{"id":164536,"date":"2022-09-02T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=164536"},"modified":"2022-09-06T11:06:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T21:06:38","slug":"hawaii-high-school-counselors-play-key-role-in-uh-manoa-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/hawaii-high-school-counselors-play-key-role-in-uh-manoa-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi high school counselors play key role in <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa recruitment"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/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_83248\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RhaHKOg4dbo?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=\"Hawai\u02bbi high school counselors play key role in Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa recruitment\"  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>About 130 high school college\/guidance counselors from across the state attended a September workshop hosted by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/admissions\">Office of Admissions<\/a>. The counselors play a pivotal role in guiding local high school students on their higher education options including <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> \u02bbs flagship campus, which is among <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/miro\/rankings\/\">the best universities in the nation and world<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-counselors-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"group of people\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-164539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-counselors-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-counselors-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-counselors.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The admissions office has been holding the annual High School Counselors Workshop for more than 30 years, continually refreshing the event to support the evolving needs of counselors. This year\u2019s workshop, held in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/15\/campus-center-ballroom-upgrade\/\">newly renovated Campus Center Ballroom<\/a>, was back in-person after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held virtually in 2020 and 2021. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It\u2019s so nice to be back on campus and connect with other colleagues. This workshop does such a great job of keeping us abreast of updates and program offerings which helps us when we work with our students,&rdquo; said Kayleen Akana, a Waipahu High School counselor who has been attending the High School Counselors Workshop for nine years.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop included breakout sessions that covered <abbr>UH<\/abbr> admissions updates, scholarship opportunities at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, financial aid services, M\u0101noa Access Initiative, planting seeds for student access and success, the Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s Degree Pathways, Study Abroad Programs, College Opportunities Programs and more. Counselors also had the chance to go on select departmental campus tours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-hscw-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-164540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-hscw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-hscw-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manoa-admissions-hscw.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so excited to welcome our counselors back on campus and really engage with them to find out how we can better support them as our recruitment allies,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Vice Provost for Enrollment Management <strong>Nikki Chun<\/strong>. &ldquo;We would not be able to be successful without their help and support. The High School Counselors Workshop provides a great opportunity to hear first-hand about <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s academic programs and student services.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Regan Honda, a Farrington High School counselor couldn\u2019t agree more. &ldquo;I look forward to attending the High School Counselors Workshop every year so I can get updates on <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. It\u2019s a fun, festive event where I enjoy the camaraderie of my colleagues. <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa always treats us so well.&rdquo; Honda has been a regular attendee at the workshop for 14 years. <\/p>\n<h2>Longtime counselor honored<\/h2>\n<p>Randy Fong, a guidance counselor at Sacred Hearts Academy for 23 years, retired in May 2022. As a token of appreciation for his years of commitment, Wong, an avid Rainbow Warriors football fan, was presented an autographed football from Head Coach <strong>Timmy Chang<\/strong> in a surprise appearance. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you Coach Chang for coming here, this makes my day! This makes my day,&rdquo; said Fong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you Randy for your service and appreciate you being a fan for the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Warrior team, and all the best to you,&rdquo; said Chang.<\/p>\n<p>Chang also took the time to commend the high school counselors in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You guys don&#8217;t know how much you guys mean to me and my family because I come from a family of educators. My father Levi, my sister Leigh Ann, and what you guys do, you guys impact the children now, of our state,&rdquo; said Chang. &ldquo;I love what the university is doing in holding this workshop. It\u02bbs kinda what I\u02bbm doing with the football team and with the community and building the school is that I really want the brightest and best athletes to come to our university and represent us, represent our state and how important you guys are in that role is huge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Office of Admissions offers events created specifically for the prospective student and related audiences year-round. To learn more, <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/admissions\">go to the admissions website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The workshop included breakout sessions that covered <abbr>UH<\/abbr> admissions updates, scholarship opportunities at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, financial aid services, M\u0101noa Access Initiative and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[757,1146,962,9,56],"class_list":["post-164536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-admissions","tag-counseling","tag-enrollment","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164536"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164615,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164536\/revisions\/164615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}