{"id":150126,"date":"2021-10-20T08:13:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=150126"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:42:34","slug":"connecting-uh-manoa-ohana-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/20\/connecting-uh-manoa-ohana-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa \u02bbohana in October"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa \u0100nuenue Connection Program is working in partnership with UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Alumni to host October events so that students and mentors may connect with other program participants.<\/p>\n

The \u0100nuenue Connection Program seeks to support first-year students at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa by pairing them with a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa alumni, faculty or staff mentor volunteer<\/a>. Mentors and students are encouraged to meet at least once a month so students can seek advice, counseling or just have a connection with someone familiar with UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and what the campus can offer.<\/p>\n

At the end of every academic year, nearly 30% of first-year students do not return for their second year at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. The \u0100nuenue Connection Program, formerly known as the H\u0101nai Host Program, is geared towards improving the experiences of first-year students, regardless of major, and designed to support students who are from out of state and far from home; from the neighbor islands and may not be able to travel home easily; and those from Oʻahu<\/span> who may find living at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa to be a departure from their home environment. The program aims to increase the number of returning students by fostering the feelings of support and connection to the university \u02bbohana, as the first few weeks or months can be instrumental in retaining students for their entire collegiate education.<\/p>\n