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ORGANIZA TION OF THE SELF STUDY

'A 'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia"No task is too big when done together by all"

This Hawaiian proverb truly reflects the attitude of the 115 volunteers who devel-oped this Self Study. These volunteers are faculty, staff, administrators, andstudents. The tasks of research, dialogue, and development of this Report morechallenging due to the Accrediting Body's consolidation of the ten standards in2000 into four standards in 2006, and the integration of the six themes throughoutthe standards.

Nevertheless, the Self Study is done. Through the guidance of the Steering Com-mittee, and the hard work, dedication, and commitment of all who worked on thestandards, and support from administration, we are very proud to present our SelfStudy on where the College is, where the College wants to go, and how the Col-lege plans to get there.

Formation of the Steering Committee

In March 2004, the administration of the College asked for volunteers to guidethe 2006 Self Study. These volunteers formed a Steering Committee consisting ofthe Chair, the Accreditation Liaison Officer, the Co-chairs of the four standards,the Editor, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, the Chair of the Staff Council, theChair of the Student Congress, and a Representative from Malama Hawai'i.Eleven members of this Steering Committee had worked on the 2000 Accredita-tion Self Study, and three of the eleven had served on the Steering Committee forthat 2000 Self Study.

ACCJC/WASC Workshop

In September 2004, a group of seven representatives from Kapi'olani CommunityCollege (the Acting Chancellor, the Dean of Student Services, the Chair of theSteering Committee, and one chair from each of the four standards) participatedin an all-day workshop on the new self study standards and the entire self studyprocess. Deborah Blue, Vice President for Policy and Research of the AccreditingCommission for Community and Junior Colleges, along with Darlene Pacheco,described the Self Study and provided handouts, exercises, manuals, and othermaterials.

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Formation of the Standard Committees

From November 2004 through February 2005, the Steering Committee called forvolunteers to serve on the four standards. In November and December 2004,presentations geared to recruit participants were made at meetings of the Policy,Planning, and Assessment Council, the Deans' Advisory Council, the Staff Coun-cil, and the Student Congress. In January 2005, a call for participation was madeat the General Meeting of the Faculty and Staff.

During the campaign to recruit participants, announcements were placed in thecampus bulletin and the student newspaper Kapi 'o Newspress. Announcementswere also made at department meetings. By February 2005, 101 faculty, adminis-trators, staff, and students had been recruited for standard committees.

Kick-Off Meeting and Special Self Study Meetings

March 4, 2005. At the College annual Excellence in Education Day, the entiremorning was reserved for an official kick-off presentation of the 2006 accredita-tion self study process. The Steering Committee was introduced, and goals of thefour standard committees were reviewed. The presentation also included discus-sion of the six themes and their integration throughout the standards. Followingthe presentation, members of each of the standard committees met.

January 4 and March 3, 2006. Special half-day meetings were organized toreceive updates from the four standard committees on their progress, to reviewthe timeline, to stress the importance of providing evidence to support findings,and to enable the committees to meet in groups. These sessions helped membersof the standard committee focus more clearly on their responsibilities.

May 5, 2006. The administration and the Steering Committee met in an all-daysession to review the third draft of the Self Study. The review resulted in numer-ous clarifications and revisions.

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Drafts

From March 2005 through October 2005, the four standard committees and theirsub-committees engaged in research—interviews, review of literature sources,and searches of websites—and created the first draft of the Self Study on October31, 2005. After editorial review, the draft was published online for campus re-view. Members of the College were invited to review the draft in the periodNovember 2005 through January 2006. Valuable feedback from the college

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community enabled the standard committees to add and revise information in thestandards.

Also during this review period, an institutional survey was administered to fac-ulty, staff, department chairs, and students over a two-week period. The level ofresponses to the survey was high: 67% of the department chairs, 52% of thefaculty, 51% of the staff, and 16% of the students responded to the survey. TheSteering Committee viewed these numbers as reflecting keen interest by thecampus community to have a voice in the Self Study.

The Director of Planning and Institutional Research compiled the survey resultsand made them available to the standard committees online. The committeesincorporated the data into the second draft of the report, which was completed onJanuary 30, 2006. After editorial review, the draft was published online andreviewed by the college community during a four-week period.

The committees produced a third draft on April 3, 2006. After editorial review,this draft was published online for comments from the campus community. Thisthird draft was also subjected to intensive review at an all-day meeting of theadministration and Steering Committee on May 5, 2006. The page-by-page re-view of the standards produced a thorough airing of strengths and weaknesses inthe draft.

Draft four was finished on May 15. Draft five was produce and reviewed betweenJuly 3 and 11. The chairs produced draft six on July 19. This draft was exten-sively reviewed by administrators, edited again, and published as draft seven, or asemi-final draft.

On July 31, this semi-final draft was printed for distribution to the UH VicePresident for Community Colleges, the UH President, and the Board of Regents.During the period August 4 through August 20, the report was subjected to inten-sive proofreading by the Steering Committee, administrators, students, faculty,and other volunteers from the Kapi'olani and UH community. After further revi-sion, the final draft of the report was published and mailed to the AccreditingCommission for Community and Junior Colleges on September 5, 2006.

"Quill"

In December 2004, the College created an internal information system called"Quill" to be a repository of college documents and policies for easy access bymembers of the faculty, staff, administration, and students


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(http://quill.kcc.hawaii.edu/page/home). Quill also housed drafts of the 2006Accreditation Self Study, the timeline, lists of members of the Steering Commit-tee and the standard committees, demographic and assessment data, survey re-sults, and supporting reference materials.

The posting of essential accreditation self study documents and reference materi-als on Quill began in January 2005. Draft one of the four standards was posted onNovember 14, 2005, draft two on February 13, 2006, draft three on April 17,2006, draft four on May 29, 2006, draft five went through an internal review bythe Steering Committee from July 15 through July 21, 2006. Draft six wentthrough an internal review by the administrators from July 22 through July 23.During the week of July 31, draft seven, the semi- final draft, was posted on Quillfor campus review.

On August 8, a link to the semi-final draft was published on the College homepage. The final draft of the Self Study was posted online on September 5, 2006(http://www.kcc.hawaii.edu/page/2006selfstudy).

Publishing the drafts of the Self Study on Quill (along with the timeline, andother accreditation documents), made all the documents easily accessible forfaculty, staff, administrators, and students for review and feedback.

Completion of the Self Study

'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia. 'Wo task is too big when done together by all"

After 27 months since the selection of the steering committee, the 2006 Accredi-tation Self Study was completed in August 2006 by a very dedicated and positivegroup of faculty, staff, administrators, and students. Kapi'olani Community Col-lege is very proud of its 2006 Accreditation Self Study and looks forward to thevisit of the team from the Accrediting Commission for Community and JuniorColleges in October 2006.



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STEERING COMMITTEE

Ron Umehira, Associate Professor; Department Chair,Hospitality and Tourism Education

Chair

Robert Franco, Professor, AnthropologyDirector of Planning and Grants Development

Accreditation Liaison Officer

Bob Johnson, Professor, SpeechEditor

Susan Murata, Head LibrarianCo-Chair, Standard I

Robin Fujikawa, Professor, PhilosophyCo-Chair, Standard I

Kristine Korey-Smith, Instructor, English (Holomua)"Co-Chair, Standard II

Tanya Renner, Professor, PsychologyCo-Chair, Standard II

Regina Ewing, Associate Professor, (Counselor) Holomua

Co-Chair, Standard III

Karl Naito, Assistant Professor, Center for Excellence inLearning, Teaching, and Technology

Co-Chair, Standard III

Susan Inouye, Associate Professor, English and LinguisticsChair, Standard IV

Michael Hewitt, StudentChair, Student Congress

Harry Davis, Professor, ChemistryChair, Faculty Senate

Colette Higgins, Assistant Professor, HistoryRepresentative of Malama Hawai'i

Gene Phillips, Offset Printer Operator, College Advancement-MarketingChair, Staff Council

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STANDARD I COMMITTEE

David Behlke—Associate Professor, Art; Director, Koa GalleryBarbara Brennan—Assistant Professor, Emergency Medical ServicesLaure Burke—Instructor, Hospitality and TourismChris Crabtree—Instructor, Emergency Medical ServicesLee Ann DeMello—Clerk Typist, Emergency Medical ServicesDave Evans—Associate Professor, Hospitality and TourismShawn Ford—Lecturer, ESOLLinda Fujikawa—Assistant Professor, JapaneseLynn Hamada—Assistant Professor, Medical AssistingMavis Hara—Assistant Professor, EnglishGail Harada—Associate Professor, EnglishMike Hewitt—Student; Chair, Student CongressGeorge Higa—Instructor, Counselor, Student ServicesCarol Hoshiko—Dean, Culinary and Hospitality Education and College Ad-

vancementEd Kalinowski—Professor; Department Chair, Emergency Medical ServicesRuss Kinningham—Instructor, Counselor, Health ServicesAaron Koseki—Professor, Respiratory CareJoan Matsukawa—Professor, NursingHarriet Miyasaki—Instructor, LibraryDavid Nakamaejo—Professor; Coordinator, College Advancement-MarketingJodiann Nakaoka—Instructor, Radiologic TechnologyShellie Numazu—Secretary, LibrarySally Pestana—Professor, Medical Laboratory TechnicianMichelle Sturges—Associate Professor, Cataloger, LibraryJanice Walsh—Assistant Professor; Counselor, Business Education

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STANDARD II COMMITTEE

Jill Abbott—Associate Professor, English; Chair, HolomuaFrancisco Acoba—Instructor, EnglishMaria Bautista—Professor, PhysicsCarol Beresiwsky—Professor, European LanguagesAnn Ching—Assistant Professor, ESOLRenita Cole—Assistant Professor, ESOLMary Hattori—Instructor; Interim Coordinator, Center for Excellence in Learn-

ing, Teaching, and TechnologyKrista Hiser—Assistant Professor, English, HolomuaKeith Kashiwada—Professor, SpeechSheila Kitamura—Assistant Professor, Dental AssistingLisa Kobuke—Instructor, JapaneseDavin Kubota—Instructor, EnglishMichael Lariccia—Educational Specialist; Coordinator, Continuing EducationAnn Low—Instructor, Physical Therapist AssistantLori Maehara—Associate Professor; Counselor, Culinary ArtsMary Marko—Professor, LibrarySharoh Moore—Professor; Counselor, HolomuaSteph Nelson—Coordinator, Electronic Resources, LibraryFrank Noji—Professor, ESOL; Chair, Department of Language, Literature, and

LinguisticsVeronica Ogata—Instructor, Family ResourcesLouise Fagotto—Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Interim Dean,

Arts and SciencesSaori Sato—Instructor; Coordinator, Honda International CenterLaVache Scanlan—Instructor, Learning Resources, HolomuaSara Simmons—Director, Gallaudet University Regional CenterAnthony Silva—Instructor, ESOLSteve Singer—Assistant Professor, Business EducationIwalani Tasaka—Assistant Professor, HawaiianSheldon Tawata—Assistant Professor; Counselor, Arts and SciencesGemma Williams—Counselor, Student Services, Maida Kamber CenterPalakiko Yagodich—Instructor; Coordinator, Interpret Hawai 'i, Hospitality

EducationJody Yamamoto—Instructor, ESOLLiang-Mei (Mimi) Yen—Instructor; Counselor, Honda International Center


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STANDARD III COMMITTEE

Brian Cassity—Assistant Professor, HistoryDonna DeMello—Associate Professor, NursingSusan Dik—Instructor, eBusinessLina Doo—Instructor, MusicRon Dunn—Professor, Anatomy and PhysiologyDianne Ida—Assistant Professor, English, HolomuaGuy Kellogg—Associate Professor, ESOLJill Kouchi—Instructor; Counselor, Student ServicesMonomita Krishna—Assistant Professor, HistoryMark Lawhorn—Instructor, EnglishLinda Letta—Assistant Professor, SpeechJacie Moriyama—Media Specialist, Center for Excellence in Learning, Teach-

ing, and TechnologyDebbie Nakagawa—Executive Assistant to the ChancellorSusan Nartatez—Instructor, Counselor, HolomuaJerome Nicolas—Circulation Manager, LibraryConrad Nonaka—Interim Director, Culinary Institute of the PacificGene Phillips—Offset Printer Operator, College Advancement-MarketingCatherine Primavera—Assistant Professor, English LiteratureArnie Reyes—Education Specialist; Manager, Computer Lab, LibrarySharon Rowe—Associate Professor, PhilosophySheila Rhodes—Secretary, HolomuaKevin Roddy—Associate Professor, LibrarySatoru Shinagawa—Associate Professor, JapaneseAda Tomosada—Lecturer, Chemistry

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STANDARD IV COMMITTEE

Kathy Anzelon—Instructor, Nursing

Maureen Bogdanowicz—Professor, EnglishCandy Branson—Instructor, PsychologyJane Calfee—Instructor, English, HolomuaRosalie Fernandez—Instructor, Hospitality and Tourism

Sheryl Fuchino-Nishida—Assistant Professor; Counselor, Hospitality andTourism

Kelli Goya—Educational Specialist; Coordinator, Title IIIRosie Harrington—Professor; Counselor; Chair, Department of Business

EducationGuy Inaba—Educational Support Specialist, Library

Yukio Kataoka—Assistant Professor, JapaneseKris Lambert—Assistant Professor, ESOL

Frank Leake—Professor, Culinary ArtsMona Lee—Dean of Student Services and HolomuaWesly Maekawa, Instructor; Director, Title III Bridge/FYE Project

Elaina Malm—Assistant Professor, ESOLDustin McDunn—Instructor, Journalism

Jim Metz—Associate Professor, MathematicsKen Mito—Professor, Respiratory Care

David Namiki—StudentCarol Paul-Watanabe—Professor, Occupational Therapy AssistantBarbara Ross—Professor, Economics; Chair, Department of Social Sciences

Clarice Sawai—Instructor, Medical Assisting



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2006 SELF STUDY TIMELINE

October 23 - 26, 2006

September 5, 2006

August 24, 2006

July 31,2006

July 31,2006

July 25, 2006

July 22-23, 2006

July 19, 2006

July 15- 19,2006

July 3- 13,2006-

May 29, 2006

May 15, 2006

May 5, 2006

April 17, 2006

April 3, 2006

March 3, 2006

February 13,2006

January 30, 2006

January 13,2006

January 4, 2006

December 30, 2005

December 9, 2005

ACCJC/WASC Team Visit.

Self Study mailed to ACCJC/WASCSelf Study posted on "Quill."

UH Board of Regents meeting(Review and approval of the Self Study).

Semi-final draft posted on "Quill" for campus response.

Semi-final draft distributed to the Office of the VicePresident for Community Colleges, the UH President,and the UH Board of Regents.

Draft 7 (semi-final draft) produced.

Draft 6 reviewed by administrators.

Draft 6 due to the Editor.

Draft 5 reviewed by the Steering Committee.


Draft 4 posted on "Quill" for campus response.


Review of Standards 1-4 by administration and SteeringCommittee.



Special meeting of Steering and Standard Committees.



Capture deadline date for data collection for inclusion inthe Self Study.

Special meeting of Steering and Standard Committees

Analysis of survey data completed by the Office ofPlanning and Institutional Research.

Survey responses returned for analysis by the Office ofPlanning and Institutional Research



2006 SELF STUDY TIMELINE

November 28, 2005

November 14, 2005

October 31,2005

March -October 2005

March 4, 2005

February 11,2005

February 4, 2005

January 6, 2005

January 2005

November 23, 2004

November 12, 2004

November 2004 -February 2005

September 2004

May 2004

March 2004

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Surveys disseminated to department chairs, faculty,staff, and students through campus bulletin, directemails, and department meetings.


Draft 1 due to the editor.

Standard committees prepare draft 1.

2006 Accreditation Self Study "Kick-Off Meeting."

Finalization of membership of standard committees.

Deadline for solicitation of members of standard com-mittees.

Presentation of accreditation self study project at Gen-eral Faculty and Staff meeting.

2006 Self Study reference materials and reportsposted on "Quill" (the College internal informationsystem at http://quill.kcc.hawaii.edu/).

Presentation of accreditation Self Study project to thePolicy, Planning, and Assessment Council.

Initial meeting of Steering Committee.

Recruitment of volunteers to serve on the fourstandard committees.

ACCJC/WASC workshop on the Self Study standardsand process.

Selection of Steering Committee.

Recruitment of volunteers to serve on theSteering Committee.



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

An Accreditation Self Study blends the efforts of many persons. Listed below areindividuals whose specific contributions are not listed elsewhere in this Self Study.

Frank Abou-Sayf, Director of Planning and Institutional ResearchDeveloped campus surveys; provided assistance in interpreting survey results;proofreading; guidance in understanding the standards; suggestions for languageand phrasing.

Paul Bailey, Those Kings and Queens ofOldHawai 'i(Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1988), p. 270. Photo of Queen Kapi'olani.

Cheryl Chappell-Long, Director, UHCC Office of Academic Policy, Assessment, andPlanningAlong with her staff provided research and writing support for Standard IV.B.l. andIV.B.3. Authored "Interface of the University of Hawai'i System and Kapi'olaniCommunity College—2002-2006"

Anne Craig-Lum, Associate Professor, MusicProofreading.

Harry Davis, Professor, Chemistry; Chair, Faculty SenateProofreading.

Kauka DeSilva, Chair, Arts and Humanities; Coordinator, Malama Hawai'iProofreading.

Robert Franco, Professor, Anthropology; Director of Planning and Grants Develop-ment; Accreditation Liaison OfficerIdentified planning agendas for standards; proofreading; and coordinated admini-stration responses. Authored pages 9-43 of the "Introduction," "Organization of theCollege," "Certification of Continued Compliance with Eligibility Requirements,""Response to Recommendations in the Last Comprehensive Evaluation," "Sum-mary of Planning Agendas," "Midterm Report," and "Progress Reports."

Michael Hewitt, Student; Chair, Student CongressProofreading.

Milton Higa, Vice Chancellor for Administrative AffairsAssistance with Certifications

Colette Higgins, Assistant Professor, HistoryProofreading; extensive suggestions on the standards.

Martin K. Holzgang, Web Team Student AssistantPublished accreditation documents on Quill.

Carol Hoshiko, Dean of Culinary and Hospitality EducationProofreading.



Jean L. Johnson, Associate Director, UH Center on Disability StudiesProofreading.

Dennis Kawaharada, Dean of Health, Business, and Legal EducationProofreading.

Aaron Koseki, Professor, Respiratory CareCo-Chair of Standard 1 until Dec 2005.

Mona Lee, Dean of Student ServicesProofreading.

Deborah Nakagawa, Executive Assistant to the ChancellorProofreading.

Elizabeth Nakoa, Instructor, ArtGraphic layouts throughout the Self Study.

David Namiki, StudentEditorial assistance; preparation of references for Standard 4; proofreading.

Kawika Napoleon, Assistant Professor, HawaiianConsultant on Hawaiian Proverbs.

Guy Nishimoto, Office of Planning and Institutional ResearchProvided demographic data on students and information on student outcomes. 2,

^Dennis Nullet, Assistant Professor, Geography «

Campus Map. 0

John Morton, Interim Vice President for Community Colleges 5"Provost and Chancellor of Kapi'olani Community College from February 1984 "8untilJuly 2005.

Louise Fagotto, Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic AffairsExtensive information and suggestions; proofreading.

Carol Paul-Watanabe, Professor, Occupational Therapy Assistant [Early work as Co-Chair of Standard 4. j

Gene Phillips, Offset Press Operator, College Advancement—MarketingPrinting.

Susan Pope, Education Specialist, Curriculum ManagementConsultant on Hawaiian words.

Tanya Renner, Professor, Psychology; Co-chair of Standard 2Helping the University of Hawai'i Community Colleges prepare for the Self Study.

Leon Richards, Interim ChancellorProofreading.

Ivan Sinclair, IT Specialist, College WebmasterPublished accreditation documents on Quill.



Shari Tamashiro, Educational Specialist, Library—College CybrarianWeb publication.

Alice Tse, Professor, John A. Burns School of MedicineProofreading.

Leilani Umehira, Personnel Officer, Office of Vice President for Community Colleges,Human Resources OfficeProofreading.

Ron Umehira, Associate Professor, Hospitality and TourismChair of the Self Study. Authored "Organization of the Self Study."

Photo Credits

Helen HamadaBob JohnsonKeith KashiwadaSusan MurataElizabeth NakoaRichard Palmer —Shari TamashiroRon Umehira

Permission to Quote Copyrighted Material

Mary Kawena Pukui, 'Olelo No'eauHawaiian Proverbs, from her book Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings(Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, 1983).

Kahikahealani Wight, Associate Professor, HawaiianPronunciation Guide for Hawaiian Words, from her book Illustrated Hawai-ian Dictionary (Honolulu: Bess Press, 2005), pages xi-xii.

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