College Day at UH Hilo for Pacific Islander Students from Honoka'a High - Intermediate School

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College [Exposure] Day is a program of the Pacific Islander Student Center (PISC) at the University of Hawaii at Hilo to expose Pacific Islander students from the local high schools to a college environment. It is done in partnership with various departments on campus and led by our student staff.

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COLLEGE DAYHonoka’a High –

Intermediate SchoolNavigating Success in Higher Education

ALII!

ALOHA

Republic of Palau (Palauans)BULA!Fiji (Fijians)

HAFA ADAI!Guam (Chamorros / Guamanians)

IAKWE!Marshall Islands (Marshallese)

KASELEHLIE!Pohnpei, FSM (Pohnpeians)

MOGETHIN!Yap, FSM (Yapese)

PAING KOM!Kosrae, FSM (Kosraeans)

RAN ANNIM!Chuuk, FSM (Chuukese)

WENIMOMOTO!Outer Islands (Chuuk / Yap)

Pacific Islander Student Center at UH Hilo: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc | Pacific Students: www.pacificstudents.org

TALOFA!Samoa(Samoans)

o 9:00 – Welcome & Student Experiences Panelo 10:00 – Campus Tour

o Campus Center, Housing, Student Life Center, Libraryo 12:00 – Luncho 2:00 – Campus Resources

o Minority Access & Achievement Programo Student Support Serviceso Financial Aid o Admissions

o 3:00 – Closingo 3:30 - Departure

Honoka’a High – Intermediate School

Agenda

o What’s your story (island, major, etc)?

o What do you hope to do with your college education?

o What do you find most exciting about college?

o What do you find most challenging about college? How do you deal with it?

o Any questions?

Student Experiences

Welcome

o Goal: Improve retention and graduation of Pacific Islander students with culturally-appropriate services

o Services: home-away-from-home, tutoring, jobs, high impact experiences, student support programs, bridge

o #: 200 + students (Spring 2014)o Meet: Student experiences of Summer

Bridge program & current PI students

About the Pacific Islander Student Center (PISC)

Campus Resources

o Minority Access & Achievement Program (MAAP): Lashauna & Mark

o Financial Aid Office: Kolby

o Student Support Services Program (SSSP): Janis

o Admissions Office: Mahealani

Some of the many resources available to you

Campus Resources

o From a tiny island in Chuuk to the world; if I can do it you can too!!

o Be thankful for your teachers, sacrifices of others for you.

o Review of the Dayo Students who are here at UH

Hilo; If they can do it, you can too

Keep Up! Keep it Up!

Closing

Reflection

1) My name is…

2) One thing I’m thankful for is…

3) One thing I learned today…

It’s your turn!

SULANG!

MAHALO

Republic of Palau (Palauans)FA’AFETAI

Samoa (Samoans)

SI YU’OS MA’ASEGuam (Chamorros / Guamanians)

KOMOL!Marshall Islands (Marshallese)

KALAHNGAN!Pohnpei, FSM (Pohnpeians)

KAMAGAR!Yap, FSM (Yapese)

KULO!Kosrae, FSM (Kosraeans)

KINISOU!Chuuk, FSM (Chuukese)

MALO!Tonga (Tongan)

Pacific Islander Student Center at UH Hilo: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc | Pacific Students: www.pacificstudents.org

KORABA!Kiribati (Gilbertese)

Need more?Contact Us

o PHONE: (808) 932 - 7718

o EMAIL: raatior@hawaii.edu

o WEBSITE: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc

o BLOG: www.pacificstudents.org

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