(photo courtesy University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu)
Alumnus Jeffrey Moniz of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been appointed the vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu. As the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Moniz is the campus’ chief academic officer and is responsible for academic planning and curriculum development for the campus. He manages faculty and instructional activities as well as the operation of the library and resource center, course scheduling, new academic program growth and priorities, partnerships with other campuses and the business community, and non-credit program development that enhances the educational breadth, depth, and vibrancy of the campus.
Moniz most recently served as the director and graduate chair of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Doctor of Education program in professional educational practice. From 2009-2014, he served as director and department chair for the secondary teacher education program.
Moniz earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara in 2006, working with Professor Hsiu-Zu Ho as his advisor. “I'm glad that I chose to work with you at UCSB for my Ph.D.,” Moniz says about his former Gevirtz School colleagues, many of whom took part in the recent In the Company of Scholars event. “My experiences in Santa Barbara have allowed me to attain and, now, exceed my original academic career aspirations.”
Munoz teaches and writes about matters of culture, ethnicity, and race, and has presented to a variety of audiences at scholarly conferences and meetings in education, history, anthropology, sociology, social psychology, critical ethnic studies, Asian American studies, social studies, and geographic education.