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Maui
CC Named Best-Practice College
Maui CC is one of four recipients of the 2002–2003 MetLife Foundation Best-Practice
College Awards for exemplary performance in student retention. Hawai‘i
CC and Windward CC were selected as semi-finalists.
One of the retention strategies that won the top honor for Maui CC is a student
case management system implemented in fall 2002. Using this system, faculty,
counselors, staff and administrators work as a team, helping students with all
areas of educational and career planning, development and success. A web-based
portfolio provides the student with access to information on majors, schools,
scholarships and financial assistance and essential life skills.
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feel deeply honored to receive this award," says Dean of Students Alvin
Tagomori. "Student retention is very important to us at Maui Community
College. We want our students to be able to stay in school and achieve their
goals." Read the full story.
Bring Your Christmas
Trees to Manoa and Kapi‘olani
Volunteers are Needed
 UH
Manoa and Kapi‘olani CC will be collecting Christmas trees for recycling
on Sat., Jan. 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers are needed on "Christmas
Tree-cycling Day" to receive trees at the drop-off site located at the
Manoa School of Law parking lot. Volunteers will work in two shifts: from 9
a.m. to noon (arrive at 8:30 a.m.) and from noon to 3 p.m. To sign up, contact
the UH Office of Sustainability by phone,(808) 956-9346 or e-mail.
The tree-cycling project has taken place on O‘ahu for the past 13 years
and has collected approximately 30,000 trees per year. In previous years, the
Manoa campus has collected approximately 1,600 trees per year with the support
of its buildings and grounds management staff. At Manoa, the trees will be fed
into a chipper to convert them into much-needed mulch for campus plants. Mulch
is valuable because it conserves water, adds nutrients to the soil and reduces
landscaping maintenance. Read the complete story for more
information.
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