Most Recent Workshops
* = Video Presentation Recording Available
UHMC Vaccine Info Session 4-30-21*
UHMC Vaccine Informational Session
Date: April 30, 2021
Presenters:
- Dr. Pang, DOH Maui District Health Officer, will address the status of the virus and vaccine effort in Maui County as well as provide an introduction to the various vaccine options and why they are important to keeping our island community safe.
- Kathleen Hagan, UHMC Associate Professor of Nursing, will review campus guidelines and regulations around COVID-19, easy options for COVID-testing and vaccinations, translate medical jargon into easily understandable key points about vaccine risks and benefits, and answer any questions from the campus community.
The UHMC Wellness Hui in collaboration with the UHMC COVID Task Force is offering 1-hour online information and question-and-answer session to give you the facts you need to make an informed decision.
DOCUMENTS
Campus Open Forum 4-27-21*
UHMC Campus Open Forum
Date: April 27, 2021
Poverty Awareness Discussion Circle 4-23-21*
UHMC Poverty Awareness Discussion Circle
Date: April 23, 2021
Panelists: UHMC Students; Thelma Akita-Kealoha, Maui Director Catholic Charities Hawaii; Lori Tsuhako, County of Maui Director of Housing & Human Concerns
Moderator: Leni Meleka English
DOCUMENTS
Aging Planning Housing Brochure
Car Detail Clinic II Q&A 4-22-21*
Maiau Series: Car Detail Clinic II Q&A
Date: April 22, 2021
Presenters: Darrin Ishihara and Jeremy Loque
Mini car detail clinic for those who attended the session on February 19, 2021 and did not receive a supply kit. Learn the basics of taking care of your car the proper way including cleaning the wheels, washing, and applying a spray-wax. Car detailing specialist Darrin Ishihara will be on hand to answer questions.
Environmental Stressors 4-22-21*
Environmental Stressors Workshop
Date: April 22, 2021
Presenter: Dr. Irwin Eli of Hui No Ke Ola Pono
Learn restoration techniques that will promote well-being and simple techniques that will protect you and your ʻohana.
Organization, Sanitation and Kitchen Safety at Home 4-20-21*
Maiau Series: Organization, Sanitation and Kitchen Safety at Home
Date: April 20, 2021
Presenter: Dean Louie
We will share sanitation and organizational tips when shopping, preparing, cooking and serving food to friends and family in the safety of your home or backyard.
DOCUMENTS
Link to Dean’s Resources: https://drive.google.com/
SafeZone Training 4-16-21
SafeZone Training
Date: April 16, 2021
Presenters: Kealiʻi Ballao (Co-Chair of the Commission for LGBTQ+ Equality) and Morgan Andaluz (UHMC LGBTQ+ Commissioner)
DOCUMENTS
SafeZone Training-2021, Kealii Ballao and Morgan Andaluz Slides
Reading is Fundamental: Text & OER 4-16-21*
Reading is Fundamental: Getting Students to Engage with Texts and OER in the Online Realm
Date: April 16, 2021
Presenters: UHMC Reading Across the Disciplines Founders Morgan Andaluz and Emma White; UHMC OER Coordinator Paul Thornton
Learn more about Open Educational Resources and tricks for how to get your students to read and understand their texts in a world filled with distraction
DOCUMENT
OER Presentation for OER RAD Discussion, Paul Thornton, 4-16-21
Bullet Journaling 4-14-21*
Maiau Series: Bullet Journaling
Date: April 14, 2021
Presenter: Ellen Peterson
Equal parts day planner, diary, and written meditation, bullet journaling turns the chaos of coordinating your life into a streamlined system that helps you be more productive and reach your personal and professional goals. With sections to log your daily to-do’s, monthly calendar, notes, long-term wants and more, your Bullet Journal is customized to your life. (Entries are tagged with bullet points, dashes, and other graphics so you can see their categories at a glance.) (Garrity, A. & Schumer, L. Good Housekeeping, 12-27-19)
DOCUMENTS
Garden & Yard Revitalization 3-23-21*
Maiau Series: Garden & Yard Revitalization
Date: March 23, 2021
Presenter: Professor Ann Emmsley
Learn about scrub pruning, revitalizing lawns and planting beds, etc.
Most Recent Recordings
Campus Open Forum 9-2-20*
CAMPUS OPEN FORUM
Date: September 2, 2020
Presenters:
- UHMC Chancellor Lui K. Hokoana
- Vice President for UH Community Colleges Erika Lacro, PhD
- Futurist, systems thinker & passionate advocate for positive social transformation in Hawaiʻi Aubrey Yee, PhD
- UHMC Strategic Planning Committee
DOCUMENTS
| QUESTION | COMMENTS |
|---|---|
| What’s happening with the net-zero solar PV array? Are we net-zero yet? How much money is being saved in electricity costs? Are there other ways to save on electricity, especially since there are so few students on campus? | The PV project has been delayed due to unforseen issues. First, Maui Electric required the installation of a transformer that delayed the energizing of the system. Second, when the project was energized the batteries got damaged. JCI will be installing new batteries. Timeframe for completion is end of September. When finished, the PV system will result in energy savings. Leeward CC energizied its PV system and became the first college in the US to go net zero. Even without the PV project, UHMC has seen small reductions in electricity use. Closure of certain buildings and curtailment of AC could result in addtional electrical savings. David Tamanaha has been asked to estimate energy savings associated with further curtailment of AC service. |
| Will checking in with the Lumisight UH app be good enough instead of the links on the buildings? | Please use the Maui College app to do the COVID survey and to check in and out of buildings. Checking in and out of buildings facilitates contact tracing should it be necessary. The app notifies administrators when someone is not cleared and contact is then initiated with those who are not cleared. The Lumisight UH app does not have this capacity. |
| Are we going to be laid off or furloughed? | Any employee layoffs would be subject to union contract provisions. Regarding furloughs, Governor Ige has stated publicly that state employees may be furloughed due to budget shortfalls. No final decisions regarding such measures have been made yet. In the meantime, UH is preparing for a 16% budget cut and UHCC has provided UHMC with a budget scenario. David Tamanaha will share this scenario with Unit Heads and receive comments on the proposed scenario. |
| Please address the president’s email about work from home. | Susan Tokunaga emailed new Telework procedures, effective Septenber 1, 2020. The revised procedures clarify that community college instructional and non instructional faculty are not required to submit a Telework form or work plan and need not enter Telework status in the online UH leave system. However, Telework must be approved by the unit head. If you want to Telework, please consult your supervisor. |
| When will QR codes be posted on all the entrances to each building (Kupaa for example)? The QR codes should be posted on the insides of doors too in order to scan upon exiting. | QR codes have been posted at building entrances. |
| Which buildings on campus have the new HVAC filters installed meant to help control the circulation of COVID-19 in the air? Do these filters work on the entire building when installed, or just certain areas of the building? | By November all buildings operating off of the central AC system will have HVAC filters installed. Units that are not connected to the central ac system will be retrofitted with other filtering technology. |
| According to the Star Advertiser, COVID-19 data shows Maui should expect to see a surge in cases shortly. Are we doing anything to prepare such as restricting presence on campus unless it’s absolutely necessary to be here? | UHMC will comply with all state and county directives. Should a stay at home order be issued again, UHMC will comply, although higher education has been exempt as an essential service. |
| Do we need to complete the daily pre-screening health questions on the app on days we are teleworking? | Yes, completing the screening questions is a good reminder during the pandemic to monitor our health regularly. |
| Are other campuses using their own app instead of the UH System screening app? If not, why is UHMC the only one using their own? | UHMC is the only campus not using the UH system app. UHMC initiated its screening survey well in advance of the system app. The UHMC app is more thorough than the UH system app and its use has been allowed by UH system. |
| It seems that not all personnel on campus are using the UHMC App to do the daily screening and being required to check in and out of buildings. Why is that? | All UHMC students and staff with a hawaii.edu account should use the UHMC app for COVID screening purposes. ELWD is continuing to use the red QR code Google doc system previously implemented because ELWD students are short term and most do not have a hawaii.edu account. Paper questionnaires are available for those without hawaii.edu accounts or smartphones. |
| For Erika: When the system speaks of ‘consolidation,’ it usually means things move to Oahu, which, in my experience, is not good for non-Oahu campuses since the needs on different islands are different. Are you aware of specific plans and discussions about consolidation of programs/services and what it will mean for non-Oahu campuses? | A number of ideas, including the consolidation of academic programs, support services, and campus operations, have been mentioned. Such discussions have been preliminary and absent detail. |
| Were the unions consulted on the requirement at UHMC to check in and out of buildings with the app? | No, because checking in with the UHMC app is voluntary, as is the daily COVID screening. If you believe your privacy rights are more important than keeping yourself and your colleagues safe you do not need to do the check in and check out. We all need to make that decision for ourselves. |
| Why are the numbers on the IRO dashboard changing for F15-19 from the historical data that’s posted on the page below the headcount and ssh tables? | We do not know at this time, but we will seek clarifcation. |
| Does the UH email to the UH System, sent on August 19th, with the subject line: “Campus mask requirements and disciplinary actions,” apply to UH Maui College? If not, why not? | Yes, the UH System email applies to Maui. In addtion, Mayor Victorino has issued a public health emergency rule requring all persons over the age of 5 to use masks while in public settings. |
| I strongly believe UH Maui College needs to designate a savvy, communicative, present, and open communications officer who can lead campus-wide communication strategies (“internal” and “external” communications) during these rapidly changing and confusing times. | UHMC’s vacant marketing and communications position was swept, but we are reviewing whether CARES Act funds could be used to help with messaging. If something is not clear and you want clarification you can email – covidmau@hawaii.edu or call the covid hotline at 984-3799. |
| Is UHCC considering consolidating some or all of its community college campuses? Also, will 11 month faculty be converted to 9 month faculty? | No definitive answer at this time, but due to the severe state budget shortfall all options are on the table. |
| How do you anticipate these budgetary issues impacting tenure and promotion for tenure-track faculty? | We don’t know. Because tenure and promotion are matters covered by collective bargaining, any changes are subject to union negotiation. |
| Can we get a copy of the slides? | Yes |
| no healthcare as a living wage job? | UHMC has been active in Maui Healthcare Partnership workshops, including discussions with Hale Makua and other employers regarding a healthcare career pathway leading to living wage jobs. |
| Mike what about workforce development services through the OCET’s? would you want to cut that? | Mike Unebasami said that programs that are losing money should be evaluated to determine whether or not the program should be continued in light of the state budget shortfall. |
| When position numbers were swept were $ for them swept too? | No |
| what possible eliminations? | No details. |
| what is the timeline for “immediate” | Immediate means now, this budget year, which ends June 30, 2021. |
| Can you please give an example of programs that are operating at a loss? Or examples of programs that may be out of date? | Some program areas or courses in ELWD have run at a loss and have been phased out (e.g. leisure courses). |
| What is meant by auxiliaries | Bookstore (not run by UHMC), paid parking, cafeteria services, facilities rentals. |
| What about high paid admins and the amount of admins throughout the system? More money can be saved by reducing admins and admin pay. | Yes, everything is on the table. |
| Are there ways that we as a UHCC system can help do more training of the current/future teachers in the DOE to be more distant teaching ready? As was discussed by Aubrey, we will not/should not return back to “business as usual” post-pandemic. How can we as a state be better at distance teaching/learning in P-20? What important role can UH have in this post-pandemic future for our teachers in Hawai’i? | UHMC’s academic deans are reviewing our capacity to assist the DOE. I have reached out to some of our high school principals to offer help, but they are so busy with day-to- day operations, they often don’t have time to focus on training. |
| We need to renegotiate with MACC for parking! | Yes, i’ll create a committee to consider what we charge for the use of our facilities. In the meantime, due to the COVID emergency, the MACC has suspended its live events and concerts. |
Healthy Finances (Mālama Series)*
Date: August 12, 2020
Presenter: Wesley Higuchi (Chief Lending Officer at Maui County FCU)
DOCUMENTS
UHMC Campus Budget Open Forum 8-6-20*
CAMPUS BUDGET OPEN FORUM
Date: August 6, 2020
Presenter: VCSA David Tamanaha
Discussion on what we know so far about the budget and its impacts for the semester and future
The Google Form to submit questions anonymously is open: ASK QUESTIONS ANONYMOUSLY
DOCUMENTS
8-6-20 Campus Budget Forum, Tamanaha (PowerPoint Slides)
Healthy Food Demos (Mālama Series)*
Date: August 5, 2020
Presented by Chefs Extraordinaire:
- Teri Evangelista & Son – Healthy Tofu Patties
- Dean Louie & Rosa Mariotti – Benedictine Crostini
- March Antosch – Mushroom Casino
- Bryan Hieda (Cook with Bryan IT Style – Outlines, Technical Specifications, and Process) – Air Fried Vegetarian Tostada
Exhausted from Zoom (Mālama Series)*
Date: July 29, 2020
Presenter: Deanna Reece
If you’re finding that you’re more exhausted at the end of your workday than you used to be, you’re not alone.
Learn how to combat “Zoom Fatigue”
Deanna has been using various desktop video conferencing technologies for work and her studies for over 15 years and has come up with a variety of tips and techniques to make communicating in this format more comfortable. They include:
- Having the right equipment
- Location, location, location
- Gimme a Break
- Fun, Fun, Fun
Watch the recording:
Important Trainings on COVID-19 Overview & Contract Tracer for UHMC Employees*
UH Maui College recommends that all staff and faculty engaging in in-person activities on campus complete the following trainings on COVID-19 Overview and Contact Tracer. Both trainings share important information for everyone.
If you have already completed Dr. Denise Cohen’s COVID-19 Overview Video and the Contact Tracer Training, please use the UH COVID training as a resource. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete (three <10-minute videos and a short quiz). It is relevant for working for UH – the material presented is relevant to UHMC, except using the LumiSlide check-in (we use the UHMC app).
It also presents HR information on the kind of leave we can take if we should contract COVID or need to take care of someone with COVID.
TRAININGS:
A. UHMC COVID-19 Overview by UHMC Professor Dr. Denis Cohen
B. Contract Tracer Training
GUIDANCE INFORMATION
UHMC guidelines related to COVID that are based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines
Anxiety & Self-Care (Mālama Series) 7-22-20*
Anxiety & Self-Care – Mālama Series
Date: July 22, 2020
Presented by UH Maui College Personal Support Counselors Aris Banaag & Mari Kanemura
💗Knowing what tools are available is a good first step when it comes to dealing with anxiety, or helping someone in your life work through theirs Aris and Mari share helpful information in response to comments and questions related to anxiety and fear and returning to campus.
Managing Complex Emotions: Utilizing Self-Care to Address Anxiety & Stress*
Managing Complex Emotion in a Complex World: Utilizing Self-Care to Address Anxiety and Stress
Date: May 28, 2021
Presenters: Dr. Mestisa Gass PsyD, Program Director; Danielle Bergan, Maui Community Coordinator – of Mental Health America of Hawaii
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health
- Discuss the physiological and psychological effects of stress and anxiety
- Identify self-care and coping skills to address anxiety
- Review warning signs for mental health
- Review crisis resources available to the community
RESOURCES
“Getting to Know Our Students” Complete Series (Leeward CC)*
Getting to Know Our Students Workshop Series – Hosted by Leeward CC
How do we impact student success? Hear from the experts…our students! Leeward CC’s “Getting to Know Our Students” Workshop Series gives students center stage to share their journeys, stories, experiences, and advice with us.
View the recordings using the link below:
Getting to Know Our Students YouTube Playlist
Date: September 23, 2021
Date: October 21, 2021
Date: November 18, 2021
Date: December 9, 2021
Date: February 17, 2022
Date: March 24, 2022
Date: April 21, 2022
Resources: Online Student Slidedeck
Return to Campus Open Forum 7-15-20*
UHMC Return to Campus Open Forum
Date: July 15, 2020
- Campus Check-In Demo and EAP – Chancellor Hokoana
- Resources – Susan Tokunaga and Shawna Pabingwit
Join the open discussion on returning to campus, air your concerns, gain clarity!
Categories
Faculty & Lecturers
New Faculty
NEW FACULTY INITIATIVE
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2022-2023
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2020
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2019
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2018
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2017
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2016
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2015
NEW FACULTY 101 – 2014
Distance Learning
Special Topics
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence for Effective Leadership
Date: February 12, 2018
Presenter: Martin Carver
Topic: Emotional Intelligence – What is it, How does it affect our personal and work life, and How to attain it
Documents
UHMC Holiday Event 2017
UHMC Faculty & Staff Holiday Celebration
Date: December 8, 2017
UHMC Aloha Response Group
Date: December 1, 2017
Presenter: Pono Shim
Topic: First Group Meeting with Pono Shim for the UHMC Aloha Response Group
Monday following the initial meeting – Pono will send out a weekly email on the practice of Ahonui (week 1), Haahaa (week 2), Akahi (week 3), Olu olu (week 4), and Lokahi (week 5). Each individual is responsible for practicing each of the values according to the email message and to reflect on it in their personal and professional lives and to journal during the time.
Pono asks that no one consult or speak with any of the other participants about their experiences, thoughts, and ideas regarding the practice during the time.
After week 5, we have a debrief meeting (4 hours) with Pono.
And then the process begins again but sharing is allowed and the group is expected to meet monthly to discuss and find potential Aloha Responses for issues, opportunities, etc. which the participants are dealing with.
Lessons from 2015 Gorkha Nepal Earthquake
Date: November, 20, 2017
Presenter: Dr. Deepak Chamlagain, Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar
Topic: Scientific and management aspects of the Gorkha earthquake disaster in Nepal and why lessons learned from Nepal about this disaster can be relevant to Hawai’i
Toi-Ohomai Institute of Tech Roundtable Discussion
Date: October 17, 2017
Presenters: Dell Raerino and Fallyn Flavell of Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology
Topics: Open discussion
- Incorporating indigenous culture and value in an indigenous serving institution
- Incorporating indigenous education at the college level – share Kaʻao framework and FYE
- Weaving indigenous language and values into curriculums – Hospitality, Early Childhood
- Understanding indigenous culture and values about college, careers, and disability
- Role of learning advisors and how they complement and support work of counselors and faculty
- Use of Maori arts and culture in education
Putting Sustainability Into Practice
Date: October 12, 2017
Presenters: Tim Botkin, Meagan Jones, Laura Lees Nagle, Pali O’Connell
Topic: Putting Sustainability Into Practice
- How is sustainability defined?
- What is sustainability science?
- What do we mean by ʻsystems thinkingʻ?
- Sustainability at UHMC: “S” Designation, Lens, SDI
Intro to Aloha Response & Follow-Up with Pono Shim
Workshop Details
Date: October 6, 2017
Presenter: Pono Shim, Oahu Economic Development Board
Topic: Introduction to the Aloha Response & Follow-Up Discussion on Civility & Finding the Aloha Response
Documents
Aloha Leadership & Civility *
Workshop Details
Presenter: Pono Shim, Oahu Economic Development Board
Date: July 21, 2017
Topic: Aloha Leadership & Civility
“What is usually most moving is how living and struggling to live with our values is not only doable but the most significant answer to our local, national, and global health.” Inspirational presentation about living well through Hawaiian values.
This presentation answers the need assessment of UHMC employees for effective communication and working collegially.
Operation & Maintenance (O&M)
APT
Civil Service
Leadership
UHMC Mālama Series
COVID-19
Events, workshops, and information about COVID-19 responses and guidelines of UHMC and our community
Inspired Teaching
UHMC Campus Open Forums
Dissertation Hui
The Craft of Teaching
The purpose of the Craft of Teaching initiative is to create learning cohorts of instructors to support each other’s growth in the craft of teaching. Members will learn strategies for making courses more engaging, teaching content more effectively, improving and assessing student mastery, while enhancing professionalism and the intrinsic rewards and joys of teaching.
Cohorts are formed at the beginning of each semester and last for two semesters. Cohorts meet face-to-face usually every other week during a semester based on the availability of the interested instructors.
Videos
O&M Visit Lānaʻi Education Center & Pūlama Lānaʻi
Workshop Details
Date: July 19, 2017
Location: Lānaʻi Education Center & Pūlama Lānaʻi
Outcomes:
- Gain an understanding of Maui College’s responsibility to provide Post-secondary Education to the rural areas of Maui County and how UHMC is fulfilling this requirement
- Understand how our Outreach Centers and similar business operate and the hardships with being offsite
- Define areas of need where an exchange of ideas may lead to improved efficacy and sustainability of O&M department
- Increase awareness of identified common challenges of O&M personnel
- Increase awareness of and appreciation for the UH Maui College O&M department personnel
Documents
Aloha Leadership & Civility *
Workshop Details
Presenter: Pono Shim, Oahu Economic Development Board
Date: July 21, 2017
Topic: Aloha Leadership & Civility
“What is usually most moving is how living and struggling to live with our values is not only doable but the most significant answer to our local, national, and global health.” Inspirational presentation about living well through Hawaiian values.
This presentation answers the need assessment of UHMC employees for effective communication and working collegially.
UHMC Holiday Event 2016
UHMC Faculty & Staff Holiday Celebration 2016
Date: December 9, 2016
Wine Appreciation Event
Date: December 2, 2016
Facilitator: Marc and Horst Antosch
O&M Visit to Leeward CC
Date: July 22, 2016
Topic: UHMC Operations & Maintenance Visit to Leeward Community College (23 total)
Outcomes:
- Develop key points of contact within UHCC counterpart O&M department for continued collaboration
- Define areas of need where an exchange of ideas may lead to improved efficiency and sustainability of O&M department from UHCC counterpart programs
- Increase awareness of identified common challenge of O&M personnel
- Increase awareness of and appreciation for the UH Maui College O&M department personnel
Agenda:
- Maui >> Oahu
- Welcome & Morning refreshments
- Welcome by Manny Cabral, Chancellor and Mark Lane, Vice Chancellor (whoever is here); and Meet and Greet
- Tour of Campus – New ED building rooftop garden; ED LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Building; Ozonator demonstration; Leeward’s O&M compound/baseyard set up (carpentry, maintenance, janitorial offices/set-up)
- Tour of Work Areas and Discussion of issues, similarities, differences with their counterparts – Maintenance (Manny Fiesta) / Grounds (Bill White); Janitorial (Derek Tamashiro/Pepito Ancheta); Supervisors Admin (with counterparts)
- Lunch with Powerpoint of photos of past Leeward O&M summer institutes
- Open Time with Suggestions – Overview of O&M group; Recycling; Farming initiatives; Labeling of Native Hawaiian plants; Waiawa Mile markers; or drive around Oahu
Documents
Leeward Community College By-Laws for Operation and Maintenance Group
Windward Community College Library Learning Commons Green Building Features
Taste & Explore: Maui Brewing Company*
Workshop Details
Presenters: Chris Speere and Garrett Marrero
Date: December 5, 2014
Topic: Taste & Explore: Maui Brewing Company
WoLC on Maui 11-21-14*
WoLC on Maui
Date: November 21, 2014
Pumpkin Mochi With Various Sweeteners *
Workshop Details
Presenter: Karen Robbins
Date: November 13, 2014
Topic: Pumpkin Mochi Made With Various Sweeteners (Lunch & Learn)
50th UHCC Gala 2014*
50th UHCC Gala 2014
Lunch & Learn: Chocolate*
Lunch & Learn: Chocolate
Date: October 9, 2014
Presenter: Cheech Shurilla
Workshop Evaluations
Evaluation surveys are sent to the attendees of workshops. For more information of workshop evaluations, please contact Joyce Yamada (yamadajo@hawaii.edu, X663).