Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

 

Stephen Taylor,
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Kaua'i CC
Professor, Oceanography and Astronomy
Office location: OCET room 102B
Phone: 808.245.8332
Email: svt@hawaii.edu

 

 

 

 

Kurt Takamine, 
Dean of Arts and Science
Language, Arts, and Humanities; Science and Mathematics
Phone: (808) 245-8227
Email: kurttaka@hawaii.edu

The unit is responsible for ensuring instructional programs are consistent with the Strategic Plan of the College, reviewing new program proposals, evaluating program outcomes, and recommending personnel actions such as hiring, promotion, tenure, etc. 

The VCAA is the key member of the Chancellor's executive leadership team and is the academic affairs (instruction) area's chief operating officer. She is charged with providing leadership and coordination on behalf of the campus in planning, developing, organizing, directing, and evaluating all instructional programs, policies, procedures, and guidelines

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

Ka Papa Hana Holomua Plan Evaluation Reports 

 Academic Affairs Core Values
and Principles of Best Practices ‘ohana

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  • Fulfill your professional and personal responsibility (kuleana) for the sustainability of the campus.
  • Be mindful about your relationships to this island and its people.
  • Share and use college resources responsibly and sustainably.
  • Encourage success by providing appropriate resources and needed support.
  • Provide a safe space.
  • Be mindful in the application of your words so they are used with integrity and thoughtfulness for their power.
  • Encourage experimentation and innovation without fear of failure by providing a safe space.
  • Communicate clearly to limit misunderstandings.
  • Practice humility to avoid arrogance.
  • Work and lead in service to others.
  • Respect others and yourself.
  • Seek to understand and honor diverse perspectives.
  • Look within before reacting.
  • Identify and respect what is working and embrace positive changes when necessary.
ahonuinānā i ke kumualoha
  • Practice patience and empathy in your interactions with others. Employ healthy coping strategies to manage stress and maintain mental, emotional, and physical health.
  • Provide opportunities to foster growth and leadership in others.
  • Act in a professional manner, with collegiality and civility, to help the group attain its goals.
  • Be constructive rather than disparaging.
  • Address differences and conflicts with openness while working towards consensus.
  • Seek knowledge from many sources.
  • Use every situation and task as a teaching and learning opportunity.
  • Engage in continuous professional and self-improvement.
  • Be constructively self-reflective to find resources within yourself.
  • Learn from mistakes.
  • Inspire others.
  • Be appreciative, welcoming, kind, and supportive.
  • Exhibit compassion, grace, charity, and forgiveness towards others.
  • Give and receive gratitude (aloha aku, aloha mai).
  • Mālama kākou.