The Board of Regents held its monthly meeting at UH Hilo last week, and it was a pleasure to welcome the regents along with UH President Evan Dobelle, Vice Presidents Paul Costello and Wick Sloane, Chief of Staff Walter Kirimitsu, and other system staff. UH-West O‘ahu Chancellor Bill Pearman and Hawai‘i Community College Provost Sandra Sakaguchi also joined us. It was great having everyone here, and gave us an excellent opportunity to share UH Hilo with them.

The three days of the visit were packed with activities. Gerald DeMello, director of University Relations, arranged a tour of our three colleges, which our guests thoroughly enjoyed. Several regents and UH system staff, along with our new Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Chris Lu, also toured the summit of Mauna Kea, hosted by Bill Stormont, director of the Office of Mauna Kea Management. Thank you to the faculty and staff for making these tours a memorable educational experience for our visitors.

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The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents recently announced the establishment of a bachelor of arts degree in geology at UH Hilo, effective Fall 2002. The announcement was made at the board’s monthly meeting held March 15 at UH Hilo.

“The Geology Department currently offers a bachelor of science degree in geology with a strong mathematical component, designed for students planning to pursue graduate degrees,” said UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng.

“The bachelor of arts degree in geology will attract students who plan to pursue teacher certification, natural resource management, scientific/technical writing, and other fields combining a strong liberal arts background with science training.”

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Remarks by UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng

Community Health Conference
“Embracing the Best of Both Worlds: Promoting a Knowledge Economy and a Healthy Community”
Sponsored by Five Mountains Hawai‘i*

Kamuela
March 26, 2002

Good Afternoon and Aloha.

I’d like to thank you for inviting me here today to share some of the initiatives that UH Hilo is undertaking to assist with the economic and community health of our island. Special thanks to Sharon Vitousek, Jeannette Martin, Pat Linton, and Raymond Yeh for putting together this inspiring conference.

I’m very excited about the ideas and concepts that I’ve heard here today. I want to tell you that UH Hilo is poised to assist with this kind of community development. Our primary mission is to provide high quality undergraduate and professional programs in response to community needs. I firmly believe that the university is responsible for assisting in any way it can with healthy and sustainable economic development, and with the overall health of the community and its citizens. UH Hilo accomplishes this task through teaching, research, and community service activities.

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