Council of Academic Advisors

The Council of Academic Advisors serves as a forum for the discussion and consistent implementation of academic policies and procedures across the various academic units of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. The Council was formed under the aegis of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and consists of representatives from each Manoa advising unit. The Council was established in October 2002. Its additional responsibilities include:

Serve as a forum to exchange and share information about advising across the various units at UHM.
Move the campus towards greater consistency in student advising with respect to interpreting campus policies for students.
Serve as an adjudicating body to resolve conflicts among units regarding student advising practices and interpretation of academic policy.

Council representatives:

Colleges/Schools:
Architecture	Leona Anthony
Arts & Sciences	Dawn Nishida
Business - Shidler	Rikki Mitsunaga, Chair
Education	Denise Nakaoka
Engineering	Tep Dobry
Graduate Division	Reid Takamatsu
Hawaiian Knowledge	Punihei Lipe Anthony
Law	Laurie Tochiki
Manoa Advising Center	Megumi Makino
Medicine	Dick Teshima
Nursing	Ashley Spencer (temporary)
Outreach	Lynn Koyamatsu
Oceanography, Earth Science & Technology	Patricia Cooper
Pacific and Asian Studies	Bob Valliant
Social Work	Violet Horvath
Travel Industry Management	Kawehi Sellers
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources	Allene Chun

Advising Offices/Programs:
Honors, ROTC, Presidential & Regents Scholars	Paige Wilmeth
Pre-Health and Pre-Law Advising Center	Ruth Bingham
Student Athletics Academic Services	Denise Abara
Student Support Services	Barbara Watanabe

Non-Voting Units:
Admissions Office	Alan Yang
Gen Education Office	Tom Hilgers
OVCAA	Ron Cambra
Records Office	Stuart Lau