YWCA Confidential Advocate, Maili Ornellas

Please welcome Maili Ornellas as the new YWCA Confidental Advocate for faculty and students! Office Hours: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, T&R Library Faculty Room, W&F, OSC 201E. Email: mailio@ywcakauai.org, Phone: 808-278-3508

Internship Opportunities

Please click the link to check out a few paid, internship opportunities.

DE Classroom is Now Open!

The DE classroom is open daily from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. to distance learning students for class space, collaborative work, computer loans, and technology assistance. It is located on the 2nd floor of the library.

Waiʻaleʻale Scholarship Applications are open!!

Click the button to sign up for the trainings to learn more about the program and become an affiliate referrer.

Employment Opportunities

Hilton Garden Inn Wailua Bay and Koloa Pizza Kitchen + Bar will be sharing information about their employment opportunities at Kauai CC. Click the button for more information.

Phi Theta Kappa Meeting - Members and Interested Members

Tuesday, Feb. 20 from noon - 12:30 p.m.

LRC 124 or Zoom

Find out more about Phi Theta Kappa - your community college's honor society! We will be meeting from noon - 12:30 p.m. in LRC 124 or via Zoom. Please email emillard@hawaii.edu or check out ptk.org for more details.

Free Period Underwear Distribution

Next date: Tuesday, Feb. 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

PAC Loading Dock

Thanks to the efforts of Kauaʻi.Period, we have received hundreds of pairs of period underwear in ALL different sizes. We will be giving out free packs of 5 reusable period underwear and reusable pads (in your size) to anyone who has a period. Please see the flyer for distribution times and location.

Hawaii-One-Ag Transfer Fair

Friday, Feb. 23 10:30 a.m. - noon

Zoom



Learn about transferring to a 4-year UH institution and academic programs from 10:30 a.m. - noon via zoom. Check out the flyer for more info.

Find Your Future

Friday, Feb. 23 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Find Your Future invites over 200 high school students to Kaua'i Community College from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for an unforgettable college experience! Students have the opportunity to tour our campus, connect with academic programs and fellow college students, engage in interactive activities, and join informative program sessions related to their selected area of study.

Navigating college can be overwhelming with assessments, applications, finances, and career decisions, leading students to feel uncertain about applying. To address these challenges, "Find Your Future" marks the initial step in the onboarding process for high school students.

Throughout the rest of the academic year, students can anticipate visits from the Kaua'i Community College Onboarding Team. These visits will provide support with college and financial aid applications, admissions, and course enrollment. In the end, high school seniors will be provided with all the essential resources to begin their journey at Kaua'i Community College.

Job Search Strategies Workshop

Wednesday, Feb. 28

noon - 1 p.m. LRC 124B

2-3 p.m. Zoom

Job searching isn't just about applying for jobs and hoping to get called for an interview. Learn strategies that can help you achieve your dream job. See the flyer for more information.

Kaua'i Community College Hosts Reading to Celebrate Bamboo Ridge's 45th Anniversary Issue

Thursday, Feb. 29 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Library

The reading will feature two of Kaua'i Community College's own staff members, Sharla Foster and Thomas Iannucci, both accomplished English tutors and published authors featured in Bamboo Ridge's 45th Anniversary issue known as "Da Big Book." Please join us in the library from 5-6:30 p.m.

Native Hawaiian Education Association Conference

Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22

Maui College, Pāʻina Building

Registration is now open. This years conference theme is Hoʻoulu ʻia, Hoʻolau ʻia, Hoʻohua ʻia (to grow, mature, and produce) Building on Our Resilience to Sustain Community. The theme brings focus to the tragic wildfires that occurred on Maui and we look to them to learn about rebuilding and regenerating communities.

• March 18-22 - Spring Break

Click here to view the Academic Calendars.

Paʻahana

—Industrious, busy, hard-working.



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"Connected by `olelo Hawai`i"

"Connected by ‘Olelo Hawai‘i, recognized as the official language of the Hawaiians, Ola Ka‘i celebrated ‘olelo Hawai‘i with a series of entertainment, speech presentations, games, ho‘ike himeni, or musical presentations, and exhibits about things Hawai‘i as a part of a statewide celebration, Ola Ka ‘i happening in February as Mahina ‘Olelo Hawai‘i, or

Hawaiian Language Month."