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Honolulu, HI – Jan. 3, 2006 --The Chaminade Forum Series will be held from January 10-12, 2006. The cost to all forums is free and open to the public, but due to space limitations, reservations are requested by calling: 739-4663. Co-sponsored by Chaminade University and the Faculty Resource Network at New York University, the series will offer four distinct discussions:
Tuesday, January 10, 2006, from 12 to 1:45 p.m.
Chaminade University -- Ching Conference Center
The forum will discuss the role, the problems and the future of schools, whose missions are to serve under-represented students. Panelists will represent three Historically Black Colleges, the American Indian Tribal Consortium, and Kamehameha Schools. Nationally distinguished educational leaders from pre-dominantly Black colleges, including Larry Ervin, President of Huston-Tillotson University (Texas); Beverly Hogan, President of Tougaloo College (Mississippi); Dorothy C. Yancy, President of Johnson C. Smith College (North Carolina); Bettye Parker-Smith, Vice-president of Dillard University (Louisiana); as well as Gerald Gipp, Executive Director of the American Indian Educational Consortium will participate as panelists. Joining the panel, Rodney Chamberlain, Headmaster of Kamehameha Schools-Maui, will present the native Hawaiian perspective. Dr. Nani Lee, Chaminade University Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Director, Community and External Affairs will moderate.
Wednesday, January 10, 2006, from 12 to 1:45 p.m.
Chaminade University -- Henry Hall 109
Presenters will provide an overview of national mental health trends for students, describe how the Wellness Exchange identifies students at risk and responds to crises, offer strategies for providing students with services and explain methods of evaluation to guide decision-making. Panelists include Dr. Marc Wais, Vice-president for NYU Student Affairs; Dr. Henry Chung, Assistant Vice-president for NYU student health; Zoe Ragouzeos, LCSW, Director of Health Promotion, Wellness Services and Emergency Response, NYU Student Health Center. The Wellness Exchange, a constellation of comprehensive health and mental health services program, was launched by New York University in August 2004.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006, from 12 to 1:45 p.m.
Chaminade University -- Ching Conference Center
The President of Tougaloo College, Beverly Hogan, Vice President of Dillard University, Bettye Parker-Smith, both of whose schools were heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina, will speak from their experiences. Also participating on the panel are Ed Teixiera, Vice-director of Hawaii Civil Defense and Brian Woo, Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Honolulu.
Thursday, January 12, 2006, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Chaminade University’s Ching Conference Center
Spend an evening of film viewing, fellowship and conversation focused on one of Hawaii’s most important kumu hula, Maiki Aiu Lake on Thursday, January 12, 2006, in the Ching Conference Center at Chaminade University. Light pupus will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. The film “Maiki Aiu Lake” will run from 6 to 7 p.m. and followed by a panel discussion with film makers Joy Chong-Stannard, Craig Howes, Victoria Kneubeuhl, and with Chaminade’s Kumu-in-Residence John Lake, who was also Maiki’s nephew and student. Cheryl Edelson with Chaminade’s department of English will moderate.
The Faculty Resource Network at New York University is an award-winning, nationally recognized faculty development initiative whose mission is to improve the quality of teaching and learning at its member and affiliate institutions by providing opportunities for faculty development and cross-institutional collaboration. More than 30 colleges, all minority serving, participate in the network.
Celebrating 50 years of educating students for life, service and successful careers, Chaminade University offers programs of study grounded in the liberal arts with day, evening, online and accelerated courses. The main campus is located in Kaimuki at 3140 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816, with 10 satellite locations around Oahu military bases and Catholic parishes and schools. For more information, visit the Chaminade University website at www.chaminade.edu or call (808) 735-4711.
