Athletics oversight among leader’s goals

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents tasked UH President M.R.C. Greenwood with oversight of the UH-Manoa athletic department early this year, well before this summer’s Stevie Wonder concert debacle, according to documents released by the university and the regents Friday.

The documents, Greenwood’s goals for the academic year, are part of her annual evaluation, and were discussed in executive session at the Jan. 19 board meeting, according to the meeting’s agenda.

UH released three years of Greenwood’s goals after the Star-Advertiser reported Friday that the goals were not being released and that the Office of Information Practices had ruled the UH president’s performance expectations are a public record.

Other documents that the Star-Advertiser requested under the Freedom of Information Act, including Greenwood’s self-evaluation, have not been released.

The athletic department goal states that Greenwood will: "As necessary, in cooperation with the Board of Regents, exercise oversight of UH Manoa Athletics during leadership and conference transition."

In January, UH-Manoa was moving its football team to the Mountain West Conference from the Western Athletics Conference and other sports to the Big West Conference.

UH-Manoa was also in the midst of a search for a new chancellor, and Greenwood was looking at replacing then-athletic director Jim Dono­van, according to testimony at last month’s first meeting of the state Senate Special Committee on Accountability.

Other goals for the president during the 2011-2012 academic year included showing progressing legislative support and fundraising, advancing the university’s excellence and reputation, hiring a new Manoa chancellor by May and to "continue to build confidence in the University and its management."

The regents evaluate Greenwood on how well she meets her goals.

In May the regents met to discuss Greenwood’s evaluation and rated her "exceptional."