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SocietalChallengesNewTechnologicalGoals–TimelessHumanCondi*ons
Agriculture (Nourishment) Hunger and Malnourishment Architecture/Urban Development Homelessness Energy/Fuels Over Population Water/Light Pollution Health care and Medicine Sickness and Disease Transportation and Logistics Traffic Culture and Literacy Addictive and Abusive Behavior Art and Entertainment Hate/Violence Information/Communication Censorship/Propaganda
UHStrategicGoalsandCNS
Goal1:ATransforma/veTeachingandLearningEnvironment
Goal2:AGlobal,LeadingResearchUniversity
Goal3:AnEngagedUniversity
Goal4:Facilita/ngExcellence
NaturalScienceatUH
Naturalsciencecomprisesaspectrumofdisciplinesunifiedthroughthediscoveryofthenatureoftheuniverse.
UH‐CNSisBiology,Botany,Chemistry,ICS,Math,Microbiology,Physics&Astronomy,andZoology.
Ablendofobserva*on,analysis,deduc*onandsynthesiscreatesscien*ficculturefromwhichchallengesandopportuni*esarise.
NaturalSciencesandHumanities‘A’ohepauka‘ikeikahalauho’okahi
PhilosophyEthicsModelsSyntaxSymmetryExpressionConceptualiza*onComposi*onAnthropomorphismOntologyEpistemology
ChallengesforNaturalScienceRising*desraiseallships.
Buildandgetbuy‐inforacommunityofscholarsmodel
Coordina*onoveradiversegroupofdepartments
ConsensusbuildingtocreateatargetporUolioforCNS
Recruitnewtalentandraisetheresearchprofile
“Log”changesforSTEMandU‐gradProgram
CooperatewithothercollegesandORUsacrosscampus
Engagethecommunity;informthemhowCNSbenefitssociety
Partnerwithlocalbusinesstoop*mizeresourceandskillneeds.
Ar*culatethatCNSisavalue‐buildingmemberofHawai’i
PrinciplesofCommunity‘Ikeaku,‘ikemai,kôkuaakukôkuamai;pelaiholakanohana‘ohana.
Tolerance Respect Diversity OpenAccess
Respectforindividualityandpersonality
Apprecia*on of diversity in culturalbackgroundandpersonalphilosophy.
RespecUuldiscourseasscholarlyprac*ce.
Commitment to a fair and opencommunity.
Prejudice, bias, cronyism, nepo*sm, andthelikearesimplynotallowed.
StrategicPlanningElauhoemainawa’a;ikekâ,ikahoe;;ikahoe,ikekâ;paeakuIka‘âina
Thebuildinggivesyouanswers...asitgrowsitbecomesitself.‐LuisIKahn
Se]ngpriori*esongoalsisausefulexerciseinselfassessmentCaucusingtoreachaconsensusbuildsteam/communityspritSharedcommitmentongoalsmakesachievementbroadlyrewardingNaviga*onofthewaytovariousgoalsrequires“Aloha”
RecruitingTalentHelawai’anokekaipapa’u,hepôkolekeaho;helawai’anokekaihohonuheloakeaho.
Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.
Ifyouwanttorecruittalentyouhavetolookliketalent.
Talentedandcommiaedpeoplearewhattalentlookslike.
Thebestwaytoprepareforaarac*ngbestandthebrightestistoraisethelevelofexpecta*onwehaveinourselves.
Beliefincommongoalsandcommitmenttosacrificeforthemgoesalongwaytoachievingthem.
Irefusetojoinanyclubthatwouldhavemeasamember
GrouchoMarx
SecretstoSuccessHirethebestpeoplepossible,supportthemaswellasyoucanand...getoutoftheirway.
Lookbroadlyfortalentedscholarswithoutrigidblinders
Addacapableanddedicatedsupportstaff
Encourageinnova*onfromboaomup
Provideincen*vepar*cipa*onandcommitment
Rewardproduc*vityandcrea*vity
Streamlinetheprocesssoeachtakepart
BuildaCommunitywithaCommitmenttoLiberalEducaAon
DevelopingtheNextGenerationHepuko’akani‘aina.
STEMK‐12programs
HighSchoolOutreach(e.g.Olympiads)
ResearchExperienceforU‐grads
PeerTeaching/Tutoring
TeachingExperienceforMS
Publica*onandCri*calWri*ng
ScholarlyPresenta*ons
HypothesisDrivenProposals
LiberalEducationWecannotlivephysicallyonfooddigestedbyothers.Howthenshouldwedoitmentally?
Whatdoweknow? Howdoweknowit?
Cri*calSystemsAnalysisDeduc*veLogicalProcessConstruc*veComposi*on
ModelsasAbstracAonofHumanExperience
(ProfumoCaveat–Bewarethedangerofplayingwithmodels)
Thefruitofliberaleduca*onisnotlearning,butthecapacityanddesiretolearn,notknowledge,butpower.–CharlesW.Eliot
LearningbyDoingMakahanaka‘ike.
Learningbydoingisoneoftheimportantcomponentsofaliberaleduca*on.Interac*veandengaginglearningprocessesachievethegreateststudent/teachersa*sfac*onandproducethebestresultswhenevalua*ngforthedevelopmentofindependentthinking.
Peerlearninggroupsattheearlieststagealreadystartonthisroad.Studentsshouldbeinvolvedinteachingsoonajertheylearnaskillorsubject.Whenthisisclearlysetforthasanexpecta*onattheoutset,studentswillrisetotheoccasion.
GlobalizationTheworldisouroyster
Hawai’iholdsaspecialposi*oninthePacificRimcommunitywheremuchofthefuturegrowthinnaturalsciencewilloccur.
CNShasnottappedtheresourcesofPacificRimandAsianpartnerssufficiently
EngagementwithASEANoffersnumerousopportuni*es.SEATigerslikeThailand,MalaysiaandSingaporeareinterestedincollabora*onsinteachingandresearch.
China,KoreaandJapanareallstronginvestorsinscienceeduca*on,wholookforpartners(e.g.GlobalCentersofExcellence)
SustainabilityandHarmonyHeali’iika‘aina;hekauwakekanaka.
PreservaAonofNaturalResources,WiseandEfficientuseofEnergy,GeneralImprovementoftheHumanCondiAon
ServicetoSocietyBusiness???Mankindisourbusiness.–MarleytoScrooge
UH‐CNSshouldbetheconsummate“goodneighbor”
Fulfillresponsibilitytoservena*on,stateandcommunity.
Encouragefacultyandstudentstoservesocietybroadly.
Buildthespiritofcommunitythroughvolunteerism.
Strengthennetworksthroughamanifoldofserviceac*vi*es.
Strengthenthetrustofthecommunitythroughcharitableservice.
ContributionandRewardEkuahuilikeikahana.‘A’ohehananuikealu‘ia
ThepillarsofAcademiaareTeaching,ResearchandService
Eachmemberofthecommunityshouldcontributeaccordingtheirabilityandallshouldberespected/rewardedforthejobtheyperform.
RaisingResourcesIfyouthinkfundingeduca*onisexpensive...considerthepriceofignorance.
Setpriori*esandbudgetforwhatwewanttoaccomplish
Iden*fysourcesofrevenueincludingtheircapacitytofund
Learnthepriori*es,needs,wishes,dreamsofthesource
Lookforcommonali*esinvision,scopeandoutcome.
Invest*metobecomeapartnerandjointpatronofproject
Sharewiththemmembershipincommoncommunity
Rewardthemfortheirinvestmentandbeliefintheproject
Rejoiceinthesuccessandproduc*vityonlyreachedbyteamwork
GettingtheMessageOutCommunica*ngwiththegeneralpopula*on.
ProgramforsuccessfulcommunicaAon
10 Tellthemwhatyouwouldliketotellthem20 Tellthemwhatyouplantotellthem
30 Tellthem
40 Tellthemwhatyoutoldthem
50 Tellthemwhyyoutoldthem
60 GoTo10
BuilduponStrengthMaikapaeikea’oakamakua,aiaheolamalaila.
UniversityofHawai’ihasacenturybehindit
Manytopresearcher/scholarsinresidence
Numerouscentersofexcellence
Severalnaturaladvantages
Specialglobalposi*on
Strongmul*‐culturalheritage
Unboundedhumanintegrity
Deepsenseofcommunity
Profoundself‐reliance