{"id":196328,"date":"2024-04-25T11:38:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196328"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T21:38:15","slug":"ctahr-dean-state-of-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/25\/ctahr-dean-state-of-college\/","title":{"rendered":"CTAHR<\/abbr> dean outlines college future: Sustainability, enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Dean Parwinder Grewal speaking at the CTAHR<\/abbr> conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The mission of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>) is to secure the future of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> by building local self-sufficiency in food and agricultural products, according to CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s new Dean Parwinder Grewal who started on March 1<\/a>. It was part of Grewal\u2019s first speech to CTAHR<\/abbr> faculty and staff at the four-day, state of the college conference in April 2024.<\/p>\n

“CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s inclusive vision is to secure the future of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> through collaborative innovation and merging the Western, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian knowledge systems,” said Grewal, adding that local self sufficiently has to happen while also, “enhancing the health of Hawaiian ecosystems, families and communities through research, teaching and cooperative Extension.”<\/p>\n

Grewal also focused on the challenges in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> that CTAHR<\/abbr> research and extension can help address including Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> energy supply, with more than 80% of the energy being imported (mostly as oil); Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> food supply with 85–90% of our food being imported; and food security with 11% of families and 1 in 6 children facing food insecurity in the state.<\/p>\n

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CTAHR<\/abbr> students using the lounge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We can help develop ag stations as hubs of prosperity by establishing sustainable production systems with locally relevant food, feed, forage, fiber, floriculture, timber, seed production, livestock, swine, and small ruminant (sheep, goat) production,” said Grewal.<\/p>\n

Grewal also discussed CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s student enrollment trends over the past five years. Student numbers have declined since the COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic, however programs such as natural resources and environmental management, molecular biosciences and bioengineering and more are trending upward. In the past three years CTAHR<\/abbr> students have also been awarded $780,618 in scholarships to support student success. Currently 43% of CTAHR<\/abbr> students are Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents with Native Hawaiians representing 13% of the student population.<\/p>\n

Grewal also identified supporting student success, cooperative extension workforce and extramural awards as other areas that CTAHR<\/abbr> will focus on moving forward. CTAHR<\/abbr> faculty had a record year in 2023 with $47 million in extramural awards.<\/p>\n

The conference included keynote speakers, educational sessions and showcased research at the symposium. CTAHR<\/abbr> faculty and staff had the opportunity to tour some of the CTAHR<\/abbr>‘s research and Extension stations based on Oʻahu.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dean Parwinder Grewal announced his mission and vision for the college at a four-day conference in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[691,212,1314,73,9],"class_list":["post-196328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-administration","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t