| UHMC an Apple Training Center for educators |
Filed under Campus Announcements on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Author: Ed Tanji.
Two training sessions for educators on use of Apple Mac OS X and iLife products will be held at the UH Maui Colllege.
UHMC/OCET to offer Apple
training institutes for educators
University of Hawaii Maui College is
among three campuses in the UHCC System designated as an Apple Training Center
authorized to provide training institutes for educators, including UHMC faculty.
A MAC 101 session, Introduction to Mac
OS X and Introduction to iLife, will be held on the UHMC campus on Sept. 2,
Laulima 225 and 211. Participation is open to educators in secondary and
postsecondary institutions.
A second session at UHMC is scheduled for
Jan. 25.
For information on the Maui institutes,
call Peggy Kelley, Computer & Technology Training Coordinator for
VITEC/Office of Continuing Education & Training, 984-3498; keley@hawaii.edu.
The institutes are coordinated with the
Apple Training Team by the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training
(PCATT), www.pcatt.org. Apple Institute sessions also are
scheduled at Kauai Community College on Sept. 14 and Jan. 20, and at Hawaii
Community College, Sept. 10 and Jan. 28.
PCATT Program Coordinator is Grace Funai, gfunai@hawaii.edu.
| UHMC offers Merit Scholarships |
Filed under Campus Announcements on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Author: Ed Tanji.
Applications are open now for Merit Scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year at University of Hawai`i Maui College.
UH
Maui College Merit Scholarships
Available
for This Academic Year
Students enrolling at University of Hawaii Maui College for
the 2010 Fall Semester still may be eligible for the UHMC’s first Merit
Scholarship Program -- that could assist with tuition costs even after school
opens on Aug. 23.
This year’s deadline for applications is Oct. 1, although
qualified students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Merit scholarships are available for incoming high school
graduates and for students in UHMC’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree
programs, including the newly approved BAS in Engineering Technology. Applications for merit scholarships
also are open for Pacific Islanders, for International students and for
students residing in the Kulanaa`o residence.
Awards range from $500 to $8,000 per academic year, depending
on student qualifications, level of coursework, and tuition status. The larger scholarships covering resident or nonresident tuition are designed
for students who have completed lower level courses and are eligible to take
upper level courses towards one of UHMC’s Bachelor’s degree programs.
Students demonstrating academic excellence with 3.80 and
higher, in both the high school and bachelor’s degree categories, will be
considered for renewable scholarships.
To apply for the scholarships, go to the UH Maui College
Financial Aids site: www.maui.hawaii.edu/financial/ and link to UHMC Scholarship Listings;
or contact the Financial Aids Office at 984-3277 or mccfao@hawaii.edu.
| Sen. Daniel Inouye briefed on UHMC plans for future |
Filed under Campus Announcements on Monday, July 12, 2010 by Author: Ed Tanji.
During a stop at the UH Maui College on July 8, Sen. Daniel Inouye was provided n update on programs and plans for the future, from the successes of the Rural Development Project to collaborations with technology businesses to upgrade course offerings.

‘Tell
me what you need,’
Inouye says of UHMC programs
Commending
UH Maui College for its array of programs in higher education, U.S. Sen. Daniel
Inouye made clear he is prepared to do more to help UHMC pursue its goals.
“I
have a small opportunity in a position in which I have a lot of influence,” he
said during a briefing at the campus on July 8.
“If
people have a program that needs support, let me know about it. While I’m
there, tell me what you need while I’m still able to take advantage of this
position.”
In the
informational session with leaders of UH Maui College, Inouye also cautioned
that programs he can support with grants and allocations should eventually be
self-sustaining because he will not always be in the position. As the longest-serving member of the
Senate, Inouye is the Senate president pro-tempore, placing him third in line
for the presidency after Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi.
He
noted that with his new status, “I have 16 bodyguards.”
More
importantly, Inouye noted he continues as chairman of the Senate Appropriations
Committee – which convened a hearing the previous day at the Hawaii State
Capitol to review Hawaii’s use of funds from the American Rehabilitation and
Recovery Act.
Inouye’s
visit to UH Maui College provided an opportunity for UHMC to present updates on
accomplishments and plans, including expansion of four-year degree programs. The
presentation covered sustainability and renewable energy projects, a briefing
on Maui Culinary Academy and Allied Health programs for dental health and
expanded options in nursing.
He was
presented a draft report on accomplishments of the Rural Development Project,
which received a renewed allocation of $3.9 million for for 2010-2011. Since it was initiated as a pilot
project in 1997, the RDP has provided direct training for more than 27,000
people around Hawaii.
There
are thousands more beneficiaries assisted as a result of the training, Chancellor
Clyde Sakamoto said, citing as an example the Maui Oral Health Center. Established
to provide practical training for students, the center offers dental health
services to low-income and uninsured Maui residents, treating more than 10,000 residents
a year.
The
presentation covered UHMC participation in the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope
on Haleakala, a “MathLab” project providing mathematics instruction in high
schools to better prepare students for college, archaeological field studies at
Palauea and the Moku`ula site, a collaboration on developing sustainable
science curriculum with Johnson Controls Inc. and a possible partnership for an
industrial lab facility with IBM for research and development of new products.
Maui
Culinary Academy Program Director Chris Speere described the combination of academic
instruction with practical experience for students who operate the campus’
Pa`ina dining facility and the Leis Family Class Act restaurant. He introduced
students who are part of a culinary lab that develops new products from
Maui-grown agricultural products.
Allied
Health Director Nancy Johnson explained plans for advanced training
opportunities in nursing focusing on plans for a UHMC Bachelors in Applied Science
degree in Health Care specializing in gerontology and opportunities for nurse
practitioner programs.
“You’re
doing much more than we anticipated,” Inouye said.
He
cautioned the College on partnerships with major corporations, saying he has
observed situations where corporate influence result in colleges losing their
independence as educational institutions serving their communities.
“You
are in the teaching business. They are in the money-making business,” he said.
“You work with them but don’t let them make your decisions for you.”
His
wife, Irene Hirano Inouye, accompanied the senator at the UHMC briefing and was
introduced with Sen. Inouye noting she is a past chair of the Kresge Foundation
and is incoming chair of the Ford Foundation.
“You
know Irene is one of the founders of the Japanese American National Museum and
she has been named president of the U.S.-Japan Council, but there is much more
to her,” he said.
| Annual Chancellor's Golf Tournament remembers Nakasone |
Filed under Campus Announcements on Monday, July 12, 2010 by Author: Ed Tanji.
Contributions of the late State Rep. Bob Nakasone were recognized at the 20th Annual Chancellor's Golf Tournament, held Saturday at the Wailea Old Blue Golf Course and the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

Everyone’s
a winner at 20th Annual
Chancellor’s
Golf Tournament
The 20th Annual Chancellor’s
Golf Tournament was the first for the University of Hawai`i Maui College and
another chance for major supporters of the College to hear about the future.
The
future includes a new Science Building, for which Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto
gave primary credit to the late State Rep. Bob Nakasone, whose efforts kept
funding for the planned integrated science education facility in the State
budget.
“It
would not have been possible without the support of Representative Nakasone,”
Sakamoto said in introducing the late legislator’s wife, Ruth Nakasone, and
daughter, Joni McGinnis, with husband Kelly McGinnis.
Including
the Nakasone family at the Awards Luncheon for the Chancellor’s Golf
Tournament, Sakamoto presented details of the new Science Building, for which a
groundbreaking will be held on July 28.
Bob Nakasone’s contributions to UHMC will be recognized with a portrait created
by Hawaii portrait artist Tonia Baney, who also attended.
Beneficiaries
of the annual golf tournament were represented as well by Culinary Arts student
Travis Morrin, who is completing his education with the Maui Culinary Academy
but already is a partner in a new South Maui restaurant, Three’s Bar &
Grill.
Born
and raised on Maui, Morrin said he realized that having educational
opportunities beyond high school allowed him to pursue his personal goal of
having his own business. In
opening his restaurant with two surfing buddies who are also chefs, he said he
hoped to provide opportunities for other students as well.
“I am
doing everything in my power to give students opportunities to stay on Maui,”
he said.
The
nearly 200 golfers and supporters celebrating with UHMC staff were provided an
outline of programs to come, including plans for additional Bachelors of
Applied Science degrees in Sustainable Sciences and Management, Ocean Studies
and Applied Human Services and Gerontology. They also were apprised of proposed collaborations with
Sodexco and Johnson Controls Inc. that would assist the college in curriculum
development in new technologies.


The
tournament, which had 54 teams teeing off in a shotgun start on Saturday
morning at Wailea Old Blue Golf Course, provides funding for four major UHMC
programs: development of new baccalaureate degrees, an Institutional
Advancement Endowment, support for faculty and staff development and Maui
Culinary Academy special projects.
On the
course at Wailea Old Blue, there were no aces to take the Mercedes sedan or the
Ford hybrid on the No. 18 and 2 tees. The vehicles parked at the tees as prizes
for the first golfer to score an ace on the hole were provided by Mercedes-Benz
of Maui and Jim Falk Valley Isle Motors.
No one
took the vehicles home, but all teams were winners, receiving gift
certificates, rounds of golf and other prizes donated by supporting Maui
businesses.

Major
sponsors of the tournament were Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and the
Wailea Old Blue Golf Club. Others included:
•
Platinum Sponsor – Dorvin Leis Co. Inc.
• Gold
Sponsors – Design Partners Inc., Ho`olei Wailea, Quill Group, Sodexco.
•
Silver Sponsors – Classic Resorts, Destination Resort, ECM Inc., First Hawaiian
Bank, Hawaiian Airlines, JD Painting & Decorating Inc., Ko`olau Aviation
Services, Maui Lani, Maui Soda & Ice Works, Mercedes-Benz of Maui,Russell
Yamane & Associates CPA’s, S&F Land Co., Textron Systems-Teehawks,
Tri-Isle Inc., Wailea Golf Club, Windermere Valley Isle Properties, Oceanic
Time Warner Cable, VIP Foodservice.
•
Bronze Sponsors – Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Anheuser-Busch Sales of HI,
Appraisal Services Inc., Beppu Realty, Del Adlawan, Douglas J. Sameshima/Law
Offices, East Gate Realty, Goodfellow Bros. Inc., HNU Photonics, Im*Ex Company,
Island Sotheby’s, Kihei Gardens & Landscaping, King Kamehameha Golf Club,
Maui Thing, Miyamoto Dental Design Suite Inc., R&R Automotive Center Inc.,
RJK Partners, Security Investment Associates, Service Rentals & Supplies
Inc., Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, SpectraColor, Star Ice & Soda Works,
Tanikai Inc., T.J. Gomes, Tihati Productions Ltd., Title Guaranty Escrow
Services, Tom Cerizo Insurance Agency, TS Restaurants, UH Professional
Assembly, United Auto Parts (NAPA).

| 16 complete SLIM-VITEC-MEO energy management course |
Filed under Campus Announcements on Thursday, July 01, 2010 by Author: Ed Tanji.
A course in Commercial Building Energy Management offered in a collaboration of SLIM, VITEC and MEO graduated 16 students -- most of them construction professionals -- in a first in Hawaii program.

Energy Management courses
preparing
workforce for green
building certification
A group of 16 Maui students, construction
specialists and professionals have completed a first-of-its-kind course in
Commercial Building Energy Management licensed by the Northwest Energy
Efficiency Council. The NEEC has
license agreements with 23 states and is currently one of four certification
programs in the nation to receive ARRA funding to develop energy management
program curriculum.
The Commercial Building Energy Management
course is the second of four in a series on energy management training offered
through a collaboration of Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM), VITEC
and Maui Economic Opportunity. The
free classes were provided through a grant from the Hawaii Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations.
Two additional courses on Photovoltaic
System Design for commercial and for small business and residential units have
been scheduled. Applications for
the Small Business and Residential Photovoltaic System Design class are closed
but interested individuals can still contact mlhuff@hawaii.edu
for application information on the Commercial Photovoltaic System Design class
offered through VITEC in October.
By completing the courses on Small
Business & Residential Energy Management and on Commercial Building Energy
Management, the participants qualify to apply for Building Operators
Certification from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council.
The training program coincides with a
move by Maui County to conduct energy audits of all of its facilities, with an
initial 12 county buildings being subjected to audits. Five graduates of the Commercial
Building Energy Management Building Operators Training course are currently involved
in performing those energy audits.
Graduates of the course are:
Robert Ahern, architectural drafter;
Wayne Axelson, president, Tru Tech Systems; William Basey, construction
superintendent; Erik Beale, architect/builder, Maui Eco Built; Mark Elphick,
observatory manager; Deven Harrison, carpenter; Melvin Hipolito, power plant
manager (former); Daryl Hobbs, energy educator; Michael Krupnick, president
pest control business; John Malek, solar consultant; Shawn Racoma, director of
engineering, Makena Beach & Golf Resort; Shawn Richman, energy efficiency
home designer, Maui Eco Built; Bonnie Silveus, student; Wayne Tajiri, chief
engineer, Hawaii Linen Supply; Francis Unabia, vice president, Kimmey Unabia
Architects.
*******
About SLIM: Sustainable
Living Institute of Maui is a project of the University of Hawaii Maui College
to provide ecologically effective skill-building programs that comply with the
Maui community’s cultural choices and economic goals. For more information: sustainablemaui.org.
About VITEC: A project of the
UH Maui College Office of Continuing Education & Training, VITEC responds
to employer requirements for workforce training with customized programs to
meet specific needs for upgraded skills and on-site classes. For more information: www.ocet.org.

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