{"id":90517,"date":"2019-02-08T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T02:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=90517"},"modified":"2019-02-08T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T02:39:18","slug":"campus-celebrates-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/08\/campus-celebrates-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus celebrates diversity and builds community"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students attend kick-off event to build a better campus community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The kick-off event for “Aʻohe<\/span> hana nui ke alu ʻia<\/span>: Building our beloved campus community together,” drew several hundred students, faculty and staff to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> Campus Center courtyard on February 7.<\/p>\n

“Today we\u2019re celebrating the diversity we have at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa and the respect we have for each other,” said Camaron Miyamoto<\/strong>, director of the LGBT<\/abbr> Student Services Office<\/a> and event organizer. “It\u2019s exciting that we have the opportunity to launch a semester-long series of events being sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor<\/a> and this campus climate committee.”<\/p>\n

More than 35 offices, units and organizations were on hand to answer questions. Students stopped by tables in the Campus Center courtyard to get information ranging from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Department of Public Safety<\/a> services to Title IX<\/abbr><\/a> and other resources available for students on campus.<\/p>\n

Units encouraged helping the campus as well as a global community. Attendees dropped off non-perishable food and toiletry items to the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Food Vault, with the first 50 to donate receiving reusable straws and cleaners, courtesy of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Students<\/a>. A total of 452 lbs<\/abbr> of food and 30.5 lbs<\/abbr> of toiletries were collected.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students Sara Pearce<\/strong> and Daniela Casillas<\/strong> stopped by the Peace Corps table after getting water and Peace Tea, courtesy of Sodexo <\/a>and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Food Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m really interested in the Peace Corps and really want to go to Africa,” said Pearce. “I want to help with the developing communities over there.”<\/p>\n

Participating groups were encouraged to showcase how they can help build a better community, including:<\/p>\n