Please find UH Maui College-related news and updates below.

 NEW  HO‘OMAIKA‘I!

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Music and faculty coordinator for the Institute of Hawaiian Music Keola Donaghy who received the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. It was established as a memorial to the late Frances Davis, who taught mathematics at Leeward Community College and UH Mānoa for 19 years.

And congratulations to Dental Hygiene Lecturer Kevin Omuro who was awarded the Regents’ Medal of Excellence in Teaching which recognizes faculty who exhibit an extraordinary level of subject mastery and scholarship, teaching effectiveness and creativity, and personal values beneficial to students.

Well-deserved and well-done!

 NEW  UHMC ZOOM BOOK CLUB

The next meeting will be Friday, May 27th at 10:00 a.m. Book to be discussed is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teaching of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.

Zoom link here  |  Passcode: readbooks

 NEW  2022 SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 

Our Summer Professional Development program offers a variety of workshops to enhance professional and personal development of college faculty and staff. The 2022 summer learning opportunities maximize professional growth, specifically in Distance and Online Teaching, Contract Renewal Document Writing, and Open Education Resources (OER).

Overload funding is available in $200 increments, stackable to a maximum of $400. Faculty or lecturers requesting summer PD overload are responsible for submitting their request for overload funding and any requirements for funding in a timely manner. Request overload funding for 2022 Summer PD. Request overload Funding.

Nine-month faculty and lecturers are eligible to apply for Summer PD overload funds. The overloads offered for the completion of various summer PD is federally funded by the CARES program, which does not allow for overload for 11-month faculty. Please discuss any concerns with Dean Kahele Dukelow (kaheleon@hawaii.edu) or Dean Laura Nagle (llees@hawaii.edu).

Complete information here.

 NEW  SUMMER ON CAMPUS

As we prepare to begin our first summer school session today, Monday, May 23rd we would like to remind you of these in-person COVID-19 protocols. For complete UH guidance, please go to https://maui.hawaii.edu/health-center/coronavirus-update/

Face masks are required indoors in classrooms, shared laboratories, other instructional spaces and tightly confined educational spaces, such as advising offices and in campus venues when the number of attendees is close to maximum capacity or if it is anticipated that high numbers of higher-risk persons will be attending. Instructors or presenters may remove their masks while teaching, provided that they maintain 6 feet distance from others.

Campus officials may further specify areas where face masks are required to enhance safety.

For those returning to campus after quarantine or isolation, face masks must be worn around others in all settings, for the remainder of the 10-day period.

If you test positive for COVID-19, stay home and isolate for at least 5 days (until you are fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and your symptoms are improving).

Full or Up-to-date vaccination is required for employees and students in specific UH programs or courses (medical, nursing, social work, dental hygiene, etc.) where they are embedded within partner institutions that require vaccination.

We strongly recommended that you stay home when feeling ill, whether with COVID-19 or not, to recover and prevent community spread.

If you need a COVID test, please call the Campus Health Center at 984-3493 to schedule an appointment. If you have medical insurance, please bring your medical card and ID when you come for testing. But you do not need medical insurance to get a test. The testing is free.

 NEW  MAILROOM PACKAGE PICKUP

Effective today, Monday May 23rd, the Mailroom package pickup window ONLY will have new hours to accommodate an external vendor.

Package pickup is extended until 11:30 a.m. and the mailroom will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Package pickup will then be open again from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m.

Access to the lobby and individual mailboxes remains the same – open from 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 NEW  HURRICANE SEASON

Hurricane Season begins June 1st. Please be sure you and your families are prepared. More information here.

 NEW  KA LAMA AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT PROJECT

The project has been delayed and the new estimated starting date is August 2022. As most of you know, the building will have to be vacated during the construction period.

Ka Lama is our largest building on campus and not having use of this building will definitely have a significant impact, but you can rest assured that the admin team is reviewing all buildings and planning relocation to manage this major project. And the good news is, we believe that when completed, it will dramatically improve the inconsistent air flow and air quality within the building. 

Please contact David Tamanaha at davidt@hawaii.edu with questions.

 UPDATED  LIBRARY BUILDING SUMMER HOURS

Starting today, Monday, May 23rd, the building will open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please call 984-3359 or email uhmclib@hawaii.edu with questions or for more information.

 NEW  AgCurious RECRUITMENT

The next cohort of GoFarm Hawai’i starts in June. If you or someone you know is interested in farming, please join the Zoom session on Monday, June 6th at 5:30 p.m. You’ll hear from Maui GoFarmers about what the program is like and help you decide if it’s for you. Please see flyer here.

DISTANCE AND ONLINE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Summer 2022 course includes six facilitated and asynchronous online modules. Each module is fully online, immersive and designed to guide, prepare and support you with the design and development of your distance and/or online course. This course is designed for you to experience an online course as a student in the hopes the experience with provide you with a model, new ideas and renewed strategies to elevate your course.

You may be eligible for an overload. Complete three modules for $200; six modules for $400.

Module 1 – Introduction to Distance and Online Teaching, June 6th to June 12th

Module 2 – Quality Standards and Best Practices, June 13th to June 19th

Module 3 – Creating Equity in the Online Classroom, June 20th to June 26th

Module 4 – Introduction to Course Design and Laulima Tools, June 27th to July 3rd

Module 5 – More Laulima Tools, July 4th to July 10th

Module 6 – Learning Technology, July 11th to July 17th

Register for one or more modules here.

PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Kekaulike Title III program is offering a paid internship opportunity for Native Hawaiian undergraduates attending UH Maui College and are interested in transferring to UH Mānoa.

Application deadline is May 30th.

Research-based internship. Opportunities to work with/within educational programs, library science, and ʻāina based sites. Accepted students will be placed and scheduled to sites that best align with their academic goals. Students can earn up to $4,000 in 4 weeks!

For more information, take a look at the flyer as well as the application here –http://go.hawaii.edu/xML

Please contact Aubrey If you have any questions at aubreykm@hawaii.edu

TUITION-FREE SUMMER COURSES

As part of the Kekaulike transfer program and E Hoʻoulu Lāhui Hawaiian Studies program at UH Maui College, courses are being offered tuition-free for eligible students. These courses are being offered in-person with an online section for off-island students or students who are otherwise unable to attend in-person. For more information, visit website. Once your application is approved, directions to register will be provided. Please email olelo2@hawaii.edu with questions.

FRIENDS OF HALEAKALĀ NATIONAL PARK SCHOLARSHIPS

The Friends of Haleakalā National Park is looking for applicants for three scholarship grants of $1,000 each for the 2022-2023 academic year. Successful applicants will be, or already are, studying in a field related to the biology, ecology and/or conservation of ecosystems such as that of Haleakalā National Park. Eligible are Hawai’i residents either graduating from high school this spring and admitted into an accredited college or university, or continuing a college program, within the United States. The application deadline is May 31.

The three scholarships honor the lives and work of Don Reeser, Superintendent of Haleakalā National Park from 1988 to 2005, Mary Evanson, co-founder of the non-profit Friends of Haleakalā National Park (FHNP), and Dr. Fern Duvall, a dedicated advocate for every aspect of the natural environment of Maui.

The Friends of Haleakalā National Park is a non-profit that supports the Park’s mission to preserve and protect Haleakalā's unique ecosystems, scenic character and associated Native Hawaiian culture.

Application forms and more information can be found here  

NEW KAPI‘OLANI SUMMER CAMP CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Kapi‘olani Summer Camp is on from August 1st to August 5th. And camp organizers want to hear from YOU! Last year, 45 presenters and 245 participants from across Hawai‘i and beyond joined in this free, Zoom-based event. They’re hoping to make an even bigger splash this year with some summer professional development for everyone...and a fun-filled (in-person) Friday Field Day!

Information and application here - Link to flyer

Deadline to apply is Monday, May 30th.

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