Bethany Morrison, a long-range planer with the county, joined us for our October GAC meeting to introduce the General Plan. She reviewed the purpose and scope of the plan as well as how to accesses it and give feedback. The General Plan sets the County Council’s...
University of Hawaii at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin joined us for the September Government Affairs Committee (GAC) meeting to update us on two questions we had asked about: Enrollment and Dean vs Director. Enrollment was down in the fall, but the students are taking...
Chancellor’s Column October 2023 UH Hilo’s colleges of agriculture and pharmacy are focused on strengthening ties with the community In my ongoing series of columns on the six colleges at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and their impact on the community, this month...
An update on two UH Hilo colleges Although I usually focus on University of Hawai‘i at Hilo as a whole, there is a lot going on in our six colleges that shows where we are going and the impact our university has on our community, and I’d like to focus on them for the...
Keith Marrack, HICC President-Elect and Government Affairs Committee Chair District 3 County Council Member Sue Lee Loy and County Clerk Jon Henricks joined the Government Affairs Committee on August 17 to provide insights into the operation of the County Council....
The Importance of Peer Mentoring When I was a faculty member, one of my colleagues used to say that students do not aspire to be like their professors; they aspire to be seniors. Graduation is the goal, and one of the things that helps students get there is hearing...
Recent Comments