BOR AppointeesBoard approves Virginia S. Hinshaw as Manoa chancellor, John Morton as permanent vice president for community colleges and Manuel Cabral as interim Leeward chancellor. Read more
Information Technology Center Receives FundingGovernor releases $1 million for IT center for the System. Read more
Honolulu’s Excellence in Education DayFaculty and students explore A Journey into Hawai‘i‘s Future. Read moreGet More Fruits and VegetablesCTAHR heads Hawai‘i initiative to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption. Read moreGuide to Marine Plant LifeManoa’s Isabella Abbot and Celia Smith publish Hawaiian Reef Plants. Read moreKudosMaui’s Jennifer Owen, Hilo’s Ron Gordon and Ken Staton, Manoa’s Petrice R. Flowers, Bob Gibson, Kenton Harsch, Vilsoni Hereniko, Steve Jacques and Peter G. Nicholson. Read more
Photo HighlightsHonolulu's HS2HCC recruiting day and Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Insect Museum. Read more
UH EventsKapi‘olani’s International Festival, Hilo’s disaster preparedness seminar and Aesop’s Fables performances and Manoa’s HNEI seminars, Rosencranz and Lin performances, High Tea and Chan lecture. Read more
Peter G. Nicholson, center, was presented the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal by Assistant Secretary of the Army John Paul Woodley Jr. and Chief of the U.S. Corps of Engineers Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock.
Kudos
Manoa Assistant Professor Petrice R. Flowers received a grant from the Research Relations Fund to conduct research in Japan for her project, “Social Implications of International Law: Women’s Employment and Gender Equality in Japan.”
Manoa Associate Professor Bob Gibson, Director of the Hawai'i English Language Program Steve Jacques and Director of the English Language Institute Kenton Harsch will be presenting a workshop at the 41st Annual TESOL convention in Seattle, WA on "Exploring Qualities of Effective Program Administrators". Harsch will also be presenting on "Productive Pedagogical Approaches to Plagiarism and Patchwriting" with masters graduate Kelly McLanahan.
Hilo Professor Ron Gordon participated on a panel on The Limits of Western Communication Theory at a conference held at the Center for Korean Studies at Manoa.
Vilsoni Hereniko, Manoa professor, took part in the opening programs for the Asia–Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. Hereniko was invited to be on a panel that responded to the keynote address, given by Doug Hall, the director of the art gallery.
Maui Assistant Professor Jennifer Owen’s artwork was included in three juried exhibitions in Germany and was on display at the Hui No’eau Arts Center Annual Juried Member’s Exhibition. Her art is also part of the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ permanent collection.
Peter G. Nicholson, Manoa associate professor, was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal for assistance with field assessment and data acquisition, investigations and contributions to the Hurricane Katrina Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force. This award is one of the highest Army honorary decorations that can be awarded to a civilian.
Hilo Associate Professor Ken Staton is orchestra contractor for the Hawai'i Opera Theatre’s Maui pro-duction of Madame Butterfly. Staton is taking 20 players from the Big Island to Maui where they will join musicians from O’ahu and Maui as the pit orchestra for Puccini’s famous opera.