Posted on: Saturday, January 13, 2007
100 and climbing
Advertiser Staff
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The campus of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa in 2000, above, and in 1939, below. Open-house events today include hula, taiko and dance performances, storytelling, food booths and family activities.
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COMING UP
The centennial celebration continues with events including: Jan. 25: "The Ocean Genome: A Key to Earth's Habitability," by Craig Venter, Centennial Distinguished Lecture Series. Feb. 14: Our Campus to Our Community, a day of volunteering by UH faculty and staff. Feb. 20: "Queerer Than We Can Suppose? The Strangeness of Science," by Richard Dawkins, Centennial Distinguished Lecture Series. March 13: "Get Rich and Save the World: Global Warming, Peak Oil and Our Future," by Richard Alley, Centennial Distinguished Lecture Series. March 25: Charter Day ceremony, marking the signing of the charter that established the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which would become the University of Hawai'i. More: Tentative events include a summer children's film festival, a welcome-to-campus day for freshmen, and a culminating block party in May 2008.
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In 1907, Territorial Gov. George Carter signed legislation to establish the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Art on O'ahu. The following year regular classes started near Thomas Square. One hundred years later the University of Hawai'i is a 10-campus system, with its 320-acre heart in Manoa.
To mark its accomplishments and centennial milestone, the University of Hawai'i-Manoa campus kicks off an 18-month celebration with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.
The schedule of free events includes:
Oli and hula by Vicky Holt Takamine at 10 a.m. at the Hawai'i Hall stage.
Remarks by Denise Konan, UHM interim chancellor; and David McClain, UH president, Hawai'i Hall stage.
Performances by the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, Monkey and the Waterfall dance company and UHM musical ensembles from 11 a.m. at the Hawai'i Hall stage
Rehearsals for the Kennedy Theatre's upcoming kyogen production, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kennedy mainstage.
Storytelling by Nyla Fujii-Babb, Dann Seki, Janice Terukina and others, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Paradise Cafe lawn.
Workshops and lectures ranging from acupressure (Webster 102) to "What to do in a Natural Disaster" (Webster 113) to "A Survey of Hawaiian Birds" (Webster 104).
Venues will be open from 11 a.m. and will feature exhibits and tours. Food booths, merchandise and family activities will be offered at McCarthy Mall. On-campus parking is free.
"A centennial celebration for an institution as vital to our state as the university is a rare event," says UH chancellor Denise Eby Konan, "so we intend to make the most of it."
