Hawaii Pacific University Cuts 20 Administration Positions Due to Lower Student Enrollment
Hawaii Pacific University, the state's largest private university, has seen a decrease in it student population from 8,000 students to 7,500 students over the last five years. Vice President for Marketing and Communications, Todd Simmons, commented, "It's not an enormous drop. It's been a small and steady drop. We are heavily tuition-reliant as a private, not-for-profit university. If we experience a downturn in that area, it does create some challenges as we're very market-sensitive." As a result, Hawaii Pacific University has announced that they will be cutting approximately 20 administrative positions at their school. Simmons added, "It's never easy to do these things. We think, ultimately, for the health and success of the university, they are necessary. We have to couple our need to live within our expenses with our need to implement a strategic plan that calls for big new things from the university."
