Services for Professor Thomas Kondo
August 29, 2015 (Saturday)
5:00pm at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin (1727 Pali Hwy)
His family requests casual attire and no flowers.
Parking is available on the temple grounds.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Bookbinding at Lama Library – Build-a-Notebook
Make your own collectible notebooks and personalized writing pads using recycled magazines, dot-matrix printer paper and Japanese bookbinding stitches.
A free, fun, easy, and useful sustainability craft for all students, staff, and faculty!
All materials provided or bring your favorite paper to re-use.
Date: From August 22 to September 11, 2015.
Where: Lama Library Alcove.
When: During Library opening hours.
Library Hours
Library hours for fall 2015:
Mon-Thu 7:30 am – 7:00 pm
Fri: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sat: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sun/Holidays: Closed
Testing Center hours:
Mon-Thu 8:00 am – 6:30 pm
Fri: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Weekends/Holidays: Closed
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 9/4/2015.
#900278 AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC I, BC-10,BU-01 – HILO, HAWAII
#900186 BUILDING MAINTENANCE HELPER, BC-05,BU-01 – MANOA CAMPUS
#11074 HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER, BC-07,BU-01 – MANOA CAMPUS
#31772 & 36228 JANITOR II, BC-02,BU-01 – MANOA CAMPUS
#35813 JANITOR III, WS-02,BU-01 – MANOA CAMPUS
#900792 & 900793 PLUMBER I, BC-10,BU-01 – MANOA CAMPUS
#22312 SECRETARY II (TYPING), SR-14,BU-03 – KAIMUKI, OAHU
#00505 SECRETARY III (TYPING), SR-16,BU-03 – MANOA CAMPUS
The Web page address is:
http://www.pers.hawaii.edu/wuhcs/
See You At Neʻepapa Kalāhū!
Aloha KCC Ohana,
Nawa’a, Kapu, Keolani, and I are looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow at Neʻepapa Kalāhū at 5:00 p.m. We have moved the location into the Cafeteria. The weather has been so hot!! We decided that we will all be happier in AC. Yay! Thank you, Brian and Gordon.
Don’t forget your tickets. Don’t forget to wear your red Neʻepapa shirts.
If you are available tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., please come and help us set up in the cafeteria tomorrow. Thank you!
So exciting! Let’s celebrate our past, present, and future. Let’s celebrate ourselves and our successes!
See you there!
Fall 2015 Laulima Workshops
Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology (CELTT) will be holding a series of Laulima Workshops. Laulima is the official learning management system of the UH and it is recommended for organization, communication, and engagement in all courses.
- Laulima Open Lab – Walk into Naio 203 with your questions. No registration needed.
Wed 8/19, 1pm-3pm
8/20, 8/26, 8/27, 9am-3pm - Laulima Basics – An introduction to Laulima and a tour of basic tools (Home/Syllabus/Site Info/Announcements/Mailtool/Resources/Statistics)
Wed 9/2 or Thu 9/3, 2:30pm-3:30pm - Laulima Gradebook – will cover how to set up and manage the gradebook
Wed 9/9 or Thu 9/10, 2:30pm-3:30pm - Testing Tools – will cover two Laulima tools Tests&Quizzes and Assignments, Tests and Surveys
Wed 9/16 or Thu 9/17, 2:30pm-3:30pm - Online Discussions – will cover two Laulima tools Forums and Discussion&Private Messages, as well as best practices of facilitating online discussions
Wed 9/23 or Thu 9/24, 2:30pm-3:30pm - Lessons – will cover the new content builder tool in Laulima 2.9.3 that allows embedding of other Laulima tools into one webpage
Wed 9/30 or Thu 10/1, 2:30pm-3:30pm - Create Your Own Instructional Media – will demonstrate how to quickly create a video or audio module using your mobile devices, them embed it into Laulima
Thu 10/8, 2:30pm-3:30pm
Fri 10/9, 12pm-1pm
Please sign up for each session you are interested in, on the Ohana Training page: https://ohana.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/training/.
Fall 2015 International Education Week Nov. 16-19
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK at Kapi’olani Community College
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and at KCC we are celebrating our 15th year of IEW (and next March will be 28 years of the International Festival).
IEW is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare our students for a global environment and provide for students a quality international experience.
We additionally hope to recruit and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the Kapiolani Community College International Education Week!
If you have an event you would like to coordinate with International Education Week, please contact Carl Hefner hefner@hawaii.edu
International Education Week will be held Nov 16, 17, 18 & 19.
Get HiP! support for teaching innovation
High-impact Practice (HiP) C4wards are a rich Professional Development opportunity for instructional faculty. Choose one of the 2015-2016 HiPs and apply to participate:
- Cornerstone Projects
- Culture-Based Learning
- Flipped Classroom
- Moenaha
Join a cohort of approximately 5 faculty interested in the same HiP and work together towards implementation of that HiP in Spring 2016. You’ll get:
- support as you explore and implement a practice that can make a difference for your students
- $5000 mini-grant (per group) for supplies, professional development, and/or technology related to the implementation of the HiP
- a concierge/facilitator
Applications are due Monday 8/24/15. For more information, contact Leigh Dooley (ldooley@hawaii.edu) or click on the attached flyer: HIPflyer 2015-16. To apply, go to: 2015-16 HiP Application Form.
DEADLINE FOR KA`IE`IE APPLICATIONS TO MANOA
Welcome back to all faculty and staff!
I hope you all had an enjoyable summer break.
September 1, 2015 is the next deadline for students to join or transfer to UH Manoa through the Ka`ie`ie Program for Spring 2016. Following are the eligibility requirements for joining the program:
* Have completed 24 transferable credits (or 12 completed + 12 in progress)
* Residents must have 2.0 cumulative GPA
* Non-Residents must have 2.5 cumulative GPA
* Have at least one more semester at KCC before transferring
* International students need to have completed ENG 100 or ESL 100
* No prior BA/BS degree from another institution
* Not currently on probation, suspension, or dismissal
Student who had already joined the program in a previous semester will be completing the transfer application by the above deadline.
Students joining the program need to meet with a MKC counselor by August 27 to confirm their eligibility. There will be a workshop that day to discuss the application process and the benefits of the program. Please encourage students to attend other Ka`ie`ie workshops listed on the SOS flyer to prepare them for the fall deadline.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Brown at jb26@hawaii.edu or me at 734-9505.
Mahalo for sharing this information with your students and NEW faculty in your department. Have a great semester!
Laulima Open Lab for Faculty
Have questions about importing from last semester? Or need help while putting the finishing touches on your new Laulima sites? We invite you to walk into CELTT’s Laulima Open Lab any time during the following days:
- Wednesday, 8/19/2015, 1 pm to 3 pm
- Thursday, 8/20/ 2015, 9 am to 3 pm
- Wednesday, 8/26/2015, 9 am to 3 pm
- Thursday, 8/27/2015, 9 am to 3 pm
These sessions will be informal and open for individual consultations. Please bring your questions to Naio 203.
Of course, you can also contact the enthusiastic and hard-working Instructional Support Services staff anytime through our Resolve Request System , by calling x9711, or via email (celtt@hawaii.edu).