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EspañolUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
The 'University of Hawaii at Mānoa' is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system. The school is located in Mānoa, an urban neighborhood community of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and one mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. The campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of the greater Mānoa Valley. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is governed by the Hawaii State Legislature and a semi-autonomous Board of Regents, which in turn hires a president to be administrator.
History
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa was founded in 1907 as a land grant college of agriculture and mechanical arts.
In 1912 it was renamed the College of Hawaii and moved to its present location. William Kwai Fong Yap petitioned the territorial legislature six years later for university status which lead to another renaming to the University of Hawai'i in 1920. This is also the founding year of the College of Arts and Sciences.
In 1931 the Territorial Normal and Training School was absorbed into the university. It is now the College of Education.
College
Today the primary facet of the university consists of the four Colleges of Arts and Sciences: Arts and Humanities, Languages Literatures and Linguistics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The college of agriculture and mechanical arts is now the college of tropical agriculture and human resources (CTAHR), one of the few agricultural colleges in the United States focused on tropical research. The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is also home to two of the most prominent professional schools in the state. The William S. Richardson School of Law and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are the only law and medical schools in Hawaii, respectively. The Center for Hawaiian Studies provides 'excellence in the pursuit of knowledge concerning the Native people of Hawaii' [1].
Together, the colleges of the university offer bachelor degrees in 87 fields of study, master degrees in 87 fields, doctoral degrees in 53 fields, first professional degrees in three fields, post-baccalaureate degrees in three fields, 29 undergraduate certification programs and 26 graduate certification programs. Total enrollment as of 2004 was 20,549 students, 14,251 of which are undergraduates. There are approximately fifteen students per instructor.
Ka Leo O Hawaii
Ka Leo O Hawaii is the student newspaper at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, founded in 1922 (as The Mirror). The Ka Leo is now printed three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday), and weekly during the winter and summer breaks. Page length is normally 8 pages, tabloid format. Circulation is approximately 7,000. Beginning in the Fall 2007 semester the Ka Leo is now printed in full color.
Diversity
According to the 2003 report of the Institutional Research Office, a plurality of students at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa are Caucasian making up twenty-four percent of the student body. Japanese Americans represent twenty percent, Chinese Americans represent nine percent, Filipino Americans represent eight percent as do native Hawaiians. Ten percent of the student body are racially mixed. Smaller populations of Pacific Islanders and other ethnic groups make up the remainder.
Academics
Colleges and schools
Colleges
='Colleges of Arts and Sciences'
★ American Studies ★ Art ★ History ★ Music | ★ Philosophy ★ Religion ★ Speech ★ Theatre & Dance |
''College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature''
★ East Asian Languages and Literatures ★ English ★ Languages and Literature of Europe and the Americas ★ Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures | ★ Center for Interpretation and Translation Studies ★ Second Language Studies ★ Linguistics |
''College of Natural Sciences''
★ Biology ★ Marine Biology ★ Botany ★ ★ Lyon Arboretum ★ Chemistry ★ Information and Computer Sciences | ★ Mathematics ★ Microbiology ★ Physics and Astronomy ★ ★ Institute for Astronomy ★ Zoology |
''College of Social Sciences''
★ Anthropology ★ School of Communications ★ ★ Communication ★ ★ Journalism ★ Economics ★ Ethnic Studies Program | ★ Geography ★ Political Science ★ Population Studies Program | ★ Psychology ★ Public Administration Program ★ Sociology ★ Urban & Regional Planning | ★ Women's Studies ★ Futures Studies ★ Political Science |
='Shidler College of Business (formerly College of Business Administration)'=
The College of Business Administration was renamed the Shidler College of Business on September 6, 2006, after real estate executive Jay Shidler, an alumnus of the college, donated $25 million to the college. [2]
★ Accounting ★ Information Technology Management ★ Financial Economics and Institutions ★ Management and Industrial Relations | ★ Marketing ★ Pacific Asian Management Institute |
='College of Education'=
★ Center on Disability Studies ★ Counseling and Guidance ★ Educational Administration ★ Educational Foundations | ★ Educational Psychology ★ Educational Technology ★ Field Services ★ Health, Physical Education, and Recreation | ★ Special Education ★ Institute for Teacher Education ★ Curriculum Studies |
='College of Engineering'=
★ Civil Engineering ★ Electrical Engineering ★ Mechanical Engineering ★ Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications |
='College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)'=
Schools
='School of Architecture'
★ Asian Studies ★ Hawaiian Studies ★ Pacific Island Studies |
='William S. Richardson School of Law'=
★ Environmental Law Program ★ LL.M. Program |
='John A. Burns School of Medicine'=
★ Aging, Center on ★ Allied Medical Studies ★ Anatomy and Reproductive Biology ★ Biochemistry and Biophysics | ★ Biomedical Sciences ★ Cell and Molecular Biology ★ Complementary and Alternative Medicine ★ Family Practice and Community Health | ★ Genetics and Molecular Biology ★ Geriatric Medicine ★ Medical History ★ Medical Technology | ★ Medicine ★ Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence ★ Native Hawaiian Health ★ Obstetrics and Gynecology | ★ Pathology ★ Pediatrics ★ Pharmacology ★ Physiology | ★ Psychiatry ★ Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology ★ Speech Pathology and Audiology ★ Sports Medicine | ★ Surgery ★ Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology |
=' School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene'=
★ Dental Hygiene ★ Nursing |
='School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology'=
★ Geology and Geophysics ★ Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology ★ Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology ★ Hawaii Natural Energy Institute | ★ Meteorology ★ Ocean Engineering ★ Oceanography ★ Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory | ★ International Pacific Research Center ★ International Center for Climate and Society ★ Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research ★ Center for Marine Microbial Ecology & Diversity | ★ Pelagic Fisheries Research Program ★ Sea Grant College Program ★ Hawaii Center for Volcanology ★ Hawaii Mapping Research Group | ★ Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory ★ SOEST Young Investigator Program ★ Marine Bioproducts Engineering Center ★ Hawaii Space Grant Program |
='School of Social Work'
The university offers BA, BBA, BEd, BFA, BMus, BS, and BSN degrees in addition to certificates. The BArch is no longer offered, although a BA can be earned through interdisciplinary studies (IS). Students can also choose to minor in some programs. See degree listing in the current catalog or departmental/program webpages for degrees and minors offered by specific programs.
Graduate
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa awards advanced degress through five different units. Each of these units has separate admissions offices and awards degrees independently of one another. The majority of advanced degrees are awarded through the Graduate Division (http://www.hawaii.edu/graduatestudies/) and these consist of the PhD and various master's degrees. Professional doctorates are awarded by the John A. Burns School of Medicine (MD), the William Richardson School of Law (JD) and the School of Architecture (ArchD). The College of Education awards post-baccalaureate certificates in secondary and special education.
'Law' (J.D., LL.M.)
'Architecture' (Arch.D.)
'Medical professional'
'Interdisciplinary PhD in Communication and Information Sciences']
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★ Public health (M.P.H.) {Note: Formerly a school on its own}
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★ Epidemiology
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★ Social and Behavioral Health
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The 'Graduate division'
Administers over 80 master's degrees (most with options for thesis or non-thesis), 50 doctoral programs, and over 30 graduate certificate programs in a wide variety of fields . This includes research degree programs in medical and public health areas, and professional programs in education, social work, business, nursing, speech pathology and audiology, and engineering. See list of graduate programs for complete list of programs offered by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.
Other
='Interdisciplinary studies' (self designed major)
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★ Air Force ROTC
★ Army ROTC
★ Freshman seminars
★ Hawaii English Language Program
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★ New Intensive Program in English (NICE)
★ A semester ALMOST Abroad
★ UH Study Abroad Program
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='Summer session'=
Student life
Places
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★ Bookstore
★ Campus Center
★ Leisure Center
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Student organizations
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★ National Society of Collegiate Scholars
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★ Golden Key International Honour Society
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Student government
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★ Associated Students of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (ASUH)
★ Graduate Student Organization
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Off-campus
★ The Newman Center / Catholic Campus Ministry serves the community at the University and surrounding area.
Athletics
Main articles: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Off campus Aloha Stadium, situated off of Pearl Harbor has been the home of Warrior Football since 1975.
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa competes in NCAA Division I, the only Hawaii school to do so. In major sports, it competes in the Western Athletic Conference. In men's volleyball and women's water polo it competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and the mens swimming and diving team have the two last years been invited to the Conference USA.
The men's teams were formerly known as the ''Rainbow Warriors'' but in 2000, in response to complaints from the football program, the University of Hawaii at Mānoa athletics program allowed each sport to select their own team names. The current situation is rather confusing; various men's teams are called the ''Warriors'', the ''Rainbow Warriors'', or the ''Rainbows''. The men's volleyball team chose the name ''Men of War'', but that name proved to be unpopular and was replaced by the ''Warriors''. See also Rainbow Warriors.
The women's teams are called the ''Rainbow Wahine''. This name is often shortened to ''The Rainbows'' or ''The 'Bows''.
The ''Warriors'' and ''Rainbow Wahine'' are most notable for their highly-ranked men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, baseball and football programs. The University also won the 2004 Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships.
The principal sports venues are Aloha Stadium, Stan Sheriff Center, Les Murakami Stadium, Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, and the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex.
Chancellors
From 1986 to 2001, the President of the University of Hawaii system also served as the Mānoa campus's chancellor. In 2001, the position of Chancellor was recreated by then-UH president Evan Dobelle after several years of discussion around the possible conflict of interest that might arise in this dual role (being the president of a University system while concurrently being the chancellor of a specific campus within the system).
★ Virginia Hinshaw 2007- ''current''
★ Denise Konan 2005-2007
★ Peter Englert 2002-2005
★ Deane Neubauer 2001-2002 ''interim''
★ University president 1986-2002
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★ Kenneth P. Mortimer
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★ Albert J. Simone
Famous alumni & faculty
See University of Hawaii page.
Points of interest
★ Lyon Arboretum
★ Hawaii Warriors Football
External links
★ University of Hawaii System
★ University of Hawaii at Mānoa
★ University of Hawaii Mānoa Athletics
★ Ka Leo O Hawaii student newspaper
★ Student Housing Student Housing
★ University of Hawaii Infrasound Laboratory
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