Chancellor’s Remarks
End-of-the-Year Celebration & Recognition Ceremony
May 10, 2007
Ho‘oulu Terrace

Aloha!

Once again, we celebrate the end of the academic year. This is a special time to recognize our colleagues, and my special time to say thank you to all of you. Your dedication and commitment to work together result in many achievements, and we can all be proud. Thank you for your hard work to achieve the best teaching and learning environment for our students.

SERVICE AWARDS

Today we celebrate and honor our university colleagues for their exemplary service and dedication to our university.

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Remarks by Chancellor Rose Tseng
2007 Spring Highlights
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Ho‘oulu Terrace

Aloha and Welcome to the Spring 2007 semester!

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to join us today. Kudos to you for advising and guiding our students as we open spring semester. I know you have been working hard to give our students a successful start. Please know how much I appreciate your dedication and commitment. This is what makes UH Hilo a very special place.

I am pleased to share with you our opening spring enrollment. We increased our count to 3,287, with a gain of 18 students or 0.6%. We are the only campus in the UH system to show steady enrollment increases every spring semester for the past nine years.

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Testimony by Rose Tseng
Chancellor of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Presented Before the Senate Committee on Higher Education and the House Committee on Higher Education

January 5, 2007
Hawai‘i State Legislature
Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Aloha. On behalf of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, I would like to first say thank you. Your support to UH Hilo enables us to meet our commitment to offer our students excellent academic opportunities, and to achieve our mission to meet the economic and professional workforce needs of the Big Island and the state.

UH Hilo, the state’s comprehensive university, has the academic rigor and ambience of a small private college. The positive difference is that UH Hilo is accessible to students of many varied and diverse backgrounds– residents, commuters, nontraditional and international students, and distance learners. As the state’s comprehensive university, we focus and create our programs to provide the needed professional workforce with an outreach to the underserved rural communities of our island and state. In this way, our mission and goals are ongoing solutions to improve the overall quality of life and increase and revitalize the education and economic opportunities for our students and the citizens of our state.

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Remarks by Chancellor Rose Tseng
Meeting of the University of Hawai‘i Board Of Regents
October 19, 2006
Ho‘oulu Terrace
UH Hilo

“Transforming Our Students, Our Island, Our State and the Pacific Rim”

Aloha members of the Board of Regents, President McClain and colleagues. Welcome to UH Hilo.

My presentation today will be in three parts. First, I will highlight UH Hilo’s development and transformation, then speak of our distinctions, and conclude with how we measure our excellence.

Let’s start with a question: What do you identify as opportunities for UH Hilo? Several weeks ago, my Advisory Board members had a lively discussion about UH Hilo. Here are excerpts of their responses to the question:

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Chancellor’s Remarks
Fall 2006 Convocation
August 30, 2006
3:00 p.m.
Ho‘oulu Terrace

Aloha!

Welcome to a new academic year and the opening of Fall 2006. I hope you enjoyed your summer and are now ready for another productive and excellent year at UH Hilo.

Before we proceed with the program, I ask you to join me in a minute of silence in honor of our beloved friend and colleague, Haunani Bernardino.

Thank you.

This week students are busy attending their classes and learning their way around. I want to thank you for the extra time and effort you give to help students have a successful start. Your dedication, commitment and aloha make UH Hilo a very special place. Please know how much you are valued and appreciated.

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Testimony by Rose Tseng
Chancellor of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Presented Before the Senate Committee on Higher Education and House Committee on Higher Education
Hawai‘i State Legislature
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
December 15, 2005

Aloha. I would like to first of all say thank you for all the support you give to UH Hilo. Your help enables UH Hilo to provide excellent education to our students and to meet the needs of the state of Hawai‘i.

UH Hilo, the state’s comprehensive university, has a rigorous and engaging curriculum, and one of the country’s most diverse student bodies. Our size and setting mirror the look and feel of a small private college. The positive difference is that UH Hilo is accessible and affordable to students of many varied backgrounds.

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Chancellor’s Remarks
Fall Convocation
August 16, 2005
Ho‘oulu Terrace
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Aloha and welcome.

Fall Convocation is my opportunity to welcome all of you, both newcomers and old timers, to a new academic year and the opening of Fall 2005.

This week of Orientation is a busy one, and I want to thank all of you for the extra time and effort you give to helping our new students have a successful start. Your dedication, commitment and aloha make UH Hilo a very special place. Thank you, thank you.

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Testimony by UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng
Hawai‘i State Legislature
Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Senate Committee on Higher Education
House Committee on Higher Education
Jan. 25, 2005

Good afternoon and Happy New Year. The beginning of a new year brings with it new hope and exciting possibilities and opportunities. Thank you for this opportunity to come before you to highlight the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo is recognized and applauded as a national public university with a rigorous and engaging curriculum and one of the country’s most diverse student bodies. Our size and setting mirror the look and feel of a small private college, yet we are accessible and affordable to a wide range of students.

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Remarks by Chancellor Rose Tseng
Spring Highlights
Ho‘oulu Terrace, UH Hilo
January 27, 2005

Aloha, Happy New Year, and Kung Hee Fat Choy!

Congratulations to all of you as we begin another semester at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. This week marks the third week of instruction, and I know you have been busy advising and teaching our students. Thank you, everyone, for your hard work in helping all of our students have a good and successful start this semester.

Let’s begin this afternoon by introducing new faculty and staff who have joined us since last fall. I will start and then call upon others. As your name is called, please come forward.

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Testimony by UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng
Hawai‘i State Legislature
Honolulu, Hawai’i

Senate Ways and Means Committee Hearing
Jan. 8, 2004

House Finance Committee Hearing
Jan. 14, 2004

Good morning and Happy New Year! It is a pleasure to once again have this opportunity to come before you and highlight the major achievements and dynamic potential of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo holds a special place in the university system. As a comprehensive university in the UH System, UH Hilo is committed to offering the best quality education for our students and the community. Our dedicated faculty motivate and inspire critical thinking in every student. Our students live and work in the middle of one of the world’s greatest living, learning laboratories. Hawai‘i’s oceans, tropical forests, mountains, volcanoes and cultural diversity are classrooms money cannot buy. Our strategic and geographical location is ideal for East-West interchange, research, and partnerships.

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