Category: Campus News
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Counselor encourages students to stay in college
Sylvia Carter never wanted to leave college, and so she has served as WCC’s first-year counselor to motivate students to continue their educations as well. Many jobs today want people with a bachelor’s degree or higher, leaving out those with only high school diplomas. “A college degree over a high school diploma shows an employer…
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More trees to be planted on campus this month
Windward Community College will be getting new trees this December, thanks to a grant from the Arbor Day Foundation. According to anthropology assistant professor and sustainability committee chair Christian Palmer, the college is partnering with the Outdoor Circle, which wrote the grant, to plant 20 to 30 new trees on the southern edge of the…
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Yes, it’s rocket science at Windward Community College
Within the Hale ‘Imiloa building, there are undergraduate students constructing rockets. Every day, students work with physics instructor Jacob Hudson on projects aimed at getting students interested in science and excited about space. “We (Windward) lead in rocket and propulsion studies compared to the other community colleges,” Hudson said. The program is supported through the…
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Waste audit reveals that WCC disposes of lots of food
A lot of people don’t think about the trash they throw away. But trash doesn’t just disappear once you throw it in the garbage can. This year, WCC held its first comprehensive waste audit to find out what kind of waste the campus is disposing of and to come up with solutions to make the…
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Biology professor keeps class fun and hands-on
WCC biology professor Ross Langston makes class interesting by teaching mnemonics to memorize body parts and by incorporating fun assignments. “I assign them (students) a muscle, and they have to find a complementary cut in the butcher shop, cook it and then explain what it does in the body,” Langston said. Through the years, he…
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Childcare center opens on campus
T oddlers clank on musical instruments, open books and smile eyes-wide as they play in the colorful and spacious room designed expressly for their size and learning potential. The long-awaited dream of a campus childcare center came true at Windward Community College with the blessing and opening of Hānaiaulu Childcare Center on Aug. 15. Hānaiaulu…
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Local artist/writer comes to campus
Artist/writer Tamara Leiokanoe Moan will be on campus Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 1:00 p.m. at the library first floor as part of the Out Loud in the Library! series. The event is free and open to the public. Moan has exhibited her artwork in Hawai‛i and Oregon. Her paintings hang in the collection at the…