{"id":125507,"date":"2020-08-20T12:44:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=125507"},"modified":"2020-08-20T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T22:44:45","slug":"president-august-2020-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/20\/president-august-2020-report\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s August 2020 highlights and updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_92340\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WoWk7PCytIY?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Â鶹´«Ã½president\u2019s August 2020 highlights and updates\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> made his report to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\">Board of Regents<\/a> at their meeting on August 20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>COVID-19 update (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/10\/reduced-presence-on-campuses\/\">More online courses and offerings<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=60\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/18\/uh-health-app-available\/\">LumiSight <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> health check-in app and COVID-19 safety training<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=159\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> website tracks COVID-19 cases on campuses (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=197\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/10\/uh-football-postponed-indefinitely\/\">Fall sports postponed<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=250\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2020 enrollment update (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=275\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/22\/life-sciences-building-new-era\/\">Life Sciences Building open for fall 2020<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=320\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Up next: Snyder Hall demolition and Sinclair Student Success Center renovation (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=480\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation raised $84.7 million in 2020 fiscal year (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=525\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/19\/sea-snails-eat-invasive-sponge\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> research on Hawaiian tiger cowrie<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=570\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/17\/free-community-college-classes-hawaii-2020-class\/\">Next Steps program serves more than 2,700 students<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WoWk7PCytIY?t=632\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/presidents-report\/\">View previous reports to the board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-life-sciences-building-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"life sciences building\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-120644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-life-sciences-building-exterior.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-life-sciences-building-exterior-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-life-sciences-building-exterior-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights include LumiSight <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> health check-in app and COVID-19 safety training, fall sports postponed and the Next Steps 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