ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Clinical internship programs are crucial to workforce development, for example, addressing the need for skilled, licensed professionals in nursing, pharmacy, and psychology fields.
Across disciplines and programs, we are implementing new workforce-related initiatives to keep current with the rapid pace of workforce needs and changes.
A university education now must also include durable skills: problem-solving, communication, ability to work in teams, and the ability and willingness to learn new things.
In addition to creating and updating degree programs, UH Hilo continually improves how we support students on their academic and personal journeys.
At the board meeting, we featured exciting developments at our six colleges, all of which are helping us educate local students and raise up our community.
Every single student, no matter their major, needs to become highly proficient in durable skills transferable to any profession.
As we are serving more adult learners, we are moving into online delivery more and more, particularly in some of our workforce preparation programs.
When I get the numbers, I always look a bit deeper, however, to see the story behind the story.
UH Hilo marine science major Mahealani Akui interns on research vessel mapping seafloor of Hawaiian archipelago
Award-winning UH Hilo nursing instructor Adriane Lewandowski prepares her students for the real world
Internship: UH Hilo environmental science major Jay Bois “jumps right into learning new information about the forest”
UH Hilo grad student wins top conservation award for presentation on her fish and whale research
From the rainforests of Hawaiʻi Island to UH Hilo’s new AI lab, student researchers explore AI connections to natural science
Two UH Hilo pharmacy students each receive Kahele Student Leader of the Year award