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FRAUHM BOARD MEETINGS

Minutes by Fred W, Riggs, Secretary

Sessions during 2006: May 11, July 27, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov. 9 , Nov. 28

during 2007: Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 23, Mar. 8 , Mar. 22 *, Apr. 19

Please view FRAUHM site, maintained by Bart Mathias, former President, 2002-4.
Minutes for Board meetings since May 2007 are posted on the FRAUHM site.
See reports for May 10 *, May 24 *, Sept. 03


The History section summarizes each year's events and Board decisions

Agenda proposals for future meetings; Reports by Senate Committee Liaisons.

MINUTES OF MEETING ON Thursday, May 11, 2006

PRESENT: Bob Campbell, Ced Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Ruth Kleinfeld, Roy McCardle, Fred Riggs, George Simson.

ELECTION: During the luncheon President Cowing called a general business meeting at which new officers were elected for 2006-7: They are:

NEXT MEETING: July 27, noon, Cafeteria room 203D

FUTURE LUNCHEONS: Harvey proposed general themes about which a set of meetings could be organized. We then talked about possible speakers and came up with a list, primarily due to Harvey:

I've added links for some available sites with information about the proposed speakers. Virgie has also proposed Terrence Knapp (Theater) and Theodore Rodgers (Linguistics).

SUBMITTED BY FRED RIGGS, Secretary. May 11, 2006

FUTURE BUSINESS, on the agenda for Board meeting held on July 27, 2006

DRAFT MINUTES OF FRAUHM BOARD MEETING on July 27, 2006, CC 203D, 12:00 to 2:00 pm

Present: Harvey Gochros, George Simson, Virgie Chattergy, Cedric Cowing, Roy McArdle, and Fred Riggs. Guest: Andrew In

OPENING. Following a general discussion of many questions related to the operations and future of FRAUHM, it was agreed that we should stress more participation by members at the meetings and a more fluid format with panels and group discussions in addition to individual speakers. We should emphasize recruiting new and younger members and foster more discourse enabling members to get better acquainted with each other. The following decisions were reached:

BOARD MEMBERHIP: The persons nominated by Virgie and George will be asked to consider serving on the Board and standing for election -- others may also be invited as names are suggested. Those interested should be asked to come to the FRAUHM luncheon on Sept. 14 to introduce themselves and then balloting will be held to elect persons to fill 4 vacancies. Virgie's term automatically runs until next year.

LUNCHEON TOPICS: Agreements were reached for the first two sessions:

SUBSEQUENT LUNCHEONS. To plan our luncheons from Novermber onward it was decided that we should establish a Program Committee and Ced Cowing has agreed to chair it. The committee will follow general critera established by the Board and its actions will be subject to review by the Board. The basic rationale is to streamline Board operations so that we can focus more attention on other matters that require careful study and decisions.

MEMBERSHIP. Virgie Chattergy agreed to chair a Membership Committee tasked with responsiblity for recruiting new members, especially those drawn from the growing number of new retirees from more UHM colleges. Members of her committee will also play an active hosting role at luncheons to greet visitors and new members and introduce them around. The goal is not only to expand our membership across the campus constituencies, but also to expedite their socialization as active and interested participants in our community.

RELATIONS WITH UNIVERSITY. Fred Riggs will continue to chair the Committee on Liaison with UH (CLUH) which now has a new resource to manage: the Fund for Active Retirees. The fund has now been established by UH Foundation and we expect it will have a starting basis of $8,000. We agreed unanimously to take responsiblity for authorizing expenditures on the basis of recommendations by CLUH. To meet UHF requirements as an agency of UH, all expenditures will be countersigned by the Chancellor or her representative. Contributions to the Fund are invited from all retirees. Checks should be sent to the UH Foundation, P.O.Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828-0270, earmarked for the 'FAR ACCOUNT #124-7690-4. Alternatively, payment by credit card can be made.

The FAR option can be opened in the Programs and Accounts Windows. To prioritize and optimize the uses of this resource to achieve our goals it will be necessary for the Board to devote a significant amount of time to studying and weighing options. Among the priority themes to be discussed will be activities that develop support for a University Club, a theme that George strongly supported.

CENTER FOR RETIREES. There was not enough time to discuss the proposal for creating an official Center for Retirees at UH (CRUH), or a functional equivalent based in the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE), that Fred has discussed with Dean Jon Kei Matsuoka, SSW, and Kathryn Braun, director of the Center. He will, however, follow up on the idea which will also be discussed in an interview with Mary Bitterman, Osher Foundation, scheduled for August 16. These ideas can be facilitated by activities funded by FAR. We may also use our newly developing links with the Faculty Senate to gain support for these ideas. Finally, in electing new Board members, their interest in these possibilities, as well as our monthly luncheons, will be an important consideration.

Submitted by Fred Riggs, Secretary. 27 July 2006.

DRAFT MINUTES OF FRAUHM BOARD MEETING on Sept. 14, 2006,

BOARD ELECTIONS. Sadly, we did not have an adequate slate of candidates for election to the Board, so after a brief discussion, it was agreed that the eletion would be postponed until the Oct. 12 meeting.

GENERAL PARTICIPATION. To open the Fall Season, the Frauhm Board led a general discussion of opportunities and challenges for retired faculty. A prepatory session had been held at a luncheon on Sept. 14 honoring David Crowell, recipient of a prize from the College of Social Sciences for distinguished post-retirement accomplishments. It was agreed that at the next FRAUHM luncheon, board members would lead discussions at each table on these questions for retirees:

1. WHERE TO LIVE. Stay at home, move to a retirement community, leave Honolulu, keep on the move as a traveller?

2. WHAT TO DO. Continue academic interests, play and recreate, volunteer and mentor, be politically or socially active, develop new interests, hobbies, reading, writing, painting, watching, sleeping?

3. STAY HEALTHY. Exercise, eating and drinking, keeping active and involved, sleeping and rest, yoga, spiritual life?

4. POSSESSIONS. Books, manuscripts, letters, pictures, films, objects: what to do with accumulated archives, diaries, and mementos?

5. RELATIONSHIPS. Family and friends, academic colleagues, staying in touch, using the Internet and correspondence, recreation and work?

After lively discourse at each table, the meeting as a whole re-convened and a board member at each table reported on their discussions. Moreover, a questionnaire designe by Virgie Chattergy was distributed to every participant at the luncheon and a dozen or so were returned. The conversations and written responses revealed enthusiasm for this procedure in which members were given an opportunity to talk about issues that directly concern them. There was unanimous support for repeating the methodology from time to time, though perhaps on different themes.

BOARD. The FRAUHM officers, without an elected board, met briefly and approved a plan to have Frank Boas speak about Governing UH and the BOR Constitutional amendemtn at the Oct. 12 session, and Harvey Gochros said he would like to invite W. Steven Ward of the Burns Medical School to speak about stem cell Reproductive Research at UH at our Nov. 9 luncheon. There was agreement that the participative set-up for our luncheon had been a success and set a good precedent for the future.

DRAFT MINUTES OF FRAUHM BOARD MEETING on Oct. 12, 2006,

LUNCHEON MEETING with Frank Boas. He spoke about the problems involved in selecting regents following the achievement of autonomy by UH as its funding has become increasingly diversified and no longer fully supported by Legislative Appropriations. The plan to be adoped if the Amendment is approved will be nonpartisan, give higher priority to academic values, avoid conflicts of interest, and strees fund-raising capabilities. He distributed a background document, Voters can rid UH Board of Regents of Politics that he published in the Advertiser on 2 July, 2006. President David McClain had been invited but expressed his regrets and deputized Vice President Linda Johnsrudd to represent him. She spoke after Boas and questioned the make-up of the planned Advisory Council. A lively discussion with members followed, including a statement by former President Fujio Matsuda supporting the amendment. The Public Policy Center will sponsor a public Forum on the BOR and the Constitutional Amendment on Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. in the Law School. Frank Boas and Kitty Lagaretta, BOR Chair, will be the speakers. This is a result of our initiative via a resolution of the UHM Faculty Senate's Committee on Administration and Budget. FRAUHM and the Senate will co-sponsor the Forum.

Harvey Gochros chaired a brief business meeting preceding the presentation during which Board Members were elected: Ruth Kleinfeld and Bob Campbell were re-elected for another term; and Ted Rodgers and Seiji Naya were elected as new members. Virgie Chattergy has another year to serve.

BOARD MEETING, following the luncheon.

ATTENDANCE: The following members convened after the luncheon Bob Campbell, Ced Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Ruth Kleinfeld, Gerald B. (Bart) Mathias, Roy McArdle, Ted Rodgers, George Simson, and Fred Riggs -- plus John Hall observed. This is my faulty memory so please correct me if I should make any changes.

MEMBERS: We first welcomed Ted as a new member who had just been elected. Thanks for joining our ranks and congratulations. Congratulations also to Ruth and Bob who were re-elected. Virgie Chattergy was unable to attend, and Seiji Naya was elected but he's out of town and was unable to attend. We welcome him to membership of our Board.

LUNCHEONS. Harvey confirmed plans for the November 9 luncheon with W. Steven Ward of the Burns Medical School speaking about stem cell Reproductive Research at UH.

For December several ideas are under consideration. Harvey has a plan he should explain because I don't have a clear impression. We have, however, reserved space at Tree Tops Restaurant for December 14. Participants will be charged $10 and FRAUHM will cover the balance. Roy reported we have a balance of over $3,000 in our current account.

PLANS FOR 2007. Some ideas for next year's luncheons include:

MUSIC, including performances: Barbara Smith on Asian music's impact on Western practices; Chinese Opera by UH performers; other suggestions were made (please help me remember).

FRAUHM appointees are now serving on 8 UHM Faculty Senate Standing Committees -- Ruth, George, and Fred are among them. Proposal for a panel presentation in which they would lead discussion at separate tables and then, in plenary, offer reports of the conversations, a procedure that was well received at our Sept. 14 session.

LEGISLAURE. Tony Lenzer made a brief statement before the program started in which he spoke of the need of state legislators for the kind of expert advice that retired faculty can give and appealed for volunteers to sign up on a sheet that he passed around. He will provide more details and work with the half dozen or so who signed up. He himself is working as a consultant with Senator Les Ihara. We discussed the possibility of a luncheon with Lenzer and some Legislators to talk about legislation affecting seniors and UH, and the special role that retirees can play as experts given the fact that current UH employees cannot work for legislators without conflicts of interest.

SPECIAL MEETING. There was agreement that we need a leisurely oppportunity to discuss FRAUHM business, including priorities for spending the new Fund for Active Retirees, as well as plans for luncheons and recruiting new and younger members. Accordingly it was decided we will lunch together at 11:00 a.m. on October 26 at the Waiole Tea Room -- Ruth has made the reservation for us. We also agreed that the practice of meeting after our monthly luncheons is ok for quick decisions, like next month's speaker, but not for sustained discussion of a serious and complicated agenda.

DRAFT BY FRED RIGGS, SECRETARY, 12 Oct 2006

BOARD MEETING, October 26, 2006, Waiole Tearoom

ATTENDANCE: Campbell, Cowing, Gochros, Kleinfeld, Mathias, Riggs, Rodgers, Simson

ABSENT: Berger, Chattergy, McArdle, Naya

CONVERSATION: We held a wide-ranging conversation about FRAUHM and our leadership role as a Board. Much of our time was spent on thoughts about future luncheons which include these items:

LUNCHEONS: The agenda for November 9 had been set and Steve Ward will speak about "Reproductive Research at UHM." He's director of the Institute of Biogenesis Research and an Assoc. Prof. of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology. He will be discussing stem cell research. A brief Board meeting will follow, but we agreed we should have another separate meeting on Nov. 28 at 11:00 in Cafeteria Room 203.

December -- a reservation has been made for a buffet at Tree Tops, with topic and speakers to be decided later. For 2007, a range of speakers for the Spring term were discussed, highlighting these creative ideas offered by Pres. Harvey Gochros:

Jan.: James Horton, American Studies

Feb.: David Karl, Oceanography

March: KCC and Canon Club site -- Faculty Club theme

April: Astrononomy and Space

May: Senate Committees -- a general discussion with our appointees replacating the format of our September meeting which was well received. No firm decisions were made about any of the suggestions so they are up for confirmation or changes at our meeting on Nov. 28.

BENCH PROJECT. Ted Rodgers explained his ideas for inviting donors to contribute to UH to pay for inscribed plaques on benches commemorating places and people and crediting the donors. This idea can be linked with campus tours in which retirees would serve as mentors to discuss things, places, UH events in relation to Centennial Celebration, Sustainability, and other matters where the knowledge and proposals of participants might make a difference. More ideas about this subject can be found at CLUH

ABCD PROJECT. George Simson spoke about the importance of compiling systematic bio-data about all retirees as a continuing long-term project that will enable us to tap more resources and expand our programs. Since this will require resources we don't yet have, I suggested starting with a more limited project to compile data about the names of persons for whom buildings on our campus are named. That would also tie in with the Campus Tours and Bench Projects. For more on this idea go to Guides.

FAR FUNDING. Tabled for future consideration are ideas about how to spend the money accumulated in our Fund for Active Retirees so as to make optimal use of it for our strategic goals. To help members think about good possiblities to choose from, please open the prospectus posted at FAR.

Please note that in addition to the intrinsic value of whatever we decide to use our money for, there's a potential extrinsic benefit in the form of generating support for an official, University-sponsored program for retirees. We can not only do things that are useful by themselves, but they call attention to the important role retirees can play at UH -- e.g., as Senators, Regents, and even consultants to legislators, a role Tony Lenzer is promoting -- incidentally, he IS a FRAUHM member!

NOTE: The constitutional amendment requiring the Governor to name all new Regents from short lists of qualified candidates nominated by an Advisory Committee on which faculty will be represented was approved by popular vote on Nov. 7. This opens another door of opportuity for FRAUHM to identify retired faculty willing and able to serve as regents and submit their names for possible consideration. Deciding how to take advantage of this development will have high priority at coming meetings of our Board.

Submitted by Fred W, Riggs, Secretary

BOARD MEETING, November 9, 2006, Executive Dining Room

ATTENDANCE: Campbell, Cowing, Gochros, Mathias, Riggs, Rodgers, Simson -- and Hall. N.B.: John is our Secretary Emeritus so he's properly listed.

ABSENT: Berger, Chattergy, Kleinfeld, McArdle, Naya

MINUTES of the meeting on Oct. 26 were approved as posted above

NEXT MEETING. Major subjects on our agenda, especially our response to the BOR Constitutional amendment, will be considered when we have more time at a special meeting on Nov. 28 in Hawaii Hall 310F at 3:00 pm. The original plan to meet for lunch in the Cafeteria had to be cancelled because all meeting rooms were preempted.

FUTURE LUNCHEONS: The plans approved at our Oct. 26 meeting were confirmed with the following changes:

December 14. Sue Cowing will make a presentation at our Tree Tops buffet on her book of poetry, MY DOG HAS FLIES--BRINGING POETRY HOME. It will be subsidized with a $10. charge and reservations required.

ALTERNATE POSSIBLITIES: in case any of these meetings fall through, a substitute idea was proposed by George Simson based on the personal multi-cultural experiences of some of our members: Virgie Chattergy in Philippines and India; Agnes Niyekawa in Austria and Japan; Oliver Lee in Germany, China, and U.S., and my own in China and U.S. There must be many others and I suggested a panel discussion looking for some interesting generalizations -- it should not all be personal anecdotes. We might ask what are the woes and wonders of growing up in 2 or more cultures? How does that handicap or advantage us? How many FRAUHM members have had such multi-cultural childhood experiences. Did they affect their decisions to move to Hawaii? Are they now linked with groups in Hawaii or elsewhere that reflect their early experiences?

PERSONAL NOTE: To prepare for such a possiblity, we might hold a luncheon for possible panelists to discuss the idea and make provisional plans. We could also collect web sites with interesting memorabilia. In my case, I went to high school in China at KAS. I grow nostalgic looking at clips and re-reading history, but none more than the mountain scenes taken by our scoutmaster. If you are patient enough to scroll down to #47, you might even catch a glimpse of your secretary skinny-dipping in a mountain pool!

Subject: DRAFT MINUTES FOR FRAUHM BOARD MEETING NOV. 28, HH 310F

PRESENT: Campbell, Cowing, Gochros, Kleinfeld, Mathias, Riggs, Rodgers, Simson

ABSENT: Berger, Chattergy, McArdle, Naya

MINUTES of the meeting on Nov. 9 were approved as posted above .

PLANS FOR COMING LUNCHEONS. The program approved at the Nov. 9 meeting was reviwed and re-approved, after some discussion of details. [clarification of any corrections or changes will be added later]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. The surprising and welcome approval by Hawaii's voters of the amendment to mandate a new process for selecting UH Regents was discussed. A bill to implement the amendment was vetoed by the
Governor, but it will no doubt provide the starting point for enactment of a new bill that the governor cannot afford to veto -- it would create a constitutional crisis if she did because the Amendment now mandates it as one can see in the revised text of the State Constitution. It now reads:

"Section 6. There shall be a board of regents of the University of Hawaii, the members of which shall be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor[.] from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the candidate advisory council for the board of regents of the University of Hawaii, as provided by law." [NOTE: George and Fred met with House Leader Kirk Caldwell on Dec. 6 to discuss the implementing legislation. We were warmly received. He invited us to offer suggestions soon so they could be entered into the record early enough to gain priority when hearings begin in January. He specially asked for criteria for good regents that could be entered into the law as a guideline for the Advisory Council. We are reviewing established lists
of criteria for regents of state universities & will make recommendations. When hearings are announced, we will also invite Board members to join and will recommend that FRAUHM be added to the list of Council members.]

BENCH PROJECT. Ted Rodgers recommended that commemorative plaques on Manoa campus picnic tables be funded by donors, especially retirees. This would be a way to raise money and also celebrate achievements. Fred mentioned that the idea could be tied in with Campus Tours for various purposes which retirees could lead as mentors or guides as explained on the CLUH site. No action was taken but the response was generally favorable and we hope to have a more concrete proposal for consideration at the next Board meeting.

MEETING PLACE. A vote of appreciation to the College of Social Sciences and Dean Dick Dubanoski for enabling us to use their Board Room for meetings. The 3 p.m. slot on Tuesdays seems convenient and will be repeated if members agree when solicited by e-mail. Submitted with respect by Fred Riggs, Secretary.

 

Subject: DRAFT REPORT ON MEETING, 25 JAN 07, IN HH 312

FRAUHM BOARD MEETING, 25 JAN. 2007, HAWAII HALL 312

PRESENT: Campbell, Chattergy, Cowing, Gochros, Kleinfeld, Riggs, Simson

PARKING: An animated discussion of problems faced by members wishing to attend our meetings but hampered by lack of parking permits led to a resolution authorizing me to ask Chancellor Konan, on behalf of FRAUHM, for temporary parking permits. I'll prepare a draft message and submit it to you for approval before sending it to the Chancellor.

Background information: All emeriti are entitled to "E-permits" so this request relates only to those members who lack these permits. The issue arose now because Bob Campbell has volunteered to substitute for Ruth Kleinfeld as member of the Faculty Senate Committee on General Education, but he lacks a permit. It appears that some members who would like to attend FRAUHM luncheons and board meeetings are similarly handicapped. Having to park off-campus and walk quite some distance is often difficult for elders. Their long service to UH and their willingness to volunteer justify this request.

To start with, we'll propose that the names of eligible persons be given to the gatekeepers who'll be auhorized to hand a temporary pass to anyone on the list who presents an ID. Should it turn out that use of this privilege creates any parking problems for UHM, we can re-consider the rule and develop suitable remedies.

BOR ADVISORY COUNCIL. George Simson presented information on a statement he and I have prepared for presentation this afternoon at the State Senate's hearings on SB14 which implements the BOR Constitutional
Amendment passed by popular vote last November 7. It calls for specification in the law of criteria for qualified regents plus clarification that the BOR should be a POLICY-MAKING, not an EXECUTIVE body. George, Seiji Naya and I have met with several key legislators already and we'll attend the hearings today (Jan. 26). Among those contacted was Representative Lyla Berg who has already entered a revised draft of HB 1765 containing our recommendations. If you scroll down, under SECTION 1, to c.1. you find the list of criteria we have proposed. If you continue to SECTION 2, you see a correction that replaces "executive" with "policy-making" board. For the most part, the text of both SR14 and HR1765 are identical with the provisions of the bill to implement the amendment that was enacted last year but vetoed by the governor.

You should also know that the UH Administration has inroduced a substitute, SB617, that would authorize the governor to name all members of the advisory council and appoint its chairperson. If it were to pass, it would effectively nullify the amendment and violate the constitution. We shall, of course, vigorously oppose this draft. You can find the list of measures on the Senate Education Committee's agenda.

FRAUHM LUNCHEONS. Plans for up-coming luncheons were reviewed at length leading to the following decisions:

OMISSIONS? If any of you remember items I've failed to mention, please call them to my attention and I'll add them in the revised text. Meanwhile, many thanks and aloha, Fred

BOARD MEETING, February 8, 2007, Executive Dining Room

ATTENDANCE: Ced, George, Harvey, Ruth, Virgie, and Fred

ABSENT: Bob, Bart, Ralph, Roy, Seiji, Ted

NEXT MEETING. It was agreed that we should hold a full length meeting on Friday, Feb. 23, from 2-4 pm. I have reserved the CSS Board Room in Hawaii Hall 310F. Hope to see you there.

UPCOMING LUNCHEONS. The three remaining programs this term are still tentative, but we're aiming for:

BOR ADVISORY COUNCIL. Legislation to implement the constitutional amendment requiring the Governor to select new regents from among nominees approved by an Advisory Council is steaming ahead and should be enacted soon. Anyone interested in serving will be invited to apply and the Council will screen applicants and select from 2 to 4 candidates for each vacancy. The Governor will then make each appointment, subject to Senate confirmation. UH will administer the Council, and our members will be invited to volunteer to help. How this can best be done and what implications it has for FRAUHM will be a subject for our consideration at the Feb. 23 Board meeting, scheduled for 2:00 pm in HH 310F.

BOARD MEETING, February 23, 2007, Hawaii Hall 310F, 2:00 pm

ATTENDANCE: Bob Campbell, Ced Cowing, George Simson, Harvey Gochros, Ruth Kleinfeld, Virgie Chattergy , and Fred Riggs

ABSENT: Bart Mathias, Ralph Berger, Roy McCartle, Seiji Naya, Ted Rodgers

NEXT MEETING. It was agreed we should meet briefly on Thursday, March 8, following the monthly luncheon. We have reserved HH310F for a full meeting on Friday, March 23, from 2-4 pm.

LAST MEETING. Minutes of the last meeting were distributed to all Board members by e-mail and no corrections or additions have been received. However, in response to a suggeston from George Simson, a distinction will be made in future minutes between formal proceedings (unindented) and comments or notes (indented, following "**").

UPCOMING LUNCHEONS. The three remaining programs this term are:

March 18. Michael Cauvin on "Kalakaua Heavens" -- arranged by Bob Campbell, who has booked projectors and needed equipment.

**For some background, see Cauvin's Hokuloa. See also: Astronomy to the Early Hawaiians :

April 12. The role of retirees in UHM Faculty Senate -- to be arranged by Fred Riggs in consultation with our FRAUHM appointees on Standing Committees.

**We'll invite a leading senator, preferably Robert Bley-Vroman, ex-president and chair of the Search Committee for a new Chancellor. The focus of the program will be on the powers and limitations of our faculty senate in the management of UH, with examples involving selection of top administrators and regents. The actual and potential role of retired faculty will be discussed at our separate tables.

**On the Chancellor search site, view the 4 faces of leading candidates. One of them will be our next Chancellor. Various supporting documents are linked to this page, including an elaborate profile characterizing the Chancelor's responsibilities. It includes this sentence: "Works with governance bodies and advisory groups, including the Manoa Faculty Senate, which has primary responsibility for fundamental academic areas," The text also lists several campus group and concludes with "various constituencies," -- an open category that could include FRAUHM and retired faculty. Sadly Chancellor Konan, although she once agreed to be our luncheon speaker, backed out at the last minute and has never returned. We are not on the radar screen of our top administators -- a situation that must change.

**Meanwhile FRAUHM representatives have been working with key legislators on establishment of the new Advisory Council to nominate regents for appointments to be made by the Governor. An up-date of progress on this on-going process could be included in the discussion on April 12. A good background statement on this matter can be found in Bev Keever's editorial in the Star-Bulletin. Bev is a faculty member in our Dept. of Journalism and a close observer of the local scene.

May 10 our focus will be on cross-cultural experiences of some FRAUHM members and their implications. Virgie Chattergy is organizing the session and has already met with some potential participants.

**The focus of discussion will be on the special opportunities opened to anyone who has been reared and educated in a cross-cultural contexts, and also the liabilities or handicaps imposed by their experiences. The format will be an opening presentation to summarize some conclusions and questions, followed by group discussion and reports from separate tables.

RETIREES LIST. There was an informal discussion of uses of the e-mailing list of retirees that supplements the monthly newsletter Ralph Berger sends to all FRAUHM members by s-mail.

**The two lists overlap, but each has names not included in the other. Thanks to Marion Turney of UH Foundation we are regularly informed of retirees whose obituaries appear in the local press. That misses those who die outside Hawaii so collecting information from any living friends or relaives is also helpful. Our NECROLOGY provides a list of those whose obits have been posted.

**We discussed the value of announcing awards and publications by our colleagues. I agreed to post invitations from time to time on the RETIREES LIST, and perhaps Ralph could also do that in the Newsletter. I agree it would be interesting to learn about the post-retirement achievements of our colleagues.

**Of course, everyone is also invited to report their bio-data since retirement on our REGISTRY Please scan the list and if your name is already there, let me know if I can up-date it for you. If it's not there, please provide the data for an entry? [NOTE: Since writing this minute, Virgie has sent me her entry which you should read.]

With respect and aloha, Fred

MINUTES FOR MEETING, MARCH 8, 2007

PRESENT: Bart Mathias, Roy McCardle, Ced Cowing, Ralph Berger, Harvey Goichros, Ruth Kleinfeld, Virgie Chattergy, George Simson, Bob Campbell, Fred Riggs

ABSENT: Seiji Naya, Ted Rodgers

FUTURE LUNCHEON PLANS:

APRIL 12. Fred confirmed that Robert Bley-Vroman will speak at the next luncheon, on GOVERNING UH.

** We met with the FRAUHM appointees on Senate Committees and they will join us to be introduced and comment on the Senate's role and how retirees are linked. The new Advisory Council for nominating Regents will be discussed as will the role of Chancellor -- Robert chairs the selection committee which is now finalizing this task. [UP DATE: Virginia Henshaw has been named new UHM Chancellor. This is most promising for our retirees community since she was responsible for establishing and funding the Retirees Center at U C Davis.]

MAY 10. We'll be discussing cultural diversity among faculty members under the leadership of Virgie Chattergy.

** She organized a planning session for them on Friday, March 16 in COE 123A, Everly Hall at noon, with a bento lunch. Details will be presented at the Board meeting on March 22.

BOARD MEETING, a regular session on Thursday, March 22, at 2:00 pm. in HH 312, the Arts & Humanities Board Room.

** (The CSS room is not available that day) Harvey said he wanted to discuss election of FRAUHM officers for next year. I also propose discussion of the arrangements for implementing the new Advisory Council for nominating regents to be appointed by the Governor -- legislation will soon be passed by the legislatiure and it calls for implemenation by UH. The role of retirees is a matter of interest to us.

NEW TOPIC. Another matter we may discuss on March 22 involves retirees volunteering to mentor campus tours. In this connection, the Library has agreed to publish a list of named buildings on campus with information about those who are honored, a subject that's relevant to the UH Centennial Celebration. We are involved in the preparation of this information. For some background data see CampusGuides.

Respectfully submitted, Fred Riggs, Secretary

MINUTES FOR MEETING, MARCH 22, 2007

OPENED: 2:00 pm, Hawaii Hall 312, Courtesy of College of Arts and Humanities

ATTENDANCE: Ced Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Ruth Kleinfeld, Virgie Chattergy, George Simson, Bob Campbell, Fred Riggs

ABSENT: Seiji Naya, Ted Rodgers, Bart Mathias, Roy McCardle, Ralph Berger

MINUTES of last meeting on March 8 were approved, as posted above

FUTURE LUNCHEON PLANS were reviewed:

APRIL 12: GOVERNING UH. Robert Bley-Vroman will speak with special emphasis on the role of retirees. Fred Riggs will preside and introduce him. Senate Committee Liaisons will lead conversations at each table about their own experiences and impressions of how the Senate is working and the role of retirees.

A list of the liaisons with information about their committee assignments is available. A simple questionnaire will be distributed to facilitate this discussion. Complimentary coffee will be provided but participants will buy or bring their own food.

MAY 10: CULTURAL BORDERS. Virgie Chattergie organized a preliminary discussion on March 16 with Ethel Ota, Agnes Niyekawa, Oliver Lee, and Jagdish Sharma concerning their multi-cultural experiences.

The questions she has posed for participants include:

"1) what would you say were favorable/unfavorable experiences in crossing cultural borders, i.e., what stands out in your memory and how did you deal with it;

"2) What similar/different aspects of the two cultures (e.g., culture A - yours; B - the other) have you experienced through cross-cultural interactions that can inform us about the similarities/differences of all people."

Another planning session will be held on April 18. FRAUHM will again cover the cost of bento lunches for participants. The May 10 luncheon will be in the Campus Center as a semi-hosted buffet, with participants paying $10 and the rest of the cost coming out of our treasury.

RESOLUTION WELCOMING NEW CHANCELLOR. Virginia Hinshaw has been named permanent Chancellor for UHM, starting July 1.

**The search committee responsible for her nomination was chaired by Robert Bley-Vroman who'll be our speaker on April 12. Fortuitously, she's a lucky choice for retirees at UH because she was responsible for the support given by UC/Davis to their new Retirees Center. With the expectation that she'll be able to repeat this achievement at UHM, we will send her a message of welcome with a declaration of our hope that she'll support work with retirees at UHM. Click for more data about the Davis set-up, including the results of a survey of retired faculty providing statistics on the work they've been doing since they retired -- it appears on pages 2-4 of the Winter 2006 issue of EMERITIMES .

The following resolution was moved by Fred Riggs, seconded by George Simson, and adopted by unanimous vote:

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RESOLUTION WELCOMING VIRGINIA HINSHAW, CHANCELLOR OF UHM

To: Virginia Hinshaw, Provost at UC Davis

From: Board of Faculty Retirees Association, UHM

We are delighted to learn that you will soon be our Chancellor and we welcome you with aloha. We are especially pleased that you understand the potential role of retirees as an asset for the university as shown by your support for the Retiree Center at UC Davis.

Although our Administration has paid our dues for membership of AROHE (Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education) it has not yet supported any of our activities, all of which are purely voluntary. They now include:

** Sponsorship of appointees on all Faculty Senate standing committees;

** Active involvement in legislation to establish an Advisory Council to nominate qualified Regents for appointment by the Governor, as mandated by the Constitutional Amendment approved last November;

** Raising money from members for a FUND to pay for planning activities;

** Promoting mentoring, guest lecturing, fund-raising, and other activities that support the University.

** Robert Bley-Vroman, chair of the Search Committee for your appointment, will speak about GOVERNING UH, with special reference to the role of retirees, at our next monthly luncheon. Our Senate volunteers will participate.

By these means we have done as much as we could to help UHM, but if we had a properly funded Retiree Center such as the one you now support at Davis, we believe we could actually do a lot more for UHM, and we look forward to working with you toward this end.

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 ADJOURNED, 3:00 pm.

Respectfully submitted, Fred Riggs, Secretary

NOTE: On the same day our message was sent (March 23) Provost Hinshaw sent us this reponse:

What a lovely warm welcome - mahalo! I have delighted in establishing the retirees' center and serving the highly active retired faculty and staff at UC Davis. I look forward to continuing and building on those efforts at Manoa - plus I will appreciate learning from all of you about the university and the community. Aloha - Virginia

Virginia S. Hinshaw, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, University of California, Davis

UH News for March 15 published a report on Hinshaw with her portrait and a statement from President McClain that reads: Virginia Hinshaw is the complete package: a scholar of distinction and a transformational academic leader. As UH Manoa enters its second century, Dr. Hinshaw’s rich experience coupled with her inclusive and collaborative nature will enable the campus to fulfill its considerable potential – for the benefit of students, the advancement of knowledge, and the welfare of all the people of Hawai‘i.

MINUTES FOR MEETING, APRIL 19, 2007

OPENED: 2:00 pm, Hawaii Hall 310, Courtesy of College of Social Sciences

PRESENT: Campbell, Chattergy, Cowing, Gochros, Riggs, Simson

ABSENT: Berger, Kleinfeld, Mathias, McArdle, Naya, Rodgers

LUNCHEON PLAN: May 10. Crossing Cultural Borders: Personal and Professional Experieces. Chaired by Virgie Chattergy with Agnes Niyekawa and Oliver Lee as stars. They will launch the conversation and then we'll invite folks at the separate tables to continue discussing the topic with active involvement of anyone who has been involved in our preparatory sessions. To conclude the discourse, we'll invite someone from each table to comment, report or raise questions for future consideration. Our hope is that the theme is so rich it can provide a basis for follow-up sessions next year. It will be a catered lunch costing about $10. per person, and we'll ask participants to chip in $5. personal contributions, to be sent to Roy McArdle or collected at the door.

QUESTIONS: Virgie prepared a document for the session which she's able to distribute, but I'll quote a couple of paragraphs from the end of it. She suggests the following questions for everyone to consider:

"Can you remember an early experience with differences that had a substantial impact on your thinking and behavior? How did you deal with it? Was it a favorable or unfavorable experience? We have all been used to teaching -- that's what we are good at. Do you recall a time when you were on the other side -- you learned from an encounter with someone who did't match your expectation of how things ought to be be? How did you handle it? You changed? You influnced the other to change? You ignored it and moved on? You adjusted your outlook on things or your behavior?"

We'll invite all participants to write douwn a few notes on what they've taken from this session and leave their papers (with or without a name) on the table to be collected and analyzed for future use.

UH CENTENNIAL STAMPS: Bob has compiled promises for colleagues willing to purchase UH Centennial Stamps and he's in the final stage, with good results. Anyone who has not yet participated can make an order for $13.50 per sheet of stamps, payable to the Women's Campus Club. Bob has compiled promises for colleagues willing to purchase UH Centennial Stamps and he's in the final stage, with good results. Anyone who has not yet participated can make an order for $13.50 per sheet of stamps, payable to the Women's Campus Club.

NEW CHANCELLOR: We are pleased that the incoming chancellor, July 1, 2007, Virginia Hinshaw, has responsded favorably to our motion of welcome and experessed her interest in working with retirees. On the basis of her record securing an annual budget item of about $100,000 for the new Retiree Center at UC Davis, we are optimistic that she'll replicate that accomplishment at UHM. To launch a discourse with her, you asked me to send her a follow-up letter inviting her to join us for a get-ackquainted and planning session in July, or as soon as she can conveniently fit it into her schedule. We'll also want to schedule her for a luncheon presentation during the Fall term.

To pave the way for a solid relationship, there was discussion of what Hinshaw can reasonably expect us to do. One point is to provide evidence of contributions retirees already make to the academic, social, and financial life of UH. We discussed our role in Senate standing committees, in planning for the new Advisory Council to select regents, and in such activities as developing the Hall of Names and campus tours projects. Virgie stressed that tours should not stand alone, but be linked to events like today's Earth Day celebration which bring many visitors to campus. To learn more about what retirees now do -- in addition to our existing REGISTRY we could circulate a questionnaire to all our members -- and to everyone on our mailing list -- but we need to find someone to analyze the returns. [For a model of what's called for, please open EMERITIMES. If you scroll down a page, you'll find the results of a "Bio-Bibliographic Survey" which provided important data for supporting establishment of the Retirees Center at Davis.]

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: There was agreement that if we are to focus on developing relations with UH, the University Club, and other matters spurred by the arrival of Hinshaw as chancellor, we need to delegate reponsiblity for planing our luncheon programs to a PROGRAM COMMITTEE. The following persons were identified as charter members: Ced Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Virgie Chattergy, and Barth Mathias. All members should serve ex officio on the Board.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: There was also agreement that we need a membership committee to cultivate the recruitment of new members and provide hospitality and welcoming services for visitors (and potential members) attending our luncheons. But we failed to reach agreement on who should serve as members of this committee.

REIMBURSEMENT: It was agreed that we should authorize reimbursement to Virgie for the costs of two plannng luncheons for the Cross-cultural FRAUHM session. She handed receipts for the 2 events to Fred who will process them for re-payment by UHF from our FAR account.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS: A slate of proposed officers was developed on the blackboard by George Simson with these possiblilties to be presented to the membership at the May 10 meeting:

PRESIDENT: Fred Riggs
VICE-PRESIDENT: Bob Campbell
SECRETARY: Bart Mathias
TREASURER: Roy McArdle
NEWSLETTER: Ralph Berger
EX-PRESIDENT: Harvey Gochros

ELECTED MEMBERS:
Ruth Kleinfeld
George Simson
Virgie Chattergy
(2 others?)

NEXT MEETING: We agreed to convene again on May 24, at 2:00 pm. Room HH 310F is not available that day, but we are requesting HH 312.

Fred Riggs, Secretary.

MINUTES FOR MEETING, MAY 10, 2007

During the monthly luncheon, in Exectutive Dining room, Pres. Harvey Gochros convened a general meeting at which new officers were elected as follows:

President, FredRiggs; Vice-President, Bob Campbell; Secretary, Bart Mathias; Treasurer,Roy McArdle

Ex-officio: Ex-president, Harvey Gochros; Program Chair, Ced Cowing

Elected Board members: Ruth Kleinfeld, George Simson, Virgie Chattergy, Wassim Siddiqui, (1 open)

The luncheon program focussed on "Crossing Cultural Borders, Personal and Professional Experiences," led by Virgie Chattergy with presentations by Agnes Niyekawa and Oliver Lee. A lively discussion followed at all tables to chat about the cross-cultural experiences of other members, ending with written notes for Virgie to use in planning a future session on some related theme. There was enthusiasm for the kind of inter-personal interaction this them generated and support for its replication at some future luncheon meetings.

 

BOARD MEETING OPENED AT 2:00 pm,

In attendance: Fred Riggs, presiding. Bob Campbell, Virgie Chattergy, Cedric Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Ruth Kleinfeld-Lenney, Roy McArdle, Bart Mathias, Ted Rodgers, Wassim Siddiqui, George Simson

Discussed a problem, introduced by Campbell, of getting information to former members no longer on the roll and addresses lost. No elegant solution.

Riggs asked Rodgers to help work towards the establishment of a Faculty Club. Rodgers agreed, citing relevant experience elsewhere; it would be on a catch-as-catch-can basis, because he spends much of the year on the mainland.

Cowing noted that, as head of the new Program Committee, he had drawn up a potential schedule for the fall, and he suggested that discussion of the Faculty Club could be added to the proposed September topic, namely historic campus buildings. Further discussion followed, linking "Faculty Club" and "Retirees Center."

In regard to such a retirees' center, and the need to establish a place to preserve documents, Simson mentioned success in finding a campus home for the Biography project, on the model of a lesson learned at Stanford. Chattergy suggested that the Office of Faculty Development might have space for records storage. Riggs mentioned the Faculty Room in Hawaii Hall, which might be useful for that purpose, except for a problem with getting the key to it.

Riggs announced that he had set up a Program Committee, so that his own efforts could be directed at work on FRAUHM--UH relations. Cowing said that he had gotten agreement from Gochros, Campbell, Chattergy, and Mathias and to serve on the Program Committee. There was discussion of, and agreement on, inviting the new Chancellor, Virginia Hinshaw, to the December Tree Tops meeting -- and also holding an early planning session for Board members with her.

Riggs mentioned that the Association would have to find replacements for members serving on Faculty committees whose terms would expire in the near future.

There was general agreement that today's meeting, with its interactive format, had been successful, and we should so format future meetings with some regularity.

Riggs noted that some members are inclined not to attend our "second Thursday" lunches because of some other long-established and attractive Thursday programs. The Board agreed that we should try "second Tuesdays," if no problems such as room availabilty prevented it, to see if that was better, although we could expect that any particular day pose conflicts with something else for some members.

The meeting adjourned about 2:40 with a reminder of our next meeting in Hawaii Hall at 2:00 pm on May 24th.

Submitted by Bart Mathias, FRAUHM Secretary and Webmaster

 

 

Minutes for FRAUHM Board meeting, Hawaii Hall 310, 2007-05-24

Members present: Fred Riggs, presiding; Robert Campbell, Virgie Chattergy, Ced Cowing, Harvey Gochros, Jacquie Maly, Bart Mathias, Michael Saso, Wassim Siddiqui, George Simson.

Absent: Ralph Berger, (Don Char), Ruth Kleinfeld, Ted Rodgers, Nancy Lewis, Roy McArdle.

CHAR. The meeting convened at 2:06. There being new members, we began with self-introductions. Don Char was nominated for board membership and he was voted in.

PROGRAM. Reports from heads of committees began with the Program Committee (Ced Cowing). Ced wanted confirmation of the new day for luncheon meetings; after some discussion, the second Monday of each month was settled on, depending on whether we could arrange meeting place(s).

Ced reported that the Program Committee members are Ralph, Virgie, Harvey, and Bart; the committee had not yet met as a group, but he have a tentative list of programs. If possible, we will have Potter and Kamins put on their UH history skit as part of the September program. Kobayashi on the history of UH buildings in October.

Harvey suggested political themes for programs and George seconded the idea. Perhaps in the spring. Fred opined that we should have two meetings a year on UH relations, maybe beginning with the new Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw as the December Tree Tops meeting. We should have one on FRAUHM participation on Senate committees. Also, reserve a date for another “interactive” session like that in May. Harvey suggested a “light” topic along the way -- Fred thought perhaps Asian music with Barbara Smith.

MEMBERSHIP. Bob Campbell spoke for the Membership Committee. He pointed to his being able to find only 28 School of Education retirees on the UH retirees mailing list as an example of the difficulty of contacting people about FRAUHM programs. The Federal Right to Privacy Act was blamed. In the discussion that followed, it was agreed that efforts should be made to inform people by having announcements made in Ka Leo, the Advertiser, Midweek, etc. We should also invite “elder” members of the Faculty, encouraging them to consider retirement and join FRAUHM.

Someone suggested having some meetings off campus. Fred noted that KCC was going to rebuild the Cannon Club, which would be an excellent location. George though we should get a head start. Bob thought we might use the current KCC Dining Room, possibly with a shuttle bus to get people there and counter the parking problem.

CLUH. Fred Riggs noted, in the context of our Committee on Liaison with UH (CLUH) that an important development involves creation of a FRAUHM/Senate Study Group on the Governing of UH, with special reference to the role of the BOR. The newly enacted law authorizing establishment of a Candidate Advisory Council, administered by UH, creates a context to make this timely and opportune. He has posted a memo with details on his web site.

UH SYSTEM. Jacquie Maly, UH System Liaison, had doubts about retired faculty from other campuses feeling part of the system and joining the Association, even though they might have retirees' organizations of their own. Virgie suggested “combined sponsorship.” Fred thought it would be good to have a “day-long retreat” once a year for all such groups and FRAUHM to get together, then let each group do its own thing the rest of the year. Michael stressed the idea of having a meeting place off campus where everyone could feel they belonged equally. Virgie said that if we were serious about integrating retirees from all the campuses we need to find a common interest. Jacquie said we need to contact Community College people as individuals, and again stressed the importance of personal invitations.

UNIVERSITY CLUB. Fred stressed a University Club for UH has been incorporated by Raymond Yeh, Dean of Architecture. He should meet with us. The club house need not be on campus We should emphasize having club members and activities even before having a club house.

FUNDS. Michael Saso on Funds. He noted that he had been more successful getting funds for research since his 1990 retirement. Private grants are available, but how should they be administered? There is a way (with incoming Chancellor Hinshaw's help) to list FRAUHM as an organized group of retired professors to manage grants and obtain overhead funding also. Jacquie said the way the Women's Campus Club handles the Thrift Shop is a good example to emulate. It was suggested that we do not need the services of a UH employee nor work through the UHF. Howevr, we need to get the Chancellor's approval. Michael promised to do further research on the issue, and report later.

CHANCELLOR. Fred sought a resolution to invite Chancellor Hinshaw to meet with us. We need to prepare a list of short next-step topics, such as parking and library privileges for non-emeritus members.

We adjourned at 3:49. Submitted by Bart Mathias

 

 

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