00:55:18.000 So that's a good question. 00:55:18.000 --> 00:55:21.000 I want to tell you a little bit about the history. 00:55:21.000 --> 00:55:24.000 Of of of. 00:55:24.000 --> 00:55:27.000 Of my interest in this position. A local civil rights leader. 00:55:27.000 --> 00:55:30.000 Reached out to me this summer. 00:55:30.000 --> 00:55:37.000 And said that a person of color hadn't served as President in 50 years. 00:55:37.000 --> 00:55:40.000 And he asked if I would be willing. 00:55:40.000 --> 00:55:42.000 To express interest. 00:55:42.000 --> 00:55:46.000 In the role. And so I I submitted my. 00:55:46.000 --> 00:55:49.000 Cv. And cover letter. 00:55:49.000 --> 00:55:53.000 Not thinking I would hear back, because I truly believe that leaders are called. 00:55:53.000 --> 00:55:55.000 They don't volunteer. 00:55:55.000 --> 00:56:02.000 And so when I heard, maybe a few weeks ago that they wanted to have a conversation. 00:56:02.000 --> 00:56:04.000 Like said. 00:56:04.000 --> 00:56:06.000 I'm just gonna speak from the heart. 00:56:06.000 --> 00:56:11.000 I'm just gonna tell them about the things that our team has done that our community has done. 00:56:11.000 --> 00:56:14.000 And if it's something. 00:56:14.000 --> 00:56:17.000 The search committee and the regents. 00:56:17.000 --> 00:56:21.000 Aligns with the values of this place. 00:56:21.000 --> 00:56:23.000 And I'd be honored to serve. 00:56:23.000 --> 00:56:26.000 And so here we are today from a civil rights leader. 00:56:26.000 --> 00:56:28.000 In your community reaching out to me. 00:56:28.000 --> 00:56:31.000 And nominating me. 00:56:31.000 --> 00:56:34.000 For this position, and accepting that nomination. 00:56:34.000 --> 00:56:37.000 To having these conversations about. 00:56:37.000 --> 00:56:39.000 How we can do this work. 00:56:39.000 --> 00:56:43.000 Together. 00:56:43.000 --> 00:56:53.000 And we've also received a few questions similar in nature and out of respect of our submitters. We'd like to read them out loud and then send them over to you, Dr. For your response. 00:56:53.000 --> 00:57:06.000 What would you say is the most important function of the University today? Do you think it should be collaborating with the military? Would you commit to transparency and open dialogue regarding the Uark contract. 00:57:06.000 --> 00:57:14.000 Second question, will you work to continue or terminate the you are contract? If you continue it, how will you. 00:57:14.000 --> 00:57:26.000 Work with one of the most genocidal organisations toward indigenous people in the world fulfill or native Hawaiians, and this 3rd one, coming in from zoom. 00:57:26.000 --> 00:57:40.000 Students, faculty and staff have opposed the Uart contract since its inception as President, will you continue or terminate the Uark contract. 00:57:40.000 --> 00:57:44.000 I think for many of you that watch 00:57:44.000 --> 00:57:48.000 The recent discussions at the regions. 00:57:48.000 --> 00:57:50.000 Meeting. 00:57:50.000 --> 00:57:52.000 I want to 1st say that. 00:57:52.000 --> 00:57:55.000 I was incredibly impressed. 00:57:55.000 --> 00:57:58.000 By the very. 00:57:58.000 --> 00:58:03.000 Strong case and well, our U. Case, that the students made. 00:58:03.000 --> 00:58:06.000 Around this issue. 00:58:06.000 --> 00:58:10.000 We know that. 00:58:10.000 --> 00:58:13.000 Going all the way back to 93. 00:58:13.000 --> 00:58:15.000 That. 00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:19.000 This land, and the people of this land had a fraught relationship. 00:58:19.000 --> 00:58:24.000 We know. We talked about the convergence of East and West. 00:58:24.000 --> 00:58:28.000 And we understand that the interest in the Pearl River. 00:58:28.000 --> 00:58:36.000 Drew the Us. Military to this place, and still does. 00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:40.000 But I also think it's important to understand the roles that the President has. 00:58:40.000 --> 00:58:43.000 And the role that the regions have. 00:58:43.000 --> 00:58:46.000 These are these are separate roles. 00:58:46.000 --> 00:58:50.000 So my role as the President. 00:58:50.000 --> 00:58:54.000 Is, provide good advice in council. 00:58:54.000 --> 00:58:56.000 On these issues to the regions. 00:58:56.000 --> 00:59:03.000 Cause. Ultimately the regents make this decision, and and actually, as you saw, the regions. 00:59:03.000 --> 00:59:07.000 Chose a direction. In the last. 00:59:07.000 --> 00:59:11.000 Meeting, but my role will be to give my perspectives. 00:59:11.000 --> 00:59:14.000 To the regions. If they ask. 00:59:14.000 --> 00:59:16.000 And do that privately. 00:59:16.000 --> 00:59:18.000 I think one of the difficulties. 00:59:18.000 --> 00:59:21.000 Of some of these very difficult issues. 00:59:21.000 --> 00:59:25.000 Is that you can't see the conversations that are happening behind the scenes. 00:59:25.000 --> 00:59:30.000 And advocacy for different approaches to different topics. 00:59:30.000 --> 00:59:35.000 And part of our responsibility as leaders is to be able to do the whatifs. 00:59:35.000 --> 00:59:38.000 For the regions. We went this direction. 00:59:38.000 --> 00:59:41.000 Here are the political, bureaucratic, and financial. 00:59:41.000 --> 00:59:45.000 If we go this direction. Here's the political bureaucratic. 00:59:45.000 --> 00:59:47.000 And financial. 00:59:47.000 --> 00:59:53.000 So what I can commit to doing on this particular topic, because this is a purview of the Presidency. 00:59:53.000 --> 00:59:55.000 Is expressing. 00:59:55.000 --> 00:59:59.000 My perspectives and the best information. 00:59:59.000 --> 01:00:02.000 And historical context, to the regions. 01:00:02.000 --> 01:00:06.000 As they will revisit this issue down the road, because this. 01:00:06.000 --> 01:00:08.000 They've they've made the decision for this. 01:00:08.000 --> 01:00:11.000 Particular time period, and I I understand. 01:00:11.000 --> 01:00:15.000 The concerns about the indemnity of the Us. Military. 01:00:15.000 --> 01:00:20.000 And the expressions about different environmental. 01:00:20.000 --> 01:00:22.000 Issues that have been raised. I. 01:00:22.000 --> 01:00:29.000 I understand those issues, and I will provide the best advice and counsel and perspective. 01:00:29.000 --> 01:00:31.000 To the regions. When asked. 01:00:31.000 --> 01:00:33.000 Because this is not in the purview. 01:00:33.000 --> 01:00:37.000 For the Presidency at this time. 01:00:37.000 --> 01:00:41.000 And, doctor, we have a little under 30 min left. 01:00:41.000 --> 01:00:43.000 In our public, forum. 01:00:43.000 --> 01:00:59.000 This next question comes to us, saying, How will you address the 1 billion dollar maintenance budget when the legislature will not give the money, and the administrators have no clue how to address the issue. 01:00:59.000 --> 01:01:02.000 Tell me how you really feel. 01:01:02.000 --> 01:01:07.000 Thank you for that question. It's an important question. And I actually think the question has to do with. 01:01:07.000 --> 01:01:13.000 How we develop our strategy. 01:01:13.000 --> 01:01:18.000 Our strategy has to be aligned with our strategic plan. 01:01:18.000 --> 01:01:21.000 And how we see this, this campus. 01:01:21.000 --> 01:01:26.000 The other campuses, which, by the way, I had the chance this weekend to visit every campus. 01:01:26.000 --> 01:01:31.000 On on Oahu. 01:01:31.000 --> 01:01:36.000 Really enjoyed, actually took me 2 days to come to complete that circuit. 01:01:36.000 --> 01:01:42.000 There's a couple pictures on Linkedin in case you're interested of of that of that trip. 01:01:42.000 --> 01:01:45.000 You have to align the strategic work. 01:01:45.000 --> 01:01:50.000 To the facilities master Plan. These cannot operate separate from each other. 01:01:50.000 --> 01:01:53.000 So it's interestingly. 01:01:53.000 --> 01:01:55.000 We've also hired lines. 01:01:55.000 --> 01:01:59.000 Similar to Hawaii. To do this work. 01:01:59.000 --> 01:02:02.000 And that work has to be. 01:02:02.000 --> 01:02:06.000 Then it has to have short term and long term. 01:02:06.000 --> 01:02:10.000 And our priorities also have to be right. 01:02:10.000 --> 01:02:15.000 Because we still need to make investments in students and financial aid. And we can prioritize. 01:02:15.000 --> 01:02:22.000 Facilities at certain moments over some of our big priorities, too. So I think that's important to say. Also. 01:02:22.000 --> 01:02:27.000 So the answer to that question is, you don't solve 1 billion dollars. 01:02:27.000 --> 01:02:39.000 Overnight. We have to assess what's in that 1 billion dollars profile. What are we going to need 5 years from now? Because you don't want to make investments in something that you that's just gonna come down in 5 years. 01:02:39.000 --> 01:02:43.000 And so you've got to understand what that long term plan is. 01:02:43.000 --> 01:02:53.000 And how it aligns. Sustainability is one of the core tenement of sorry, not tenement. Obviously I was a history major, one of those core tenants of of. 01:02:53.000 --> 01:02:54.000 Of the Strategic Plan. 01:02:54.000 --> 01:02:59.000 And so that's what we've got to do as a community is, we've got to make sure. 01:02:59.000 --> 01:03:01.000 That we are aligning our strategic. 01:03:01.000 --> 01:03:09.000 With our facilities now on our campus. We hadn't done a master plan in 20 years. Now I know you've recently done one. 01:03:09.000 --> 01:03:12.000 But quite frankly, that should have gone. 01:03:12.000 --> 01:03:14.000 On before on my campus, and. 01:03:14.000 --> 01:03:20.000 And so we tomorrow is the one thing that's guarant we is. Tomorrow's gonna come. 01:03:20.000 --> 01:03:22.000 And so we have to articulate. 01:03:22.000 --> 01:03:26.000 That alignment between the strategic plan. 01:03:26.000 --> 01:03:29.000 And the facilities master Plan. 01:03:29.000 --> 01:03:33.000 And I think that's what's been lacking in higher. Ed for some time. 01:03:33.000 --> 01:03:38.000 My Alma Mater Michigan, just recently released a plan that aligned strategic plan. 01:03:38.000 --> 01:03:46.000 And their facilities, operations and deferred maintenance plan. That's where we need to be. 01:03:46.000 --> 01:03:50.000 This next question is related to the last. 01:03:50.000 --> 01:03:56.000 U has autonomy yet we have some members in our State legislature who want to. 01:03:56.000 --> 01:04:05.000 What we do with our budget and operations. How would you decide how much energy should be given to their directives? 01:04:05.000 --> 01:04:07.000 Well, I I 1st I think. 01:04:07.000 --> 01:04:10.000 There is a set of of. 01:04:10.000 --> 01:04:12.000 Stakeholders in. 01:04:12.000 --> 01:04:15.000 The Legislature, Senate, Side House, side. 01:04:15.000 --> 01:04:19.000 That we need to build relationships with. And I wish I could start right now. 01:04:19.000 --> 01:04:23.000 But we're not through the process yet. 01:04:23.000 --> 01:04:27.000 So I I we I need to sit down and understand. 01:04:27.000 --> 01:04:31.000 Because you can read and civil beat, and you can read and. 01:04:31.000 --> 01:04:35.000 In the papers and the blogs that about that relationship. 01:04:35.000 --> 01:04:38.000 But I really need to take measure of those conversations in person. 01:04:38.000 --> 01:04:40.000 They need to take measure of us. 01:04:40.000 --> 01:04:43.000 And so that that's really where that work starts. 01:04:43.000 --> 01:04:46.000 Is understanding that and working with your team. 01:04:46.000 --> 01:04:49.000 Working with the team. 01:04:49.000 --> 01:04:51.000 Working with our relations folks. 01:04:51.000 --> 01:04:55.000 And understanding. What what those priorities are. Cause, you know I've read the news clippings. 01:04:55.000 --> 01:05:01.000 Right. I've I've read them and so that's really where that work has to start. 01:05:01.000 --> 01:05:03.000 And then being able to make the case. 01:05:03.000 --> 01:05:07.000 To legislators. What's critical for our campuses. 01:05:07.000 --> 01:05:09.000 What are the critical needs. 01:05:09.000 --> 01:05:12.000 One of the things, and and I understand that. 01:05:12.000 --> 01:05:16.000 President Simone back in the 80 s. 01:05:16.000 --> 01:05:20.000 Had his his critics, including Dr. Trask. 01:05:20.000 --> 01:05:25.000 Head critics. But one of the things that you see from his leadership was he was able to increase. 01:05:25.000 --> 01:05:28.000 Each year, 5 to 5 to 9%. 01:05:28.000 --> 01:05:32.000 Over prior administrations support from the legislature. 01:05:32.000 --> 01:05:35.000 So how can we channel? 01:05:35.000 --> 01:05:37.000 That. 01:05:37.000 --> 01:05:40.000 How can we channel that skill that he had. 01:05:40.000 --> 01:05:44.000 So that we can channel 01:05:44.000 --> 01:05:47.000 His his foresight. 01:05:47.000 --> 01:05:49.000 On that front. 01:05:49.000 --> 01:05:52.000 To create more opportunities across our campuses. 01:05:52.000 --> 01:05:54.000 We gotta build those relationships. 01:05:54.000 --> 01:05:56.000 And make those asks. 01:05:56.000 --> 01:05:58.000 One of the things. 01:05:58.000 --> 01:06:02.000 I want to be critical of my current institution. 01:06:02.000 --> 01:06:07.000 But sometimes we haven't articulated in the strongest terms. 01:06:07.000 --> 01:06:09.000 What would resonate. 01:06:09.000 --> 01:06:12.000 With a legislator. 01:06:12.000 --> 01:06:18.000 You got to think about what legislators are thinking about? They're thinking about. They want to go back home to their district. 01:06:18.000 --> 01:06:21.000 And they wanna say, Look, we did X. 01:06:21.000 --> 01:06:29.000 And so how do we work with legislators? So that when they go back home to their district they can say, Here's what I'm doing with 01:06:29.000 --> 01:06:33.000 We want to give them easy wins and projects. 01:06:33.000 --> 01:06:37.000 That are gonna be valuable to our campus and our institution. 01:06:37.000 --> 01:06:40.000 Campuses in our institution, the system. 01:06:40.000 --> 01:06:55.000 Last year mono brought in 465 million dollars in extramural funding. Can you share your experience with supporting research and the value research provides to the educational experience. Yes. 01:06:55.000 --> 01:07:00.000 So, as you, as you know, I have been in an r 1 au. 01:07:00.000 --> 01:07:02.000 I've been in an r. 1. Land. 01:07:02.000 --> 01:07:05.000 I have been at a system. Msi. 01:07:05.000 --> 01:07:07.000 I've also been at an R 2. 01:07:07.000 --> 01:07:12.000 That's giving me very different perspectives on this particular topic. 01:07:12.000 --> 01:07:15.000 Being an r. 1 au the University of Texas at Austin. 01:07:15.000 --> 01:07:18.000 Being at r. 1 land grant by the University of Kentucky. 01:07:18.000 --> 01:07:24.000 The key is making sure that faculty have the support to pursue. Knowledge. 01:07:24.000 --> 01:07:27.000 How we provide 01:07:27.000 --> 01:07:33.000 Pre-support, how we create the infrastructure. 01:07:33.000 --> 01:07:38.000 How do we support the financials on grants after they come in. 01:07:38.000 --> 01:07:43.000 How do we make sure that all of our financial processes. 01:07:43.000 --> 01:07:51.000 Are efficient, so that faculty are motivated and incentivized to bring dollars to the campus. 01:07:51.000 --> 01:07:56.000 So what we wanna be able to do is really facilitate for faculty. The ability. 01:07:56.000 --> 01:07:58.000 And the incentive to go after. 01:07:58.000 --> 01:08:01.000 funding. 01:08:01.000 --> 01:08:04.000 More, 600 million dollars. 01:08:04.000 --> 01:08:07.000 And so, how can we support faculty? A new. 01:08:07.000 --> 01:08:15.000 Ways to bring research opportunities to here. And I think one of the other things here, too, that I want to talk about. I want to add in here. 01:08:15.000 --> 01:08:21.000 Is there a lot of funders that are allowing us now to put undergraduate research. 01:08:21.000 --> 01:08:24.000 Students into grants. 01:08:24.000 --> 01:08:28.000 And so that's something I think I will hope become part of our culture. 01:08:28.000 --> 01:08:32.000 Is, how do we grow that next generation. 01:08:32.000 --> 01:08:40.000 Of researchers. I would not be standing before you here today if I hadn't had that opportunity. As an undergraduate researcher at the University of Michigan. 01:08:40.000 --> 01:08:45.000 So it's not just about whether the infrastructure that we we should provide and the support we should provide. 01:08:45.000 --> 01:08:50.000 But how are we going to create that next generation of researchers. 01:08:50.000 --> 01:08:54.000 The next faculty members for our system. 01:08:54.000 --> 01:08:57.000 Folks who are invested in this place. 01:08:57.000 --> 01:08:59.000 And so I would love to see. 01:08:59.000 --> 01:09:02.000 A system-wide initiative. 01:09:02.000 --> 01:09:04.000 Where we're doing undergraduate research. 01:09:04.000 --> 01:09:06.000 Across institutions. 01:09:06.000 --> 01:09:12.000 Community College, Gila West Oahu. That is one of the roles that I think system. 01:09:12.000 --> 01:09:17.000 Could take on is a new undergraduate research opportunity park. Now, I wanna say. 01:09:17.000 --> 01:09:20.000 I think all ideas have to be run through the traps. 01:09:20.000 --> 01:09:27.000 We have to engage with communities around ideas. I'm not proposing solutions today. 01:09:27.000 --> 01:09:30.000 I'm just talking about ideas that we can mull over. 01:09:30.000 --> 01:09:35.000 Some people may love the idea and a system-wide undergraduate research program. Others may not. 01:09:35.000 --> 01:09:43.000 But that's where we go to communities. That's where that relationship with the students, the students and I agree to meet regularly. 01:09:43.000 --> 01:09:45.000 That's where we go to Faculty Senate. 01:09:45.000 --> 01:09:51.000 And we'll we'll do cascades of conversation around different ideas that are coming into us. 01:09:51.000 --> 01:09:53.000 From community and from different parts. 01:09:53.000 --> 01:09:55.000 Of of the system. 01:09:55.000 --> 01:09:58.000 So couple thoughts there, one. 01:09:58.000 --> 01:10:02.000 The typical answer, which is, how do we develop better infrastructure. 01:10:02.000 --> 01:10:04.000 The other part of that answer is. 01:10:04.000 --> 01:10:11.000 How do we create the future researchers? And how do we get them involved with your projects? 01:10:11.000 --> 01:10:14.000 Mahalo, doctor. This next question reads. 01:10:14.000 --> 01:10:21.000 Well, Hello! For your words of commitment to this place with all due respect. Why should we trust your words. 01:10:21.000 --> 01:10:28.000 Can you tell us how you've been an ally to other indigenous populations in your current or past work? 01:10:28.000 --> 01:10:31.000 No, don't trust me. 01:10:31.000 --> 01:10:33.000 Call the indigenous. 01:10:33.000 --> 01:10:35.000 At my institution, call them. 01:10:35.000 --> 01:10:42.000 Reach out to them, reach out to the indigenous students at my institution. Don't trust me. 01:10:42.000 --> 01:10:45.000 Call home and. 01:10:45.000 --> 01:10:48.000 It's my hope. 01:10:48.000 --> 01:10:52.000 That they will talk about the work that we're doing together. I think. 01:10:52.000 --> 01:10:55.000 The other measure of this word. 01:10:55.000 --> 01:10:59.000 How this work is. If our Kuliana. 01:10:59.000 --> 01:11:01.000 Is being fulfilled. 01:11:01.000 --> 01:11:04.000 It will be reflected in the community's response. 01:11:04.000 --> 01:11:09.000 To the Presidency, being welcome to share in spaces. 01:11:09.000 --> 01:11:14.000 Well, tell us a lot about our actions. 01:11:14.000 --> 01:11:17.000 We must be guided by Aloha, and respect. 01:11:17.000 --> 01:11:20.000 And if that work resonates with the people of this place. 01:11:20.000 --> 01:11:26.000 Then they will accept the presence. 01:11:26.000 --> 01:11:34.000 Thank you. This next question from our in-person audience. What is the role of athletics at U. 01:11:34.000 --> 01:11:39.000 This is the 1st athletics question we've had. 01:11:39.000 --> 01:11:43.000 I love it so, you know. 01:11:43.000 --> 01:11:45.000 And this is this is this is a. 01:11:45.000 --> 01:11:48.000 Rapidly changing environment. 01:11:48.000 --> 01:11:50.000 I was 01:11:50.000 --> 01:11:52.000 Taking a look at the bookstore. 01:11:52.000 --> 01:11:58.000 At Hilo. I've looked at the bookstore here. One of the interesting things that is happening. 01:11:58.000 --> 01:12:03.000 Is that you can now get your T-shirts or Jersey printed. 01:12:03.000 --> 01:12:06.000 With the players from our teams. 01:12:06.000 --> 01:12:10.000 Proceeds from that go to those. 01:12:10.000 --> 01:12:12.000 Student, athletes. 01:12:12.000 --> 01:12:17.000 I remember, when I was at Michigan, that the athletes. 01:12:17.000 --> 01:12:20.000 Didn't have all the resources that they needed. 01:12:20.000 --> 01:12:25.000 And it's a different environment. Now. 01:12:25.000 --> 01:12:27.000 As you saw Conference. 01:12:27.000 --> 01:12:29.000 Expansion. I think you tap. 01:12:29.000 --> 01:12:32.000 Joined our conference today or recently. 01:12:32.000 --> 01:12:35.000 See some head shaking. I'm hearing that. 01:12:35.000 --> 01:12:37.000 So a conference, realignment. 01:12:37.000 --> 01:12:40.000 We're seeing dramatic changes. 01:12:40.000 --> 01:12:43.000 You saw the pack? 12. 01:12:43.000 --> 01:12:46.000 Fell apart in a matter of weeks. 01:12:46.000 --> 01:12:51.000 And so there's this is a moment of very rapid. 01:12:51.000 --> 01:12:55.000 Change. And so I'm just gonna be really frank here. 01:12:55.000 --> 01:12:58.000 We have to decide as a community. 01:12:58.000 --> 01:13:01.000 Whether we want to have elite. 01:13:01.000 --> 01:13:04.000 Athletic programs. 01:13:04.000 --> 01:13:11.000 And what that's going to take is our community being involved in new and different ways and supporting student athletes. 01:13:11.000 --> 01:13:14.000 What it's going to take. To be quite frank. 01:13:14.000 --> 01:13:17.000 Is some type of revenue sharing. 01:13:17.000 --> 01:13:23.000 With athletes. I understand that what I'm saying right now, especially for some scholars, is very difficult. 01:13:23.000 --> 01:13:25.000 For us to digest. 01:13:25.000 --> 01:13:29.000 Because sports in 2,004, and the. 01:13:29.000 --> 01:13:33.000 Collegiate atmosphere is very different now, but it's important. 01:13:33.000 --> 01:13:37.000 Because those students are ambassadors. 01:13:37.000 --> 01:13:43.000 When they play Ucla or Michigan. We get a lot of visibility. 01:13:43.000 --> 01:13:49.000 Those students work very hard at their craft. Sometimes from sun up to sundown. 01:13:49.000 --> 01:13:53.000 We're setting records for Team Gpas on our campus. 01:13:53.000 --> 01:13:56.000 Because of the supports that we're providing to those students. 01:13:56.000 --> 01:13:59.000 But this is a rapidly changing environment. 01:13:59.000 --> 01:14:02.000 And so we have got to find ways. 01:14:02.000 --> 01:14:07.000 To think creatively and provide support. Now the stadium is a big problem. 01:14:07.000 --> 01:14:12.000 That's a big problem. And so it's it's gonna be very important for us. 01:14:12.000 --> 01:14:16.000 As a community to work with the legislature. 01:14:16.000 --> 01:14:22.000 And think about what other possibilities there are for a stadium. Besides, just our football team. 01:14:22.000 --> 01:14:24.000 And whether it's housing or. 01:14:24.000 --> 01:14:32.000 Partnerships. And so these. There is no easy solutions here. Otherwise they would have been enacted already. 01:14:32.000 --> 01:14:39.000 But I think these are some concepts that we need to think about. 01:14:39.000 --> 01:14:59.000 Mahalo doctor. We have a little less than about 10 min, because we'd like to reserve some time at the very end for you to offer some closing remarks and apologies in advance, if we will not be able to get to your questions. But we appreciate those coming in from our audiences, both in person and online. 01:14:59.000 --> 01:15:10.000 This next question doctor reads regarding the humanities, how important do you feel the humanities are, and what would you do to augment existing programs. 01:15:10.000 --> 01:15:13.000 Another question that I love. 01:15:13.000 --> 01:15:15.000 So I'm a humanities degree. 01:15:15.000 --> 01:15:21.000 Now I ended up in public policy and education, but I started as a history Major. 01:15:21.000 --> 01:15:26.000 The hannies are really really important, and I think part of our challenge is that. 01:15:26.000 --> 01:15:31.000 When students come to the university, they're thinking to themselves, well. 01:15:31.000 --> 01:15:36.000 I'm pre-med, or pre-law, or pre, etc. And maybe philosophy is not the first.st 01:15:36.000 --> 01:15:41.000 Thing on their mind or history is not the 1st major on their mind. 01:15:41.000 --> 01:15:43.000 Our arts and science. 01:15:43.000 --> 01:15:52.000 Colleges across the United States have really taken a hit to enrollment, and I think part of that is how we communicate about what options have. 01:15:52.000 --> 01:15:56.000 Turns out that philosophy majors have a really high average salary. 01:15:56.000 --> 01:15:59.000 Compared to many majors. 01:15:59.000 --> 01:16:02.000 Really high for a lot of different reasons. 01:16:02.000 --> 01:16:05.000 And so what we have to be able to do is we have to have. 01:16:05.000 --> 01:16:08.000 Organized storytelling. 01:16:08.000 --> 01:16:16.000 Around the humanities, so that students understand the value of that work. And this is really important for teacher education, too. 01:16:16.000 --> 01:16:22.000 Because they manage programs are often the backbone of some of our especially high school and secondary. 01:16:22.000 --> 01:16:25.000 Programs. And so these things go together. 01:16:25.000 --> 01:16:38.000 And so the challenges is that you get history classes or philosophy classes or other humanities, classes where, because our cohorts are small, we can't offer the classes that we wanna offer, or if we offer them sometimes they're very small, and they may get canceled. 01:16:38.000 --> 01:16:40.000 And so we have to have an articulated. 01:16:40.000 --> 01:16:42.000 Strategy, of how. 01:16:42.000 --> 01:16:47.000 The humanities is going to have a Renaissance. 01:16:47.000 --> 01:16:55.000 In the next 5 years. Now this is really important, because when I was meeting with Apple a couple of weeks ago, maybe more than weeks at this point. 01:16:55.000 --> 01:17:02.000 I've been talking to them about spatial computing, and where we were headed in higher education, with spatial computing. 01:17:02.000 --> 01:17:06.000 They made the point to me that they don't just hire the computer science types. 01:17:06.000 --> 01:17:09.000 They hire the humanities, types. 01:17:09.000 --> 01:17:12.000 Because when they're putting together their project teams. 01:17:12.000 --> 01:17:16.000 They need creative thinkers. We need the folks that can write the code. 01:17:16.000 --> 01:17:24.000 Etc. Would your parents know that their kid, if they get a philosophy, Major, that they're gonna get hired at Apple or have a shot at that. 01:17:24.000 --> 01:17:28.000 They may not know that, so we also need to profile our alumni. 01:17:28.000 --> 01:17:31.000 From our different humanities programs and our social and new media. 01:17:31.000 --> 01:17:35.000 Tell their stories so that students can see, okay. 01:17:35.000 --> 01:17:43.000 If I get a history, Major, I just might just might have an opportunity to be president of the University of Hawaii. One day. 01:17:43.000 --> 01:17:46.000 And so we have to do. We have to tell story. 01:17:46.000 --> 01:17:51.000 We have to inform parents and students, I think about the Steve Jobs story. Many of you probably heard this. 01:17:51.000 --> 01:17:54.000 But he took a 01:17:54.000 --> 01:18:02.000 Calligraphy class, and I think Foothill College don't quote me on the exact place, but I think which is a community college near Stanford. 01:18:02.000 --> 01:18:04.000 And that's why we have fonts on our computers today. 01:18:04.000 --> 01:18:09.000 Did he draw a straight line from taking that calligraphy class to. 01:18:09.000 --> 01:18:12.000 Changing the world with fonts and our computers. I don't think so. 01:18:12.000 --> 01:18:17.000 But that's the kind of work that we have to do is we have to tell story about. 01:18:17.000 --> 01:18:26.000 What your life can look like and what the opportunities are humanities. Scholar, I actually have the humanity center in my portfolio currently. 01:18:26.000 --> 01:18:31.000 And one of the exciting things that they're doing. And this is kind of a side point. But I really wanna talk about this. 01:18:31.000 --> 01:18:35.000 Is, we're doing a prison education. 01:18:35.000 --> 01:18:42.000 In cold water, Michigan. And I mean, I'm gonna tell you, in the Humanity center is doing this work. They're teaching a generalities degree. There. 01:18:42.000 --> 01:18:51.000 And I had the opportunity to go speak to those students, and I gave them my Harvard Education Review paper about the representation of people of color and social studies in Texas. 01:18:51.000 --> 01:18:53.000 It's about 10 years old. 01:18:53.000 --> 01:18:56.000 Tell you those prisoners. 01:18:56.000 --> 01:19:01.000 Those incar, and that's not the right way to say those incarcerated folks. 01:19:01.000 --> 01:19:06.000 When that article, so carefully, more than any other student ever did, made me cry. 01:19:06.000 --> 01:19:09.000 I'm known to shed a tear now and then. Almost it just now. 01:19:09.000 --> 01:19:14.000 That's how passionate. And the Humanity Center is leading that work. 01:19:14.000 --> 01:19:18.000 Why can't we do that here, too. 01:19:18.000 --> 01:19:20.000 Thank you so much for your response. 01:19:20.000 --> 01:19:26.000 The next question for you, Dr. Reads, based on what you have learned or know. 01:19:26.000 --> 01:19:32.000 Please describe the relationship you hope to build system and manoa. 01:19:32.000 --> 01:19:35.000 Right. 01:19:35.000 --> 01:19:37.000 While each of the campuses in the system. 01:19:37.000 --> 01:19:41.000 Has a unique importance. Special place. 01:19:41.000 --> 01:19:43.000 The community colleges have. 01:19:43.000 --> 01:19:45.000 An important role. 01:19:45.000 --> 01:19:49.000 Whether it be around technical work or career work. 01:19:49.000 --> 01:19:51.000 And and sometimes what happens. 01:19:51.000 --> 01:19:58.000 Is, students go, and they do technical work. And then they say to themselves, You know what I can do this college thing. 01:19:58.000 --> 01:20:02.000 I might want to go on the Hilo. I might want to go into Wasa or Manoa. 01:20:02.000 --> 01:20:06.000 And that's important. I'm gonna tell you what's really interesting is if you look at the data. 01:20:06.000 --> 01:20:13.000 The transfer graduation rate is actually higher than the 1st time student graduation rate at Manila. 01:20:13.000 --> 01:20:20.000 Which tells me that the institutions that they're coming from actually doing a pretty damn good job. 01:20:20.000 --> 01:20:23.000 Preparing those students to to come here when they do come. 01:20:23.000 --> 01:20:25.000 I think that's that's pretty exciting. 01:20:25.000 --> 01:20:31.000 So a system offers us the opportunity to off to have a spectrum. 01:20:31.000 --> 01:20:34.000 Of opportunities for students. 01:20:34.000 --> 01:20:40.000 The type of student that is interested in West Oahu may be different than the type of student that interested in Manoa. 01:20:40.000 --> 01:20:43.000 The type of student that might come from California. 01:20:43.000 --> 01:20:54.000 Might be interested in one of the different campuses because of the unique things that are offered there. And that's what's beautiful about the system. But I do think that there's important areas for articulation. Let me give you an example. 01:20:54.000 --> 01:20:57.000 I was at Leeward College, and they were telling me. 01:20:57.000 --> 01:21:08.000 That the teachers program has a 3 plus one. Of course we know what a 3 plus one is. It means 3 years in one institution and then a plus one in another institution. Right? That's a 3 plus one. 01:21:08.000 --> 01:21:13.000 Well, it turns out that this teacher education program you do 3 years at leeward, and then that plus one, is that. 01:21:13.000 --> 01:21:16.000 Shamanaut, Shaman. 01:21:16.000 --> 01:21:19.000 Why are our students going from leeward. 01:21:19.000 --> 01:21:22.000 The Shamanov. Why are they not going to West Oahu? 01:21:22.000 --> 01:21:25.000 Why are they not going to 01:21:25.000 --> 01:21:27.000 Hilo, or even here to Manila. 01:21:27.000 --> 01:21:30.000 And so we also had to think about the articulation. 01:21:30.000 --> 01:21:34.000 We want those students to stay in our family, in our, in our institutions. 01:21:34.000 --> 01:21:38.000 Now all no disrespect to Shamano. 01:21:38.000 --> 01:21:41.000 But that? And so I asked, well, why is that the case? 01:21:41.000 --> 01:21:45.000 Well, 10 years ago a decision was made, and that's just. 01:21:45.000 --> 01:21:54.000 How this is functioned. And so those are the places where we need to think about and work with faculty around articulations, so that we have pipelines. 01:21:54.000 --> 01:21:57.000 And this work, and no one asked me a question about enrollment. 01:21:57.000 --> 01:22:01.000 Or how we work with communities or these types of things. 01:22:01.000 --> 01:22:03.000 Maybe we'll have another opportunity to talk about that. 01:22:03.000 --> 01:22:11.000 But my point here is that we want to be able to create pipelines into our institutions, either from the early colleges, from the community colleges. 01:22:11.000 --> 01:22:19.000 We know that Minoano have more capacity and more opportunity. I'm sorry Hilo and Wasa have more capacity. 01:22:19.000 --> 01:22:23.000 And so we've got to think about how we articulate these relationships better. 01:22:23.000 --> 01:22:28.000 And I'm gonna say one more thing. Students should not be disappearing from our institutions. 01:22:28.000 --> 01:22:32.000 I asked the students that I've met along the way. 01:22:32.000 --> 01:22:35.000 Were there students when you were a freshman, that you don't know where they are now. 01:22:35.000 --> 01:22:38.000 Yes? I asked. Faculty other students. 01:22:38.000 --> 01:22:41.000 That disappeared from your class, and you don't know where they are now. 01:22:41.000 --> 01:22:48.000 The answer was, yes. One of the things that we've been able to do is really focus in on student success. 01:22:48.000 --> 01:22:51.000 What do I mean? We are using big data. 01:22:51.000 --> 01:22:56.000 And people power to make sure that we know what's going on with every single student. 01:22:56.000 --> 01:22:59.000 Our students had 25,000. 01:22:59.000 --> 01:23:06.000 Challenges last year you're saying, well, what are you talking about? We know that they're having. They had 25. Whether it was midterm. 01:23:06.000 --> 01:23:14.000 Food, insecurity, homelessness, a health issue in parking tickets, $17,000 that they owed the University. 01:23:14.000 --> 01:23:18.000 We know what's going on with each student. 01:23:18.000 --> 01:23:25.000 So a lot of institutions, we had the quantitative data. We know what the retention rate is, the graduation rate. We don't know why we don't have the qualitative data. 01:23:25.000 --> 01:23:27.000 And so now, because we know that. 01:23:27.000 --> 01:23:32.000 We can address the issue, the specific issues that each students have. 01:23:32.000 --> 01:23:37.000 We can. We can connect them with the part of the university that can address the food, insecurity. 01:23:37.000 --> 01:23:45.000 They can address the homeless. They can address the $200 parking tickets. Actually, I can just pick up the phone and call it a parking and say, Can you take care of this? So we can get the student registered. 01:23:45.000 --> 01:23:48.000 And so these are the. This is the kind of articulation. 01:23:48.000 --> 01:23:56.000 That Arizona state has. They have 7 instances of salesforce. They use big data to help their students succeed. 01:23:56.000 --> 01:24:02.000 And so that is the modern approaches. The student. Success is us knowing what's going on with each student. 01:24:02.000 --> 01:24:10.000 And marshalling the resources of the institution to address that issue. We can do that here, and we can do that in the 1st year. 01:24:10.000 --> 01:24:16.000 And systems should have an important role, because I don't think the Provost wants me to send them a bill for a million dollars for salesforce. 01:24:16.000 --> 01:24:24.000 No, I don't think so. And so that's work that we can do. As a system. We can have an instance of salesforce that is focused on student success. 01:24:24.000 --> 01:24:27.000 So that we know what's going on with each student. 01:24:27.000 --> 01:24:34.000 And I'm gonna just stick this in here. I know you didn't ask this question. But this is really important. We also need to use big data to understand how to recruit students. 01:24:34.000 --> 01:24:38.000 And be recruiting them like we would recruit a quarterback for high school. 01:24:38.000 --> 01:24:43.000 And as students come onto our campus, we collect information and we ask them, what would you like to major in. 01:24:43.000 --> 01:24:49.000 History. Okay, so that means that over the next 4 years we're gonna talk to you about studying history. 01:24:49.000 --> 01:25:00.000 At Manoa or some other another campus, right? And so that work has to be articulated. That's what the University of Cincinnati is doing. That's what Arizona State is doing. 01:25:00.000 --> 01:25:03.000 Is, they have very articulated efforts. 01:25:03.000 --> 01:25:10.000 So that they know they're they don't go out and just buy names from testing companies and then try to cold. Call those folks. 01:25:10.000 --> 01:25:19.000 They have been recruiting those students for a long period of time, and the 1st institution that comes to mind is Manoa, the 1st institution that come to mind is West Hilo. 01:25:19.000 --> 01:25:21.000 They're not thinking about unlv. 01:25:21.000 --> 01:25:24.000 They're thinking about the University of. 01:25:24.000 --> 01:25:30.000 And so that's important work that we could get done, and we can get done fast. 01:25:30.000 --> 01:25:32.000 And, doctor, it looks like we. 01:25:32.000 --> 01:25:37.000 Are now to our final question. We have about. 01:25:37.000 --> 01:25:43.000 Maybe 3 min left before we open it up to you for closing remarks. 01:25:43.000 --> 01:25:50.000 It reads, how will you advance the University's Land grant Mission. 01:25:50.000 --> 01:25:55.000 Great. Thank you for that question. This is actually one of the questions I've been thinking about. 01:25:55.000 --> 01:25:56.000 Having been at. 01:25:56.000 --> 01:26:00.000 Land grant at the University of Kentucky. 01:26:00.000 --> 01:26:05.000 So I want to tell you the 3 things that I thought about. Okay. So 1st is. 01:26:05.000 --> 01:26:11.000 I'm on base learning, integrating Hawaiian knowledge and systems with a cutting edge. Research. 01:26:11.000 --> 01:26:13.000 Gives us a competitive advantage. 01:26:13.000 --> 01:26:19.000 Most land grants are not thinking about that. In fact, I want to tell you a piece of very sorted history. 01:26:19.000 --> 01:26:23.000 It turns out that most land grants the land that was purchased for land. 01:26:23.000 --> 01:26:29.000 Was purchased by the sale of very specific native American land. 01:26:29.000 --> 01:26:31.000 So I don't know if you knew that. 01:26:31.000 --> 01:26:35.000 It's really part of the really challenging history of land grants. 01:26:35.000 --> 01:26:40.000 And they're they're actually websites which parcels were sold. 01:26:40.000 --> 01:26:42.000 To buy the land for Michigan State. 01:26:42.000 --> 01:26:45.000 etc. So I think that's important to say. 01:26:45.000 --> 01:26:52.000 Experiential learning. This is one of the core competencies that we have to have in the AI. 01:26:52.000 --> 01:27:00.000 How do we give students the actual experiences? Because AI can't give you experiences? It can only give you information. 01:27:00.000 --> 01:27:03.000 And so, as AI starts to integrate itself into universities. 01:27:03.000 --> 01:27:08.000 What's going to make us special is the experiences that students have. 01:27:08.000 --> 01:27:16.000 With the aviation program at Honolulu Community College, the actual experiences on campus, and not just that. The experience of being a student. 01:27:16.000 --> 01:27:20.000 The sororities, the football, because they can just go to school online. 01:27:20.000 --> 01:27:25.000 So they wanna have that experience, that life experience. I think that's another thing to say. 01:27:25.000 --> 01:27:31.000 And then 2, we need to expand outreach. I actually am the son of an extension agent. Anybody in here from extension. 01:27:31.000 --> 01:27:34.000 Anybody, nobody. 01:27:34.000 --> 01:27:39.000 Oh, there's 1 in the back. My my father was actually the Ingham County extension. 01:27:39.000 --> 01:27:45.000 And this is part of that Land Grant Mission which is working with communities, agriculture. 01:27:45.000 --> 01:27:47.000 Farmers. That's an important part. 01:27:47.000 --> 01:27:52.000 And something I truly believe in. And that extension work. 01:27:52.000 --> 01:27:55.000 Works with rural folks, it works with. 01:27:55.000 --> 01:27:59.000 People who are members of orchid clubs and. 01:27:59.000 --> 01:28:04.000 Of a a flower. Clubs and communities. 01:28:04.000 --> 01:28:22.000 So I think it's important that we emphasize that extension work and empowering local residents to address challenges that they're facing like climate change and sustainable resource management, economic development. We have to focus on the important issues of our time. 01:28:22.000 --> 01:28:24.000 I think we all have seen. 01:28:24.000 --> 01:28:29.000 The devastation that's happened in North Carolina. 01:28:29.000 --> 01:28:33.000 And Florida, and and the path of the storm. 01:28:33.000 --> 01:28:40.000 It's up to us and our in our land. Grant, Michigan, and our Land Grant Mission. 01:28:40.000 --> 01:28:45.000 To really attack the big problems of our age. 01:28:45.000 --> 01:28:58.000 And on that note, before we offer a time, Doctor, for some closing remarks. How about a live call for Dr. Julian Vazquez? Highly. 01:28:58.000 --> 01:29:07.000 And at this time, doctor, any closing, but not all or thoughts that you'd like to share. Thank you. Thank you for this opportunity. 01:29:07.000 --> 01:29:10.000 To conclude, I'd like to 1st say. 01:29:10.000 --> 01:29:14.000 Mojo. So all the 01:29:14.000 --> 01:29:19.000 Folks that have been traveling with me since very early this morning. 01:29:19.000 --> 01:29:24.000 Morning, Kayla, Dan, Yvonne, Lorena, and Christine. Thank you for your tireless efforts behind the scenes. 01:29:24.000 --> 01:29:27.000 I also wanna thank all the folks here on this campus. 01:29:27.000 --> 01:29:30.000 That have made this. 01:29:30.000 --> 01:29:34.000 Opportunity possible, this visit possible. Thank you for your commitment. 01:29:34.000 --> 01:29:37.000 To the system and being here today. 01:29:37.000 --> 01:29:41.000 I would say we probably had a hundred or so folks here today. 01:29:41.000 --> 01:29:45.000 Absolutely incredible. Thank you for joining us for those of you that are online. 01:29:45.000 --> 01:29:47.000 Also. Thank you. 01:29:47.000 --> 01:29:53.000 So in addition to this conversation today, the system has also C-v's online. 01:29:53.000 --> 01:30:13.000 I welcome you to go to the search website. I didn't walk down my Cv. Today, and I hope you will take a look. But I've sought to narrate my academic background, but also include very detailed information about what our teams have accomplished for communities and leadership roles in California, Kentucky, and Michigan. 01:30:13.000 --> 01:30:19.000 So please, if you're interested in more sort of data, if you're a data kind of person, please go there. 01:30:19.000 --> 01:30:22.000 But my focus today has been on the deeper values. 01:30:22.000 --> 01:30:26.000 Specifically conveyed and prioritized by the community. 01:30:26.000 --> 01:30:30.000 The Presidential Search Advisory Committee. 01:30:30.000 --> 01:30:32.000 The regions. 01:30:32.000 --> 01:30:35.000 These values must guide our leadership. 01:30:35.000 --> 01:30:37.000 In the Academy. 01:30:37.000 --> 01:30:39.000 China, kupuna, oana. 01:30:39.000 --> 01:30:42.000 Kulayana, Aloha. 01:30:42.000 --> 01:30:45.000 And deep commitment to community. 01:30:45.000 --> 01:30:48.000 Maya Angelou once said, you don't often remember. 01:30:48.000 --> 01:30:51.000 What someone said. You just remember. 01:30:51.000 --> 01:30:55.000 How you felt. And so what I want to tell you today is that this. 01:30:55.000 --> 01:30:58.000 Well, it's not a job. 01:30:58.000 --> 01:31:01.000 It's not work, it's love. 01:31:01.000 --> 01:31:03.000 It's love for community. 01:31:03.000 --> 01:31:06.000 And love for the people we serve. 01:31:06.000 --> 01:31:09.000 To end. I'd like to share a haiku. 01:31:09.000 --> 01:31:11.000 Guided by our roots. 01:31:11.000 --> 01:31:14.000 We rise with hope and purpose. 01:31:14.000 --> 01:31:17.000 Tomorrow! Oh, wait. 01:31:17.000 --> 01:31:23.000 Thank you. 01:31:23.000 --> 01:31:27.000 Oh, and we're gonna have you wait right there, doctor. 01:31:27.000 --> 01:31:31.000 We'll just help you. We'll call you Mahalois. 01:31:31.000 --> 01:31:37.000 Another round of applause for our President finalist, Dr. Julian Vasquez. Highlight. 01:31:37.000 --> 01:31:39.000 Drake in my lamello, and. 01:31:39.000 --> 01:31:48.000 You know, before we depart, another reminder on behalf of the board of Regents. They're asking for plenty of feedback from students, faculty staff. 01:31:48.000 --> 01:31:52.000 And the general public, which they say will be critical. 01:31:52.000 --> 01:31:56.000 As they undergo deliberations to make a final selection. 01:31:56.000 --> 01:32:04.000 2 ways to do that again. Another reminder. You can always head over to the president, search the online survey form. 01:32:04.000 --> 01:32:12.000 That survey will be open until 6 pm. This Friday, and will be kept confidential. You can also provide feedback. 01:32:12.000 --> 01:32:15.000 If you prefer it, to be posted online and made public. 01:32:15.000 --> 01:32:27.000 Submit those comments via email to beor testimony at Hawaii Edu. Those comments will be posted the week prior to the next Special Board meeting scheduled for October 16.th 01:32:27.000 --> 01:32:48.000 As well on behalf of the Board of Regents and the Office of Communications. We, Mahalo, you again, our community colleges as well windward, leeward, Honolulu and Capiolani, as well as west Oahu, for your patience, your time, and aloha! This is Forum number 8. 01:32:48.000 --> 01:33:04.000 And it's truly been a pleasure to be on this journey. We hope everyone gets home safely, and we send you off with warm aloha.