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ߣsirƵ Strategic Plan 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 ߣsirƵ‘i 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 –7/24/22
Residence |
Sample size |
ߣsirƵʻi residents |
|
Kauaʻi |
57 |
City & County of Honolulu |
980 |
Maui County |
68 |
ߣsirƵʻi 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 ߣsirƵ,
Ranked
(1=most important, 6=least important)
Priorities |
Rank (Mean) |
Provide the scientific and intellectual capacity to address
ߣsirƵʻi's problems and opportunities, particularly around
sustainability, energy, and climate resilience |
3.11 |
Educate and train ߣsirƵʻi residents for ߣsirƵʻi's jobs |
3.14 |
Drive economic diversification and development across
the islands |
3.21 |
Increase the number of ߣsirƵʻi 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 ߣsirƵ and communities throughout the state
| 3.57 |
Sustain and support ߣsirƵian language, culture and people |
4.58 |
Question:What should ߣsirƵ campuses’ top priorities be to best serve ߣsirƵʻi? 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 ߣsirƵian issues within top three choices.
What should ߣsirƵ campuses’ top priorities be to best serve ߣsirƵʻi? 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 ߣsirƵʻi residents for ߣsirƵʻi's jobs | 23% | 19% | 18% |
Drive economic diversification and development across... | 19% | 20% | 19% |
Increase the number of ߣsirƵ‘i residents who have ... | 16% | 18% | 18% |
Increase access to more programs for ߣsirƵ and... | 13% | 16% | 19% |
Sustain and support ߣsirƵian language, culture and people | 8% | 6% | 10% |
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Opinions varied across counties of ߣsirƵʻi
- Oʻahu residents rated to provide the scientific and intellectual capacity to address ߣsirƵʻi’s problems more important than other counties
- ߣsirƵʻi County residents felt that to increase the number of ߣsirƵʻi residents who have education and training beyond a high school diploma,targeting those who have been under-represented were a much higher priority.
- ߣsirƵʻi County felt to drive economic diversification was a lower priority for the ߣsirƵ than other counties reported.
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Ranking by Age of Respondent
- Under 25 years old were less likely to want the ߣsirƵ to drive economic diversification. They saw the ߣsirƵ as an institution to educate and train residents for ߣsirƵʻi’s jobs.
- They also felt it was the ߣsirƵ responsibility to sustain and support the ߣsirƵian 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 ߣsirƵian 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 ߣsirƵ’s 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 ߣsirƵ
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 ߣsirƵ Mānoa and create a safer campus environment in order to attract top ߣsirƵ from abroad and keep top ߣsirƵʻi ߣsirƵ from going elsewhere
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Suggestions for Other Top Priorities (Cont’d)
Focus on needs of the ߣsirƵ for physical and mental safety and housing
Ensure affordable housing is available to all ߣsirƵ residents attending ߣsirƵ. Housing insecurity is by far the biggest issue facing our ߣsirƵ.
Position the ߣsirƵ as a leader in International issues relevant to our location in Asia-Pacific
- Major focus on areas of study unique to ߣsirƵ's location & strengths
- Lead Pacific Island nations in innovation
ߣsirƵ 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 ߣsirƵ
- Current ߣsirƵ and employees rated “drive economic diversification” as a lower priority compared to the other respondents.
- Donors to the ߣsirƵ did not see the need to increase access to more programs for ߣsirƵ and communities as high a priority as did other respondents.
- Donors were more likely to rate “provide the scientific and intellectual capacity” as a high priority, particularly compared to ߣsirƵuates, parents, and current ߣsirƵ.
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Ranking by Occupation
- Managers were more likely to rank “educate and train residents for ߣsirƵʻi’s jobs” as their number one top priority.
- Those in crafts and trades, professionals, and retirees, looked at the future of ߣsirƵ 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 ߣsirƵ more as an educational institution to educate and train residents for ߣsirƵʻi’s jobs.
- Clerical workers were also more likely to say that the ߣsirƵ help residents have education/training beyond a high school diploma and the ߣsirƵ should increase access to more programs for ߣsirƵ and communities.
- Students felt that the ߣsirƵ needs to take action to sustain and support the ߣsirƵian language, culture, and people. And they listed this priority as one of their top three priorities.
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