
President made his report to the at their meeting on October 20, 2016.


Highlights included:
- Four-year graduation rates at at an all time high ()
- Executive policy updated to address graduate students’ concerns ()
- Executive policy on use of preferred names established ()
- Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Promise Program proposed to provide scholarships to qualified UH Community College students ()
- Student fees clarified in new executive policy ()
- Policy updated to allow concentrations to be listed on diplomas ()
- Consultation with Gov. Ige on UH’s proposed legislation ()
- Seeking statutory prohibition against smoking on UH campuses ()
- Bills related to startups created around UH intellectual property ()
- Update on and UH Mānoa chancellor searches ()
- UH Hilo Professor Mitchell Anderson awarded the Willard Wilson Award for exemplary service () ()
- Kapiʻolani CC painter David Apostol honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance () ()
