{"id":165566,"date":"2022-09-20T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T01:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=165566"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:53:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T22:53:51","slug":"windward-cc-scholarship-drive-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/20\/windward-cc-scholarship-drive-50th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> launches $1<abbr>M<\/abbr> scholarship drive for 50th anniversary"},"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_75880\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-dErEKAq0k?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=\"Windward CC launches $1M scholarship drive for 50th anniversary\"  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:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> has set a goal to raise $1 million for student scholarships over its golden anniversary year and kicked off the fundraising drive in September with an event that included dignitaries, students, alumni and the unveiling of the Chancellor\u2019s Wall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>In attendance was Janice Nielsen, a Kailua resident and donor to the college, who has served as a Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> ambassador for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165559\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Windward C C 50th anniversary ceremony\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s 50th anniversary kickoff ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Education is so important because no matter what happens to you in your life, no matter where you go in your life, no one can take away your education,&rdquo; Nielsen said. &ldquo;All you have to do is come and get it, and we don\u2019t want the financial needs to deter those who really want their education.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fundraising opportunities and events are listed on the college\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/50years\/\">50th Anniversary website<\/a>, and donations can also be made there.<\/p>\n<h2>Scholarship impact<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165562\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-cake-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"50 year anniversary cake\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-cake-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-cake-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-50th-anniversary-cake.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> is celebrating it&#8217;s 50th anniversary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/paying-for-college\/scholarships\/hoolei-scholarship\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hoolei\">Ho&#699;olei<\/span> Tuition Award<\/a>, which provides full-tuition at the college for the first year&#8212;fall and spring semesters&#8212;for 2022 graduates of public and charter schools in Windward <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. The award offers tuition savings of up to $3,144, and, for many, a chance to attend college.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <em><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/06\/free-tuition-jobs-windward-cc-hoolei\/\">Free tuition, jobs for Windward <abbr>HS<\/abbr> graduates at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, April 6, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This fall, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> enrolled 391 freshmen. Of those, 271 received full-tuition scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it\u2019s made a big difference because otherwise I would probably be in debt right now in college,&rdquo; said <strong>Alicia Daraban<\/strong>, a scholarship recipient and Castle High School graduate who plans to eventually pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science. &ldquo;Combined with other scholarships I\u2019ve gotten, I have excess money so I can buy better computers to code on and I can better afford other things in life like textbooks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kailua High School graduate <strong>Aidan Furuya<\/strong> is also a scholarship recipient.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just blows my mind that they just give free tuition,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I\u2019m very grateful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>50 years of service<\/h2>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_165579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165579\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-graduation-1972-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of 1972 graduation\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-graduation-1972-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-graduation-1972-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-graduation-1972.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> graduation 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_165565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165565\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-library-1972-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Windward CC library in 1972\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-library-1972-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-library-1972-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/windward-library-1972.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> library 1972<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>In 1972, the original Territorial Hospital site was transferred from the Department of Health to University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for the creation of the Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> campus. On opening day, September 18, 1972, there were 525 students.<\/p>\n<p>Today, about 2,500 students, primarily from the windward <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> coast from Waim\u0101nalo to Kahuku, attend Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our students are the lei that we sew across the <span aria-label=\"Koolau\">Ko&#699;olau<\/span>. They shine and bring the brightness of the light of education across the entire district and beyond,&rdquo; said Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Chancellor <strong>Ardis Eschenberg<\/strong>. &ldquo;We want to build the foundation so that education is accessible and relevant on this side of the island for the next 50 years and beyond.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;by Kelli Abe Trifonivitch<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windward Community College is fundraising during its golden anniversary so that more students can attend tuition-free.<\/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":[643,572,71,56,66],"class_list":["post-165566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-anniversary","tag-scholarship","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","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\/165566","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=165566"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165685,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165566\/revisions\/165685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}