Comments on: Reporting the “white powder” story, and the legislative two-step on the UH budget http://ilind.net/2009/11/09/reporting-the-white-powder-story-and-the-legislative-two-step-on-the-uh-budget/ Ian Lind • Online daily from Kaaawa, Hawaii Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: zztype http://ilind.net/2009/11/09/reporting-the-white-powder-story-and-the-legislative-two-step-on-the-uh-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-8373 zztype Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:34 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3655#comment-8373 The white powder on the football field joke is as old as rocks. I can't believe it got press. I recall it being told in denigrating fashion about certain professional football teams as early as 1973. The white powder on the football field joke is as old as rocks. I can’t believe it got press. I recall it being told in denigrating fashion about certain professional football teams as early as 1973.

]]> By: D Konan http://ilind.net/2009/11/09/reporting-the-white-powder-story-and-the-legislative-two-step-on-the-uh-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-8311 D Konan Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:33:56 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3655#comment-8311 Ian: Your readers may be interested in a set of papers that UHERO undertook on the 'financing of the UH-Manoa'. These articles are dated, but they show that Manoa has been underfunded with state appropriations relative to similar Carnegie classified research universities. The study includes indicators like student numbers, academic programs, med school, athletics, etc to determine our comparison group. There is also a study that analyzes UHM staffing, which finds that the shortfall in funding is most pronounced in staffing levels for non-faculty. It would be interesting to see an updated analysis conducted, perhaps extended to the entire UH-System. How do we compare to our peers? It looks like we are doing MORE with LESS, quite literally. Cheers Ian:
Your readers may be interested in a set of papers that UHERO undertook on the ‘financing of the UH-Manoa’. These articles are dated, but they show that Manoa has been underfunded with state appropriations relative to similar Carnegie classified research universities. The study includes indicators like student numbers, academic programs, med school, athletics, etc to determine our comparison group.
There is also a study that analyzes UHM staffing, which finds that the shortfall in funding is most pronounced in staffing levels for non-faculty.
It would be interesting to see an updated analysis conducted, perhaps extended to the entire UH-System. How do we compare to our peers? It looks like we are doing MORE with LESS, quite literally.
Cheers

]]> By: K. Mark Takai http://ilind.net/2009/11/09/reporting-the-white-powder-story-and-the-legislative-two-step-on-the-uh-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-8305 K. Mark Takai Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:48:27 +0000 http://ilind.net/?p=3655#comment-8305 Ian: I can understand your concerns regarding UH-West Oahu. For many years, I, too, have shared your concern. However, I don't think that UH-West Oahu was a legislative initiative. In fact, if you review the latest strategic plan for the campus in 2002, you'll see that construction of a larger campus was supported by the UH BOR. I have requested research from our research agency to see what the actual timeline was for UH-West Oahu. I should have this information within a week. In the meantime, I would encourage your readers to check out the UH Government Relations' website at http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eaur/govrel/index.html. In addition, here is an excerpt from the 2002 UH-West Oahu Strategic Plan: "While planning for necessary expansion at the current site, UHWO will move forward with plans for a full four-year campus. Resource needs will be based on growth stages starting with approximately 1,200 students in the first year at the new location and culminating in a campus with as many as 7,500 students." (http://www.uhwo.hawaii.edu/pdfs/strategicplan.pdf (NOV. 2002)). We're in a pretty difficult situation right now. However, I believe that getting the Legislature involved to determine where to cut the UH budget is not in the best interest of the University. Ian: I can understand your concerns regarding UH-West Oahu. For many years, I, too, have shared your concern. However, I don’t think that UH-West Oahu was a legislative initiative. In fact, if you review the latest strategic plan for the campus in 2002, you’ll see that construction of a larger campus was supported by the UH BOR.

I have requested research from our research agency to see what the actual timeline was for UH-West Oahu. I should have this information within a week.

In the meantime, I would encourage your readers to check out the UH Government Relations’ website at http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eaur/govrel/index.html.

In addition, here is an excerpt from the 2002 UH-West Oahu Strategic Plan:
“While planning for necessary expansion at the current site, UHWO will move forward
with plans for a full four-year campus. Resource needs will be based on growth stages starting
with approximately 1,200 students in the first year at the new location and culminating in a
campus with as many as 7,500 students.” (http://www.uhwo.hawaii.edu/pdfs/strategicplan.pdf (NOV. 2002)).

We’re in a pretty difficult situation right now. However, I believe that getting the Legislature involved to determine where to cut the UH budget is not in the best interest of the University.

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