System Leadership News

March 2013
Quick UH facts

With all the discussion on tuition costs, efficiency and accountability, I’d like share to some factoids that may help differentiate between myths and realities. MORE


February 2013
UH Cancer Center opening, legislature and San Diego trip

It is hard to believe that our UH Cancer Center is open. We had a beautiful blessing and well attended grand opening on February 23, which marked the realization of a long-awaited dream for the University of Hawai‘i. MORE

January 2013
The legislature, listening tours and a Presidential Center

The state Legislature opened its 2013 session this month to significant changes in leadership in both the house and senate. MORE

November 2013
Award money for APDR3 and Washington, D.C. and NYC trips 

The Asia Pacific Disaster Risk Reduction Resiliency Initiative (APDR3) has been awarded half a million dollars from the Ford Foundation, half a million dollars from the Rockefeller Foundation, and is expecting a matching grant from Chevron USA that will be presented at the United Nations on December 10. MORE

October 2012
Hawai‘i Graduation Initiative, accreditation, travel schedule
and AUW campaign

Accreditation teams visited six of seven UH community colleges this month. Six teams consisting of about a dozen people visited the campuses as part of the university’s regular six-year accreditation cycle. MORE

September 2012
Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory and AUW campaign

The university is on track to design, build, launch and control its own satellites through the the Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory, and I can proudly say that we have 153 active accounts across our O'ahu campuses for the Aloha United Way campaign. MORE 

August 2012
Windward CC library, Palamanui and UH Initiatives

Windward Community College officially opened its beautiful Library Learning Commons, Governor Abercrombie released $7.5 million in bonds to finance construction of Hawai'i Community College's Palamanui Campusi, and we are building our budget request on UH's three strategic initiatives. MORE