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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNQBAQH1FKE
If we can, so can you…
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: [email protected]
o WEBSITE: www.hilo.hawaii.edu/pisc
o BLOG: www.pacificstudents.org
