News from the Office of the Interim Chancellor, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Presentation by University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney
Rotary Club of Hilo Bay
August 24, 2011
UH Hilo: Creating a Future with the People of Hawai‘i
Click here for pdf of Rotary Club of Hilo Bay’s newsletter Baywatch about the August 24 meeting.
Aloha,
Governor Neil Abercombie will be announcing his “Hawai’i Broadband Initiative” at a press event at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa campus, Tuesday, August 23, from 1:00-2:00 pm.
The Governor will be sharing his plans for expanding broadband, or ultra high-speed Internet access in Hawai’i.
UH Hilo will be hosting a live videoconference of the event in Library Classroom 344.
Faculty, students, and the general public are invited to attend this videoconference.
Parking for fee is available.
Chancellor Straney
State of the University
Presented to
The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents
July 7, 2011
By
Donald Straney, Chancellor
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Aloha,
I’m pleased to announce that the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is in the process of reorganizing its various international programs and services under the umbrella of the Division of Student Affairs.
International Student Services and Intercultural Education currently resides in the Division of Student Affairs and includes National Student Exchange; it will shortly be joined by Global Exchange Programs, directed by Todd Shumway, and Global Education Programs, directed by Carolina Lam.
Together, these three functional areas will support and advise our international students as well as UH Hilo students who are involved in exchange programs. The team will also develop and implement initiatives that promote intercultural fluency and the globalization of our campus.
Starting July 1, Jim Mellon will be the contact person for issues related to international students. Carolina Lam remains the contact person for UH Hilo students wishing to study abroad, Todd Shumway for global exchange programs, and Zach Street for national student exchange programs.
Until the new Student Services Building is completed, all offices will remain in their current locations.
As a result of the reorganization, existing faculty and staff will be better able to share expertise, coordinate services, and achieve efficiencies in time and resources as they support the success of international students and prepare our students for study abroad.
Donald Straney
Chancellor
Aloha mai kakou-
I’d like to let you know that UH Hilo has a web page set up with an online form for members of the campus community to suggest ways to help address our budget challenges.
Your budget reduction and revenue generation ideas will be more than welcome at http://vcadmin.uhh.hawaii.edu/costsavings.php.
Thank you,
Don Straney
Chancellor