{"id":55979,"date":"2017-02-08T07:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=55979"},"modified":"2019-02-28T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:48:48","slug":"uh-hilos-farrah-marie-gomes-named-a-women-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/08\/uh-hilos-farrah-marie-gomes-named-a-women-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Hilo’s Farrah-Marie Gomes named a Women to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Farrah-Marie Gomes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Farrah-Marie Gomes<\/strong>, University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo vice chancellor for student affairs<\/a>, has been named to Pacific Business News’<\/a> 2017 Women to Watch list. She will be honored at the PBN<\/abbr> 19th Annual Women Who Mean Business Gala<\/a> on March 9.<\/p>\n

Gomes says the recognition is “pretty exciting as well as unexpected,” and that she is still partially in denial. But she says it’s also a nice reminder that she has been able to do some wonderful things, and that it’s “really just the starting point.”<\/p>\n

According to A. Kam Napier, editor in chief of PBN<\/abbr>, “Our Women to Watch honorees are women who, while still early in their careers, are making a mark on their industries and going above and beyond in their community engagement.”<\/p>\n

Gomes is not new to prestigious recognition by PBN<\/abbr>. In 2016 she was named to PBN<\/abbr>’s annual Top 40 Under 40 list<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo\u2019s Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Farrah-Marie Gomes, center front row standing with head lei, is welcomed to her new position during a kīpaepae welina ceremony, December 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Huge impact at UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/h2>\n

Gomes is providing vision, leadership and direction for student success at UH<\/abbr> Hilo. Her primary role is to focus on enhancing the student experience.<\/p>\n

She has many goals to improve student affairs as well as enhance the lives of both the faculty and the student body. Gomes wants to ensure that students have a positive experience at UH<\/abbr> Hilo while also supporting the growth of students by helping them build an outlook for his\/her future. “It’s not just UH<\/abbr> Hilo here, it’s UH<\/abbr> Hilo here and beyond,” said Gomes<\/p>\n

Gomes says she wants to invest in not just the students but the staff as well. Her goals function on both micro and macro levels.<\/p>\n

On a micro-level, she feels building relationships between students and faculty members “adds an overall value to the experience here,” meaning the best staff will result in what is best for the students.<\/p>\n

On a macro-level, her goal is to embrace the opportunity to see UH<\/abbr> Hilo reach its full potential. She wants Hilo to be identified as “one-of-a-kind” and offer things that can only be found here.<\/p>\n

Gomes wants the students and staff to not just be successful here at UH<\/abbr> Hilo but to be successful in life as well.<\/p>\n

“True transference is in relation to the employer,” she explains. “We always keep an eye on the workforce because that really is the recipient of the fruits of our labor.”<\/p>\n

For more on Gomes, read the full article at UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—A UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a> article written by Anne Rivera, a public information intern in the Office of the Chancellor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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