University of Hawaii at Hilo
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system anchored by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is a public, co-educational university located in Hilo, Hawaiʻi in the United States. It was founded as Hawaiʻi Vocational College (Hawaiʻi College) in 1941. In 1970 it was reorganized into its present unit by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature.
Until the early 1990s UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College operated almost as a single unit with students able to cross register at either campus. The campuses are located across the street from each other. It was at this time that those in charge of the University of Hawaiʻi system separated the two entities against the advice of then-UH Hilo Chancellor Edward Kormandy. Even with the split, the two schools still share facilities.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo primarily serves residents of Hawaiʻi but also enjoys a considerable international student body. It offers 33 undergraduate and three graduate degree programs for an average of 3,045 students served each year. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
[edit] Academics
The university's curriculum is especially strong in marine biology, volcanology, astronomy, and Hawaiian studies. One of its three graduate programs, the Masters of Arts in Hawaiian Language and Literature, is distinguished for being the first in the United States to focus on an indigenous language. [1]
[edit] Colleges
[edit] College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management
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[edit] College of Arts & Sciences
[edit] Humanities division
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[edit] Natural sciences division
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[edit] Social science division
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[edit] Other programs
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[edit] College of Business and Economics
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[edit] Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language
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[edit] College of Pharmacy (open 2007)
[edit] College of Continuing Education (CCES)
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[edit] Undergraduate
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers BA, BBA, BS, and BSN degrees in addition to certificates. Students can also choose minors in some programs. See the catalog for specific degrees and minors offered by the program of interest.
[edit] Graduate and Research Programs
[edit] Graduate Programs
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[edit] Research at UH Hilo
[edit] Athletics
UH Hilo sponsors ten intercolligiate athletic programs as a member of the NCAA. Until 1994 UH Hilo belonged to the NAIA. The teams are known as the Vulcans. The team colors are red, white, and navy blue. Principal sports venues are the new UH Hilo gymnasium, the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, Dr. Francis Wong Stadium, UH Hilo Tennis courts, and UH Hilo Softball field. In 2006 the University added men's and women's soccer and women's basketball to the program. [2]
- Baseball (NCAA Div. I)
- Basketball, Men's (NCAA Div. II)
- Basketball, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
- Cross Country, Men's (NCAA Div. II)
- Cross Country, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
- Golf, Men's (NCAA Div. II)
- Golf, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
- Soccer, Men's (NCAA Div. II)
- Soccer, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
- Softball (NCAA Div. II)
- Tennis, Men's (NCAA Div. II)
- Tennis, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
- Volleyball, Women's (NCAA Div. II)
[edit] Chancellors
Shared with UH West Oʻahu 1976-1997.
- Rose Tseng (1998– )
- Kenneth Perrin (1993–1997)
- Edward J. Kormondy (1986–1993)
- Edwin Mookini (1975–1978)
- Paul Miwa (1970–?)
[edit] Growth
In recent years, the Hilo campus has seen a growth in enrollment. In the past seven years, enrollment has increased 30 percent. In addition, federal financing has grown by more than 500 percent, in addition to new buildings for the campus's marine science and volcanology programs.
[edit] "Hawaiʻi State University?"
There has been a growing movement throughout the last decade to separate the Hilo campus from the University of Hawaiʻi system, creating a "Hawaiʻi State University". Supporters of the separation argue that the growing Hilo campus is "shortchanged" by its sister campus in Mānoa and that being independent of the system would allow the college to grow faster, better serve the community, and draw in more money from independent sources. Opponents argue that the state is too small for competing university systems and that financial divisions between Mānoa and Hilo are fair, given that Mānoa places emphasis on research and Hilo places emphasis on teaching. There are also concerns that this movement will hurt relationships between the Hilo campus and the rest of the University of Hawaiʻi system.
A bill was introduced in the 2005 session of the House of Representatives of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature to draft legislation to spin off the Hilo campus as the independent Hawaiʻi State University. The bill was approved by the House Higher Education Committee but no hearing on the bill was planned by the House Finance Committee, effectively killing it. [3]
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] References
- The University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo: A College in the Making (2001) ISBN 0-8248-2495-4.
[edit] External links
- University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Athletics
- Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language
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