June 30–July 20, 2008

UH Army ROTC graduate gives all in Afghanistan
Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, KGMB, KHNL, KHON
The University of Hawai‘i mourns the passing of Army 1st Lieutenant Jonathan Brostrom, an honors graduate of the UH Army ROTC program, who was killed recently in the line of duty in Afghanistan.

Lyon Arboretum now open on Saturdays
Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
UH Mānoa’s Lyon Arboretum is now open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., providing access especially for families to enjoy the 193-acre tropical rain forest in Mānoa Valley.

Upward Bound programs throughout UH help high school students go to college
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The Upward Bound programs at Leeward, Maui and Windward Community Colleges and UH Hilo help underprivileged high school students earn college credits while in high school, helping students who many not normally go to college.

UH president rated “outstanding” on annual evaluation
Honolulu Advertiser, KHNL
University of Hawai‘i President David McClain received a rating of “outstanding” by the Board of Regents on his annual evaluation, the highest category in the performance evaluation.

Founding dean of UH medical school passes away
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Dr. Terence A. Rogers, who founded the University of Hawai‘i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine with a concept of enabling nontraditional and disadvantaged students to pursue medical careers, has passed away at the age of 83.

Windward Community College summer program offers eco-science training for teens
Honolulu Advertiser
A group of Hawai‘i high school juniors and seniors are receiving advanced environmental science training and earning college credits through a summer program at Windward Community College.

New scholarship fund established at UH Hilo
Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Architect Russell Oda and his wife, Aki, have established a scholarship fund at UH Hilo in honor of his grandmother, Keru, to benefit students in need of financial aid.

Cox returns to roots as new Kaua‘i Community College chancellor
The Garden Island
Helen Cox reports to Kaua‘i Community College on August 12 as the new chancellor, a coming home of sorts for the Oahu-born educator who has 25 years experience in higher education, most recently at Salt Lake Community College in Utah.

Dramas on tap for Kennedy Theatre’s 2008-2009 season at UH Mānoa
Honolulu Advertiser
A children's production tapping puppetry with an environmental message, a bloody Shakespearean tragedy, a Japanese noh drama and a dance concert will be the mainstage attractions in the 2008-09 drama season at UH Mānoa’s Kennedy Theatre.

UH Hilo to construct Pacific Islanders center
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
UH Hilo plans to use a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build a campus resource center for Pacific Islanders that will provide a space for peer mentoring, networking and tutoring in an effort to increase the success and retention of Pacific Islands students.

UH medical school gets $1.7 million scholarship fund
Honolulu Advertiser
The John A. Burns School of Medicine at UH Mānoa has received a gift of $1.7 million from the John A. Burns Foundation to create an endowed scholarship fund for first-year medical students.

UH alums are Beijing-bound
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Three former Rainbow Wahine volleyball players will be representing the United States as part of the U.S. Olympic Team at the Beijing Olympics—setter Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (1993-96), middle Heather Bown (1998-99) and outside hitter Kim Willoughby (2000-03).

Kapi‘olani Community College chef instructor teaches teens how to cook
West Oahu People
Kapi‘olani Community College chef instructor Grant Sato has volunteered every summer for the past five years to teach Campbell High School students how to cook while also providing them with important life and job skills.

Leeward Community College’s motorcycle training course popular
KGMB
With no relief in sight from the pain of gasoline prices, more local drivers are turning to motorcycles as their means of transportation, and Leeward Community College’s motorcycle training course is benefiting from the newfound interest in two-wheeling.

New UH Hilo student center will be gold
Pacific Business News
The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s new Student Life Center is expected to open this fall as the first building on the Big Island to earn the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating.

UH Mānoa trying out environment-friendly concrete
Honolulu Advertiser
In a push toward more environmentally sustainable practices, UH Mānoa is using pervious concrete to pave some of the walkways and areas around student housing buildings, which can help reduce storm-water runoff and recharge groundwater supplies.

Retiring chancellor and sisters make gift to Kaua‘i Community College
Honolulu Advertiser
Retiring Kaua‘i Community College Chancellor Peggy Cha and her sisters Jean Toyama and Bette Uyeda have established a scholarship fund in memory of their parents to benefit students in financial need at Kaua‘i Community College.

UH Mānoa researchers say carbon dioxide destructive to oceans
Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Research conducted by a team of UH Mānoa scientists and published recently in the journal Science has found that besides loading the atmosphere with heat-trapping greenhouse gases, human emissions of carbon dioxide have also begun to alter the chemistry of the ocean.

Kobayashi Inc. named design-assist partner for UH West O‘ahu campus
Honolulu Advertiser, West Oahu People
Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. was chosen as the general contractor and design-assist partner to build the first phase of the new UH West O‘ahu campus in Kapolei.

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