HAWAI'I BRIEFS
SALUTES
$3.8M in grants for UH equity office
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity has been awarded three grants from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $3.8 million over the next five years. The grants support three programs that seek to enhance Native Hawaiian educational outcomes.
They are:
AIR FORCE SERGEANT GOES TO CONFERENCE
Staff Sgt. Patrick Natskakula was selected to represent his wing at the 2006 Air Force Reserve Command's Human Resources Developmental Council Workshop. He took an active role in sharing the command's vision of building a more diverse air and space force.
An 'Ewa Beach resident, he is assigned to 624th Civil Engineering Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base.
MANOA GRADUATES LAUDED FOR SERVICE
The Co-curricular Activities, Programs & Services office at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa issued congratulations and thanks to the fall 2006 graduates who served students and the UH community by participating with Manoa's six chartered student-organizations.
The graduates are: Emilly Borthwick, Marialegria Busso, Parker Filer, Danielle Flud, Joseph Guinto, Lotus Kam, Clint Morimoto, Maya Paidi, Christopher Stolba, Michael Suzuki, Julia Wietling, Mariesa Williams and Anisah Yu.
While pursuing their degrees, the students each contributed 10 to 40 hours a week. Contributions included serving on student government, producing the student newspaper, operating the student radio station, overseeing the Campus Center Complex, providing activities for the campus, and allocating funds for student-initiated activities and events.
ETHICS AWARD TO STUDENT JOURNALISTS
Two University of Hawai'i-Manoa student journalists have earned the Carol Burnett Award for Ethics and Excellence in Journalism for 2006.
Matthew Ing is news editor at Ka Leo O Hawai'i, the campus newspaper, and Alyssa Navares is the features editor.
"With Matthew's first story about the proposed Aloha Stadium alcohol ban, he established a level of excellence that he has maintained in all of his work as a reporter and editor," said campus media advisor Jay Hartwell.
Hartwell noted that Navares helped initiate the first video vodcasts on the Kaleo.org Web site, and works with Ing to prepare and read daily news summaries for the campus FM radio station, KTUH.
LANA'I JUNIOR WINS MEDAL FOR PHOTOS
Constantine Bolo, a junior at Lana'i High & Elementary School and participant in Maui Community College's Upward Bound Program, received national recognition for a photo essay he produced and entered in the 2006 TRIO Quest national competition.
Bolo won a bronze medal for his photo essay entitled "Sweetheart Rock," which describes the legend behind the Lana'i landmark through words and photos.
PSYCHOLOGY GROUP ANNOUNCES AWARDS
The Hawai'i Psychological Association announced the winners of the annual HPA Awards for 2006:
ARP GIVEN HPU'S HIGHEST ACCOLADE
Hawai'i Pacific University will award its highest accolade, the Fellow of the Pacific Award, to Dr. Alissa Arp, HPU vice president for research and dean of the College of Natural Sciences.
She will receive the award because of her outstanding leadership, research and contributions to higher education, and for her service and dedication in the community.
During her 25 years in the field of marine sciences, Arp has explored the ocean floor through eight deep-sea dives in research submersibles. She oversees an active research program and is developing new graduate programs in the marine sciences.
ATTORNEYS TAKING LAW-SCHOOL POSTS
Honolulu attorneys Dale Lee and Cynthia Quinn have accepted appointments at the University of Hawai'i William S. Richardson School of Law.
Lee will be the law school's new chief operating officer/senior advisor, and Quinn will serve as the school's first director of external relations and communications.
In their new positions, both will assume many of the duties of the associate dean, whose position has been restructured.
Associate Dean Carol Mon Lee is planning to retire.
