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HAWAI‘I CC PHI THETA KAPPANS NAMED PACIFIC REGION’S DISTINGUISHED CHAPTER OFFICER TEAM

Members of Hawai‘i Community College’s Alpha Psi Epsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society attended the 2018 Pacific Regional Convention at Leeward Community College where they were recognized with chapter and individual awards. These awards included:

IT STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE THROUGH AKAMAI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Two Information Technology (IT) students participated in the Akamai Internship Program in the summer of 2017, which provided the students with valuable hands-on experience.

Christopher Roof interned at the Institute for Astronomy. He programmed using Python scripts to collect weather data and to store the results in a PostgreSQL database. He has been retained as a part-time observatory technician working on new projects in BASH scripting. He graduated from the Hawaiʻi CC IT program in May 2017 and is now a computer science major at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF HAWAII DONATES $10,000 TO HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY COLLEGE

At a mahalo luncheon on February 28, members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawai‘i presented a check for $10,000 to Hawai‘i Community College. The generous donation was made using proceeds from the 19th Annual “A Taste of Hilo” that took place in October 2017.

HAWAI'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES FALL 2017 DEAN'S LIST

Hawai‘i Community College proudly releases the names of the following students who have achieved Dean’s List honors for the fall 2017 semester. The Dean’s List requires students to have completed 12 or more credits for a letter grade achieving a grade point average of at least 3.5 (B+) for the semester. The attached 299 students have attained this distinction. Please join us in congratulating them!

 

CARPENTRY PROFESSOR HONORED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO HAWAI'I CC

Hawaiʻi Community College Professor Gene Harada has been recognized with the University of Hawaiʻi Willard Wilson Award for Distinguished Service. He is a proud Hawaiʻi CC alumnus and has taught at the school for almost 27 years. He is described as a true mentor to his students, training them to be professional, to show up on time and to do things right the first time.

UPDATES FOR SPRING 2018
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As we enter February, we enter the heart of the spring semester after welcoming about 2,600 students back to our college. A number of them will be culminating their achievements by joining us this May for commencement exercises. From now until graduation, here are some of the things happening in our Kauhale.

HAWAI'I CC UPDATES: MANY EVENTS ON TAP THAT BENEFIT CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS

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As we enter February, we enter the heart of the spring semester and a very busy time of the academic year. It's a stretch of months filled with events, culminating in our commencement ceremonies in Hilo and at the Pālamanui campus in Kona. Here's a snapshot of what's happening in the next few weeks.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES VISIT LEGISLATORS IN HONOLULU FOR START OF SESSION

Representatives from Hawai'i Community College's Student Government traveled to O'ahu on January 17 to meet with Hawai'i Island legislators and talk about issues affecting community college students. Their visit coincided with the start of the legislative session.

GET HELP TRANSFERRING TO A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY DURING UH TRANSFER DAY, FEBRUARY 20

Are you a Hawai‘i Community College student interested in or curious about attending a four-year university?

If so, make plans to attend “UH Transfer Day at Hawai‘i CC” on Tuesday, February 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Manono Campus in Hilo.

Representatives from many academic programs and student services departments from UH Hilo, Mānoa and West O‘ahu will be there to talk with students about options for earning a bachelor’s degree after attending Hawai‘i CC.