KCC Newsletter - Week of Aug. 28

Announcements

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to KCC for the fall 2023 semester! On August 15th, Kauai CC faculty and staff held piko at the ahu (Ke Ahu a Hōkūlei) and presented a ti-leaf lei dedicated to the island of Maui. Our second event was held August 21 to welcome students to the start of a new semester. Mahalo nui to everyone who was able to join us and set good intentions for the semester.

Piko Chant

Conch at Piko

Ahu with Lei

August Years of Service

Congratulations to Erin Millard (10yrs), Patricia McGrath (20yrs), Gordon Talbo (30yrs) and Brian Yamamoto (40yrs) for their service to Kauai Community College.

New Employees at Kauai CC

Our Kauai CC 'ohana is growing! Please help us welcome the following new employees to our campus: Ashley Brady (English Instructor - LAH), Julie Mosley (Nursing Instructor - HED), Jameyia Shamia (Electronics Instructor - TT), Tonia Branch (Nursing Instructor - HED), Joseph Tremonti (Creative Media Instructor - LAH), and Berna Souza (Contracts and Grants Specialist - IEC).

COGS Newsletter

Over the summer, COGS brought STEM activities to the National Tropical Botanical Gardens as part of their 'Ike Mala Summer Camp and monthly movie nights.

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Events

College of Education Statewide Distance Teacher Preparation Programs, Kauaʻi CC Visits

When: Wednesday, Sept. 6 @ 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Where: OSC 204 Conference Room

Meet in-person with Courtney Tsumoto, Academic Advisor at UH Manoa's College of Education Office of Student Academic Services (OSAS). Her role is to support current and future students in UH Mānoa's statewide distance teacher preparation programs. She would love to help you understand admission requirements and help you plan for and embark on your journey toward becoming a teacher no matter where you may be in the process.

Click here to make an appointment.

Lunch and Learn with Wounded Warrior Project

When: Friday, Sept. 8 @ 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Where: KCC Welding Classroom

Please join us to learn more about services available through the Wounded Warrior Project. Everyone is welcome. Please contact Alicia Sams at samsa@hawaii.edu for more information.

KCC News

College Awarded a Grant to Develop an NHPI Equity Scorecard

In alignment with the strategic plan, the college has designed a participatory, mixed methods action research project title Equity-minded Data Disaggregation: Creating, Implementing, and Improving NHPI Student Outcomes with an Equity Scorecard. This project will create a transparent Equity Scorecard that will be implemented to substantively amplify consciousness of, accountability for, and a reduction of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander student equity gaps. This 15-month project is being funded by APIA Scholars as part of their Data Voyager Project. The project will be engaging the college’s 14-member Strategic Plan Steering Committee and our broader employee and student population to examine disaggregated data through an equity lens for the purposes of informing actionable interventions to improve. Engagement will be fostered by the Strategic Plan Steering Committee and particularly via a subgroup of five members who will serve as the project’s core inquiry team. In 2021-2023 the college participated in another NHPI data project funded by APIA Scholars, Scheduling for Success. The results of which informed scheduling improvements to better meet part-time student needs and preferences. That work is briefly highlighted in Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders in Higher Education: A Collection of Campus Research to Inform Student Success.

Work at KCC

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