Monthly Archives: March 2016

Nobel Prize Nominee to talk on Weak Ties, Social Networks and Political Turmoil

On Thursday, April 7, 2016
4:00-6:00PM
School of Architecture Auditorium

One of the best minds of all time in social sciences, Prof. Mark Granovetter, from Stanford University School of Humanities, will speak on Weak Ties, Social Networks and Political Turmoil.  With more than 110,000 citations, his work on social network theory, economic sociology and on the spread of information in social networks has had a profound and broad-based impact on cutting-edge research in sociology, economics, business, computer science, and others. His theories are adopted in virtually all business disciplines: consumer demand, e-commerce, organization science, HRM, innovation network, and entrepreneurship. His work is also a source of inspiration for the business models of Facebook, LinkedIn and others in the digital economy. Among his many prestigious awards and honorary degrees, Granovetter was in Thomson Reuters’ list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics in 2014.

Please mark your calendar to attend this unique talk. The seminar is free and open to the public, but do take a minute to register online:

http://shidler.hawaii.edu/seminar-series

CR/TP Meeting with Department Chairs/Unit Heads Friday April 1, 2016 1-2 pm

Aloha Everyone,

The Contract Renewal/Tenure and Promotion C4wards will be hosting a meeting with Department Chairs/Unit Heads who will be sharing their insights about the Contract Renewal/Tenure-Promotion process. This will be an informal “talk-story” session to gain insights about the CR/TP process. It will be held in Naio 203 from 1-2 pm Friday April 1st. Please join us if you can!

Respectfully, Kelli and Liz

Reminder: SLO Fridays featuring SLO Stories

Join us this Friday, Apr 1, for another SLO Stories session.

In our SLO Stories sessions, you will hear about what your colleagues are doing with SLOs in their classrooms. SLO Stories are among the most popular of our SLO Friday events. In this session, Francisco Acoba shares Service Learning’s story of developing and assessing its end-of-semester writing prompt.

Friday Apr 1, 11am – 12pm in Naio 203

If you would like an email reminder on the day of the session, please email Susan Jaworowski (susanjaw@hawaii.edu)

For more information contact Susan Jaworowski (susanjaw@hawaii.edu) or Tony Silva (silvaa@hawaii.edu)

THINK – “Māui the Demigod, Sweet Potatoes, and DNA: A History through Metaphor”

Please join us for the final THINK session of Spring 2016, when Keala Losch will spin tales of Māui. The myths of Māui’s accomplishments are well known throughout Polynesia. But what if they were not fanciful tales but actual histories? Recent scholarly discoveries in various fields are now starting to lend credence and evidence to the achievements of the Polynesians as described and passed down in the oral tradition via Māui’s “myths.” Keala will recount one of the more famous of the Māui stories, that of fishing land from the sea, and show how science now supports the story as a history told through metaphor rather than a faith-based myth. Light refreshments will be served. Bring a sweet potato dish! We’ll be in the 220 Grille on Friday, April 15, 3:15-5:00 pm.

Home Health Care for the Elderly Workshop

A workshop on Home Health Care for the Elderly will be held 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m on Wednesday, April 13th, in Naio 207. The presenter will be Feli Caballero from Kupuna Care Hawaii LLC.

The HITS room has limited capacity.  Please email bjcarlos@hawaii.edu to reserve a seat.

The workshop will be videotaped.  If you are unable to attend but would like to view the video, please email your interest to bjcarlos@hawaii.edu and the link will be made available to you about a week after the event.

This event is sponsored by the UH Commission on the Status of Women.

TCC Online Conference, Sponsored by the Wo Learning Champions

TCC Online Conference, Sponsored by the Wo Learning Champions

Please consider joining hundreds of educators from around the world by registering for the Technology, Colleges and Community (TCC) Online Conference, April 19 – 21, 2016. Sponsored by the Wo Learning Champions, it is offered free of individual registration fee to all UHCC faculty and staff. The conference focuses on distance learning and educational technologies. To register, for the conference please follow the instructions attached to this message. All sessions at this completely online event will be archived for additional review or if your schedule does not permit live participation.

For questions, please contact Sharon Fowler at fowlers@hawaii.edu.

TCC Info Card UHCC

Help Students Find Your Textbook Cost: $0 Class

Dear faculty and lecturers,

For spring 2016 Kapiʻolani CC successfully offered 79 classes with zero textbook costs to our students. Supporting students with free, immediately available, and quality learning materials is a way of helping them reach their educational goals. If you are teaching a class(es) with no textbook cost, please ask your department secretary  to include the statement “Textbook Cost: $0.” in the SSA Text Comment field in Banner for classes you will offer in Summer and Fall 2016. Your class CRNs can be found at https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=KAP.

For more information, visit http://oerkapiolani.weebly.com/textbook-cost-0.html.  Secretaries may wish to contact Susan Pope with questions.

Apply for funding to visit a neighbor island CC with Go on Wo!

Dear colleagues,

Would visiting another UHCC campus provide you with first-hand observations that could enhance your campus operations? Would your campus processes or services benefit from collaboration with your counterparts on another UHCC campus? If so…apply for funding to Go on Wo! All faculty (including lecturers), clerical, APT, and custodial staff are eligible to apply.

Applications & more information are available at:
https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/wolc/wo-awards

Questions?
For more information contact:
Amir Amiraslani, aamirasl@hawaii.edu, Maui College
Annie Thomas, athomas@hawaii.edu, Kapi’olani CC

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