UH Graduates First Class from MBA Program in Vietnam

The first graduating class of UH Manoa’s executive master of business administration program in Vietnam was honored on July 26 at the Hanoi School of Business in Vietnam. The graduation marks the first time that an American university has successfully delivered a complete degree program in Vietnam. The program was launched in the fall of 2001with a partnership between CBA and the Hanoi School of Business at Vietnam National University.

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Queen's Establishes Cohort of Native Hawaiian Nursing Students

Over the next three years, the UHM School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene will receive $241,000 from The Queen’s Medical Center that will support a cohort of 10 Native Hawaiian nursing students at the school.

"We believe that these Native Hawaiian nursing students will provide more culturally competent care, address and improve the health status of the Native Hawaiian population in our state, and serve as role models to recruit other young women and men into the nursing profession," said Barbara Molina Kooker, interim dean of the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.

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UH Agrees To Conserve Water

The university and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply have entered into a conservation partnership to reduce water consumption 10 percent by replacing all faucets, shower heads and toilets with low-flow fixtures. UH Manoa is one of the island’s biggest water consumers—averaging approximately 367 million gallons per year—and it is estimated that this project will save 37 million gallons annually. UH President Evan S. Dobelle, Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris, Board of Water Chair and Chief Engineer Clifford Jamile and Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert will sign the memorandum of understanding on Tues., Aug. 5, 2 p.m. at Bachman Hall Front Lawn. All faculty, staff and students are invited and encouraged to attend.

In addition, other programs and projects such as water audits, low-flow fixture retrofits, sub-metering, leak detection, drip irrigation and rain catchments systems will be implemented. The partnership will also help educate students about cooperative water conservation.

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