Philip Castille - Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
At
the University of Hawaii at Hilo, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
advises and assists the Chancellor and provides leadership to the academic
and academic-related units of the university. Among the many responsibilities
of the position, the Vice Chancellor
- oversees academic planning, academic program review, and curriculum development
- maintains liaison with other campuses of the University of Hawai`i system and with such external groups as the Legislature of the State of Hawaii
- serves as accreditation liaison officer to WASC, the commission that accredits the university
- supervises the deans of the five UH Hilo colleges and the director of Library, evaluating and approving their recommendations for faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure
- supervises budget preparation for the academic and academic-related programs, allocating and reallocating funds and resources to and from these programs.
- provides leadership in creating and maintaining academic standards and policies
See the complete description of the Vice Chancellor's responsibilities.
Dr. Phil Castille joined the faculty of UH Hilo in 2007 as Professor of
English and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Before joining UH
Hilo he served as Dean of the College of Arts & Letters at Eastern
Washington University; as Director of the School of Literature &
Language and Head of English at Louisiana Tech University; as Assistant
Division Chair of Arts & Humanities at the University of Houston -
Downtown; as Coordinator of Professional Writing at the University of
Memphis; and as a science writer-editor for the USDA Forest Service in
New Orleans.
He holds doctoral and master's degrees in English from Tulane
University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a
bachelor's degree in Philosophy/English from Tulane. His academic area
of research is American Literature, especially the representation of
the American South in literature and film. He has numerous
publications and presentations in this field (curriculum vita). He
belongs to many honorary and professional organizations, including Phi
Beta Kappa.
Phil and his wife Shannon have one son, Edward. Ned was born at Hilo
Medical Center in October 2007.
The Vice Chancellor is assisted by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Kenith Simmons, who has responsibility for academic articulation, academic policies and procedures, and academic standards. She also serves as a Professor of English.
Dr. Ann Miser assists the Vice Chancellor with the University Catalog, program reviews and the Academic Administrative Council. The Secretary of the Office of Academic Affairs is Jenny Wakida.
Documentation
- Assessment Actvities
- Academic Administrative Council Minutes
- Archived Files from Vice-Chancellor Chris Lu
- College of Pharmacy
- Graduate Study
- Program Review Materials
- Research Council
- Nomination Forms for Teaching Awards
- UHH Congress
UHH Academic Affairs Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Handbooks
- Authorization to Plan an Academic Program
- Course Deactivation, Reactivation and Archiving Form 2004
- ContractRenewalPromotionandTenurerevised9-2-2008
- TPRC Exclusion Form (revised 9-5-2008)
- Eligibility and Application for Graduation (September 2005)
- Hiring Handbook for Tenure Track Faculty (November 2004)
- Guidelines for Space Management and Allocation (May 2003)
- 10212002 Media Relations Policy and Procedures
- Graduate policies
- Procedure for Appointing Tenure, Promotion, Review Committees
- Purging Inactive Courses (January 2006)
- Transfer Policy (November 2005)
- UHH Student Academic Complaint Policy
Other Academic Resources
- Proposed General Education Revision 2004
- UH Hilo Strategic Plan 2002-2010
- Strategic Initiatives -- May 2002
- UH Hilo Accreditation Homepage
- UH Hilo Academic Program Review Schedule 2002-2009
- UH Hilo Academic Assessment Plan
- University of Hawai`i System Executive Policies: Academic Affairs
WASC Accreditation
- Letter from ALO to Campus Community 2004
- WASC Approval of MS Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Sciences 2004
- WASC Commission Letter for the 10-Year Reaffirmation of Accreditation 2004
- WASC Substantive Change Report MS Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Sciences 2004
- WASC Educational Effectivness Team Exit Conference 2004
- WASC Educational Effectiveness Team Final Report 2004
Data Resources
- MAPS (Management and Planning Support) Data Site
- IPEDS (Integrated Post Secondary Data System) UH Hilo = 141565
- UH Hilo Office of Institutional Research
- UH HIlo Class Data Export
- STAR Correspondent
- Compendium of National Data Sources on Higher Education