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Board Gives
Dobelle Favorable Review
 The
Board of Regents completed its first annual review of President Evan Dobelle’s
leadership and cited the change in attitude throughout the university as a positive
first year achievement. "Within a year, campus attitudes have changed remarkably,"
said Bert Kobayashi, board chairperson. "Progress has been initiated and
a new attitude is prominent throughout the university system. President Dobelle’s
leadership during his first year in office was substantial."
Responding to the review, Dobelle said, "I am deeply thankful to the board
and the university community for having entrusted me with the responsibility
of managing the University of Hawai‘i. I wake up each day fully energized
and excited about building and strengthening our promise and potential throughout
the system. I believe firmly in the good work of the university and am proud
for the opportunity to steward it into still better times." For a list
of Dobelle’s first-year achievements read the press
release.
System Award Winners
Honored
The university is proud to honor the recipients of system awards for excellence
in teaching and service. Look for the recipients of the Regents’ Award
for Excellence in Research and Teaching in the next issues of News@UH.
Awards featured this week
Frances Davis
Award
Hung Wo and
Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award
Williard Wilson
Award for Service
The awards winners will be honored at the Convocation 2002 ceremony on Monday,
September 9, 10 a.m. at UH Manoa Kennedy Theatre. A luncheon will follow the
ceremony at noon, Campus Center Ballroom. The luncheon is $18 per person and
payment must be received in advance. Download response
form for luncheon. R.S.V.P.s are due by Tuesday, September 3. For more information,
please call (808) 956-6934.
UH Shines in Weekly Television
Show
The university is the focus of a new weekly program dedicated to showcasing
the people, places, issues and events that make UH a leading institution of
higher education. The half-hour show, UH This Week, will air every Saturday
on KFVE at 5:30 p.m. The program will be hosted by Drake Beil, a UH alumnus
and host of "60secondsonbusiness" on KHNL’s 10 p.m. news. President
Evan Dobelle will kick off the first show airing September 7.
 The
program will feature interviews with university newsmakers as well as UH sports
highlights, a special segment called "Campus Chatter" highlighting
student issues and a weekly interactive web poll. Log on to News@UH’s
"Broadcast" page for upcoming guests.
"We see this show as an excellent opportunity to strengthen the ties between
the university and the communities we serve. There is so much innovation and
enthusiasm on the campuses of UH and we want to share that with the public,"
said Paul Costello, vice president for External Affairs and University Relations.
College Of Education
Offers Program Statewide
The UH College of Education is offering teachers the opportunity to enroll in
two programs—the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Secondary Education
(PBCSE) and the Masters in Special Education (MEd SPED). For the first time
both programs will be offered simultaneously statewide, due to distance education
programs through the Internet and condensed weekend instruction. The certificate
program will be offered in math, science, English and social studies. It is
designed to accommodate both new teaching candidates and people who are already
employed as teachers but who are unlicensed. Classes are taught online and/or
during non-working hours.
More information
Cooperative
Agreement with Japanese Institute Signed
UH Manoa and Kanazawa Institute of Technology of Japan have renewed their
cooperative agreement for another five years. The renewal agreement, signed
on August 27, promotes faculty and student exchange. UH was the first foreign
institution with which KIT signed such an agreement. Principals signing (left
to right) are Wai Fah Chen, dean, UHM College of Engineering; Peter Englert,
chancellor, UH Manoa and Toshio Izumiya, chairman, Kanazawa Institute of Technology.
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