Curriculum Research and Development Group HonoredMorris Lai, Hugh Dunn and Susan York win first place in Outstanding Publications Competition. Read moreManoa Presents Student Employee AwardsMarc Marquez, Daniel Carbone, Ruby Ng and Monica Tan honored. Read more
KudosMaui’s Molli Fleming, Hilo’s Christopher Frueh, William Mautz, Cam Muir and Jennifer Richardson and Manoa’s Beverly Ann Deepe Keever. Read more
Dean Finalists for School of Hawaiian KnowledgeCampus meetings slated for three finalists. Read moreChallenging a Multicultural ModelManoa’s Jonathan Okamura publishes Ethnicity and Inequality in Hawai'i. Read more
UH EventsManoa and Hilo’s Ngugi wa Thiong‘o presentations, Windward’s Cooney lecture and other events. Read more
Honolulu Chancellor Retires
Honolulu Chancellor Ramsey Pedersen announced his retirement in June.
Pedersen first joined the college in 1973 as a faculty member, and has held many positions with responsibility for 25 career and technical education programs, apprenticeship training, the library, media center and liberal arts. He was instrumental in partnering with the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on apprentice training and establishing the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training to meet the needs of Hawai'i’s new economy sector.
Pedersen developed the Construction Academy Initiative and developed the Auto Academy. He formed an alliance with the Polynesian Voyaging Society to create learning experiences in voyaging and Marine Technologies at Honolulu’s Marine Education Training Center, and recently had the Music and Entertainment Learning Experience approved as an associate degree program.
"It has been my honor during my 35-year tenure as a faculty member and administrator at Honolulu Community College to be a part of the transformation of a new community college into a vibrant Technology Training Center and liberal arts program,” says Pedersen. “I will truly miss the many friends and colleagues that I have had the pleasure to serve with through all these years, but I leave Honolulu Community College knowing that it is pointed toward an even more productive future. I am certain that the faculty, staff and management team will keep the college vibrant and relevant to its constituents."