WATCH: Give thanks, not COVID-19!
Take care of your ‘ohana over Thanksgiving! Here are some tips from UH Leadership to stay safe over the holiday. The University of Hawaii at Hilo is among the safest campuses in the country. Let’s keep it that way!
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WATCH: UH Hilo, keep up the good work with COVID-19 guidelines!
The UH Hilo community is stepping up to take responsibility for their own health and safety and act in a manner that demonstrates respect and care for the health and safety of others in our ‘ohana.
Message from UH President Lassner: UH to continue mostly online for spring 2021 semester
Given current conditions and what we expect in the months to come, it is clear that we must plan for primarily online instruction across our ten campuses in the spring, as it has been this fall.
Chemistry Prof. Norbert Furumo finds the formula for online teaching
Professor of Chemistry Norbert Furumo acknowledges that online classes can be tough, but that it should not discourage students from continuing to pursue an education. “Students must treat online classes like they would a face-to-face class, stay the track.”
With her roots in a Pa‘auilo upbringing, Psychology Prof. Cheryl Ramos teaches with emphasis on community engagement and cultural diversity
Guided by her commitment to “ʻaʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi,” a Hawaiian phrase meaning “one learns from many sources,” which also happens to be a part of UH Hilo’s mission statement, Prof. Ramos carries on a tradition of community-engaged teaching in her online classes this semester
Misty Pacheco is the GOAT at teaching public health during a pandemic
In transitioning her health courses to online platforms, Misty Pacheco made the decision to incorporate the pandemic into her teaching. “My students got a lot more out of the public health and health promotion course because we were living through what we were learning.”
UH Hilo to hold virtual fall 2020 commencement
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will hold a virtual fall 2020 commencement ceremony due to ongoing health concerns with COVID-19.
With kindness and calm, biologist Li Tao adapts classes and labs to online format
“I treat the students like family and each time they make progress, I feel like a proud parent,” says biologist Li Tao about the transition to online teaching.
