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MEDIA RELEASE Ten Big Island students have become the first beneficiaries of a prestigious new scholarship program made possible by a groundbreaking partnership launched earlier this year between the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the Dorrance Family Foundation. The Dorrance Scholarship is an innovative, four-year award designed to benefit local students who are the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A blessing and groundbreaking for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s new Student Services Center was held Saturday, Jan. 15 at the project site fronting the Performing Arts Center. “High quality services to students help them get the most out of their university experience,” said Chancellor Donald Straney. “This building will make it […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Enrollment at the University of Hawaii at Hilo reached a new all-time high for Fall 2009.   Opening enrollment figures from the University of Hawaii System shows UH-Hilo’s fall enrollment increased to 3,996, with a gain of 210 students, or 5.5 percent over the previous year.   This year’s boost extends a steady, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Dr. Luoluo Hong, vice chancellor for student affairs and acting athletic director at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, today announced that three finalists have been selected for the University’s permanent athletic director position. The finalists will meet with the University community and public beginning Tuesday, July 21. The finalists and their interview […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo has earned an Excellence in Debt Management award from USA Funds, the nation’s leading loan guarantor.  UH-Hilo is one of only four post-secondary institutions in the nation to receive the merit award, based on its innovative methods to help students minimize and manage their student loan debt. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii at Hilo is delaying the scheduled suspension of the men’s tennis and women’s golf programs. Dr. Luoluo Hong, vice chancellor for student affairs and acting athletic director, said both sports will be suspended in the fall 2010 semester instead of the fall 2009 semester as originally planned. “The level […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Dr. Luoluo Hong, vice chancellor for student affairs and acting athletic director for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, has announced  the search for the university’s permanent athletic director is resuming. With two of the three finalists withdrawing their candidacy following campus visits for the top position in Vulcan Athletics, the search committee […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Three finalists have been selected for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s permanent athletic director position, said Dr. Luoluo Hong, vice chancellor for student affairs and acting athletic director. The finalists began meeting last week with the university community and public. “Members of the search committee have been hard at work developing screening […]

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