Bulletin No. 50
Date/Time sent: 05/17/2021 7:50 amE ala! E alu! E kuilima!
Awaken! Come together! Join hands!
Statement of Gratitude: Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. – Robert Brault
Update COVID-19 and Gradual Reopening of UH West Oʻahu Campus
As of this week, campus administration is working the UH System to determine preparation steps to gradually reopen campus to the general public. Our campus administration, campus COVID Response Team, and campus facilities/security are engaged in these discussions. More information will be forthcoming, so, please keep an eye on the weekly bulletins.
Update on our Campus Work Groups
There are no current updates from our work groups.
- Business Model and Mindset: For more information contact either Dr. Walter Kahumoku or Faculty Senate Chair Dr. Ed Keaunui.
- Student Recruitment & Student Retention: For more information contact either iVC Javinar or Instructor Reed Young.
- Student Learning: For more information contact either VC Moniz or Division Chair Mary Heller.
- Campus Efficiencies: For more information contact either VC Ishida or Sheri Ching (Business Office).
Update on Federal Stimulus Funds
Currently the Federal Funding Advisory Council and Campus Administration are reviewing faculty, staff and student proposals for HEERF summer and summer-fall investments. We are learning more about the next federal funding grant, ARPA. As soon as we receive more information we will post on our website and alert you via the weekly bulletin.
- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
- CARES (HEERF I)
- CRSSAA (HEERF II)
- Federal Funding Advisory Council
New UH West Oʻahu weekly newsletter to launch next month
The UH West Oʻahu Communications Department is excited to announce the launch next month of Makahaiwaʻa, a new weekly bulletin that is replacing This Week at UH West Oʻahu. Makahaiwaʻa will be a newsletter for UH West Oʻahu faculty and staff, as well as students. “Makahaiwaʻa,” which translates into “Eyes that follow the canoe,” will feature much of the same content as This Week: events, announcements, and health and wellness updates, along with Chancellor’s Bulletins. Special thank you to IT’s Erin Kim for his help in the creation of this new bulletin! If you have news to share for Makahaiwaʻa or Ka Puna O Kaloʻi, be sure to fill out our Communications Request Form.
Commencement Mahalo
A special thank you to everyone who volunteered at the May 8 Drive-Thru Celebration that honored our Spring 2021 graduates. Mahalo to our events, facilities, and security teams for support from the beginning to the ending of the event, and to Chancellor Benham for the additional “hydration and sustenance” throughout the event. Check out our Flickr Album (thank you to Terri Ota for her contributions) and a highlights video. The Commencement Committee is looking for your feedback on the Drive-Thru Celebration. Please fill out the survey by Friday, May 21.
If you haven’t viewed the Virtual Commencement video, it will be archived on our Commencement site. Mahalo to IT’s Jarrett Lucero for producing the video!