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Regents Consider System
Reorganization, Biennial Budget
The Board of Regents will hold a special meeting on Thurs., Nov. 14, 10 a.m.
in Campus Center 220 on the Manoa campus to discuss the 2003–05 biennium
budget request and the proposed system administration reorganization. Time permitting,
the board will begin review of campus strategic plans. Comment on the system
reorganization proposal is invited. For more information, see the summary.
Windward CC Blesses New
Campus Center
Windward CC held a "Day of Celebration" on Fri., Nov. 1 with the blessing
of its new $13.8 million campus center, Hale ‘Akoakoa, and the investiture
of Provost Angela Meixell. The long-awaited campus center features the college’s
first full-service cafeteria, which is open to the public and staffed by culinary
arts students from the Employment Training Center. The facility has student
services offices, the WCC bookstore, a lounge and game room, community meeting
rooms and student organizations offices. It features Hawai‘i Interactive
Television System capability—students and community members can participate
in courses and discussion via satellite. The celebration was part of Windward
CC’s 30th anniversary.
For more on Meixell and her investiture, please go to the People
page.
UHM Celebrates Renovations
to Hamilton Library
UH Manoa re-dedicated Hamilton Library on Wed., Nov. 6 in celebration of the
impending completion of more than four years of construction and renovation.
Construction of the library’s addition, a six-story, 81,625-square-foot
structure known as Phase III, was completed in 2001, and renovations to the
library’s original sections, known as Phase I and Phase II, are anticipated
to be completed by the end of the month.
"Hamilton Library is the heart and soul of the UH Manoa campus. It symbolizes
the university’s mission to enrich, expand and develop every student’s
knowledge while still remaining true to the cultural, political and economic
history that makes this state and this university unique among all others,"
said President Evan S. Dobelle.
Renovations made to the original portions of Hamilton Library include infrastructure
and public area improvements: addition of space for public computers, new electronic
classrooms, expanded microforms and current periodical reading rooms, new map
collection room, expanded special collections reading room and more. Read
more about the library renovations.
442nd Exhibit Featured
at Hamilton Library
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For Broke! 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an exhibit of materials including
letters, documents, photographs, uniforms and more from the 442nd Veterans Club
World War II Collection was part of the Hamilton Library re-dedication celebration
on Wed., Nov. 6. On display in the Bridge Gallery on the first floor of Hamilton
Library, the exhibit brought many veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
to the event, including U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. The display will be up
until Thurs., Dec. 12.
"This is a special day for me and a special day for the men of the regiment,"
said Inouye. "It is wonderful to know that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren
will have the opportunity to visit Hamilton Library and learn about those times."
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