{"id":71046,"date":"2017-11-16T14:27:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T00:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=71046"},"modified":"2019-03-13T16:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T02:14:52","slug":"presidents-november-2017-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/16\/presidents-november-2017-report\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s November 2017 highlights and updates"},"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\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPIkVg9sksA?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_48951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48951\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-lassner-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"271\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-lassner-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/system-lassner-200-192x260.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-48951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lassner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/leadership\/david-lassner\/\"><strong>David Lassner<\/strong><\/a> made his report to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\">Board of Regents<\/a> at their meeting on November 16, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/13\/uh-manoa-wins-aplu-award\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 4-year grad rate increase APLU award<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=14s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Congressional visits (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=1m00s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Tax reform and higher education (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=1m14s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Programs serving Native Hawaiian and underrepresented students (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=2m18s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Defense-related programs (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=2m47s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/09\/manoa-veterans-day-celebration\/\">Veterans recognized in <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa ceremony<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=3m33s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/07\/07\/go-for-broke-varsity-victory-volunteers\/\"><em>Go for Broke<\/em> movie<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=4m47s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Green-tariff initiative with <abbr>HECO<\/abbr> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=6m12s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/14\/uh-places-third-in-national-cybersecurity-competition\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> places third in cybersecurity competition<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=7m27s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/10\/waianae-education-center\/\">Leeward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s <span aria-label=\"Waianae\">Wai&#699;anae<\/span> Moku<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=8m19s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/13\/uh-west-oahu-awarded-gear-up-grant\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> gets $2.7 million GEAR UP grant<\/a>  (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=8m43s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture grants  (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=9m33s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/08\/university-of-hawaii-cacao-among-worlds-best\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> cacao beans win international praise<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=10m51s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Strategic Directions (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=11m41s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Graduation Initiative (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=12m03s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Innovation Initiative (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=12m22s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>21st Century Facilities (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=13m08s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>High Performance Mission-Driven System  (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=14m00s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen relationship with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=15m11s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Indigenous-serving institution (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=15m30s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability initiatives (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=15m51s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Strategic Directions (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=16m09s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/13\/in-memoriam-william-k-richardson\/\">William &ldquo;Billy&rdquo; Richardson<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fPIkVg9sksA?t=16m44s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/presidents-report\/\">View previous reports to the board<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights include Â鶹´«Ã½Manoa APLU award, $2.7 million Â鶹´«Ã½West O\u2018ahu GEAR UP grant, Â鶹´«Ã½cacao beans win international praise and 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