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2002
Tenure and Promotion List
The UH Board of Regents
approved the 2002 tenure and promotion list at the June meeting. Click
here for complete list.
CC’s
Go Live At Record-Breaking Pace
 The
community colleges went “live” on July 1 with Phase 1 of the new Student
Information System (SIS). Work on the project started February 15, and the quick
launch represents one of the fastest-ever initial implementations of a major
software package in higher education.
“Our success is due to the absolute dedication of the project team. Hardworking
staff from throughout the UH system worked side-by-side with each other and
with our vendor to meet every critical milestone on time,” said John Morton,
SIS project manager.
Phase 1 provides basic services for the community colleges on a single hardware
and software platform. Phase 2 will add Manoa, Hilo and West O‘ahu. The
project will continue by rolling out new functions to meet the needs of the
fall 2003 class.
With SIS students will register for classes at multiple campuses via the Web
and receive a single tuition bill. They will also be able to have financial
aid calculated based on their enrollment at all campuses, see their complete
academic history from all campuses and check whether they have completed degree
requirements.More
information
PCSU
Receives $1 Million to Protect Makua’s Native Plants and Snails
The Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU) received a $1 million award to conserve
endangered native plant and snail species in the Makua Training Area. The project
is part of the Army’s effort to address concerns about the impact of training
activities at Makua and to reduce any risk to rare species from such activities.
The project will focus on protecting 25 plant species by using fences and other
protective measures and seedlings will be outplanted to establish new populations
in safe locations.
Alvin Yoshinaga and Nellie Sugii of the Lyon
Arboretum will also be storing seeds and tissue of endangered plants “in
captivity” so that the species can be preserved and reintroduced. Michael
Hadfield of the Manoa
zoology department will continue his research on ways to use walled exclosures
to protect endangered native land snails from predators.
“While folks in the islands may differ about the use of Makua, we all want
to see the valley protected. Support from the Army will allow us to work together
to find the best ways to care for these species,” said PCSU Unit Leader
David Duffy. More
information
New Wrinkle Reducing
Procedure Benefits Asians
A new wrinkle reduction procedure may benefit Asian skin types by reducing the
healing time and discoloration normally associated with chemical peeling and
laser-based procedures. John A. McCurdy Jr., a plastic surgeon and assistant
clinical professor at the School
of Medicine, reported his findings at the June meeting of the American Academy
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. According to his report, radiofrequency
resurfacing, otherwise known as coblation, is the new procedure that works well
on all skin types but is the most reliable and safest for Asian skin.
“When treated with low-temperature radio wave energy, Asians achieve wrinkle
reduction and improved complexion comparable to that achieved by Caucasians,”
McCurdy said. “This is significant since traditional resurfacing techniques
result in a higher rate of long-term pigmentation problems for Asian skin types.”
More
information
Space Education Program
Takes Off at Kaua‘i CC
Forty-one students participated
in Future Flight Hawai‘i held at Kaua‘i
CC in June. Future Flight Hawai‘i is a space-themed educational program
designed to catalyze a child’s interest in science, technology and the
future. Using a mission format, the participants experience a variety of training
modules to prepare for their simulated missions to extra-terrestrial sites.
The program included activities such as Earth/Mars ABCs, rendezvous and orbit
geometry, rocketry and 3D Mars topography art.
“We had a lot of fun doing hands-on activities such as building a solar
car and testing them on an obstacle course and building and launching Viking
rockets,” said program coordinator Cheryl Shintani.
One excited student said, “I’m glad I came to this program. It’s
not sitting and reading about Mars. I’m having fun building neat things.
And I’m learning a lot.”
Log on to the Future
Flight Hawai‘i Web site for more information on other activities including
residential, day exploration and family programs. Future Flight Hawai‘i
is funded and developed by the Hawai‘i
Space Grant Consortium.
Kaua‘i CC faculty members, Francis Takahashi and Marshall
Mock introduce the Future Flight students to Kaua’i
CC’s solar car.
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