Governor and First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige toured the campus on Tuesday, March 29, and spent some time getting to know the university’s , and .
They were welcomed with an oli by 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu student services and PIKO Project faculty and staff, followed by a presentation by Interim Chancellor Doris Ching about 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu student enrollment and academic programs including the bachelor’s degree in humanities and bachelor’s degree in applied science with a concentration in creative media.
University of Hawaiʻi Academy for Creative Media System Director Chris Lee provided a first-hand glimpse of the university’s creative media program and discussed how 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu is the hub for University of Hawaiʻi students pursuing creative media bachelor’s degrees. The university has articulation agreements with all seven .
Creative media is one of the fastest growing programs at 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu thanks in part to a generous from the Roy and Hilda Takeyama Foundation. The gift is used for tuition, books, fees, travel, computer hardware and software, student internships and student scholarships. It will also be used to outfit the anticipated Academy for Creative Media building with state-of-the-art equipment.
The governor and first lady were treated to a 3D graphic display on the 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu CyberCANOE (Collaborative Analytics Navigation and Observation Environment) that is used to carry picture and sound between 糖心Vlog官方 classrooms so students on different campuses may see each other and work together sharing rich media and information. They also toured the ʻUluʻulu, Henry K. Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi and were the first to preview the 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu creative media student-produced trailer to be released at the opening of the new Regal Theater in Kapolei this April.
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—By Julie Funasaki Yuen
