Kaua‘i
CC Program Trains School Custodians
Under the Rural Development Grant custodian training project, Kaua‘i CC
instructors provide Department of Education custodians on Kaua‘i with 80
hours of training and on-site practice in carpentry, plumbing, electrical repair,
tiling and drywall repair. The goal is to prepare school custodians to tackle
basic repair and maintenance work so that school needs are addressed quickly
and state Department of Accounting and General Services personnel are free to
focus on larger projects. Thirty custodians completed training in the spring.
The program is slated to begin on Maui in conjunction with Maui CC and eventually
expand statewide.
"DOE employees have all raved about their success in upgrading their skills
and how they have saved funds by knowing how to repair minor mishaps," comments
Bobbie Bulata–Franklin, Office of Continuing Education and Training Coordinator
director. Read the story.
San Francisco
Dance Company Returns to UH Hilo
UH Hilo has been awarded a State Foundation on Culture and Arts grant to promote
educational outreach to Big Island school children. The grant will be used to
bring the Oberlin Dance Company
of San Francisco to Hilo in May 2004 for a short residency. Oberlin Dance
Company will educate and entertain school children with dance workshops and performances
of The Velveteen Rabbit.
"We’re excited about this partnership because it brings the university
and the community it serves together in a very beneficial way," said Margaret
Haig, College of Continuing Education and Community Service dean. Read the press
release.
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