The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center (NHERC) is accepting registration for an additional non-credit course being offered this summer at the NHERC campus, located at 45-539 Plumeria Street in Honoka'a.

The Life After High School course is a four-part series of workshops that teaches participants various life skills such as how to get a job and handling personal finances. Sessions will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., July 1-24.

For more information or to sign up for any non-credit course offerings this summer, call 775-8890. For disability accommodations, call 775-8890 (V) or 932-7002 (TTY).

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo invites the public to a free presentation by members of the So-shin Kai on Sunday, July 13, 3-4 p.m., at the `Imiloa Astronomy Center’s Moanahoku Room. Light refreshments will be served.

Darin Miyashiro and Shizuko Akamine, along with special guest Gary Oshiro on uta-sanshin, present an educational performance on the Okinawan koto tradition in Hilo as established by group foundress Midori Matayoshi, and perpetuated by current leader Akamine. Examples of Okinawan koto music from classic works to folk songs will be demonstrated.

Miyashiro, who is currently working with Akamine and the So-shin Kai through the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Apprenticeship Program, teaches koto at UH Manoa’s Music Department and is pursuing his master’s degree in ethnomusicology.

The event is sponsored by the Kinzo and Fumiko Nishimura Japanese Cultural Fund.

Call 974-7664, email ccecs@hawaii.edu, or register online at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/registration/freecourses.php.

The following students from The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo have been named to the Dean’s List for Spring semester 2014. The Class of 2014 was performing clinical rotations and therefore this designation does not apply.

Class of 2015

Brianne Blakesley*, Andrea Brauer*, Richard Cleave, Chao Cox*, Le Du, Jozelle Gabriel*, Davis Hanai*, Daniel Hasegawa*, Kelly Ishizuka*, Brian John, Tiffany Khan*, Traci Kusaka*, Daniel Leong*, Wei Lin*, Kristina Lo*, Chelsea Murobayashi, Tracy Ng*, Darian Oshiro, Alysia Osugi*, Jessica Parker, Jarred Prudencio*, Garrett Rhodes, Lindsey Takara*, Trina Tran*, Jill Anne Villarosa*, Nichole Wilson*, Akio Yanagisawa*

(* denotes achieving Dean’s List every semester since first year)

Class of 2016

Amy Anderson, Allen Bagalso, Lance Cabanting, David Choe, Chau Dang, Walter Domingo, Ornella Fassu, Bryce Fukunaga, Sisay Kenfe Girmay, Jerilyn Gudoy, Alexander Guimaraes, Samantha Hanabaga, John Hoang, Melissa Iida, Okezie Irondi, Leilani Isozaki, Blake Johnson, Micah KimHan, Thao Le, Quynh Le, Uoc Le, Nancy Le, Tina Liu, Melissa Monette, Raymond Okaniwa, Sarah Osellame, Joson Perreira, Kasia Quintal, Eric Sanders, Arnold Sano, Huong-Thy Ta, Andy Takahata, Mireya Talavera, Jynelle Tangonan, Christopher Thai, Carlo Tiano, Eric Tsuji, Brandon Tuzon, Kimberly Victorine, Kevin Wang, Andy Wong

Class of 2017

Sean Abreu, Trenton Aoki, Lena Asano, Robert Bautista, Megan Calderwood, Christopher Cao, Rhea Castro, Nicole Chin, Ronnijean Delenia, Christopher Diaz, Andy Diep, Nicholas Ferreira, Audrey Fung, Dann Hirayasu, David Khan, Shaun Lasky, Lauren Levine, Caleb Malinski, Sean Menda, Kevin Meno, Kelsea Mizusawa, Lauryn Mow, Loc Ngo, Phuc Nguyen, Kimberlee Roseman, Nadine So, Lillian Tran, Deandra Viluan, Hoa Vo, Brenda Yuen, Zi Zhang

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo invites the public to the opening of “Re-imagining Paper and Fiber” at the Wailoa Arts and Cultural Center on Monday, July 7 with a holiday delayed “First Friday” public reception on Friday July 11, from 5-7 pm.

The international invitational show, organized by the UH Hilo Art Department as a community outreach presentation in conjunction with the Summer Art Institute Hilo program, includes works by Brett Alexander (Australia), Sasha Duerr (California), Melanie Yazzie (Colorado), Mariana Acosta (Mexico), Maile Andrade, Mary Babcock, Pam Barton, Liv Johnson, Ian Kuali`i, Marques Hanalei Marzan, and Jared Yamanuha (Hawaiʻi), Paul Catanese and Melissa Potter (Illinois), Sandria Hu (Texas), Khalid Kodi (Massachusetts), Amy Jacobs and Paul Wong (New York), Chakaia Booker (New Jersey), Robin Johnson and Rachel Meginnes (North Carolina), Makar Robert (Slovakia), Fa’amoemoe Iuali (Sāmoa), Biljana Vukovic (Serbia), and Rina Yoon (Wisconsin).

The Center will also concurrently feature in the Wailoa Fountain Gallery a solo exhibition by UH Hilo Art Department Summer Art Institute Visiting Artist John Hitchcock. Hitchcock will be in-residence from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he teaches screen printing, relief cut, and installation art to explore relationships of community, land, and culture. His awards include The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Artistic Innovation and Collaboration grant, New York, Jerome Foundation Grant, Minnesota, and a Creative Arts Award from the University of Wisconsin.

The exhibitions will remain on view through Thursday, July 24, 2014. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.

For additional information about the UH Summer Art Institute – Hilo program, visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/~art/summer-art-institute/, or contact Professor Michael Marshall at 974-7524 or mdmarsha@hawaii.edu.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center (NHERC) announces three-credit classes that will be offered in Fall 2014 at the NHERC campus, located at 45-539 Plumeria Street in Honoka'a. The Classified student application deadline is July 1.

Agriculture 230 CRN 14338 – Sustainable Agriculture is an evaluation of conventional and alternative farming methods in the U.S., Polynesia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America from a long-term perspective. Classes will be held Mondays from 4-5:50 p.m., and Wednesdays 4-6:30 p.m.

Anthropology 320 CRN 14337 – Cross Cultural Study of Women, an upper-division, writing intensive course, comparatively analyzes the role of women and women’s lives in different societies through topics such as women’s status, life stages, gender roles, images and power. The class meets on Tuesdays from 2:30 – 5:15 p.m.

Geology 170 CRN 14339 – Volcanoes and Earthquakes is a systematic study of volcanic eruptions and damaging earthquakes using scientific applications to understand their underlying causes. Classes are scheduled for Mondays from 6-8:30 p.m.

Political Science 101 CRN 14357 – American Politics examines the organization and functioning of the American political system. Classes will be held 2:30 – 5 p.m. on Thursdays.

Psychology 100 CRN 14340– Survey of Psychology is an introductory course providing a general survey of the entire field of psychology, and serves as the prerequisite for all upper-division psychology courses. Classes meet onTuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:45 p.m.

University 101 – Paths to Academic and Lifelong Success is designed for the first-time college student and promotes the attitudes, competencies and skills to enhance academic success and foster social integration into the college environment. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

For more information and to register, call 775-8890. Fall classes begin August 25.

There is a buzz of excitement in the air at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College Hall where an elite handful of students this week began to engage in challenging mathematical and computational activities.

The Pacific Undergraduate Research Experience in Mathematics (PURE Math) is a research experience for undergraduates (REU) program funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Mentoring Through Critical Transition Points (MCTP) grant and a National Security Agency (NSA) award. Each year, 24 undergraduates and two graduate students from across the country come to UH Hilo to conduct up to eight weeks of mathematics research. The session is comprised of two sections consisting of a five-week interns program and an eight-week residents program.

PURE Math, now in its fourth year, is Hawai’i’s only mathematics research experience serving undergraduates and the only one in the country focusing on Pacific Island students. The program is also one of the country’s most productive and competitive REU’s with an acceptance rate of just 5-7%.

PURE Math has received high marks from its external evaluator, which reported that the program has achieved rare results for REU’s by excelling in producing rigorous, high quality mathematics while serving under-represented populations. Principal investigator Dr. Roberto Pelayo says the program’s success speaks for itself where it counts.

“The benchmarks we measure the program’s success by include the numerous peer-reviewed publications we’ve produced that have appeared in research-level journals and the number of students who use this summer research program to gain entry into some very competitive Ph.D. programs in mathematics,” Pelayo said. “You can find PURE Math alumni in mathematics Ph.D. programs at several top-tier universities, including such storied institutions as Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley.”

Pelayo believes these success stories are earning UH Hilo a reputation as a “hot spot” for undergraduate mathematics research training. He says the students will showcase their research during a pair of symposia that will take place near the end of the program for interns on July 18 and residents on August 7.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo announces the appointment of its new Financial Aid Manager/Financial Aid Director, effective July 21, 2014.

Sherrie Padilla joins UH Hilo from Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California where she served as director of financial aid for over a decade. She brings 25 years of experience in financial aid in addition to serving as a regional representative, treasurer, and president of the California Community College Student Financial Aid Administrator’s Association (CCCSFAAA). The CCCSFAAA represents financial aid professionals in all 112 community colleges in the California community college system. Padilla’s contributions, extensive background, and knowledge of financial aid and the Banner Student and Financial Aid System attributed to her many awards and recognition from CCCSFAAA.

“We are very happy and excited to have Sherrie join UH Hilo and the Division of Student Affairs Financial Aid Office,” said Gail Makuakane-Lundin, interim vice chancellor of student affairs. “Her experience and knowledge of financial aid will be a tremendous asset to our campus and community.”

Padilla holds an MBA and a BS in business administration from the University of La Verne.

The following students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Arts and Sciences have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester. They include:

Leilani Maijastina Abaya, Janjake Z. Abedania, Jenna Louise Acia, Nicholas Jack Ackerman, Anthony A. Actouka, Melissa Ellen Adams, Robert Wallace K Adviento, Breanna Teiko Ann Aguiar, Brittany Rachael Ahn, Ka'alalani Wilson Ahu, Jessica Ann Akiona, Alston Alika Albarado, Erica Kathleen Amundson, Tiani Arlana Sachiko Anang-Shimabukuro, Keehinani Mikiala Victoria Andrade, Anshuka Anshuka, Brandi J. Antonio, Krista Natsuko Aoki, Shanley Apele, Brandon Scott Tsuyoshi Arakaki, David James Arakawa, Justin King Shan Tooru Araki-Kwee, Megan Lilinoe Araujo, Jamie L.H. Araujo-Rosa, Kana Asama, Colleen Marie Aubrey, Heather Rae Bailey, Christan Sadao Balicoco, Paul Jacob Barch, William Judson Barden, Sydney Lee Barney, Ashley Alexa Bass, Peter Charles Bennett, Lars Arthur Bergstrom, Alyssa Ann Berry, Jahnu D. Best, Aaron James Bishop, Kalaiakea Mary Blakemore, Alize Marie Blas, Kyra Lynn Blue, Lindsey Siqian Bohnert, Casey William Bolger, Audrey Claire Bonk, Jocelyn Anne Borek, Zachary Edward Boysen, Sari Anne Breitenfeldt, Anashe Brooks, Chanelle Marie Brooks, Kavan Peter Brown, Benjamin Garrett Browning, Kevin Alexander Bruce, Ashley Dawn Buasriyottiya, Kailah Michelle Buchanan, Sydney Maemi Cabanas, Blythe Sierrah Cabanting, Kacie R.K.K. Cabarloc, Goody Butay Cacal, Joseph Kuali'i Lindsey Camara, Vada Grace Cambio, Sheryl Lyn Ubaldo Cariaga, Imelda Auxiliadora Da Conceicao Carlos, Sean Leo Carlos, Devin Lee Kaikane Carlson, Renee Francis Carlson, Vanessa Lynn Carlson, Christina Noel Cauley, Tani K. Chamberlin, Emily Jane Puamahina Charman, Matt Chen,, Katlin J. Chesney, Marymargaretrose Cheung-fuk, Alexis Yuk Lan Ching, Kealii Andrew Cho, BoRam Choi, Skyler L.H. Chun-Ming, Kobie Lehua Clarke, Jordan Bledsoe Concannon, Nicole C. Conley, Taylor Alexandra Coons, Caitlyn Nicole Corfey, Renee Lynn Corpuz, Elyssa Rae-Ann Correia, Alysha Ann Kehaulani Cosier, Leanne Elizabeth Crain, Trixie Alice Croad, Angel Lee Cruz, Angeline Marie Cruz, Andrea Kae Dacar, Chelsey Mae Dahl, Alric Alvarez Dalere, Angelo Davis, Victoria Gladys Davis, Theodore Joseph Maka'iwi DeRego, Liliana Gene DeSmither, Megan Piilani Noelani Decoito, Axel Junior Defngin, Thomas M. Dela Cruz, Kanoelani Kikue Delatori, Dustin Casey Kuikahi Delima, Kasen Kamuela Delos Reyes, Cassidy James Puuone Dixon, Jesse Marco Dodt, Stacie Emiko Doi, Noah Patterson Dolim, Shaylin K. Domingcil, Ryan S. Domingo, Ryder Pueo Donahue, Jason Heyes Donaldson, Pedro Dos Santos, Katrina Elise Downey, Mike Dowsett, Kaylie Lynn Drew, Alejandra Evajean Duarte, Julie Padua Duhaylongsod, Sarah Itai Dunaway, Aubrie Elaine Eaton, Jacqueline Frances Economy, Louise Marie Economy, Rachel A. Edwards, Tiffany Marie Epping, Tiffany Grace Erickson, Chelsey Hali'ilaulani Erickson-Vierra, Richard M. Esterle, John Richard Evans, Zachary Chung Everett, Christina Marie Evert, Maria Carla Sampang Felix, Rachel Anne Sampang Felix, Emily Fernandes, Sharrylei Fernandez, Erik Daniel Ferreira, Chelsea Kahealani Field, Tiffany Danielle Fisk, Doug Walter Fitzpatrick, Hannah Louise Flanery, Carlee Hope Fleck, Kayleigh Elizabeth Flynn, Joseph John Fontana, Amber Rose Fontes, Amanda Kathleen Ford, Amber Marie Forrestal, Cory Aikau French, Joshua Allen Fuentes, Kana Fujihira, Kendra Akemi Fujioka, Keri Reiko Fujiwara, Ashley Ayaka Fukuchi, Ryder Kaleikoa Furukado, Summer Galon-Mizusawa, Geralynn Cadelina Gamayo, Dayna Lynn Pu'unani Ganigan, Jeremy Ramos Ganir, Desha Ann Hiroko Napua Gapusan, Grace Christina Garberson, Jonathan Robert Garnett, Wilfred Tyler Gee, Zachary Geisterfer, Emma-Lei Ohalani Gerrish, Hattie Le`a Gerrish, Tuan Giai Giang, Rachel Michelle Gorenflo, Kiersten Gabrielle Gormeley, Lauren K.A.H Grace-Finley, Christine Louise Gray, James Cecil Green, Rachel Grace Greenbach, Ava Shruti Kartik Greenwood, Amanda Lee Grelock, Jessica Lynn Griffiths, Kylie Judith Grogg, Kalai Kamalanai Michiko Grothmann, Ole Christian Hagestad, Rebecca Ann Hahn, Brittany Krystal Hale, Ivana Mahealani Hall, Jamaica Ann Hancock, Kawehiokaiulani Mieko Elizabeth Hanohano, Jenna M. Harburg, Margaret Alyse Harris, Shane Allen Harrison, Alexander Dean Hedglen, Jordan Kekoa Esprecion Heltz, Zachary David Kahue Heltz, Karl Robert Hennen, John Gregory Herman, Alexandria Aspen Herring, Brad Pono Higa, Caitlin Rose Higa, Garret Hayato Ly Hino, Iris Hsing Mei Hirayama, Karlie Marie Hoekstra, Rebecca K. Hogan, Corinna Marie Holfus, Emily Kuho'oki'eki'e Ferreira Holt, Eric Miller Holub, Blake Y. Honda, Brock G. Honda, Tiana Nanayo Kuuleialoha Honda, Alyssa Michelle Hoshide, Asia Carolynne Howe, Samantha Ai Howell, Christina Huckfeldt, Adrian Takeo Huff, John Mead Hunter, Laura Elizabeth Ibbotson, Zachary Kanoeau Vili Ifo, Kai Aaron Igarashi, Kadi Mie Igawa, Chihiro Inaguma, BeeJay Idian Ines, Kevyn-Bren K. Inouye, Carrie Ga lai Ip, Kelsey Kazuyuki Ito, Linda Gabriela Ixtupe, Rina Mae Vinluan Jabilona, Jessica Jacobs, Erika Rose Jardin, Alyssa Patricia Jasso, Joahnna Javaluyas, Haley Sue Jerman, Michael Jerry, ShoaAxum Salasse William Johnson, Casey Marshall Jones, Kyle Kepano Jones, Mikayla Jade Jones, Kaycie Chiemi Jyo, Jarin S. Kadooka, 'I'inimaikalani Keali'ikua'aina Kahakalau, Morrisa Shaye Kahakui, Kawena Kuulei Kahui, Ayaka Kajiura, Kaimipono Shane Kajiyama, Tira Makanamaikalani Kamaka, Cami Chieko Kanahele, Tia Lee Kauiheleole Kanoe, Kawehi Mariko Kanoho-Kalahiki, Noelani Satsuki Kansaku, Evianne Elise Keeney, Marina J. Kelley, Ashley Irene Kennedy, Richard Maxwell Kerr, Ada Kettner, Ara Kim,, Duk Hwan Kim, Hyelim Kim, Macie Yoshiko Kim, Peter Allen Kim, Mary Louise Yasuko Kimura, Satoko Kin, Gavin Cole Kinoshita, Rachel Alana Kishimoto, Christopher Zdenek Kluzak, Amber L. Koker, Eivind Kolaas, Hyesun Kong, Daniel Jacob Konkler, Nada Kotaishova, Kristen Rachel Krieger, Kealiiahonui Alik Kuikahi, Johann Wei-Xin Kuipers, Luke Andrews Kupcha, Franchael K. Laimana, Meadow Rose Lambert, Amy Gaylene Landers, Brittney M. Lane, Tynan Cody Lazarus, Junbeom Lee, Robert A.F. Lee, Shanda Leilani Lee, Jobe Kekoa Angel Leialoha, Meredith June Lenz, Cynthia Marie Lilleston, Hannah Ida Lipman, Sarah Anne Lips, Elijah C.R. Livingston, Danalynne Ki'ilani Llacuna, Kawehi Marie Kane Lopez, Michael Ryan Lovell, Alyssa Kealohi Loving, Chari-Ann G.. Luis-Calvo, Blaine CM Luiz, Kristy Lynn Lungo, Alayna Rachelle Leilani Machacek, Meghan Bailey Makanani, Ian Tadashi Makida, Kate Manzano Malasig, Ashley Alohilani Alyce Maldonado, Kayla Anne Malott, Amber K. Manini, Kerson Tachedesel Mariur, Keelee Jade Martin, Shae Alexandria Massie, Anna Claire Masuda, Amber Sunshine Masulit, Carle-Ann Kaiulani Mata, Sheena Eulani Mathews, Kelley Kurt Matsumoto, Evan Seki Matsuyama, Mathew Robert Mauldin, Joseph Edward Maxwell, Meghan Renee Meier McGrath, Angelo Alcino Menezes Guterres Aparicio, Chad Ethan Miguel-Harris, Bryce Evan Miles-Leighton, Thane Bryan Milhoan, Francis Blake Miller, Jessica Aurora Miller, Maikai Koonohiokala Miller, Emily Hannah Minakin, Amanda Joan Minney, Ashley Masae Minobe-Nacua, Norman Zuniga Mogote, Celina Ilikea Monge, Ariel Kahoniahiku Moniz, Sherise-Charity Moani Keala o ka awapuhi Moniz, Hannah Moore, Michael J.M.K. Mulkey, Koran Nichole Munafo, Lindsey Kealohalani Elilai Muranaka, Kenneth Kansuke Nagata, Angela Fumiko Nakamura, Richard Toshi Nakamura, Kerri Mika Nakatsu, Remi Nakaza, Robynn Ailynn Ines Namnama, Cameron Robert Nance, Kirstie Kanoelani Akemi Naone, Byers Hoapili Naope, Allyssa Leilani Nau, Jordan Lyle Keoni Nauka, Kara Marie Nelson, Anjenette Viernes Nicolas, Jaysen Christopher Niedermeyer, Scott Laurence Nielsen, Nina Kawehi Nihipali, Mikiko Ninomiya, Anela Lani Nishimoto, Lindsey Lani Nishimura, Allen Gail Yvette Niere Nitura, Nicole Chelsea Jean Nonies, Rochelle N. Nowaki, Angelica M. Nuyen, Daniel Bernard O'Halloran, Michelle Rico Odasco, Steven Mitsuaki Ogi, Zechary Palaina Okamoto, Stephanie-Leanne Shigeko Okumura, Helio Miguel Arcanjo Oliveira De Araujo, Jenae Marie Olson, Morgan Olson, Karen Konohikiokalani Ota, Hiroyuki Otsubo, Evan Kauanoe Oue, Jamie Jungeun Ouye, Wesley Dean Owens, Aimee Lynn Leinaala Pacheco, Cheynielle Minoakalani Pacheco, Ciera Moanilehua Pagud, Basanta Raj Pahari, Fagalima Lenell Paleafei, Bronson Paul Amio Palupe, Isaac Kuuiponohea Pang, Kirsten Leigh Pang, Jannah Gaile Pante, Marian Grace Andrada Paras, Kirsty Zeandra Parker, Kristine Pasek, Kara Lianne Paulachak, Casey Jay Low Pearring, Kristin M. Pedersen, Kori Laine Pedraja, Jessica Marie Penaranda, Elizabeth Mischell Pennock, Kahiau Raymond Tatsumi Peralta, John Henry Albert Pezzuto, Kaylie Renee Pickup, Loaa K Pine, Hye Jin Piper, Robert Frank Piper, Robert Michel Pipes, Tyler Melvin Vermudez Pitpit, Kyle Robert Pittman, Arwen May Potochney, Zachary Alan Pratt, Stevan Premovic, Ashley Ray Pugh, Kori Gaila Quander, Vernon Kalani Quiocho, Laurel Rain, Micah Rhobelyn Tunac Ramos, Crystal Jenna Rances, Rachel Lily Rechtman, Stacey Elisabeth Reed, Jessica Ramos Regpala, Maricel Masing Reid, Chelsey Kristin Rickert, Adan William Rodrigues, Koa Henry Damien Rodrigues, Analysa G. Rodriguez, Rebecca Marie Rogers, Saul David Rollason, Gerry Abergido Romero, Kainoa Kamakani Rosa, Makoa Rosa, Kevin Lewis Rose, Robin Christian Rudolph, Alicia Marie Ryan, Ardena M.J. Saarinen, Christa Nicole Sadler, Julie Anne Garo Sagabaen, Michelle Ruiz Sahagun, Sam Saidi,, Karl John Sakai, Francis Elliott Sakai-Kawada, Nalei Kapua'a'ala Sampson, Gabriella Martiza Sanchez, Teresinha Santos Da Costa, Christlynn Mary Sappa, Christian Keakaokalani Saragosa, Chelsea Midori Sato, Sigrid Dingle Shizuko Sato, Michael Al Seizen Sayaboc, Emily Linden Schneider, Jordan Scott Scrivner, Samantha Lee Shaw, Justin Yukio Shiigi, Albert Eugene Shim, Hyungchul Shin, Keani Keiko Kamalani Shirai, Sheldon Mitsuru Shishido, Stephanie Lee Shor, Rebecca Nicole Short, Desiree Luana Shortt, Bennjamin Paul Siemers, Laurie Simon-Boursier, Michelle Rose Smith, Samuel Cabot Smith, Sheila M. Soledad, Sondre Solstad, Carrie Ann Soo Hoo, Ryder K. Souza, Ashley M. Spencer, Ashlin Hope Stahlberg, Ken Lloyd Stallman, Kristen Emily Stalter, James Stilley, Taylor Stokesbary, Natalie Rose Strauss, Cole M.M.M Stremski-Borero, Andrea Stroescu, Caroline Michele Stromick, Jeremy Martin Suguitan, Michael James Takeshi Suguro, Gary Loui Sur, Yvonne L. Sylva, Caitlin Symons, Dillon K. Tacdol, Hazel Pontanes Tagalicud, Nako Takaki, Tara Miyoko Takamori, John James Gregorio Taman, Jove Jenn Maalihan Taman, Casey Hiroichi Tamura, Wing Sing Tang, Reuben Blake Tate, Alana K. Tavares, Ashley Carol Terrell, Sarah Rose Theesfeld, Rachel Lorraine Thompson, Natasha Marie Thorell, Tyler Thornhill, Sherise U'ilani Johanna Tiogangco, Zachary Tman, Ashley Anne Toland, Taylor Tomita, Ashley Chanel Nobuko Tomori, Jennifer Leigh Trujillo, Jonathan M. Truslow, Kyle Kenta Tsubota, Peter Aaron Tuck, Shanece Kekainani Turner, Lincoln Moses Tyler, Michelle Emiko Uchida, Christine Joy Calabucal Ucol, Stephanie L. Valant, Korie Lihau Maelia Valeho, Keith Joseph Valentis, Sage Trinidad Van Kralingen, Mark J. Vancamp, Rosella Manja Vaughn, Sage Arianna Vecchio, Jasmine Bae Star Venegas, Shelby Ann U'ilani Vickers, Conan-Cordero Laahia Vierra, Lindsay Marie Vik, Robert Benito Villanueva, Anthony Paul Vizzone, Christopher Vito Vizzone, Nelson Vo,, Michael Edward Voight, Maria Karin Walczuk, Emily Grace Wallingford, Laurence K. Walsh, Claire Elvrum Warner, Sondra Michelle Warren, Valerie Kelly Wasser, Hunter Samuel Wilburn, Brittany Nicole Willbrand, Courtney Taylor Williamson, Joshua Aaron Willing, Henry Chico Wilson, Katherine Elizabeth Wilson, Leah Adele Wilson, Christina Mei Lin Wine, Stacey Marie Witt, Corey George Yamaguchi, Kelli Emi Yamane, Takuhiro Yamashita, Nicholas William Yamauchi, Eddie Iosinto Yeichy, Darcy Kamalani Yogi, Nicole Michiko Yoneishi, Carl Katsumi Yoshida, Bithiah Yuan, Ye Lin Yun, Marikka Chihiro Zavas, Yuri Alexander Zhuraw, James Hugh Ziegler, Jessica Haley-Lauren Zima-Lee, and Anastasia V. Zosim.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers a workshop on “How to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service Over the Phone” on Friday, July 18, 8:30-3:30 p.m. at the Kuakini Tower, 75-5722 Kuakini Hwy, in Kailua-Kona. Tuition is $150.

The informational course will cover specific telephone communication skills, provide tips when dealing with difficult customers, and talk about making every call count, among other customer service techniques and topics.

Employment and Training Funds (ETF) are available. Deadline to apply for ETF is Thursday, July 3.

Call CCECS at 974-7664 for more information or to register. For a full course description, visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/courses.

A short paper on nonlinear science, co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo physics professor and a recently graduated student has been published in the June 19 issue of Nature. With an estimated readership of nearly half a million, Nature is considered one of the world's top two scientific journals.

“How chaos forgets and remembers” was co-authored by Dr. Philippe M. Binder, and by Robert M. Pipes, who graduated last month with bachelor’s degrees in physics and astronomy from UH Hilo. The paper was written as part of a course project in the Phys/Math 380 course taught by Binder last semester.

Their work examined a recent study that has added a layer of subtlety to a central tenet of chaos theory, which holds that deterministic models which produce the same output from a given starting condition or initial state, can display behavior that seems random.

It is widely believed that chaotic systems produce information as they evolve in time. Yet, a recent paper by James Crutchfield’s research group at the University of California at Davis found that some of the information measured in the present came from the past while the rest was newly created. Some of the created information carries into the future (is remembered) while the rest does not (is forgotten).

In addition to providing a historical context and illustrated example of these features, Binder and Pipes examine how the new findings can be used to gain a better understanding of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This physical law, not well understood at the fundamental level, defines the behavior in time of isolated systems ranging from gases mixed in a container to the entire Universe.

Binder described the joint article as a “milestone” and a good example of the fruitful collaborations that frequently develop among faculty and students within his department and division.

“Robert was an outstanding student here, and I am very happy that he will be recognized for this work,” Binder said.

Reference: P.-M. Binder and R. M. Pipes, “How chaos forgets and remembers.” Nature 510, 343-344 (2014).

In an announcement made today, John M. Pezzuto, founding dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, will leave the University at the end of this year to assume his new duties as Professor and Dean of the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University (LIU) located in Brooklyn, NY. Pezzuto became the first dean of the only college of pharmacy in the Pacific region when he left Purdue University in 2006.

“I came to UH Hilo from a top-ranked pharmacy college because it presented the challenge of starting a college of pharmacy where there was none before,” Pezzuto said. “My wife Mimi and I and our three children have cherished our time in the Aloha State. The decision of taking these next steps has been extraordinarily difficult. But LIU is one of the oldest pharmacy programs in the country, and I feel that I am uniquely suited to help them reach the next levels of preeminence.”

When Pezzuto arrived in Hawaiʻi, the College of Pharmacy had no offices, no staff, no students, and no assurance of a future. He methodically assembled a staff of world-renowned faculty who would build the school into what is now a contender for one of the top-25 ranked colleges in the U.S.

“It has been a great pleasure working with someone of Dean Pezzuto’s caliber,” said Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Matt Platz. “This is sad news for the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, but because he has worked diligently on preparing the College for this day, I am confident we are ready for the next steps. I have no doubt his name will live on in the future of our College, and we are grateful for the work he has done to get us to this point.”

Pezzuto is well known for his research that identified the cancer-preventive component of grapes and grape products known as resveratrol. After the research report was published in Science Magazine in 1997, many more stories in scientific journals as well as mainstream media focused on the discovery that gave real promise to the fight against cancer. According to the Web of Science Core Collection, his work on resveratrol has been cited more than 3,000 times.

Most recently, he was given the top research award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), as well as an award from the Cantine Due Palme in Italy for outstanding contributions in the field of research and culture.

Prior to joining UH Hilo, he served as Professor and Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences at Purdue University. Pezzuto has been supported by the National Institutes of Health continuously since 1977. He is the author of more than 500 manuscripts, editor of the journal Pharmaceutical Biology, holder of many patents, a member of several editorial boards, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The University plans to launch a nationwide search to identify the next dean of the College.

Ke kūkala aku nei ko Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikōlani i nā inoa o nā haumāna kaha `oi no ke kau Kupulau 2014 (University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language announces its Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester):

Jai Ho Choi, Samuel Clubb, Dillon Dominguez, Brandi Dugo, Shari Frias, Philip Gamiao, Alexander Guerrero, Kayla Ing, Linda Ixtupe, Erika Jardin, Kamalani Johnson, Tiphani Kainoa, Kamaleiku`uipo Kalehuawehe-Valentine, Micah Kealaiki, Jacqueline Kinge, Maile Kipapa, Gail Klevens, Dylon Koehn, Ciera Lamb, Hannah Lockwood, Daniel McDonald, Candice Miner-Ching, Lilia Misheva, Samantha Pa, Christopher Ramos, Kapuaonaona Roback, Koa Rodrigues, Ronald Santos, Nelli Semenko, You Jin Shin, Eric Taaca, Gabriel Tebow, Lindsay Terkelsen, Randall Yamaoka, and Cheyne Yonemori.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni and Friends Association is currently accepting nominations to honor individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Deadline for nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards is August 29, 2014.

Each year, the Association grants one or more Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals based on the nominee’s professional accomplishments, community service, and service to the University. Nominees must have completed at least 50% of his/her educational program at UH Hilo. For those who attended UH Hilo prior to 1973, person would need one year at UH Hilo.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to those whose contributions to UH Hilo (financial or service) have benefited the University in numerous and significant ways. Nominees must have demonstrated consistent contributions to the University over a reasonable period of time, and whose contributions have had a positive impact on the students and/or the University.

UH Hilo’s 15th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet is set for February 2015. Banquet date and location will be announced at a later date. The public is invited and encouraged to attend; proceeds help sponsor alumni outreach activities and the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Nomination forms can be found at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumni.php, or call (808) 974-7501 for more information.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni and Friends Association is currently accepting nominations to honor individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Deadline for nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards is August 29, 2014.

Each year, the Association grants one or more Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals based on the nominee’s professional accomplishments, community service, and service to the University. Nominees must have completed at least 50% of his/her educational program at UH Hilo. For those who attended UH Hilo prior to 1973, person would need one year at UH Hilo.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to those whose contributions to UH Hilo (financial or service) have benefited the University in numerous and significant ways. Nominees must have demonstrated consistent contributions to the University over a reasonable period of time, and whose contributions have had a positive impact on the students and/or the University.

UH Hilo’s 15th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet is set for February 2015. Banquet date and location will be announced at a later date. The public is invited and encouraged to attend; proceeds help sponsor alumni outreach activities and the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Nomination forms can be found at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumni.php, or call (808) 974-7501 for more information.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni and Friends Association is currently accepting nominations to honor individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Deadline for nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards is August 29, 2014.

Each year, the Association grants one or more Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals based on the nominee’s professional accomplishments, community service, and service to the University. Nominees must have completed at least 50% of his/her educational program at UH Hilo. For those who attended UH Hilo prior to 1973, person would need one year at UH Hilo.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to those whose contributions to UH Hilo (financial or service) have benefited the University in numerous and significant ways. Nominees must have demonstrated consistent contributions to the University over a reasonable period of time, and whose contributions have had a positive impact on the students and/or the University.

UH Hilo’s 15th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet is set for February 2015. Banquet date and location will be announced at a later date. The public is invited and encouraged to attend; proceeds help sponsor alumni outreach activities and the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Nomination forms can be found at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumni.php, or call (808) 974-7501 for more information.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Alumni and Friends Association is currently accepting nominations to honor individuals for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Deadline for nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards is August 29, 2014.

Each year, the Association grants one or more Distinguished Alumni Awards to individuals based on the nominee’s professional accomplishments, community service, and service to the University. Nominees must have completed at least 50% of his/her educational program at UH Hilo. For those who attended UH Hilo prior to 1973, person would need one year at UH Hilo.

The Distinguished Service Award is given to those whose contributions to UH Hilo (financial or service) have benefited the University in numerous and significant ways. Nominees must have demonstrated consistent contributions to the University over a reasonable period of time, and whose contributions have had a positive impact on the students and/or the University.

UH Hilo’s 15th Annual Distinguished Alumni and Service Awards Banquet is set for February 2015. Banquet date and location will be announced at a later date. The public is invited and encouraged to attend; proceeds help sponsor alumni outreach activities and the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Nomination forms can be found at http://hilo.hawaii.edu/alumni/distinguished-alumni.php, or call (808) 974-7501 for more information.

In a report to the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, the national accreditation body has extended the accreditation of the only pharmacy school in the Pacific region, reversing an earlier noncompliance finding.

The American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has now found DKICP compliant with all of the 30 standards that it uses to evaluate colleges of pharmacy.

The main issue considered by the ACPE was compliance with the standard concerning physical facilities. In May this year, State House and Senate budget conferees agreed to fund a building to house the College on Hawaiʻi Island.

Chancellor Donald Straney: “I was secure in the knowledge that our community knew the value of the College of Pharmacy to the future, to the economy and to the general well-being of our State. I want to thank everyone involved for their continued support that led to the funding of a permanent building.”

In 2013, ACPE declared DKICP was out of compliance with the standard concerning physical facilities after which, without promise of a permanent building, could ultimately lead to probation. Founding Dean John Pezzuto said probation could have signaled the end of the College.

“If we had followed the path we were on just a year ago, I could be saying that we have been placed on probation, which would've been disastrous for the future of the College,” Pezzuto said. “It is heartening that our accreditation is once again secure, but we all must remain diligent and prepare for the next steps.”

The College now must complete a self-study due by September, to be followed by an on-site visit in October 2014. The results of the site visit and continuation of accreditation will be reviewed at the next ACPE Board meeting, to be held in January 2015.

The following students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management are recognized as Dean’s List recipients for spring 2014: Jean Marie Acuna, Harmony Aiona, Kevin Alison, Peter Angeleo, Juan Avellaneda, Joshua Boranian, Ashley Borja-Roese, Whitney Boteilho, Elizabeth Capron, Sarah Chard, Shannon Correia, Wehart Daniels, Noel Dickinson, Alexandra Doi, Robert Dundas, Yasha Eads, Bryan Epes, Adrian Frazier, Kyle Frazier, Esther Frost, Alyssa Fujii, Kawaikapuokalani Genovia, Colin Hart, Pavel Havlicek, Terence Hedtke, Ashli Hirai, Kelly Hodson, Oliver Jimenez Prado, Laura Kelly, Tiffany Kotani, Kuilei Kramer, Martin Alfonso Ledesma, Jordan Lee Loy, Daisy Maher, Jordyn Mansinon, Chantelle Mashreghy, Jade Miyashiro, James Moore, Ron O’Brien, Michelle Ono, Mariah Potts, Hannah Reid, Tara Renkes, Jake Rodrique, Johnathan Shestokes, Heather Stever, Michael Sthreshley, William Trammell, Lehua Wall, Noelani Waters, and Stephen Zilch.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Business and Economics announces its Dean’s List for the Spring 2014 semester:

Amerfil Grace Acob, Scott T. Ashida, Stacy C. Aurway, Marisa R. Baptista, Heather K. Bartlett, Andrew D. Bayang, Julianna K.T. Blair, Debra H. Cannoles, Dylan M. Collins, Lorena A. De La Cruz, Lilly P. Dorr, Carole J. Duquette, Robert W. Fellhauer, Silmai Uchellaz D. Fritz, Hannah M. Furumo, Jerome G. Gemine, Shantel L. Geringer, Kamaile R. Henriques, Justin K. Hirako, Summer K. Llac-Wong, Melanie C. Isa, Aisha K. Izuno, Donald R.H.L. Jobe, Yvonne S. Johnny, Aysia K.M. Kaaumoana, Dajeong Kim, Joohyeon Kim, Kyli K.Y. Kim, Hitomi Kitade, Eunah Kong, Corey K. Kozuma, Laura Lanwehr, Nanncy Leao, Han Sang Lee, Suna Lee, Xiaoting Liu, Emerson Jake T. Llaguno, Cheyenne M. Losalio, Gareth K. Makino, Kerson T. Mariur, Aquilla Masami, Dilrae U. Mechol, Eve Hida Morei, Raeann M. Mukini, Kelly A.A. Nakamichi, Alexandria J. Nakao-Eligado, Paolo A. Navalta, Claire-Ann H. Niibu-Akau, Kin B. Oshiro, Geraldine D. Padilla, Carissa N. Pajo, Kenny Paul, Nicole J. Perea, Lindsey F. Poulsen, Rosalie G. Roberts, Rachel J. Roorda, Andres Sanchez Gonzalez, Kyle R. Schulte, Aaron H. Sugimoto, Jade L. Thomas, Peleiupu M. Thomas, Cody J. Ventura, Maria L. Vicente, Rowell V. Villanueva, Hokuloa K. Waahila, Risa Watabiki, Aaron M. Zackoski, and Xiaoqing B. Zheng.

The following students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management are recognized as Dean’s List recipients for the Fall 2014 semester:

Kevin Alison, Peter Angeleo, Juan Avellaneda, Shaye Lynn Baldos, Whitney Boteilho, Allyson Bruckner, Cody Butler, Chloe Colvin, Brett Cranston, Noel Dickinson, Alexandra Doi, Yasha Eads, David Finley, Adrian Frazier, Kyle Frazier, Jordan Fry, Alyssa Fujii, Kawaikapuokalani Genovia, Terence Hedtke, Ashli Hirai, Mahealani Hiraoka, Kelly Hodson, Amy Horn, Kayuri Kadoya, Hiilei Kamau, Lukas Kambic, Kuilei Kramer, Daisy Maher, McKayla Meyer, James Moore, Tana Rivers, Kodie Solis-Kalani, Kuupomaikai Stevens, Michael Sthreshley, William Trammell, Dominique Zarders, Stephen Zilch, and Timothy Zimmerman.