“Integrated Student Support: A Holistic Approach” – Hawaiʻi Student Success Institute 2019

Date: March 2, 2019

Theme: “Integrated Student Support: A Holistic Approach” – A reflection of the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges ongoing strategies and initiatives to increase the number of students receiving a degree or certificate as projected in the Hawaiʻi Graduation Initiative; and shared understanding of a the impact we all have on students.

Presenters: Paul Thornton (LGBTQ+ Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom; Making the First Day Count),  Catherine Taylor (Students Who Can’t/Won’t/Don’t Read: What’s a Teacher To Do?; Conflict Management and Resolution),  Tom Blamey (Active Learning Strategies for STEM&N; Reflections from Some Math Faculty at UH on OER Platforms),  Teri Evangelista (Active Learning Strategies for STEM&N),  Christi Robell (Active Learning Strategies for STEM&N),  Timothy Botkin (Systems Thinking as an Essential Learned Skill?),  Theodore Chiasson (Using Excel Effectively),  Lantana Hoke (74% Retention: Muʻo Aʻe First-Year Student Success Efforts),  Kristi Ishikawa (74% Retention: Muʻo Aʻe First-Year Student Success Efforts),  Benjamin Guerrero (74% Retention: Muʻo Aʻe First-Year Student Success Efforts),  Paul Kailiponi (Turnaround: Facilitating Transformative Change in Students Using Early Alert Data),  Buddhi Rai (Teaching and Learning Physics/Physical Sciences Utilizing Locally Available Materials),  Sean Calder (Teaching and Learning Physics/Physical Sciences Utilizing Locally Available Materials),  Chad Junkermeier (Teaching and Learning Physics/Physical Sciences Utilizing Locally Available Materials),  Anne Scharnhost (Working with Community Partners to Meet Workforce Needs),  Mary Farmer (Working with Community Partners to Meet Workforce Needs),  Melissa Kirkendall (Making the First Day Count),  Nicolette van der Lee (Introduction to the 7 Habits for Managers),  Dean Louie (Introduction to the 7 Habits for Managers),  Samantha Bowe (“What I Wish My Teacher Knew…”),  Neil Stotts (“What I Wish My Teacher Knew…”),  John Villiarimo (Leadership Through Kaʻao),  Hōkūlani Holt (Leadership Through Kaʻao),  Luana Kawaʻa (Leadership Through Kaʻao),  Shavonn Matsuda (No ka Noiʻi Noelo: Supporting Hawaiian Students Research and Teaching),  Emily White (Time Well Spent: Finding and Protecting Time and Study in the Age of Screen Addiction),  Morgan Andaluz (Time Well Spent: Finding and Protecting Time and Study in the Age of Screen Addiction),  Laureen Kodani (Creating a Learning Path in Laulima using G.U.I.D.E.),  Constance Williams (Pay Me What I’m Worth or Learning to Receive What is the Difference),  Kekupaʻa DePonte (L.A.N.D.N.A.V. – Navigating College through the Eyes of a Veteran),  Kealiʻi Ballao (L.A.N.D.N.A.V. – Navigating College through the Eyes of a Veteran)

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Student Representative: Shannon Iʻi

Very special thanks to our travel coordinators Misti BellPatty LauNicole Vida, and Delena Fujioka!

Mahalo to everyone who participated!

* The planning committee members Kristine Korey-Smith and Samantha Bowe and APT/Civil Service planning committee members Angela Gannon and Misti Bell

* All who helped at the registration table – the Wo Learning Champions, Chancellor Hokoana, Ben Guerrero, Juli Patao, and Joyce Yamada

* The UHMC Gen XIII Wo Learning Champions Whitney Hashimoto and Jeffrey Marzluft

* Our UHMC colleagues that facilitated groups on Day 2 – UHMC ISS – Kristine Korey-Smith, Math – John McKee, ESOL – Kate Phelps, Physics/Physical Science – Ruddhi Rai, UH Centers – Sunny Cabello. And mahalo to all who spent their Saturday in the discussions at the post-institute!

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