Dr. Jerry Agrusa with Sohn Hai Sik, a Chinese unversity colleague, at the May 13th Asia Pacific Tourism Association joint conference in Beijing.

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Doane joins HPU trustees

Hazel Downing, Hawai‘i Pacific University assistant professor of nursing, has been awarded the University’s 2007 Trustees’ Award for Teaching Excellence. The announcement was made at HPU’s spring commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, at the Waikiki Shell. This annual award is given to a faculty member — nominated by students and chosen by a committee representing the entire HPU community — who best exemplifies the ideals of distinguished teaching. [More]

Hazel Downing

University Relations

Student video wins national gold

“Peggy with Love,” an HPU student-produced video on local watercolor artist Peggy Chun, has won a Gold Aurora Award, according to HPU assistant professor of communication Jacqueline Langley. [More]

JacqulineLangley taught the advanced video class that created “Peggy With Love.”

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Doane joins HPU trustees

Mrs. Christina D. Doane, a 2004 graduate of HPU’s Executive MBA program, has been elected as a new trustee of Hawai‘i Pacific University. [More]

Christina D. Doane

University Relations

350 graduate at summer commencement

As Kalamalama goes to the printer, HPU conferred associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees on nearly 350 students at its 67th commencement ceremony, August 16, at the Neal Blaisdell Center. For the first time, HPU’s Masters of Education in Secondary Education and Masters of Social Work programs confered degrees on 12 and 18 students respectively, the first graduating classes for these programs. And in another first for an HPU program, MSN graduate Michelle Johnston was the first to earn the Nurse Educator Certificate. [More]

This is a special edition of Kalamalama, because it’s my opportunity to welcome our new students to their first semester at HPU and our continuing students back for another academic year. Beginning a new semester can be both exciting and challenging. One challenge you might face is connecting with people outside the classroom. You’ve already taken one important step in meeting this challenge: you’re reading the student newspaper. But to make sure you have many chances to meet students, staff, and faculty, we’ve also put together a number of events coming up in the fall semester. I’d like to tell you about some of the highlights. [More]

Aloha! Welcome to all new and returning students to the HPU campus! I hope you share my excitement as the start of a new school year fills the air on the mall with vitality and anticipation. [More]