President’s March highlights and updates

University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner made his report to the Board of Regents at their meeting on March 23, 2017.

Highlights include:

• The view from Washington D.C. on higher education: four points (video)

1. Immigration issues for students and employees (video)
2. Potential federal budget cuts to eduction and research (video)
3. Tax reform for non-profits, endowments and benefits (video)
4. Observations from a Washington D.C. “watcher” (video)

• Protecting UH students and programs (video)
• UH nominees for the Governor’s Awards for Distinguished State Service (video)
  Employee of the Year nominee: Luke Flynn, director for Hawaiʻi Space Flight Laboratory, UH Mānoa (video)
  Team of the Year nominee: UH Hilo maintenance crew (video)
  Manager of the Year nominee: Matt Platz, vice chancellor for academic affairs, UH Hilo (video)

View previous reports to the board.