The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR) has approved the establishment of a master of arts degree in counseling psychology and a change in status of the bachelor of science degree in biology at UH Hilo. The announcements were made at a board meeting held May 17 on O‘ahu.

“The overall mission of the proposed master of arts program in counseling psychology is to offer student-centered, cross-cultural graduate training in counseling psychology,” said UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng in her remarks to the BOR. “The program will enable students to function as professional counselors in schools, government agencies, and social service programs in the community.”

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Thank you to the UH Hilo Lambda Psi chapter of Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity for the honor of being initiated into the chapter April 14. I was so impressed with the level of professionalism of these fine students during the initiation ceremonies and celebration banquet.

UH Hilo’s Lambda Psi is the first and only chapter of Delta Sigma Pi in the state of Hawai‘i, and the faculty of the School of Business are doing a wonderful job of mentoring these students, both inside and outside of the classroom.

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Chancellor Rose Tseng’s Remarks
2002 Chancellor’s End of the Year Celebration and Recognition Ceremony
May 2, 2002

Aloha!

Thank you, everyone, for your hard work and dedication every day throughout the year. This has been a very productive year:

• More and more of our students are engaged in research and community service-learning activities
• Our grant funding continues to grow
• Our student enrollment continues to increase
• We are completing the revision of UH Hilo’s Strategic Plan
• And we are participating in the development of the UH System Strategic Plan

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