March 6, 2006

Presidential Search Update

David McClain

During a special board meeting on Feb. 28, UH Regents unanimously accepted a task group recommendation to suspend the national search for a UH president and offer the position to Interim President David McClain. The board scheduled a special meeting on Tues., March 7 at Honolulu CC to consider the appointment.

The original report, subsequent news release and meeting notice are available at the Office of the Board of Regents page.

$21.2 Million for Storm Recovery

Hamilton Library

U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye announced that the University of Hawai‘i will receive nearly $21.2 million in federal funds to help it recover from the massive flooding and severe storms of Oct. 30, 2004.

The funds include
• More than $13.2 million to replace library collections
• Nearly $4.5 million to cover the costs that exceed the $25 million insurance cap for emergency measures and content replacement
• More than $3.4 million to cover the costs that exceed the insurance cap for emergency measures and building repairs

Read Inouye’s press release.

Phone Directories to Celebrate Centennial with Contest

Hawaiian Telcom will celebrate the UH centennial with special artwork on its 2007 directories. The company invites faculty, staff and students systemwide to submit artwork that represents the theme, Celebrating 100 Years of High Education in Hawai'i: A Century through an Artist's Eyes, as it relates to their island. For more information, download the announcement or the entry form and contest rules for O'ahu, Big Island, Maui or Kaua‘i.

Kaua‘i’s Honor Society Goes Silver

Kaua‘i’s Alpha Pi Xi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society achieved the Pinnacle Silver level in the PTK 2005 Pinnacle Scholarship Award Program.  The award recognizes the growth in membership in the chapter and comes with a $100 scholarship to be used as the chapter determines. PTK advisors are Instructors Brian Cronwall and Anne McKenna.

Read the Kaua‘i bulletin for more information.

Maui School wins Ocean Science Bowl

Maui High School, winners of the 2006 Aloha Bowl.

On Feb. 25 high school students from all over the state and Guam competed in the fourth annual Hawai‘i regional competition for the National Ocean Science Bowl at Manoa. Five high school students from Maui High School won the competition, and will represent Hawai‘i in the National Ocean Science Bowl in California, May 13-15.

Read more about it.

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