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UH 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽ 2023-2029 External Data Collection
General Resident Survey Results
August 5, 2022
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Goal: Gather community and stakeholder opinions on what direction the University of 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽāi must undertake for the next six years.
Objectives
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Gauge thoughts on the proposed top priorities currently identified
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Support for proposed priorities
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Identify other priorities and that were not detected in the internal scan and data collection
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Understand if opinions differ by demographic differences, geographic difference, or other segments of the population.
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Distribution of Completed Surveys:collected 7/11/22 ā7/24/22
Residence |
Sample size |
51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi residents |
|
Kauaʻi |
57 |
City & County of Honolulu |
980 |
Maui County |
68 |
51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi County |
260 |
Unknown county |
10 |
Other U.S. state |
56 |
Other country |
6 |
Total |
1,443 |
Confidence Interval +/- 2.6%
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Top Priorities
for the UH,
Ranked
(1=most important, 6=least important)
Priorities |
Rank (Mean) |
Provide the scientific and intellectual capacity to address
51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi's problems and opportunities, particularly around
sustainability, energy, and climate resilience |
3.11 |
Educate and train 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi residents for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi's jobs |
3.14 |
Drive economic diversification and development across
the islands |
3.21 |
Increase the number of 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi residents who have education/training beyond a High School diploma, targeting those who have been under-represented
| 3.38 |
Increase access to more programs for students and communities throughout the state
| 3.57 |
Sustain and support 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian language, culture and people |
4.58 |
Question:What should UH campusesā top priorities be to best serve 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi? Please rank the importance of these
priorities for the University over the next six years with rank 1 being the most important
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Educate and train had more ranking No. 1. First three priorities among top three choices of majority. Only quarter ranked 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian issues within top three choices.
What should UH campusesā top priorities be to best serve 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi? Please rank the importance of these priorities for the University over the next six years with rank 1 being the most important
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
Provide the scientific and intellectual capacity to address... |
21% | 22% | 17% |
Educate and train 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi residents for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi's jobs | 23% | 19% | 18% |
Drive economic diversification and development across... | 19% | 20% | 19% |
Increase the number of 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽāi residents who have ... | 16% | 18% | 18% |
Increase access to more programs for students and... | 13% | 16% | 19% |
Sustain and support 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian language, culture and people | 8% | 6% | 10% |
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Opinions varied across counties of 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi
- Oʻahu residents rated to provide the scientific and intellectual capacity to address 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻiās problems more important than other counties
- 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi County residents felt that to increase the number of 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi residents who have education and training beyond a high school diploma,targeting those who have been under-represented were a much higher priority.
- 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi County felt to drive economic diversification was a lower priority for the UH than other counties reported.
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Ranking by Age of Respondent
- Under 25 years old were less likely to want the UH to drive economic diversification. They saw the UH as an institution to educate and train residents for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻiās jobs.
- They also felt it was the UH responsibility to sustain and support the 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian language, culture, and people. In fact, it was the only age segment to rate it among their top three priorities.
- Age 25 to 44 years old rated to sustain and support the 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian language, culture, and people as their lowest priority, but the average rating was still statistically a more important priority than what older respondents rated.
- The oldest segment, those 65 years old and older, were the most adamant about the UHās role to drive economic diversification and to provide the scientific and intellectual capacity.
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Suggestions for Other Top Priorities
Affordable
Ensure access to affordable higher education
- Keep tuition affordable without decreasing the quality of education
- Focus on lowering costs for students
Administration
Revamp the administration and processes: Eliminate bureaucratic inefficiencies, one seamless system across all campuses, etc.
- Administrative team and Regents must become strong and vocal advocates for the university
- Ensure the administrators are transparent and willing to share information
Infrastructure
Fix campus infrastructure, both physical structures and technology capacity
- Modernize facilities at UH Mānoa and create a safer campus environment in order to attract top students from abroad and keep top 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻi students from going elsewhere
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Suggestions for Other Top Priorities (Contād)
Focus on needs of the students for physical and mental safety and housing
Ensure affordable housing is available to all UH residents attending UH. Housing insecurity is by far the biggest issue facing our students.
Position the UH as a leader in International issues relevant to our location in Asia-Pacific
- Major focus on areas of study unique to UH's location & strengths
- Lead Pacific Island nations in innovation
UH Athletics
Increase support for the revenue producing athletic programs to enhance both revenue and non-revenue athletic opportunities
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Mahalo
Daniel Nahoopii
dnahoopii@smshawaii.com
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Ranking by Affiliation with the UH
- Current students and employees rated ādrive economic diversificationā as a lower priority compared to the other respondents.
- Donors to the UH did not see the need to increase access to more programs for students and communities as high a priority as did other respondents.
- Donors were more likely to rate āprovide the scientific and intellectual capacityā as a high priority, particularly compared to graduates, parents, and current students.
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Ranking by Occupation
- Managers were more likely to rank āeducate and train residents for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻiās jobsā as their number one top priority.
- Those in crafts and trades, professionals, and retirees, looked at the future of UH as a strong research facility to provide the scientific and intellectual capacity which would also drive economic diversification for the state.
- Those in the Armed forces, clerical workers, homemakers, managers, and services and sales, looked at the UH more as an educational institution to educate and train residents for 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽʻiās jobs.
- Clerical workers were also more likely to say that the UH help residents have education/training beyond a high school diploma and the UH should increase access to more programs for students and communities.
- Students felt that the UH needs to take action to sustain and support the 51ĀŅĀ×»»ĘŽian language, culture, and people. And they listed this priority as one of their top three priorities.
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