{"id":96649,"date":"2019-05-16T15:27:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=96649"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:27:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:27:35","slug":"presidents-may-2019-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/16\/presidents-may-2019-report\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s May 2019 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-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_91570\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8gvGjFHi1A?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=\"Â鶹´«Ã½President\u2019s May 2019 highlights and updates\"  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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong> made his report to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\">Board of Regents<\/a> at their meeting on May 16, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. <abbr title=\"Senator\">Sen<\/abbr>. Schatz praises the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=0m15s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Preliminary enrollment numbers look promising (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=1m26s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Extramural research funding holding steady with 10 percent increase, over $400<abbr title=\"million\">M<\/abbr> this year (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1At=3m2s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Grant to create online Early College courses (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=3m36s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>$95<abbr title=\"thousand\">K<\/abbr> pledged for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> M\u0101noa scholarships for transfer students (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=4m34s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Great demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/13\/uh-completely-online-degree\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> online degree program<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=5m33s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>New indirect cost rates (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=6m46s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s success with construction and contracting (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=7m56s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Faculty survey next steps (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=9m46s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Housing down payment assistance for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> employees (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=11m27s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Parking secured for <abbr title=\"John A burns School of Medicine\">JABSOM<\/abbr> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Cancer Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=12m29s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa reorganization update and timeline (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=13m22s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Search for new leadership (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=17m17s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Changes under consideration for management of Maunakea (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=18m29s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo pharmacy school adjusts to new economic realities (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=21m53s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Congratulations to the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa men\u2019s volleyball team (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=24m04s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/14\/esports-as-a-career\/\">Esports on the rise<\/a> at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=24m38s\">video<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Aloha and mahalo John Morton (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N8gvGjFHi1A?t=27m57s\">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<figure id=\"attachment_94599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94599\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/manoa-css-esports.jpg\" alt=\"video games\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/manoa-css-esports.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/manoa-css-esports-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/manoa-css-esports-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students participating in the esports scene on the M\u0101noa campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights include praise from U.S. <abbr title=\"Senator\">Sen.<\/abbr> Schatz, enrollment numbers, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa reorganization timeline and 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