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Meet your newest Board of Directors

UHPA Welcomes New Board of Directors Elections of the New UHPA Board of Directors were announced at the UHPA Annual Membership Meeting held on Zoom, Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:30 AM. UH Manoa Welcomes: Vaness Chong Reza Ghorbani Frankie Hale Vicki Szymczak Leeward Community College Welcomes: Michael Oishi Maui College Welcomes: Nani Azman Re-elected to the UHPA Board of Directors were also announced: UH Manoa - David Duffy UH West Oahu - Alphie Garcia Kapiolani Community College - Susan Jaworowski Please [...]

2021-04-26T09:15:59-10:00April 25, 2021|BOD, Frontpage, Monday Report, UHPA Organizational|

In Memoriam: UHPA’s First Executive Director Jerome “Jerry” Comcowich

UHPA joins others in mourning the loss of Jerome “Jerry” Comcowich, a retired UH faculty member who was UHPA’s first executive director. Jerry became a founding member of UHPA in 1973 and served the union for decades as a board member and as delegate to National Education Association meetings. Jerry was walking in a bike lane near his Enchanted Lake residence on the morning of September 3, when a driver of a pick-up truck struck him and two other parked vehicles. He [...]

2020-09-29T09:40:20-10:00September 29, 2020|BOD, Commentary, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

2020 Newly Elected UHPA Board of Directors & Officers

On Saturday, April 25, 2020 the UHPA Board of Directors met via Zoom and welcomed six (6) newly elected and two (2) re-elected Board members from across Hawai‘i . Elected to represent their campus for three-year terms are: Norman Takeya (re-elected), Assistant Professor of Architecture Engineering & CAD Technologies, representing Honolulu Community College Kelli Nakamura, Assistant Professor of Arts & Humanities (History), representing Kapiolani Community College Sarah Gray, Instructor & Librarian, representing Windward Community College Jason Kenji Higa (re-elected), Assistant Professor of [...]

2020-04-27T08:03:06-10:00April 25, 2020|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

2020 UHPA Board of Directors’ Election

In accordance with the UHPA Bylaws, the UHPA Nominations & Elections Committee is charged with preparing a list of nominees for the 2020 Board of Directors’ Election. On April 3, 2020, all UHPA Active members of the relevant constituency units (Honolulu CC, Kapiolani CC, Windward CC & UH-Manoa) will receive an email notice with voting information and instructions on voting electronically. A link to all candidates’ biographical information and personal statements will also be provided. The voting period for the UHPA Board [...]

2020-03-12T11:32:05-10:00March 12, 2020|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Christian Fern Named Executive Director

Christian Fern Named Executive Director of University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) UHPA board of directors unanimously voted Christian Fern as the new executive director, effective December 1, 2019. Fern, who has served as an associate executive director with UHPA since July 2015, succeeds Kristeen Hanselman, who joined UHPA in December 2007. Hanselman will continue to serve as executive director, a position she has held for the past four years, to ensure a smooth leadership transition. “We began to discuss the [...]

2024-02-21T16:58:11-10:00October 23, 2019|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

UHPA 2019 NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

On Saturday, April 27, 2019 the UHPA Board of Directors met and welcomed eight newly elected and two re-elected Board members from across Hawai‘i . Elected to represent their campus for three-year terms are: Samuel Giordanengo, Associate Professor of History, representing Hawaii Community College. Jeffrey Mexia, Assistant Professor in English, representing Kauai Community College. Karla Hayashi, Director of Kilohana, representing the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Daniel Harris-McCoy, Associate Professor of Language & Literature of Europe and Americas, representing the University of [...]

2019-04-30T12:55:00-10:00April 29, 2019|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

A Different Take on the U.S. Supreme Court “Janus” Ruling

By Lynne Wilkens, UHPA President This past week's U.S. Supreme Court decision on Janus v. AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) has created a stir across the nation. The ruling overturns the Supreme Court’s 1977 ruling on Abood v. Detroit Board of Education that has served as a precedent for more than 40 years. Janus serves as a new landmark case and is causing concern over the loss of employee rights and a weakened collective voice in the workplace. [...]

2018-07-02T09:57:33-10:00July 2, 2018|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, Opinion|

Newly Elected 2018 UHPA Board of Directors and Officers

Congratulations to the Newly Elected UHPA Board of Directors Kapiolani CC            Susan Jaworowski Leeward CC              James West UH Maui College      Juliana Patao UH West Oʻahu        Alphie Garcia UH Mānoa                Harald Ebeling, Akihiko Masuda and Ashley Maynard Welcome back re-elected UHPA Board of Directors UH Mānoa                 Tom Apple, Ann Sakaguchi and Brian Szuster Congratulations Board [...]

2018-04-30T16:14:43-10:00April 30, 2018|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

UHPA Leaders Norman Arancon and Melissa Kirkendall awarded Regents’ Medals for Excellence in Teaching

Congratulations to UHPA Director and UHH Assoc. Professor Norman Arancon and UHPA Faculty Representative and UHMC Instructor Melissa Kirkendall for winning the Regents' Medals for Excellence in Teaching! "It is indeed quite an honor and a blessing to have been recognized this way. I have learned so much from everyone. ", said Arancon Additional congratulations to all of the other recipients of the Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching, the Regents' Medal for Excellence in Research, and the Davis Award for Excellence [...]

2015-06-01T22:25:00-10:00May 28, 2015|Academic, BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter|
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