Lacro named new chancellor
Posted on | May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Erika Lacro has been named the new chancellor of Honolulu Community College. Her appointment, effective July 1, was confirmed today by the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
Lacro has served as vice chancellor of academic affairs at Honolulu Community College since 2007. She has previously served as assistant dean and director of student services, as well as director of internship and career development for the School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Prior to joining the university, she served as quality training manager at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, supervising management trainee and internship programs.
As an administrator at Honolulu Community College, Lacro is recognized for providing consistent, stable leadership in academic affairs at the campus as well as with systemwide initiatives. She has successfully managed the Campus Leadership Team composed of academic deans, directors, division chairs, and unit heads.
The search committee and executive interview committee cited as some of her strengths her familiarity with the campus, faculty, staff and programs; her enthusiasm; and her tremendous amount of energy. They commended her ability to make necessary personnel and programmatic changes, and were enthusiastic about her ideas to increase recruitment and retention of Native Hawaiian students.
She will replace Michael Rota, who is retiring as chancellor effective July 1.
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Posted on | May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Paper wins Pa’i award
Posted on | May 17, 2012 | No Comments
From left to right, Ka La adviser Mike Leidemann, outgoing editor Adina Murakami, new editor Ieva Bytautaite, and staff member Karla Choto
Ka La, the student newspaper of Honolulu Community College, has been named the best college newspaper in the state.
The Hawaii Publishers Association awarded Ka La first place in the School Newspaper Excellence category at its annual Pa‘i awards ceremony held Wednesday at the Hawaiian Hilton Village.
Judges praised the paper for its professional look and content.
“As soon as I looked at it, I knew that this was a paper I would like to read,” one judge commented.
Ka Leo, the student newspaper at UH-Manoa, received second place in the annual competition.
The Hawaii Publishers Association is a nonprofit media organization that promotes the print publishing industry in Hawaii. Pa’i awards were given in 27 categories to professional newspapers, magazines and other print publications in Hawaii.
Ted Dixon, president of the publishers’ association, said this year’s Pa‘i awards were a good representation of the high-quality work being done in the state.
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UH president meets students
Posted on | May 14, 2012 | No Comments
Members of the University of Hawaii student caucus gathered at Honolulu Community College campus Monday morning for a meeting that included a session with UH President M.R.C Greenwood, second from the left in the front row.
Later in the day, caucus members were briefed by city officials on the planned Oahu rail development, which will have its own station at HonCC.
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HonCC to offer Persian, Arabic, Okinawan language courses
Posted on | May 7, 2012 | No Comments
Three new language classes will be offered for the first time ever at Honolulu Community College in the fall. The languages are Arabic, Persian and Okinawan.
Students who are registered for class in the fall can start signing up for these classes right now. Here’s a detailed look at what you can expect from these classes.
Arabic 101 21562 (4 credits)
MW 3:30-5:15PM
Instructor: Staff
Did you know there are plenty of English words originally from Arabic language? Examples are alcohol, admiral, coffee, magazine, spinach, and syrup. Arabic is the language spoken widely in the Middle East and North African countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the official languages used in the United Nations.
Arabic 101 is the first half of Elementary Arabic courses designed to develop basic reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in Modern Standard Arabic. More specifically, you will be introduced to how to read and write Arabic letters and use basic expressions with culturally appropriate manner when you meet people for the first time.
Prerequisite: C” or higher in ENG 22/60 OR ESL 23, OR Placement in ENG 100 or instructor approval.
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Ka La’s commencement issue is out now
Posted on | May 7, 2012 | No Comments
The new edition of Ka La is now available throughout campus. It features lots of articles about the campus activities and stories about the upcoming graduation ceremonies.
There’s also a special “Best of HonCC” section inside, feature the best photography and literature produced by HonCC students this semester.
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Phi Theta Kappa members inducted
Posted on | May 6, 2012 | No Comments
Congratulations to all the new Phi Theta Kappa inductees last month at Honolulu Community College.
It was an exciting event as the inductees were dressed in aloha wear or semi-formal attire to receive their place in the honor society. Each inductee gave an impromptu speech introducing themselves and sharing their educational and career goals as well as a little background of their families to all those present.
Then they each signed the roster notebook and received a white rose and an unlit candle that was later lit with the the candles from the officers.
Then every inductee recited the Phi Theta Kappa Pledge then blew out their candles to signify the end of the ceremony.
The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Shanah Trevanna, who heads the Sustainable Hawaii effort at UH-Manoa.
“Hawaii has a big influence on the rest of the world,” she told the group, so they need in to be the leaders in the world and take advantage of our opportunity to change the world in making a difference.
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Commencement is May 11
Posted on | May 2, 2012 | No Comments
Commencement ceremonies for Honolulu Community College will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 11 at the Waikiki Shell.
The infectious spirit of success will radiate at our Commencement activities on a fine May evening-a fitting farewell to our degree candidates. Please join with us as together we celebrate our students’ achievements and bright futures. For all the details, see the graduation website.
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Best of HonCC student photos
Posted on | May 2, 2012 | No Comments
Watch a slide show of top work from the students in a Honolulu Community College photography class.
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Ride the bus to HonCC
Posted on | May 2, 2012 | No Comments
Take a ride on TheBus, all the way from Waianae to downtown Honolulu, with HonCC student Shannon
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