May 2012 (Archives)

EARL HISHINUMA ELECTED TO UHPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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.

2012-05-30T16:01:00-10:00May 30, 2012|UHPA Organizational|

DEPENDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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.

2012-05-21T11:38:00-10:00May 21, 2012|UH Funding|

2012 Hawaii Great Teachers Grant Recipients

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).

2012-05-09T12:29:00-10:00May 9, 2012|Academic|

New Officers & Executive Committee Members Elected!

At its annual Board of Directors meeting on May 5, 2012, Directors elected new officers and members of the Executive Committee. Since Adrienne Valdez was elected last year as President and serves an initial two-year term, the election for the Office of President was not considered. Congratulations are extended to:

2012-05-08T11:45:00-10:00May 8, 2012|UHPA Organizational|

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

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.

2014-07-29T19:29:41-10:00May 4, 2012|Political|

Newly Elected Directors for UHPA!

The UHPA Board of Directors is composed of 25 Directors and one-third are elected annually. This year, elections were conducted for one seat at Kapiolani Community College, one seat at Leeward Community College, one seat at UH Maui College, one seat at UH-West Oahu, and 5 seats at UH-Manoa. As a result of these elections, the following faculty members will serve three-year terms on the UHPA Board of Directors. They are:

2012-05-02T09:43:00-10:00May 2, 2012|UHPA Organizational|
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