September 2011
Tuition updates
The university has completed 7 of 10 campus public meetings on the proposed tuition schedule and will complete the last 3 and the HITS statewide transition by mid-October.
They meetings have been well attended and have generated some good discussion, which will be taken into account and will factor in to the administration’s final recommendation to the Board of Regents.
As part of the communications effort, President Greenwood, Chancellors Donald Straney and Gene Awakuni and Dean Maenette Benham appeared on the September 8 PBS Hawai‘i Insights program focusing entirely on the University of Hawai‘i and higher education.
University and campus news
- $25 million job training grant awarded
- First pharmacy graduates on the job
- Four campuses deemed military friendly
- Jumpstart for medical school students
- Renewable energy experts to convene
UH System News
Four campuses deemed military friendly
UH West O‘ahu and Honolulu, Kapi‘olani and Leeward Community Colleges were named among a select group of higher education institutions nationwide for inclusion in the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools 2012 List. G.I. Jobs is the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life.
The list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools.
