Interim Chancellor, Honolulu Community College
Michael T. Rota
Michael T. Rota was appointed interim chancellor of Honolulu Community College July 1, 2008. He has over 38 years of service in public education in Hawai‘i including most recently as the associate vice president for academic affairs for the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges, where he was responsible for academic program planning, evaluation and assessment; course and program articulation; regional accreditation; federal higher education and workforce development issues, and collaboration with external agencies.
Prior to that Rota served as vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Hawai‘i community colleges and held various teaching and administrative positions at Hawai‘i Community College and the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.
Rota has represented the UH System on the State Workforce Development Council since its inception in 1997, and is a member of the O‘ahu Workforce Investment Board. He leads the state initiative on adult workforce development, one of eight statewide projects funded by the National Governors Association Policy Academy, and serves on the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Rota received his BS and MEd from the University of Maryland.
mrota@hawaii.edu
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/
Honolulu Community College
Building 6
874 Dillingham Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96817