Freitas
Named Hawai‘i CC Chancellor
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| Rockne Freitas |
Rockne
Freitas was
appointed chancellor of Hawai‘i CC for a three-year
term, effective Aug. 3, 2004. Freitas is currently vice president
and executive director of the Ke Ali‘i Pauahi Foundation. He
has held leadership positions at Kamehameha Schools, the University
of
Hawai‘i and GRG Enterprises, Inc., and served as a trustee
for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
"Rockne Freitas is a distinguished alumnus and well known within
the community,” says Acting President David
McClain. “We are
grateful to have him on board, and we also would like to acknowledge
and thank Shirley Daniel for
her contributions while serving both as interim chancellor for Hawai‘i
Community College and as the chair of the search advisory committee.”
Read the news release.
HNEI
Assembles First Flash Carbonization Unit
 Michael
J. Antal and the flash carbonization unit.
UH Manoa’s Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute held an open house to
celebrate the assembly of the world’s first commercial-scale flash carbonization
unit on Tues., July 20. Flash carbonization is an innovative technology for the
production of charcoal from various biomass sources such as wood, agricultural
byproducts and green wastes.
“After the flash carbonization unit becomes fully operational, it will
be capable of handling all of the university’s green wastes and turning
them into charcoal, a salable product,” says Michael
J. Antal, Jr., Coral Industries Professor of Renewable Energy
Resources. “Not only will these waste materials no longer require the expense
of being hauled to a dump site, but a valuable commodity will be produced.”
To learn more about it, read the press
release, the Honolulu
Advertiser or the Star-Bulletin.
Medeiros
Receives Community Colleges Service Award
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| Wendy
Medeiros |
Wendy
Medeiros, a clerk-typist at the University
Center at West Hawai‘i, was honored with the University
of Hawai‘i Community Colleges Award for Outstanding Service.
Working at the center since 1995, Medeiros greets students
and the public at the Kona facility. With the center’s
limited staff, Medeiros must wear several hats. A key person
in registration and recruitment efforts, she also directs the
graduation ceremony rehearsal. She is a valuable team member
and one of those responsible for the continued success of the
center’s programs.
Read
more about her.
UH Works with Policymakers to Improve Access to Higher Eduction
Hawai‘i was one of
five states selected to participate in the Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education’s Changing Direction: Integrating Higher Education Financial
Aid and Financing Policy project. The goal is to improve state-level policymaking
strategies on tuition, financial aid and state appropriations.
“This project provides a unique opportunity for policymakers in Hawai‘i
to think about the relationship between what the state provides to higher education,
what UH charges students and what financial help is available to students,” said Linda
Johnsrud, interim associate vice president for planning and policy.
Read
the news release.
July BOR Report
At its monthly meeting held on Fri., July 16 at UH Manoa, the Board
of Regents
• transferred
authority over managerial hires to the UH president
• approved
the long-range development plan for the University of Hawai‘i–West
O‘ahu campus
• established
a the new executive class—dean, UH Hilo
• approved Waikiki
Aquarium admission and fee rates increases
• approved
initiation of a Request for Qualifications process for the development
of a
Cancer Research Center in Kaka‘ako
Read about other board actions.
BOR Statement Regarding Dobelle
Patricia Lee, chair
of the Board of Regents, issued the following press statement on
Thurs., July 22. “The Board
of Regents appreciates all the support it has received from the
university community
and the public while it has proceeded in earnest during the mediation
with regard to former President Evan Dobelle.
Beyond the attention to mediation, many important university matters
have been addressed,
and the board applauds the manner in which the Acting President David
McClain and the other university leaders have worked so professionally
with the board to make significant progress despite the continued
spotlight on the mediation.
From the report we received this morning, we believe one more week
of mediation is warranted and could prove fruitful. The board will
reconvene on July 29 at 2 p.m. In adherence to the mediation agreement,
there will be no further comment on this matter until the next
board meeting.”
Vuchinich
Appointed Foundation President; New Trustees Named
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| Donna
Vuchinich |
UH Foundation’s
Board of Trustees appointed Donna
Vuchinich president of the foundation
and named new trustees. Vuchinich has more
than 20 years experience in public university fundraising.
The new trustees are—Bruce Coppa, Pacific Resource Partnership;
Mark Fukunaga, Servco Pacific; Robert
Hiam, Hawai‘i Medical Service
Association; Stuart Ho, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific; Louise
Ing, Alston - Hunt Floyd & Ing; John
Komeiji, Watanabe Ing Kawashima & Komeiji; Myles Shibata, Kawailoa Development; Gerald
Sumida, Carlsmith Ball;
Artie Wilson, Prudential Locations and C.
Scott Wo, C.S. Wo & Sons.
The board also reappointed—Faye Kurren,
Hawai‘i Dental
Service; Barry Weinman, Allegis Capital and James
Wo, Bojim Investments.
Read more about it.
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