Two recent grants to the will help support student programs for Native Hawaiians and Asian and Pacific Islanders pursuing degrees at 东精影业 Hilo and other 东精影业 campuses statewide.
Nā Pua Noʻeau
Nā Pua Noʻeau and the have been awarded a grant from the to increase Native Hawaiian participation in higher education. The two-year award totaling $2,462,280 will provide a pathway for Native Hawaiian students to the various 东精影业 campuses statewide.
A Native Hawaiian Education Center at the University of Hawaiʻi, Nā Pua Noʻeau has offices and staff strategically located on six islands working closely with 东精影业 campus programs and the Hawaiian community. The program provides students an opportunity to access 东精影业 facilities and faculty and plays a significant role in creating opportunities for Hawaiian students to see higher education as a means to serve their family and their community. The pathways created in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are showing significant results, especially at 东精影业 Hilo where there are currently 92 Nā Pua Noʻeau students majoring in STEM fields.
Nā Pua Noʻeau centers are located at 东精影业 Hilo, , , , , 尝ā苍补ʻ颈 High and Elementary School, and the University of Hawaiʻi Center, West Hawaiʻi.
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program
The selected 东精影业 Hilo as one of 11 colleges and universities to receive part of a grant through the for fiscal year 2011–2012.
东精影业 Hilo’s award is $399,977 for the first year and is part of a five-year grant that runs through 2016 totaling $1,994,025. The funds will be used to develop and implement a comprehensive, culturally informed student support program to strengthen learning, engagement and success.
Key components of the program
- A summer bridge program
- Academic support services, such as advising, tutoring, peer mentoring and financial aid counseling
- Activities that have been shown to have a high impact on student engagement, such as on-campus employment, first-year experience courses and service-learning
- Research projects
- Faculty development workshops
The project will also conduct and disseminate research into best practices that facilitate the success of Pacific Islanders in higher education.
Established in 2007, the AANAPISI program seeks to increase the capacity of higher education institutions to better serve disadvantaged college students. With about one of every three students being Asian American or Pacific Islander, 东精影业 Hilo was one of the first institutions nationwide to receive an AANAPISI grant when it initiated a similar project in 2008.
In 2010, the campus established the to encourage and support the achievements on Pacific Islanders on campus and in the surrounding community.