Here are the Chancellor’s Advisory Council (CAC) meetings for June 2019 – August 2020. All the meetings will be at 2:30-4:30 p.m., location TBD.
2019-2020
Tue, June 25, 2019
Tue, August 13, 2019
Tue, September 10, 2019
Tue, October 8, 2019
Tue, November 12, 2019
Tue, December 10, 2019
Tue, January 14, 2020
Tue, February 11, 2020
Tue, March 10, 2020
Tue, April 14, 2020
Tue, May 12, 2020
Tue, June 23, 2020
Tue, August 11, 2020
Please take some time to read EUTF’s 2nd Quarter “Well Aware” flyer focusing on preventive care benefits which is now posted on the OHR Intranet (UH login required) and attached below.
To learn more about your EUTF health and wellness benefits visit our website:
http://eutf.hawaii.gov/health-and-wellness
Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund – 201 Merchant Street – Suite 1700
Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 586-7390 x62177
Click on the following links to read the Administrative Staff meeting minutes held on May 13, 2019 and May 20, 2019.
2019.5.13 Admin Staff Minutes
2019.5.20 Admin Staff Minutes
Meeting minutes can also be found on the ‘Ohana site at https://ohana.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/groups/administrative-staff-council/.
The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s “Greener Graduation” initiative at Kapi‘olani Community College was a big success!
Last year, which was the first year we started the initiative, 12 caps and gowns were donated. Ten of those caps and gowns were rented out this year. Caps and gowns were rented for $20 and when the student returned the cap and gown, they got $5 back. Renting saved students about 50% from buying it new at the bookstore.
A group of amazing Kapi‘olani CC students volunteered to help at the Convention Center, which made the donation after the ceremony go so well. The student volunteers were: Nastassja Dinulong, Patrick “Badger” Compton, Jessica Hall, Victoria Hallett, Ako Hamada, Michele Javier, Takumi Yanagisawa, Rebecca Tang, Matt Whisenant, and Krystinna Williamson. Thank you for giving up some of you free time to make the Commencement Ceremony more sustainable!
Right after the Commencement Ceremony, 45 caps and gowns were donated. Plus, seven of the ten students who rented caps and gowns returned them after the ceremony. The total number of donations and rentals/returns was about 10% of the graduates who participated in the commencement ceremony.
Next year, the Honor Society will have 55 caps and gowns to rent out, which means even more graduation attire will stay out of our landfills!
Students can still donate their caps and gowns. There is a drop-off basket in the Lama Library right across from the circulation desk and one in front of the Honor Society Advisor’s office (Professor Julie Rancilio), which is Kalia 211.
Check out the follow-up story in the UH News: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2019/05/24/kapiolani-cc-grads-go-green/
Congratulations to Cassandra Robinson, Honor Society Vice President of Leadership, who lead the initiative, and to everyone who participated in the initiative by volunteering, donating, and renting!
Aloha,
The vacancy announcements listed below are available for viewing via NeoGov. The deadline to apply for these positions is 06/12/2019. Class specifications may be accessed directly through the links attached to each position.
Please note that applications for these positions should be submitted online. The Office of Human Resources has a computer available at its location on the University of Hawai’i at Manoa campus for current Civil service employees to complete online applications. Attachments to applications may be submitted as hard copies, provided they are turned in prior to the closing date of the position.
Leeward Community College
University Security Officer II, Pos. #900718, DL, SR16, BU-04
For more information, please visit:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/promotionaljobs
Mahalo,
OHR/Civil Service Team
The Human Resources Office in Ilima 209 will be closed from about 11:00 AM until 1:30 PM on Wednesday, 5/29/19.
If you wish to drop anything off, there will be an Inbox located at Ilima 212.
Thank you for your understanding.
Aloha,
The vacancy announcements listed below are available for viewing via NeoGov. The deadline to apply for these positions is 06/10/2019. Class specifications may be accessed directly through the links attached to each position.
Please note that applications for these positions should be submitted online. The Office of Human Resources has a computer available at its location on the University of Hawai’i at Manoa campus for current Civil service employees to complete online applications. Attachments to applications may be submitted as hard copies, provided they are turned in prior to the closing date of the position.
University of Hawai’i at Manoa – Campus Operations and Facilities
Janitor III, Pos. #13518, WS 02, BU-01
University of Hawai’i at Manoa – Office of Student Affairs, Student Housing Services
Plumber I, Pos. #900603, DL, BC10, BU-01
Building Maintenance Worker I, Pos. #900514, DL, BC09, BU-01
Windward Community College
Cashier Clerk, Pos. # 31480, SR08, BU-03
For more information, please visit:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/promotionaljobs
Mahalo,
OHR/Civil Service Team
On Monday, May 13, 2019, Kapi‘olani Community College dedicated a new portrait of Queen Julia Kapi‘olani along with two kāhili kū. The commissioned portrait and the kāhili support the College’s strategic directions and Hawai‘i Papa o Ke Ao: advancing the use and understating of Native Hawaiian language, history, and culture.
L to R: Brook Parker, the artist; John Morton , Vice President for Community Colleges; Louise Pagotto, Chancellor; Nāwa‘a Napoleon, Dean of Arts and Sciences; Mele Kahalepuna, expert in feather work
These gifts in honor of the Queen are the result of heartfelt participation by the College’s faculty and staff. Over 60 individuals assisted Mele Kahalepuna and Liane Henderson in the making of the kāhili kū. In addition, the entire commission of the portrait was made possible through a generous matching donation campaign inspired by Chancellor Pagotto’s philanthropy. Monetary donations were made by 26 individuals, couples, and campus units. Mahalo for your generosity!
Kauila
Louise Pagotto
Koa
Susan Kazama
Kapulani Landgraf (in honor of Kahulumanu Ahuna Landgraf)
Harry Nakayama
Nāwaʻa Napoleon (in honor of Nappy and Anona Napoleon)
Louise Yamamoto
ʻŌhiʻa
Kelli Brandvold
Gerald & Kloe Kang
Joy Oehlers
Kawehi Sellers
Kukui
Karen Boyer
Kelli Goya
Rosalie Fernandez
The Kekaulike Center
Del & Veronica Ogata
Joanne Whitaker
Kou
Toni Choy
Gail Harada
Mark Kunimune
Angela Coloretti McGough (in honor of Marielani A. Coloretti)
John McGough (in honor of Catherine Lino)
Linh Hoang Poe
LaVache Scanlan
Amy Shiroma
Sharon Sussman
Annie Thomas
The Summer 2019 SOS Workshop Schedule/Calendar is now Live online at http://library.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/SOS/
Email me with requests for the bookmark flyers at inaba@hawaii.edu or call me @ 734-9206. Let me know how much, where you want them delivered and I will get them to you ASAP.
First week schedule of SOS Workshops
How to Survive an Online Course (Video)
Lama 118 (Library)
10:45 am – 11:30 am
How to Survive an Online Course (Video)
Lama 118 (Library)
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
For more information and workshops, visit the SOS Website http://library.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/SOS
Thank you
SOS Coordinator: Guy Inaba
inaba@hawaii.edu
(808) 734-9206
Lama 112
The Kapiʻolani Community College Math Teacher of the Year is Dayna Kitsuwa. Congratulations Dayna!
Dayna won a popular vote by her peers, fellow math faculty, to achieve this award. Everyone who has seen Dayna teach is impressed by her preparation, presentation skills, and the clarity of her explanations. She goes above and beyond standard practices in lecturing, providing notes and other materials for her students, grading, offering help, and assessing her classes.
As the MATH 82 course coordinator she has hired student tutors and lab monitors to benefit both hirees and those they tutor. Along with Mary Ann Esteban and Korey Nishimoto she has written an Open Educational Resource (OER) for MATH 75X to save her students textbook costs. When offered the chance, Dayna opts to teach a wider variety of courses that require more preparation in unselfish acts that benefit her peers and our students.
She also takes on administrative duties above her rank without complaint, like being a leader in the logistical planning between the Study Hub and KCC Math, which has benefited massive numbers of students who visit for math tutoring.
A shining star in the bright sky that is KCC Mathematics, Dayna Kitsuwa demonstrates how much we can achieve when we strive for the highest. Kūlia i ka nuʻu!