EARL HISHINUMA ELECTED TO UHPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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On Friday, May 25, the Nominations and Elections Committee counted the ballots received for the Special UH-Manoa Board of Director election. As a result, Dr. Earl Hishinuma, Professor of Psychiatry at Queen’s Medical Center, has been elected to fill the remainder of the Board seat that expires in April 2013. He will be officially welcomed by members of the UHPA Board of Directors on June 2, 2012.

DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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Under Article III of the 2009-2015 UH faculty contract, a Dependent Scholarship Program was effective with the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarship fund was for $250,000 and was awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funds were exhausted. An email sent to all Chancellors on February 22, 2012 advises them that funds have been exhausted and this program to offer funding for dependent students of faculty members has ended.

2012 Hawaii Great Teachers Grant Recipients

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One I2 faculty member and six lecturers were awarded grants to attend the 24th Annual Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar that is scheduled for August 5 to 10, 2012 at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. They are John Hamilton (UH-Hilo), Steven Hobbs (UH-Manoa), Shannon Kiek-Rapozo (Kapiolani CC), Randal McEndree (Hawaii CC), Benton Sen (Kapiolani CC), Steven Stegeman (Leeward CC), and Mei Wang (Honolulu CC).

New Officers & Executive Committee Members Elected!

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DAVID DUFFY, UH-Manoa, elected as UHPA VICE PRESDENT
CATHERINE BYE, UH-Manoa, elected as UHPA TREASURER
BRENT SIPES, UH-Manoa, elected as UHPA SECRETARY

The four officers were elected as members of the UHPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE as well as:  MARTHA CROSBY (UH-Manoa), SALLY PESTANA (Kapiolani CC), and TODD REED (UH-Manoa).

They all serve one-year terms.

UHPA Members on the Big Island to Meet Mufi Hanneman on May 1st

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UHPA members are invited to meet Congressional candidate Mufi Hanneman to discuss the state of higher education in Hawai’i on Tuesday, May 1st from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the ILWU Hall (100 W. Lanikaula St.) which is one block from the UH-Hilo campus.
Mr. Hanneman would like the opportunity to meet with UHPA members from both campuses to listen to their thoughts about public higher education in the state, but especially as it involves your respective campuses on Hawai’i island.

Newly Elected Directors for UHPA!

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KAPIOLANI CC:  Sally Pestana, Professor in Health Sciences
LEEWARD CC:  Eileen Cain, Assistant Professor of English in Language Arts
UH MAUI COLLEGE:  Rosiana (Nani) Azman, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Social Sciences
UH-WEST OAHU:  Eun S. Ahn, Professor of Social Sciences and Economics
UH-MANOA:  Martha Crosby, Professor & Chair of Information & Computer Sciences; Susan Horowitz, Director of Pacific New Media & Jr. Specialist in the Outreach College; Chin N. (CN) Lee, Specialist & Professor in Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences at CTAHR; Christopher Lepczyk, Assistant Professor in Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Jonathan Osorio, Professor of Hawaiian Studies.