{"id":108430,"date":"2019-01-06T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=108430"},"modified":"2020-01-06T14:29:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T00:29:11","slug":"rcuh-executive-director-yuen-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/06\/rcuh-executive-director-yuen-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"RCUH<\/abbr> Executive Director Sylvia Yuen to retire"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Sylvia Yuen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sylvia Yuen<\/strong>, executive director of the Research Corporation of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (RCUH<\/abbr>) since July 2015, will be leaving her position in June 2020. Established by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Legislature in 1965 as a public agency, RCUH<\/abbr> has approximately 2,400 employees, and its volume of business is more than $260 million annually.<\/p>\n

“Sylvia is a visionary leader who has brought about transformational changes to the corporation,” said Donna Ikeda<\/strong>, chair of the RCUH<\/abbr> Board of Directors. “We were very fortunate to have her at the helm of RCUH<\/abbr> and are sorry she is retiring.”<\/p>\n

Under Yuen\u2019s leadership, RCUH<\/abbr> enhanced its communications by updating and increasing the platforms used to reach a larger audience. Improvements in the corporation\u2019s IT<\/abbr> systems led to new functionalities and services such as ePayments, eSign, electronic personnel action forms, and e-document processing, all of which increased efficiency and productivity.<\/p>\n

Yuen greatly expanded training opportunities for staff, recognizing that such training was an ongoing process needed by employees to competently perform in an ever-changing and increasingly technological society. Since 2016, the number of people participating in RCUH<\/abbr> training has increased by more than 200 percent. Clients rate RCUH<\/abbr> highly, with 89 percent of survey respondents indicating they would recommend its services.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve been fortunate to work with the people at RCUH<\/abbr> who are passionate about supporting and enhancing research, development, and training in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” said Yuen. “The journey\u2019s not quite over, but our wise and supportive board and wonderful staff can be proud of our accomplishments and what we\u2019ve achieved together.”<\/p>\n

The RCUH<\/abbr> board has begun the recruitment for the corporation\u2019s next executive director.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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