Monthly Archives: August 2014

NMA Animation Short, “Chasing Paradise”, wins first place

“Chasing Paradise”, an animated short created by the 2013 graduating class of NMA Animation has been accepted into five film festivals – Studio City Film Festival (CA) where it won first place, Catalina Island Film Festival (CA), Oceanside International Film Festival (CA), World Arts Film Festival (FL), and Trinity Film Festival (CT).

Please view the short: http://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/chasing-paradise/

Celebrating Shangri La: Moghlai Banquet

Join us at the Ka ʻIkena dining room for our special Moghlai Banquet from September 16 to September 19.  Seatings are at 11:00 am , 11:30 am and 12 noon.  Get your reservations in now for this great luncheon! Check out the menu here:  http://culinary.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/kaikena-lauae/

Overview of Employees – Summary of Benefits handbook

Aloha,

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) has announced an Employee Benefits overview session.  This session is intended for, but not limited to new employees.  The session will cover in general the benefits included

in the “Summary of Benefits” that can be found at http://www.hawaii.edu/ohr/benefits/hdbook.pdf.

Date:  Friday, September 12, 2014

Time:  10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location:  Various via (HITS)

Deadline to register is Monday, September 8, 2014.

Please register for the appropriate site:

Please ensure that you receive appropriate authorization before registering for the nearest site:

Manoa (Kuykendall Hall, Room 201) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1268&SessionKey=2142

Honolulu CC (Building 2, Room 201) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1269&SessionKey=2143

Kapiolani CC (Naio Building, Room 207) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1270&SessionKey=2144

Kauai CC (Learning Resource Center, Room 122) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1274&SessionKey=2148

Leeward CC (Learning Commons, Room 108B) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1271&SessionKey=2145

Maui College (Ka’aike, Room 105 A) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1275&SessionKey=2149

Molokai (UHMC Molokai Education Center – Room 103) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1276&SessionKey=2150

Hilo (Media Services Room 359) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1278&SessionKey=2152

West Oahu (Library, Room B-157) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1272&SessionKey=2146

West Hawai‘i (UH Center at West Hawaii – Building 4, Room 3) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1279&SessionKey=2153

Windward CC (Akoakoa, Room 113A) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1273&SessionKey=2147

Note:  Confirmation to attend is not provided immediately upon registration; confirmation will be via email.

Questions may be directed to OHR at uh-ohrtrain-l@lists.hawaii.edu or by phone at 956-8643.

Student Success Campus Shirts

Aloha KCC Ohana,

Attached is the order form for the Student Success Campus – No ke kauhale ke kuleana – shirts. When we receive your form, we will contact you to pick it up. At that time, you can pay for your shirt(s). We kindly ask you to pay the exact amount in cash to make it easier for us. If you would like to order a size that is not available, please let us know. When we have enough orders for that size we will put in an order for it. Please know that it may take a while for us to fulfill the order. Most importantly, thank you for supporting students and their successes in school and in their lives.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at vogata@hawaii.edu.

SSC Shirt Order form

Faculty Senate Information & Invitation

Aloha, Attached is the Faculty Senate flyer that was introduced in last week’s convocation. Information includes: meeting dates and times, contact information for Senators, Action Request deadlines, website link, etc. Once again, I’d like to invite you to join us at our general meetings whether it is to share your insights or just to listen and stay abreast of what’s going on. Please connect with your Senator if you have any questions or ideas to share. We look forward to having a productive semester and ensuring that your voices are heard.

FS Information Flyer – Fall 2014

Faculty Development Council Application Schedule for 2014-2015

The deadline for Faculty Development Council application submissions for the 2014-2015 school year may be found below. Please direct your questions and/or completed application to the FDC Coordinator, Matthew Tuthill.

Application Deadline                      FDC Decision Dates

September 19, 2014                           September 26, 2014

October 24, 2014                                October 31, 2014

November 26, 2014                           December 5, 2014

February 13, 2015                              February 20, 2015

March 13, 2015                                  March 20, 2015

May 22, 2015                                     May 29, 2015

Please note:
Restrictions for out-of-state travel request reimbursements remain in effect, consequently only registration fees are eligible for reimbursement. However, in-state travel costs such as airfare, lodging, registration and per diem remain eligible for reimbursement, with an allotment cap per applicant.

There is one final application deadline in late May to evaluate any reimbursements for the summer of 2015, after this period the FDC will no longer accept applications until the following fall term.

The current governing policies for the FDC, as well as FDC Form 1 and Human Resources Form 410, may be found at the Quill webpages for either the Professional Development or Faculty Specific forms:

http://quill.kcc.hawaii.edu/page/profdevforms

New Civil Service Vacancy

The vacancy announcements listed below are available for viewing via the OHR Home Page. The deadline to apply for these positions is 9/8/2014

#36748 BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER I, BC-09,BU-01 – HILO, HAWAII 
#900639, 900640, 900641 & 900707 GENERAL LABORER I, BC-02,BU-01 – KAPOLEI, OAHU 
#900706 GENERAL LABORER II, BC-03,BU-01 – KAHULUI, MAUI 

The Web page address is: 

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/wuhcs/ 

Overview for New Employees – Retirement and Health Care Benefits

Aloha,

The Hawai‘i Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) will be providing a general overview of the state pension and health care and life insurance benefits for new employees.  This session is intended for new employees hired after June 30, 2012, who are members of the Hybrid 2012 retirement plan.

 

Date:            Friday, September 12, 2014

Time:            1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location:      Various (via HITS video conferencing)

 

Deadline to register is Monday, September 8, 2014.  Please ensure that you receive appropriate authorization before registering for the nearest site:

UH Manoa (Kuykendall Hall, Room 201) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1257&SessionKey=2131

Honolulu CC (Building 2, Room 201) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1258&SessionKey=2132

Kapiolani CC (Naio Building, Room 207) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1259&SessionKey=2133

Kauai CC (Learning Resource Center, Room 122) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1263&SessionKey=2137

Leeward CC (Learning Commons, Room 108B) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1260&SessionKey=2134

Maui College (Ka’aike, Room 105 A) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1264&SessionKey=2138

Molokai (UHMC Molokai Education Center – Room 103) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1265&SessionKey=2139

UH Hilo (Media Services Room 359) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1266&SessionKey=2140

UH-West Oahu (Library, Room B-157) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1261&SessionKey=2135

West Hawai‘i (UH Center at West Hawaii – Building 4, Room 3) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1267&SessionKey=2141

Windward CC (Akoakoa, Room 113A) register at:

http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/training/course.asp?CRN=1262&SessionKey=2136

Note:  Confirmation to attend is not provided immediately upon registration; confirmation will be via email.

Questions may be directed to OHR at uh-ohrtrain-l@lists.hawaii.edu or by phone at 956-8643.