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HI SCR185

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Moriwaki

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

S.C.R. 185 Summary

  • Urges University of Hawaii at Manoa to incorporate Association of American Universities (AAU) Membership Phase I and II indicators into its 2015-25 strategic plan as goals and metrics for achieving top-tier research institution status.

  • Phase I indicators include competitively funded federal research support, National Academies membership, faculty awards and fellowships, and published academic research citations.

  • Phase II indicators include USDA state and industrial research funding, number of research doctoral degrees granted, postdoctoral appointees, and undergraduate program assessment.

  • AAU represents 60 leading research universities in the United States that award nearly half of all U.S. doctoral degrees and 55 percent of those in sciences and engineering.

  • Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the University of Hawaii System President, Board of Regents Chair, and Association of American Universities President.

Legislative Description

Urging The University Of Hawaii To Incorporate As Part Of Its 2015-25 Uh Manoa Strategic Plan The Association Of American Universities Membership Phase I And Ii Indicators, As Appropriate, As A Means To Establish Goals And Metrics For The University's Continued Pursuit To Be Amongst The Most Prestigious Research Institutions In The Nation.

University of Hawaii

Last Action

Referred to HRE.

3/13/2019

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/13/2019

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