November 28, 2005

Maui Receives $2.5 Million Title III Grant

Maui Community College received a federal Title III Part A grant for $2.5 million from the U.S Department of Education to initiate three activities that will meet the goals of its strategic plan. The five-year Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Program grant is given to higher education institutions to become self-sufficient by providing funds to improve and strengthen their academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability

Grant goals are
• developing 20 new Hawaiian studies courses
• creating freshmen cohorts, experience activities, learning communities and mentoring opportunities
• establishing an associate degree in education, which will be taught over the Internet

Read the press release.

West O‘ahu and Leeward Offers Forensic Science Program

The success of shows like CSI and Crossing Jordan have spawned a growing interest in forensic science. To meet this newfound appeal a new certificate program in forensic anthropology will be jointly offered by West O‘ahu and Leeward. This will be the first undergraduate program in Hawai‘i dedicated to the study of forensic anthropology and is expected to be available in spring 2006.

Career paths open to those with training in forensic science include criminalist, crime scene technician, forensic fingerprint examiner, forensic anthropologist and archaeologist. Forensic skills are also very desirable for those employed at local, state and federal crime labs and among law enforcement officers. Those with forensic expertise can also work with death investigators, coroners and medical examiners.

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VP Johnsrud Named ASHE President

Linda K. Johnsrud

Linda K. Johnsrud, interim vice president for academic planning and policy, was named president-elect of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She will take over as president at the national organization’s annual meeting in November. ASHE promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through research, conferences and publications, including its highly regarded journal, The Review of Higher Education.

“ASHE is my intellectual home, and I hope to bring the perspective of a scholar-administrator to the leadership of ASHE—a perspective that values the contribution of scholarly research to the critical decisions facing higher education,” says Johnsrud.

Read the press release.

Miller Trust Benefits 11 Organizations

Carey D. Miller

The legacy of UH professor, pioneer food scientist and community philanthropist Carey D. Miller lives on. Eleven Hawai‘i organizations who had a special tie or interest to Miller became beneficiaries of her trust. The organizations each received $60,000 at an event held in her honor.

Trust recipients were the Bishop Museum, Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Hawai‘i Dietetic Association, Hawai‘i Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Hawaiian Historical Society, Hawai‘i Council of Churches, KCAA Preschools of Hawai‘i, Outdoor Circle, Pacific Orchid Society, UH Foundation–Carey D. Miller Award Fund and YWCA-Honolulu.

For more on Miller, read the press release or a recent Malamalama article.

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