Missed Sunday’s radio show? You can read about the university’s success in improving graduation rates among Native Hawaiian students in my guest editorial in the Star-Advertiser.
Archive for the ‘Initiatives’ Category
July 8, 2011
Achieving the Dream
Loea Akiona, a Windward Community College graduate now working in student affairs at the college, joins me to talk with Community Matters radio show host Mike Buck, right, about Achieving the Dream. UH has had impressive success with our efforts in this multi-year national initiative to help more community college students succeed, particularly those from groups who have traditionally faced the most significant barriers to success, including low-income and Native Hawaiian students.
We also talk about increase in research grants and other great news reported at the July 7 Board of Regents meeting.
Listen in Sunday, July 10, from 6 to 7 a.m. on any of the seven Clear Channel radio stations—KSSK AM590 92.3 FM, KDNN 98.5FM, KHVH 830AM, KIKI 990AM, KHJZ 93.9FM and KUCD 101.9FM.
July 1, 2011
Achieving the Dream
Leeward Community College students Achieving the Dream!
Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting will give us a chance to boast about one of our most successful initiatives—Achieving the Dream.
We partnered with Kamehameha Schools and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs four years ago to make higher education more accessible to native Hawaiians. We invested time and money into greater community outreach, more counselors to help students apply for scholarships, increased development and training in remedial courses to bring grades up and a lot more financial aid.
Bottom line: Native Hawaiian enrollment systemwide has doubled from 4,600 to 9,200, and the number of Hawaiians graduating is up 32 percent! That includes the Ke Ala Ike Native Hawaiian Excellence Program spring 2011 graduates pictured here.
That is certainly something to celebrate and a validation that we are striving to be the model indigenous-serving higher ed institution.
May 23, 2011
Commencement Time
From left, Rep. Jerry Chang and Hawaiʻi County Councilmen Dennis “Fresh” Onishi and J Yoshimoto
Throughout my career in higher education, no time has brought me more joy and fulfillment than the commencement season. It is a time to rejoice in important student and faculty success. It is the ceremonial representation of higher education’s ability to transforms people’s lives.
The 2011 exercises also means we are some 5,000 graduates closer to our goal of increasing the number of college-educated citizens in the state. At about 9,200 degrees and certificates awarded this academic year, we’re ahead of our goal.
Jerry Chang was at the UH Hilo ceremony May 13 at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium and sent the photo above.
I also attended the Hawaiʻi Community College, John A. Burns School of Medicine and UH Mānoa advanced degree ceremonies.
May 9, 2011
Visiting UH West Oahu
Greeting faculty while Chancellor Gene Awakuni looks on
I made a visit to UH West Oʻahu a few weeks ago. We are all really excited about the state-of-the-art buildings that are starting to sprout up there on the ʻewa plains! It was a wonderful opportunity to meet with faculty and staff leaders as well as Chancellor Gene Awakuni.
The day included short speeches sharing visions of a vibrant UH West Oahu. We also had conference room presentations about the new campus, faculty research projects and community partnerships.
Staff designer and photographer Valentino Valdez captured the day in photographs, full slideshow below.
Thank you everyone for all your hard work at UH West Oʻahu!
January 15, 2011
Creating an innovation economy
University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood announces the recommendations from a council of experts on how the university can promote technology transfer to create a vibrant economy for 21st-century Hawaii.
