Hi, I'm Gabe Lee, and…
This was a continuation of the meeting on October 16, 2024.
And the board will resume discussions in an executive session as noted on the agenda.
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And this is the continuation of the meeting. On October 16, th 2,024.
And the Board will resume discussions.
After going into executive session.
So we began this process in October of last year.
After President Lasner announced on September 19th his plan to retire at the end of 2,024.
The university.
Has not had to conduct a search.
Or new leader for more than 10 years, and this board understood that conducting a search would be difficult, and there would be naturally a lot of opinions and concerns about who the regents would choose.
To lead our 10 campus system.
After forming a permitted action group.
Consisting of Regents Akitake, Lou Paloma, and myself.
In December of last year. The Board accepted and implemented.
Nearly all the recommendations of.
The Psac.
This included.
Respecting the principles of shared governance by appointing an advisory group of representatives.
From the 4 recognized governance groups.
And those are the all campus council of Faculty, Senate chairs.
University, Hawaii. Staff. University of Hawaii. Student caucus.
And the coal console.
And additional members of the broader community were also added to the Presidential Search Advisory Group.
Administering an online survey launched and.
December 2,023, and asking for.
Input on the qualities of the next President.
We received 2,093 responses.
Which were provided to the psag, as well as the regents.
In spring we advertise and hosted a series of 6 public Forum Statewide, held in person, and virtually with about 565 people attending.
All of this input and feedback gathered through the survey and the forums.
Were used to create.
The position, description, and the presidential profile adopted by the Board.
With the assistance of Whitifer, a national.
Search firm, specializing in higher education. A nationwide search was conducted, and the board received 93 applicants.
From there the Pside began its work.
One of the 1st tasks of the piece was to also review the information from all of the forums, and.
And the surveys, and assist.
The board in the drafting of the public profile and job description, which was approved by the Board of Regents.
After combing through all 93 applicants.
The Pci recommended interviewing a total of 12 semifinalists.
The Board accepted their recommendation, and added one more for a total of 13 applicants to be interviewed.
Over the course of 2 full days 12 candidates were interviewed. One candidate withdrew.
And the Psac interviewed all remaining candidates, and provided the Board with finalists.
The Board also sought candidates with local ties, as it was a priority for some stakeholders, and it was taken into serious consideration.
Some of the semifinalists had strong local ties, but after following the process 3 finalists emerged.
The board, selected.
3. The 3 finalists, on recommendation from the Psac.
But one with Drew from consideration.
The board then named the 2 remaining finalists publicly, and invited both finalists to come to Hawaii, meet and be interviewed by the community and our University.
The finalists were introduced to the community and general public through a series of open houses.
Meet and greet opportunities and public forums, question and answer, sessions.
These were scheduled for the weeks of September 23rd and September 30.th
And each of the 4 counties, moi.
Hawaii and Honolulu.
They answered a wide range of questions, including their interest in and commitment to Hawaii.
And the University for E, and it's 2,003, 2,009. Strategic plan.
More than 1,400 people attended the forums in person and online, and we know that even more watch the forums.
Recordings thereafter.
The candidates also met with campus leadership teams and governance groups.
Everyone else was asked to provide their input on both finalists through confidential surveys and written public testimony to the Board for our consideration.
And the Board has reviewed all of that input.
From key stakeholders and members of the public.
Yesterday an executive session. We interviewed each candidate.
After the interviews we reviewed the feedback.
We have received, including.
Confidential feedback.
And references and due diligence.
That was entrusted to us with that confidentiality.
As Charlie.
Noted in the beginning of our comments. President, is one of the most important, if not the most important, responsibility. The regions have.
Set forth in the Hawaii Constitution, article 10, section 6.
In order to attract and retain the leader, we needed to work with integrity and fairness.
The Board has carefully best practice in the selection process every step of the way. We have also been careful to treat all of the candidates fairly and to uphold confidentiality, so that people would trust the process.
When they put themselves forward for consideration.
We need to cheat each candidate with the dignity and respect they deserve.
That trust is difficult when there's so much at many players with strong opinions about individual applicants and candidates.
We know that no candidate will please everyone, and in that most open, transparent, and manner possible we believe that we are bringing forward the best person to lead the system at this moment. In time.
With full input from the public and key, internal and external stakeholders.
Yesterday. The Board has had its own opportunity to interview each finalist yesterday, and it has been a lengthy and at times.
Arduous process on behalf of the Board of Regents.
I extend our deep appreciation.
To both Dr. Helic and Ms. Hansel.
For their time and interest in our University.
Thank you. Vice Chair. At this time. May I have a motion to select the next president of the University of Hawaii?
I will move. I move to select Wendy.
To be the next president of the University, with a proposed salary of $675,000 a year for a term of 3 years, with an option to extend for 2 years.
Along with a housing allowance of $7,000 a month, and moving expenses up to $60,000.
And a 10 year fallback position at the Williams Richardson School of Law.
Regents.
Regent. Now I open the floor up for discussion.
Sure. Yes.
I teach in mirror? I'd like to.
See. Thank you for everyone who submitted.
Either public or confidential. There.
I think everyone should. Assured that they were all red.
And I think it was invaluable in terms of assistance to us.
As we considered all, both candidates.
Personally, I think we should be looking for someone who has experience with managing.
And leading a multicap system.
Someone who is a collaborative leader.
Someone who seeks input from others and help.
That. Would that input us complete an assessment as possible of the challenger problem?
As well as the options that might be considered.
I think we should also look for someone who has ability to manage.
Diverse priorities which probably keep shifting throughout their day.
And someone who's a strong believer in teamwork.
Okay, lead and inspired various constituent groups.
That make up our university community.
And our broader community beyond their campuses.
Someone's got ability, who has.
To proactively work with our legislative.
And community leaders throughout our State.
As someone who has an open mind as a face. They will face a steep learning curve.
With respect to our host, culture.
The various cultures and ethnic groups that live side by side here in our state.
And her own brand of politics and governance.
I'd like to be able to entertain the candidacy of someone from Hawaii, where the credentials and experiences that qualify them.
To be the top tier of canvas under consideration.
Would you follow me? Okay, so.
1st off. I just want to say thank you to Pzack. I don't think I've had my turn at the mic.
In particular, student members, Lindsey and Dominic.
I also want to give a special thanks to all the students who submitted testimony, both written and come in person to speak. And I really want to shake.
Thank the students who have come to me personally to express their opinions and their feelings.
About half of you who have spoken to you or have come to give testimony, aren't going to be happy with my choice today.
But I want to stress that I genuinely care about what you have to share with me, and I hope you continue to do so. Going forward.
About our finalists, both of them, in their public forums and interviews, shared.
Their commitment to excellence at U, and in their careers.
Provost Heilig Vasquez. He, as we all saw, is a really charismatic man, with a robust education. He shared with us his exciting vision for the future.
Of education and the world as a whole and executive vice. Chancellor Hensel.
Is a clearly intelligent woman with an obvious talent for leadership.
And what spoke to me the most about her.
Other than those is that.
Her sincerity and her love for higher education.
As well as her long career, championing diversity.
And to contextualize my perspective for all of.
My hope for our university is that it becomes an institution, aspire to.
And are proud to attend. I won't name any other universities, but I'm.
I hate to see Hawaii's youth embarrassed to attend U, and heading to schools on the mainland that are equivalent or worse.
I want them to be proud of us.
I want our State to be really proud of us.
So the camp that I'm supporting today is the one I feel can get us there.
Now to address the elephant in the room.
None of us live in a vacuum without Internet access.
It's important for us to conduct our due diligence, and that includes a qualitative assessment of the information we receive.
I can say with certainty, we have done exactly that for both of our candidates.
Probably many times over.
With all that said today I'm gonna be supporting the appointment of Wendy Hensel for President.
I want to be clear as well that I'm saying this with my chest. I don't have any reservations.
She's expressed a clear, exciting, and, most importantly to me, inclusive vision for our university that I'm eager to see come to fruition includes a continued commitment to the University's shared governance with students, faculty staff, and our native Hawaiian groups.
And should Miss Sensel ultimately come to our university, I hope that we can all move forward together to a better future.
At U. Age that we all deserve.
Thank you.
Thank you. I'm
Very, very thankful to the Peace Ag. For their work.
And especially in recognition of tail.
And Jared Liang, who represented their.
Governing bodies so well, with so much impressive.
Knowledge and diplomacy.
Their days of work enabled us to effectively vet.
The candidates for the next President.
While I am very disappointed that there was no local candidate, I was even more disheartened that there was no Kanaka candidate.
But to me.
That just means that it's now more critical to ensure pathways to enable Kanaka.
To thrive in these western spaces.
While fully embracing the astute ancestral knowledge of our kupuna.
Like the faculty and staff regents, must focus on what's in the best interest of the University as a whole.
And for the students who are prioritized beneficiary in a sense.
The academic achievement of a degree or certificate indicates an enlightened individual.
That we hope then extrapolates into the overall elevation of our community.
In light of some of the events that took place during this process. I just affirm my belief.
That higher education is now.
More critical than ever.
Wendy Hensel has my vote.
Her astute and clear vision and execution of strategy.
Is what is needed to build upon the foundation that President has created.
And stabilized for these years.
I'm certain that she will take the necessary steps to build Pelina.
And become our fiercest advocate.
Regent Blue.
Thank you. I, too, want to express my.
Deepest appreciation for the psag.
And also all the others from our community who came forward during this.
Arduous process.
I think the board had.
So much material available to it, and.
I know that my fellow regions read all of these.
Comments and information provided to us voraciously.
And.
I also want to thank our 2 finalists.
Provost Healy and Vice Chancellor Henslow for their time.
And going through this this very difficult.
Process.
I appreciated yesterday our executive session.
Discussions with the candidates and our ability to.
Ask the hard questions and receive confidential information.
I think it's.
Interesting that both candidates.
Confirmed that they were able to be.
Most open and more open during that process.
Because of the promise of confidentiality.
Because of the recent events that surrounded one of the candidates this week.
I.
Thought, that.
Candidate. Hensel handled it with grace.
Pressure
I think that shows to me that she.
Work well under fire and under pressure.
So that is why, even though I think both candidates are highly qualified, and both of them.
Do a good job. I'm going to be supporting.
Vice Chancellor.
Did you hear, Cocky? Thank you. Chair.
I, too, would like to extend deepest appreciation to our community more broadly.
For the input for their concern.
Want to again acknowledge the fantastic work by the psag.
And also want to recognize my fellow regions. It's been a tough.
Few weeks, tough few months.
Tough couple of days.
But I've appreciated the.
The ability yesterday to.
To drill down into some of the information and critical information that that was confidential in nature.
But allowed us to get a balance view of.
Of both candidates.
Ultimately I'd like to thank Dr. Helen.
And Ms. Hensel.
For for.
Their interest in.
Helping us move forward.
In a time that's so critical for our University.
With that I'd like to extend my support.
Or for Ms. Hansel. Thank you.
Regional Kentucky.
Thank you. So just briefly.
The University of Hawaii is the cornerstone of our community.
And as a sole provider, a public higher education.
Has an enormous responsibility, not just as an educator.
And an employer, but as a driving force.
And shaping the future of the state of Hawaii.
Here in Hawaii. Presidential searches don't happen that often.
So it is understandable.
The intense interest given. The importance of this search.
We have 2 exceptional accomplished leaders as our candidates.
Which made it very difficult in deciding.
This was the result of a year-long.
Exhaustive, nationwide.
Extensive process, with the help of.
An excellent search. Firm.
Applicants were fully vetted by the 12 person. Search Advisory group.
Which did an excellent job. So thank you to the piece egg.
They represented the main U stakeholder groups.
And I also want to thank my fellow regents.
We formed a committee of the whole.
To make this decision. That meant that we all.
Committed to embracing our obligation.
As chair, Lee said, this is.
Arguably, and and Vice Chair said, this is arguably.
Our most important duty as regents, and we all embrace that.
That's why we formed the committee of the whole. So thank you to you all.
For working together on this.
We also reviewed and asked for.
Survey responses into forums, and we review those thousands of responses.
So I'd like to thank everyone.
Deeply.
Who supported this process.
And help us through this long process. It wasn't always easy.
We have done our best to ensure.
That the process is sound.
It was executed with integrity.
And that we were informed by community and university input.
And feedback every step of the way.
Like, I said, we have 2 exceptional accomplished leaders.
Both of whom would serve our university well.
Ultimately I fully support.
Wendy Hensel. She's a complex problem, solver, with a clear vision for the University.
And a love for students.
And with her background and experience in disability, employment, discrimination, special education.
And University Administration.
I believe those experiences will serve her well.
As President of the University of Hawaii.
Thank you.
Regent Abercrombie.
Thank you. Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Chairman, this is a.
This is a big day for everybody, certainly, for who we're choosing. But.
For the record.
65 years ago.
Last month.
That I was given the privilege.
Of becoming a graduate teaching assistant.
The University of Hawaiian Sociology Department.
I certainly couldn't claim to be.
A top scholar.
But.
Professor Glichin, the Sociology.
Faculty apparently saw something of promise.
And me that I couldn't discern for myself.
At the time.
They gave me the opportunity.
Gave me the opportunity.
To explore that.
And to build on whatever capacity.
They thought I had, and what I hope to be able to develop.
That's what this university has done.
Tens of thousands.
People of Hawaii 65 years ago.
With statehood.
Determined.
That they wanted.
Their little university nestled in.
An old valley.
To become.
A top institution.
Centerpiece in the Pacific.
A beacon of educational opportunity and hope.
For those.
Aspired.
Take whatever they had.
Utilize them to their fullest.
That's what this university.
And the people of Hawaii have been dedicated to.
Is full circle for me.
I'm at the end nearly the end.
Of whatever.
Capacity I have to give back.
Hawaii.
It is everything to me.
This university is in my heart.
In my thoughts.
What I might be able to do to contribute at this point in my life.
To its fulfillment.
To its capacity to continue that legacy.
I started here with President.
It's not your whole.
President Snyder.
At 1 point.
Contacted the sociology department and said.
Want to see the graduate teaching assistants.
Went over to to see Dr. Snyder.
And as President.
Walked into the room.
He got up, came across the room.
Shook my hand, and said.
Welcome to the Academy.
This was the human dimension.
What the university is about.
We use. We use regions.
Citizens, and whatever capacity we've had.
It's it's easy not so much to take it for granted, but to forget that.
This is. This is an institution of human beings.
With all of our our faults and our defaults, and.
And.
All our hopes and dreams.
And so I.
You may not know it, but part of the reason I feel so strongly about.
The privilege of serving with these 10 fine people, these wonderful people who welcome me.
Here on the regions.
To be with them, to work with them.
I got my Ph DI got one. I got my masters, and I got my Ph d.
I got my ph d.
In September I got nominated.
In October I got elected in November.
1,974.
In that capacity I had the chance to be the higher Ed chair in the House of Representatives.
The higher Ed share in the and the State Senate.
And of course go on to try and support the research opportunities, and so on, had the chance to work.
Was was then Professor Lazner.
And and when I was in Congress, and then.
Had the the I don't want to say the pleasure, and not just the out of the pleasure and the privilege.
Of working with. With with David and Paul. We are on a 1st name basis.
All the way through as Governor.
And now, as the region, forgive me for going on solo. But this is.
This is 65 years coming to fruition for me today.
Gone from Fort Matsura.
To David Lesner.
To our, to who we're going to select.
Today, has has his successor.
I want to thank the piece egg.
As everyone else has done.
It's no secret. I had my anxieties when we began. Won't everybody bring their own agendas? We've got a community group, an objective group, but everybody's going to have their own agendas. Is it really going to work.
And what about the the research?
Executive Research Company, I mean, won't they be just going through the motions? There's all these.
They did a terrific job.
Day to the terrific job.
As as all of you are well aware, and most particularly President.
It isn't the 1st time I've had to eat my words.
Hopefully. It's 1 of the last.
But the piece egg the folks.
It's chosen by the various groups and individuals in that.
They did a terrific job.
What key for the the professional research committee. They did a terrific job.
You know. Happen I didn't. I guess I really didn't expect. And that's that's 1 of the, you know. When you have to eat crow. It's best to swallow that bird as quickly as you can.
The the piece egg acted like a jury.
They set aside.
They set aside whatever personal views they might have had and respected. No, we're going to. We're going to look at this objectively. We're going to do that, and every member of this Board.
Every member of this Board has done the same thing.
I swear public consumption, let me tell you, this has been the most open. This has been the most transparent. This is this has been the most delightful experience of people.
Focusing on what their duty is, what their obligation is, and setting aside, but putting together whatever talent and experience they've had to try and bring us to this objective decision.
We
Found ourselves then dealing. Finally, as a result, I fully support the Chairman Lee's statement and and the vice chair of statement. I want to incorporate that as my own.
For purposes of of the.
Of this decision.
These 2 fine people!
That we we now have before us. My choice is is a provost.
Hansel.
Not because of.
I did not. I did not compare one against the other.
And I think that's probably a fair statement for for others.
What I, what I thought was my duty was to take the standard for President of the University, and the experience and the capacity that each individual brought, and then make a who I thought would be best. I think it was.
As a result, because of many of the things that have been said by others. Here.
That it is Provost Hensel.
I think without question.
That Dr. Haley Vazquez's day is coming.
And we'll and we'll be coming soon.
And in circumstances appropriate to his incredible talents and ambition and vision.
So if order, I know I've gone on at such great length.
Because I don't know how much longer I have to be able to exercise such. Whatever passions and capacity I I have.
But I want to say it's been a privilege.
For me. It is an ongoing privilege.
To be working with the 10 other regions.
It. It is an opportunity for me to say public to David, or how much.
I respect him, how much I appreciate his.
Decades of service to the University.
And
I would pledge.
To work as.
As hard as I can to help if she accepts Provost Hensel's.
10 years President, the University of Hawaii, one that takes us into the kind of future that I know. Every single member of this board is dedicated to.
And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your courtesy and your patience with me.
Regent Haney.
Thank you. Charlie.
I would earn hope to be able to exceed.
Governor Abercrombie's.
Tenure on this planet.
But I certainly can't exceed his eloquence, and he's absolutely stated for.
Me what I hope most folks here will have heard.
In my experience of roles within the University of Hawaii I've been a student, and I've been an employee.
I've been a clinician. I've been a teacher.
It! It!
Wonderful and completely remarkable thing that I was appointed to this.
Board of Regents, and thus allow me to be able to participate in, as already said.
Choosing of somebody who's gonna guide us into the next couple of decades of help.
That's 54 years. It doesn't. It's 10 years what Neil has. But that's 54 years that I've been 100 years between us.
And not always to go buy pizza.
There's 1 other comment I want to make that you will. You will understand that this isn't gratuitous. It's just a question of this being the one time I will get to say this.
My thanks, or to David Lassner as being actually, and this will undoubtedly knowing him a bit, embarrass him a bit.
But as the finest president that I have known in those 54 years on the campus.
His willingness, his capacity to tolerate.
Sometimes some real indignation and inappropriveness on the part of the very people he serves.
Has been a has been a model for me. I think.
In in human civility.
And, of course, how he's managed around the university. So unfortunately, the candidates that we're given.
Have a really high bar to reach for
Happily, I think either or both could.
I have made my own preference.
Come to a preference over the course of the past.
Few months, and.
I'll give that to you in just a moment.
Please remember, we've had 92 candidates that were seriously considered.
It ultimately came down to 2 finalists.
I have here heard of the Board of Regents.
Far exceed the customary practice of solicitation.
And evaluation and confirmation.
Goes on in these, and I've been through a few of these, although not for so high.
Position. Is this the opportunities for advancement of the aims of the University.
And its development into a source of core and of nurturing.
The entire Indo-pacific basin.
Is as yet unexplored.
Partially explored by the existing President.
And I'm sure we'll be built on by the subsequent President.
Where David has taken us is, I think.
Exactly the right place in terms of our responsibility to more than just Hawaii.
I've been very happy to hear the need for emphasis on.
Development of the of.
The academic basis.
For being a Hawaiian, but that doesn't diminish.
What I feel is our responsibility to all of the people across an area that is 12,000 miles in span.
We have so very much to offer.
And no real need to be a.
A real need to be shy about that.
It would be disingenuous if I was not to acknowledge that a certain amount of my preference for selection.
Rests on the gender.
Of the individual in question, and that's in a positive sense.
Meaning that I am very glad to see how many.
Candidates, in fact.
We're female as well as male in my time. 54 years ago that would have been a very rare thing.
Glad to see it shaping up.
I'm for those of you who are holding your breath.
I'm it!
I am actually quite done.
Except to actually more formally acknowledge.
My preference for.
Wendy Hedsel as the.
Is the next president of the University of Hawaii system.
Regent Tashiki.
I feel compelled to follow, because I only have 47 years connection with the University of Hawaii.
But I do want to speak a little bit about, you know, throughout this process.
I think one thing we tried to set the course for what.
We we heard and know, and.
Believe to be most important for the University.
And at this point we were looking for.
What we heard from our constituents, the Proven leadership.
Proven record of support and understanding, of scholarship.
Proven record of understanding, shared governance.
And I think.
Also, we're looking for courage to navigate through what are sometimes very turning waters.
And I know that.
Courage doesn't mean without fear. Right? In fact, courage is in the face of fear.
And I, I know, in my own journey. In this process I have been.
Concern, and and heard very loudly the fears that our community have expressed about how important this decision is, and if we take it lightly the fear that we may have mistakes.
And that comes partly from trauma of having.
And again, that those 47 years includes being a student, a graduate of the Williams Richardson School of Law, and much later a Phd. In education, policy.
Being a parent. My son graduated from the University of Hoyat Manoa.
But also as an administrator.
As a professor here at the university, and as a staff member.
And so I know how important that proven leadership.
And courage in the face of.
Difficulties is, and that's what we were looking for.
I think one of the things I want to share.
About Dr. Hill again. Just really promise to.
Acknowledge, how, how.
How how much we appreciate.
His
His journey and the leadership that he is already starting to show. And I agree he's he's an up and comer in so many ways.
But I also want to really acknowledge and.
Appreciate Wendy Hensel's not only speaking about courage, but demonstrating courage, demonstrating grace under fire.
And speaking about how she stands upon the integrity of her.
Of her her knowledge of herself and her values, and and so
I just want to appreciate both of them and.
And also commit.
To working.
With our new President in every way to make this successful, make it successful, not only for the candidate, but for our University.
You.
Regent, Wilson.
As a senior member.
The Board of Regents, and.
With less than.
Half a year left on my term before my 10 years on the Board of Regents ends.
You know I've I've seen many things happen.
And one of the things that I thought was very important.
When President made the announcement last year, the end of last year that he was going to retire.
Was that we really need to assure.
And not many regions have.
Had a place in their.
The opportunity to find the next leader.
To lead the institution.
University of Oy System.
To carry out its mission.
So one of the things that I always thought about was, what is the vision that we need to have? And it was something that after discussion with several people.
My thoughts focused on as a vision for our institution.
Is that the University of Hawaii system.
Would become known as the Prem.
Institution.
Within, for the purpose of discovery and.
Of knowledge.
Which speaks to our research effort.
And then the distribution and transfer.
Of this knowledge to the people, not only of Hawaii.
Not only are the entire Pacific region.
Of the globe.
And that this knowledge would be utilized.
To better the lives of.
People.
Throughout the entire world.
Because I've always felt.
I don't know for the 10 years that I'm almost 10 years that I've been on the board.
Is that within the institution.
We have the people.
And the wherewithal.
That requires leadership.
And President Lazner has provided a bunch of.
But then, moving forward, we needed to find the person that could carry on.
The work that President Lesnar, over his.
Almost 40 years at the institution, starting.
As I guess, really a graduate student. When David 1st came here.
And ending up with being the President for.
The entire time I've been on the board.
So the challenge to me was to sure that we would find this person.
And in the process we came up with.
To assist us in making the decision.
And we have come to.
Over the last 2 days.
To end up with a person.
That would be able to.
Carry on and move us forward.
To help, mitigate.
With this discovery transfer of the knowledge.
To not only the students who come through the doors of this great institution, but also beyond that.
To the people of Hawaii, to the people of the entire Pacific region, and ultimately throughout the world.
To mitigate the problems.
That we, as mankind, face.
And that's the tremendous challenge. I think that we started with.
In my instance. I looked at that being.
The most important decision.
That in almost 10 years, having served on the board, that we had to do.
And I think, starting out.
Said that this process.
To arrive at finding the leader.
They would lead us.
Lead the institution forward!
Would require to be a process that was going to be inclusive.
And not only inclusive.
But transparent.
And my hands off.
To the rest of the Board of Regents.
For the work that they've done.
And particularly in the support.
That the piece.
Presidential Search Advisory group.
Under the leadership of.
Erin, Santale.
And who represented.
The faculty ranks.
And Jared Leon.
Represented the staff.
Of the University.
And the 2 students that sat on the psag.
And having been, I guess, given the assignment when we started. This process.
Of being the liaison.
Along with gably, and then, when he became the chair with.
Vice chair, Toki.
To help and guide, provide whatever guidance.
That the psag needed to be assured.
That they maintain that.
Openness, that that it was inclusive.
And that it was a well thought out.
Work that they did and.
I can't say enough good about the piece egg and the work that they're done.
Which has really made it.
Facilitated us.
Making the decision that we have made.
And then to the rest of the other 10 regions who sit on the board.
It gave us the opportunity to really, I think, arrive.
At the best.
Based on the.
Information.
That the Psac provided to the board.
With the.
2 finalists that we did.
And after much discussion and review.
We finally selected.
And made the recommendation that.
Wendy Henshaw would be that person.
And this goes back to something that Senator Danny Noier had shared with.
Another good friend of mine.
And we discussed that. And it's Kamaki.
That Senator Noise said to him.
And before Dan died he said, just prior dying, he said, come on, Key, it is time that we.
And the rest of the world.
Particularly those in the United States.
But also throughout the Pacific, is that we look.
West instead of East.
That our focus needed to be looking.
And paying attention.
To what was going on in.
The Far East.
So again, my hands off to.
The other regions, as well as to the members of the peace.
For the work that they've done.
And I'm.
Proud to say that.
They have made.
They meaning the rest of the regions, and myself.
Made the decision in the selection.
Of when they hand so to be the next President.
Of the University.
System, model.
I'd like to thank the community fellow regents and Whitkeher.
I'm also disappointed that we did not have a local.
For Dr. Hillig.
I loved his energy, and he is definitely a strong educator.
But I didn't feel that he had much system experience. Also, I didn't feel his leadership.
Was as broad as we need for our 10 campus system.
In executive session, we were able to fully vet the candidates and speak candidly about confidential information, including questions about any controversies.
I think I feel Wendy provides leadership and strategy across the system, and she will be able to establish and develop productive internal and external relationships.
I have thought because of my job. I have a lot of experience informing.
Compensation packages, especially for publicly charity companies.
Although the compensation package is meaningfully higher than President Larsener, I want to thank Whitfer.
Providing us the surveys and the information, and coming up.
With a compensation package, a competitive compensation package for a State.
University of our size, although.
It might be in the lower part of the range.
Wendy will need to be able.
But Wendy will not be able.
To do the President job alone, and I ask every member of the Ua Johanna and our community to do what they need to do to support Wendy.
So any more discussion.
If not, are we ready for the vote?
Alright, Charlie! Aye.
Vice chair to. Aye.
Vice chair, Lou Regent, Abercromby.
Regent akitake.
Regent falmina.
Regent Haney.
Region. Higgy. Aye.
Regent Mihera. Aye.
Regent Paloma.
Regent Wilson. Hi.
Chair of the motion is passed unanimously.
We have a new president.
Right on to announcements. The next regular.
Meeting of the Board will be on Tuesday, October the 29.th
Regents. Please note that the meeting will be on a Tuesday and not our normal Thursday meeting.
Is there any.
Further business.
Since there's no further business, the meeting is adjourned.