UHCollegeofNaturalScienceOpportuni*esfortheFuture‐Kuliaikanu’u

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

StateoftheArtInfrastructure

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.

ExcellenceinTeachingLaweikama’aleaaku’ono’ono.

GlobalizationTheworldisouroyster

Hawai’iholdsaspecialposi*oninthePacificRimcommunitywheremuchofthefuturegrowthinnaturalsciencewilloccur.

CNShasnottappedtheresourcesofPacificRimandAsianpartnerssufficiently

EngagementwithASEANoffersnumerousopportuni*es.SEATigerslikeThailand,MalaysiaandSingaporeareinterestedincollabora*onsinteachingandresearch.

China,KoreaandJapanareallstronginvestorsinscienceeduca*on,wholookforpartners(e.g.GlobalCentersofExcellence)

BroadenParticipationIkukamakemakeehelemai,helenomekamalo’elo’e.

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

AcknowledgementsHawai’isayingandphrases;GeneralQuotesandWisdom

MaryKawenaPukui ElielSaarinen

Ifana*onexpectstobeignorantandfree,inastateofciviliza*on,itexpectswhatneverwasandwillneverbe.–ThomasJefferson

CharlesDickens