Posted on 5:49 am, Thursday, August 28, 2014. Tags: chronicle of higher education, don straney, university of hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE University of Hawaii campuses took the top spots in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s list of most diverse campuses in the United States. The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked UH Hilo as the most diverse four-year public institution in the country. UH filled out all the top spots in that category, with […]
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Posted on 2:35 am, Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Tags: college of hawaiian language, don straney, haleolelo, uh-hilo
MEDIA RELEASE Cultural tradition and modern architectural design were on display this week at the bilingual blessing and official grand opening of Haleolelo, the new home of the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Ka Haka Ula O Keelikolani College of Hawaiian Language. The ceremony featured a formal Oki Piko ceremony, which symbolized the cutting of […]
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Posted on 1:15 am, Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Tags: don straney, hale alahonua, uh-hilo
New residential complex features 300 units, common area, two courtyards
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Posted on 1:53 am, Sunday, June 24, 2012. Tags: don straney, neil abercrombie, uh-hilo, university village
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday (June 22) for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s University Village Phase I. The project will feature approximately 300 student housing units in apartments and suite-style residence halls.
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Posted on 10:08 pm, Thursday, June 7, 2012. Tags: don straney, uh-hilo
MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo has announced 19 students from public, private, and charter schools in Hawaii will receive a 2012 Chancellor Scholarship valued at $23,520 and covering four years of tuition. The 2012 recipients are a diverse groups of students comprised of 10 women and nine men from the islands of […]
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Posted on 5:24 pm, Friday, February 10, 2012. Tags: don straney, dorrance family foundation, scholarship, uh-hilo
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island students are about to benefit from increased access to a college education, thanks to a groundbreaking new partnership between UH Hilo and the Dorrance Family Foundation. UH Hilo Chancellor Don Straney has announced the Hawaii launch of the Dorrance Scholarship Program, an innovative four-year scholarship program designed to benefit local students […]
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Posted on 2:04 pm, Thursday, December 15, 2011. Tags: don straney, martha bell, order of the eastern star, uh-hilo
MEDIA RELEASE Members of The Order of the Eastern Star Hawaii Chapter No. 1 (OES) recently joined with UH Hilo faculty and friends to celebrate the establishment of the Eastern Star Hawaii Chapter No. 1 Scholarship Endowment at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The group’s generous contribution of $27,000 will be equally matched thanks […]
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