iMovie Brown Bag Rescheduled

The iMovie '09 Brown Bag session originally scheduled on November 12 was interrupted by a fire alarm in Kuykendall Hall; the session has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Anyone interested in learning about iMovie from presenter Kepano Kekuewa, Apple's Higher Education Account Executive for Hawaii, is encouraged to register for the session at http://www.hawaii.edu/training

Kekuewa uses this application extensively in his hobbies involving photography and video, he will cover the key concepts of importing, organizing and editing digital video projects. Attendees will also learn how to navigate the iMovie Library, use organizational tools like Events to archive footage for video projects, and basic editing techniques introduced in iMovie '08 and refined in iMovie '09 with tools such as the Precision Editor. Various options for exporting and sharing completed video projects through online hosting services and traditional DVDs will also be demonstrated.

Brown Bag sessions are streamed via Quicktime approximately one week after their original presentation date, so if you've missed any of this year's topics you can view them at http://www.hawaii.edu/brownbags

--Posted by Larry N. Wiss, Communications Officer, UH ITS,
phone: (808) 956-9393, email: wiss@hawaii.edu

Art Exhibits in the Library

Visit the  Library to see work by KCC artists:

• Artwork by students of Introduction to Painting, Art 123 (Kyungsoo Lee, Instructor)
• Paintings and Jewelry by Instructor Kyungsoo Lee
• Fire Pit Ceramics by students of Art 299V (Wayne Miyata, Instructor)

--Posted by Michael Gmelin

Final 3 Brown Bags In 2009 Series Offered

Registration remains open for the final three Brown Bags sessions in the 2009 series of IT presentations offered by Information Technology Services (ITS). Brown Bags originate on the UH Manoa campus, and are broadcast live to HITS sites throughout the UH System and also on UH Manoa’s Campus Cable TV channel 67.

Topics remaining in the series are:

• Introduction to Keynote, November 10, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. by Jim Uyeda of Apple.
• iMovie ’09, November 12, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. by Kepano Kekuewa of Apple.
• ITS Update, November 13, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. by David Lassner, UH VP IT/CIO

Reservations are required through the ITS training website: http://www.hawaii.edu/training. Questions concerning the broadcasts may be emailed to: naomi@hawaii.edu

--Posted by
Larry N. Wiss, Communications Officer
University of Hawaii
Information Technology Services

End-of-Semester Mini-Concert Seeking Singers

The students in MUS 201 and 121B courses (chorus and voice class) will be presenting a mini-concert (about 40 minutes) at the end of the semester.

The tentative date is Thursday, December 10 (the last day of classes) at 12:15pm in the One-Stop Center. It will consist of mostly, but not exclusively, Christmas music. If anyone would like to join the singers, we are rehearsing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15 pm to 1:30 in the Music Classroom. All are welcome and music will be provided. You don't need to come to all the rehearsals. Please let me know if you are interested in singing along with us so that I can have enough sheet music ready for those who come.

Hope to see you!


--Posted by Greg Shepherd, 245-8269, shep@hawaii.edu

Greg Shepherd sings for Hollywood Icon

Greg Shepherd, KCC Music instructor, had the honor of singing "Some Enchanted Evening" to Mitzi Gaynor, star of the 1959 movie musical "South Pacific," at the 50th anniversary celebration of the making of the movie on Kauai. The event was held in conjunction with the Grand Opening of the  Princeville St. Regis Hotel on October 3.

Chancellor's Corner

This week the College has been involved in two exciting events that speak directly to two areas on which we've chosen to focus.

Internationalization

On October 12, 2009, Toyama National College of Maritime Technology and Kaua'i Community College signed an educational agreement to work together in ways that will be beneficial to both institutions. As the first project in this agreement, Toyama maritime students will come to Kaua'i CC to study Polynesian Navigation, Hawaiian culture, and English. A part of Toyama College's curriculum is studying modern navigation techniques. Intrigued by how Polynesians were able to navigate vast distances throughout the Pacific without the aide of modern navigation equipment, Toyama College students are eager to learn the treasured art of Polynesian navigation and voyaging. Dennis Chun (Instructor, Kaua'i CC) and Tomoki Oku (Associate Professor of Maritime Technology, Toyama College) are developing a program of study.

Sustainability

In partnership with the Kaua'i County Farm Bureau, KCC launched a new Community Market that includes Garden Island-grown fruits and vegetables, plus prepared foods and products made from local ingredients. Beginning this past Saturday, the 10th, the market will run weekly on the campus from 10-1. The market will also feature demonstrations and information about KCC programs. The market is envisioned as a central gathering place where neighbors can shop for food from the garden, enjoy delicious local foods, "talk story," learn more ways to cook and grow local ingredients, and connect directly with farmers from around the island on a regular basis.

Although the market launch was soggy, the turnout was good, and the Culinary students, along with Steve Nakata and Mark Oyama, did a terrific demonstration of cooking with local ingredients! Glenn Hontz and Kelly Ball were also on hand to give KCC garden tours and sell starts and garden produce. Other vendors included Hanalei Taro & Juice Co., fried green tomatoes and foods from the garden from Kaua'i Fruit & Flower Co., and a selection of fresh produce, cut flowers, plant starts, and value-added farm based products such as Moloa'a Bay Coffee and Kunana goat cheese.

We hope this weekend will be drier, but regardless, the market will go on!

Kaua`i CC Student Internships available

Cognition is a place on campus whose goal is to encourage both K-12 and college-level students in Science, Math, and Technology. We are looking for a limited number of currently enrolled Kaua'i Community College students who are interested in serving as student interns. Grant funds require preference to be given to students of Hawaiian, Filipino or Micronesian ancestry. Interns will be involved in various projects and serve as guides to groups of visiting K-12 students. If you meet these requirements and would like to apply for an internship, write a short essay on why a place like Cognition is important to you and/or our younger students, and submit academic transcripts to Brian Yamamoto in the Natural Science Building.