KCC Newsletter - Week of April 23

Announcements

UH Giving Day Recap

We’d like to offer a heartfelt mahalo to everyone who made a gift during our first UH Giving Day!

Thanks to you, we raised nearly $600,000 for programs and students across the 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses.

Kaua‘i Community College has raised $14,170 from 34 gifts!

This outpouring of generosity from our UH ʻohana was truly amazing! From online gifts to phone donations to hand-delivered checks, you showed your pride in Hawaiʻi’s public university, and for that, we are truly grateful.

Thank you for making such a big difference FOR UH • FOR HAWAI‘I!

Support UH's Annual Food Drive for the Hawaii Food Bank

Now through May 9, 2024

Did you know that the Hawaii Food Bank, Kaua'i Branch partners with Kaua'i Community College to put on food distributions and is the main source of food and goods for the Ho'ai Food and Goods Pantry in the LRC? Without their generous support and the support of donors like UH faculty and staff, we wouldn't be able to have this amazing resource on campus.

How can you support the Hawaii Food Bank?

We are so appreciative and blessed with supportive staff who donate food and goods throughout the year. Thank you all so much for what you do to support us.

You can donate non-expired food items directly to the Food Pantry on campus (LRC 119) and we will coordinate with the Food Bank from there. Most requested items:

- Microwavable meals

- Canned meats (spam, vienna sausages, corned beef)

- Canned soups

- Cup of noodles, microwavable noodles

- Fresh produce is always welcome!

Or Make a Monetary Donation Here

Extended deadline!! Paid Internship Opportunity in Nonprofit Housing & Community Development

Are you community-minded? Passionate about making a positive impact in peoples’ lives? Would you like to take part in the work of nonprofit organizations building and providing dignified affordable housing in underserved communities? If so, this opportunity may be the right fit for you! The California Coalition for Rural Housing (CCRH) is proud to announce its 27th Annual Rural West Internship Program for Diversity in Nonprofit Housing and Community Development. Check out the link for more information and application.

Click Here to Apply

Kūkulu Transfer Bridge Program

The Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Center at the University of Hawaii Hilo is excited to launch the Kūkulu Transfer Bridge Program application for the upcoming 2024-2025 academic year. The application due date is April 30, 2024. For more information see the attached program flyer, and students can access the application through the link or scan the QR code on the flyer. Contact kukulu@hawaii.edu or call (808) 932-7418 if you have any questions!

View the Flyer

KCC student places 1st at MOP Symposium

Congratulations to Paula Petri, a Kauai CC Marine Options Program (MOP) research student who won first place in poster presentations of her research at the 41st MOP Symposium on Saturday April 13th at UH Maui CC. Paula's research, "Tracing Microplastic Pollution in Kauaʻi´s Hulēʻia River and Alakoko Fishpond '' used water sampling methods and detected micro plastics coming into the river system into the fish pond from the open ocean. Photographed is Paula receiving the award with the head of MOP Cindy Hunter and Maui CC coordinator Donna Brown

2024 Kaua'i Pride Scholarship Opportunities

Kaua'i Pride Parade's 2024 Kaua'i Pride Scholarship Opportunities are still open! But only until April 30th! Applicants do not need to be 'out' or identify as LGBTQ+ to apply. Applicants should demonstrate a strong connection to the LGBTQ+ community. Applicants must reside on Kaua'i at the time of application, or be based on Kaua'i if attending school elsewhere.

Three $1500 scholarships will be awarded this year in three focus areas:

1. Arts

2. STEM

3. Activism/Advocacy

Applications are due April 30, 2024, by 11:59 PM, and awardees will be announced at the Kaua'i Pride Parade & Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Learn More and Apply

KCC Creative Media Student, Katie Roper, Photoshoot

Creative Media student Katie Roper recently completed a photo shoot for Cheryl Tsutsumi, author of “The Hawaii Book of Rice”. Cheryl is currently writing a sequel, which will be released in September, National Rice Month. One chapter will include a story about Jerry Ornellas, who is farming rice commercially in Kapaa—the first time in 64 years this has happened. The last rice farm and mill, owned by the Haraguchi family in Hanalei, closed in 1960. Katie photographed the rice harvest this spring and her photographs will be included in the book.

Students Participate in ClimbHi Event

Congratulations to the the hospitality team at Kauai CC for participating in the Climb High event at Sheraton Poipu to promote the hospitality industry and provide awareness of pathways.

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Events

Citation Station in the Library

4/22/2024 - 5/3/2024

10:30 a.m. - noon

As the end of the semester approaches, the library wants to help you finish those papers! Stop by our Citation Station (10:30 a.m. - noon) to get help with creating a works cited page, using in-text citations, or listing references. We can help you with MLA, APA, or Chicago formatting. If you cannot make it to the Citation Station, you can always reach out to a librarian for help via email, phone, or Zoom.

View the Flyer

KCC Earth Day Celebration and Taropy Tuesday

Tuesday, April 23 noon

The haumāna of KCC's Hawaiian Club invite you to Piko at the Ahu on Tuesday, April 23, at noon This will be followed by Lunch at the Loʻi and Taropy

Tuesday. All are welcome to attend!

View the Flyer

YWCA Kaua'i CC Pinwheel Planting

Tuesday, April 23

In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, we invite you all to our Kauai CC Pin wheel Planting event on April 23 at 12 pm. The event will be held in front of the KCC campus Learning Resource Center. The pinwheel symbolizes the positive childhood every kid deserves. It serves as a reminder to protect and nurture our children and that prevention is possible if we are brave enough to intervene.

Queerphoria 2024

February - April

QUEERIFY and QUEERPHORIA are UH-based public service projects designed to amplify queer voices, mobilize queer folks to speak our truths, and connect queer folks and allies with information and one another for a stronger, healthier community. The projects are sponsored by the University of Hawaiʻi Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality.

Learn More

View the Flyer

Spring 2024 Career Talk

Tuesday, April 23

Please see the flyer for more information and the link to register.

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Employment Opportunity

Thursday, April 25

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

LRC

The US Army will be tabling outside of the Learning Resource Center from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. to talk about employment opportunities.

Nā Leo Lele Creative Writing Award Ceremony

Monday, April 29

3 p.m.

A Celebration of Student Writing: We will be awarding the winners of our annual Nā Leo Lele Creative Writing Contest. Attendees will get to hear students read their work and enjoy some refreshments. All are welcome! The event will take place at 3 p.m. at KCC (room TBA).

UHCC Campus Visit

Friday, May 3 from 9 - 10 a.m.

OCET 106 C/D

Erika Lacro, VPCC, will visit KCC to share UHCC Strategic Imperatives, Campus Highlights and UHCC/Campus Data to faculty, staff, and students.

5th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk

Saturday, May 4

Walk with us on Saturday, May 4 to support Kaua'i non-profits. Registration starts at 6 a.m. at Vidinha stadium soccer field. The walk starts at 7! The Charity Walk, founded in 1974 and expanded statewide in 1978, is now Hawai‘i’s largest single-day fundraising event by a non-profit organization. Since its inception, more than $45 million has been raised to support hundreds of local charities throughout the state. Spearheaded by the Hawa‘ii Lodging & Tourism Association and its non-profit arm the Hawai‘i Hotel Industry Foundation, the Charity Walk is traditionally held every May on Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, Lana‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, and O‘ahu. Money raised on an island or each county stays there. Last year's Kaua’i Charity Walk raised over $570,000 for 55 local charities and non-profit organizations.

UH President Search Community Forum

Monday, May 6

9:30 a.m.

Fine Arts Auditorium or Zoom

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has scheduled six county forums to gather feedback from the general public to help inform the search for the next president of the 10-campus UH System. Each forum will be ninety minutes long and available in-person and virtually via Zoom. The Kauai forum will be held at Kauai Community College, Fine Arts Auditorium starting at 9:30am.

Zoom:

https://wittkieffer.zoom.us/j/98657559996?pwd=UzhLZ1QyZGQwSU1ZR3pNVjBYbEhoQT09

Meeting ID: 986 5755 9996

Passcode: 629812

Dial in: +1 669 444 9171 US

Safety Class by Miles Nirei

Wednesday, May 8

9-10 a.m.

Zoom

Topic: Difference between disinfecting and sanitizing in cleaning (whether for work or home), via Zoom from 9 - 10 a.m. Please contact Sheri Amimoto at x231 or by email samimoto@hawaii.edu to RSVP by 5/6/24.