{"id":223808,"date":"2025-10-16T10:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=223808"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:59:54","slug":"presidents-report-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/16\/presidents-report-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"October President\u2019s Report: Federal shutdown, Direct2Â鶹´«Ã½launch and more"},"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\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/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_36557\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJ3ikSiadMM?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=\"October President\u2019s Report: Federal shutdown, Direct2Â鶹´«Ã½launch and more\"  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>University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> President Wendy Hensel addressed the ongoing federal government shutdown and its potential impact on <abbr>UH<\/abbr> during her monthly President\u2019s Report to the Board of Regents (<abbr>BOR<\/abbr>) on October 16, at Honolulu Community College.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thousands of our employees are either fully or partially funded by federal dollars, including many who support our veterans,&rdquo; said Hensel during the report. &ldquo;It has been both standard practice and statutory requirement for universities to be reimbursed for any prepaid federal salary after a shutdown. However, President Trump has indicated that may not be the case this time, though there is countervailing law. We are closely monitoring the situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223528\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/system-direct2uh-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people holding envelopes\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/system-direct2uh-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/system-direct2uh-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/system-direct2uh.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Direct2Â鶹´«Ã½at Kaua&#699;i High School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hensel also outlined the university\u2019s strategy to safeguard mission-critical programs and maintain student services during the shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>She then highlighted <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s continued commitment to transparency and engagement, including a recent budget forum at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, public forums at Leeward Community College and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span lang=\"haw\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> and the successful launch of Direct2<abbr>UH<\/abbr>. The initiative is a partnership with the <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education that streamlines the college admission process for public high school seniors to nine <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federal shutdown (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJ3ikSiadMM?t=38s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/08\/uh-manoa-budget-forum\/\">Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa budget forum<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJ3ikSiadMM?t=2m24s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/10\/leeward-west-oahu-forums\/\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span lang=\"haw\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> forums<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJ3ikSiadMM?t=4m30s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/13\/direct2uh-streamlines-admission-to-uh\/\">Direct2<abbr>UH<\/abbr> launch<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BJ3ikSiadMM?t=5m46s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> 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