<p> Agenda - UH Hilo Faculty Congress Meeting March 20, 2015 in the Student Services Multipurpose Room </p><p>Approval of minutes from the last meeting </p><p>Faculty Congress Chair Report </p><p>Committee Reports and Vote to Approve Committee Membership  Assessment Support, Seri Luangphinith  Academic Policy, James Beets  Student Success and Admissions, Faith Mishina  Budget Review, Roberta Barra  Curriculum Review, Norbert Furumo  General Education, Michael Bitter  Program Review, Mitchell Anderson</p><p>Ad Hoc Committee Reports  Monthly Speaker Series, Emmeline de Pillis  Standard Weekly Schedule Analysis Committee, Committee to be formed</p><p>Other Committee with Faculty Congress Representation  Prior Learning Assessment Committee, Faith Mishina  EMIT Committee, Faith Mishina  Sustainability Committee, Shih-Wu Sung  Parking Committee, Adam Pack  Rose Tseng Lecture Series, Jan Ray  UNIV 101 Analysis Committee, Norbert Furumo</p><p>Liaison Reports  Curriculum, Jean Ippolito  Professional Development, Jan Ray  Distance Learning, Jan Ray  WASC, Seri Luangphinith  Grade Council, Mike Shintaku  Research Council, Jim Beets</p><p>Faculty Senate Chair Updates  CAS, Jean Ippolito  CAFNRM, Mike Shintaku  CoBE, Roberta Barra  KHUOK, Iota Cabral  Pharmacy, Karen Pelligren  Library, Kathleen Stacey Old Business:  Academic Flowchart (Jim Beets)  Academic Leadership Program and Bylaw changes (Jim Beets)  Aviation Program (Norbert Furumo)</p><p>New Business  Faculty Forum on General Education (Kim Furumo)</p><p>Motion MOTION: To establishment an Ad Hoc Faculty Development Committee of Faculty Congress.</p><p>WHEREAS, faculty development is a vital role within a healthy, functional university. </p><p>WHEREAS, faculty development opportunities are provided by different sources within the university; </p><p>Therefore, we propose establishment of the Faculty Congress Faculty Development Committee with the responsibilities of review and coordination of faculty development opportunities in collaboration with the Office of the VCAA office. The Faculty Development Committee will follow the responsibilities approved by Faculty Congress and maintain an updated notice of faculty development opportunities. </p>