{"id":164564,"date":"2022-09-02T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=164564"},"modified":"2022-09-02T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T23:32:08","slug":"windward-cc-50th-anniversary-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/02\/windward-cc-50th-anniversary-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> 50th anniversary kicks off with ceremony, scholarship fundraiser"},"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><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-1.jpg\" alt=\"photos of Windward C C and banner with 50 years\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-164569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> is celebrating its golden anniversary with a goal of raising $1 million for scholarships&#8212;to help all students fulfill their dreams of a college education. The college is kicking off its 50th anniversary year with two events.<\/p>\n<h2>Windward, Wine &#38; Wow!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"circle with 50 years and Windward Wine and Wow!\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-164570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50-anniversary-event-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, October 1, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> will host Windward, Wine &#038; Wow!, 5&#038;@8211;7 p.m. The open-tent event, featuring gourmet p\u016bp\u016b, wine tasting, art and entertainment, will take place in the Palik\u016b Theatre courtyard and Gallery <span aria-label=\"Iolani\">&#699;Iolani<\/span>. Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gallery <span aria-label=\"Iolani\">&#699;Iolani<\/span> opening preview of <em>Wow! &#38; Then: Art over the decades by <abbr title=\"Windward Community College\">WCC<\/abbr> faculty<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gourmet heavy p\u016bp\u016b by Chef Daniel Swift<\/li>\n<li>Wine tasting and mocktails<\/li>\n<li>Musical entertainment by Kamakakehau Fernandez<\/li>\n<li>Art studio tours by student\/alumni representatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The public is invited. Tickets are $95 per person and can be purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/wccwineandwow2022.eventbrite.com\">https:\/\/wccwineandwow2022.eventbrite.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>RSVP<\/abbr> by September 19 (space is limited). Donations are gratefully accepted at <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.uhfoundation.org\/funds\/20444403\">https:\/\/giving.uhfoundation.org\/funds\/20444403<\/a> for those who cannot make it to the event. For more information, contact <strong>Christine Pang<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:cmlpang@hawaii.edu\">cmlpang@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windward-campus-gnrc-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"windward c c campus\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-122993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windward-campus-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windward-campus-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windward-campus-gnrc.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This event is an invitation to celebrate what Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, with our larger community, has achieved over the last 50 years and to set the foundation to meet the challenges of our next 50 years,&rdquo; said Chancellor <strong>Ardis Eschenberg<\/strong>. &ldquo;We are so proud of our legacy of service and opportunity building; the best is coming to the future of this college and students.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Windward, Wine &#38; Wow! is sponsored by Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Ambassadors and University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Foundation, and supported by Gallery <span aria-label=\"Iolani\">&#699;Iolani<\/span> Director <strong>Toni Martin<\/strong>, Professor Emerita <strong>Jacquie Maly<\/strong>, faculty, students and alumni.<\/p>\n<h2>Opening ceremony<\/h2>\n<p>A free 50th Anniversary Opening Ceremony will take place on Monday, September 19, at 2 p.m. on the library breezeway. The program includes cake-cutting, proclamation, remarks by dignitaries, students, alumni, faculty and friends, and dedication of the Chancellor\u2019s Wall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s 50th anniversary events throughout the year, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/50years\/\">windward.hawaii.edu\/50years<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space is limited to Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s art and wine fundraiser event on October 1. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[643,71,66],"class_list":["post-164564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-anniversary","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164564","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=164564"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164566,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164564\/revisions\/164566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}