ptk event: Zero Waste--­­From Trash to Cash

Aloha kakou,

This coming Monday, April 26th, the Phi Theta Kappa honor society will host a forum titled "Zero Waste – From Trash to Cash," with a panel featuring JoAnn Yukimura, former mayor and council member; John Harder, former solid waste manager of Kauai and Maui Counties; and Pam Lightfoot-Burrell of Zero Waste Kaua'i.

Speakers will take you on a journey from the old mindset of "mining the earth, making stuff, using stuff, and throwing away stuff," a paradigm that is destroying the earth with ever increasing landfills and taxpayer costs, to a new world of "Zero Waste" where Reduce, Re­Use and Recycle will contribute jobs and businesses to the new economy. Come hear the possibilities of a Zero Waste Kauai, a future that will be more sustainable, more beautiful, and more prosperous by how we manage our "stuff."

The forum will be held on Monday, April 26th, in the Library at Kaua'i Community College from noon to 1:15 pm. The public is welcome.

See you there. If you have any questions, please contact Alan Boyes, Anne McKenna, or Jeff Mexia. A promotional flyer is below. Me ke aloha... Alan, Anne, and Jeff

Food Drive Mahalo

Aloha,

Thank you to everyone for donating to Kaua'i Food Bank during the 2010 State Employees' Food Drive.  The total amounts collected at Kaua'i Community College were 397 pounds of non-perishable food and $500.

Mahalo,

Regina Ikehara, Library Assistant

Kaua'i Community College

2010 Campus Food Drive Coordinator

245-8233

RCUH Workplace Violence Prevention Training Session at Kauai CC

RCUH will be having a Workplace Violence Prevention Training Session at Kauai CC on April 23, 2010, 8am - 12noon in the Technology Building, room 114.

All UH employees are welcome to attend.  RSVP attendance to Jocelyn Matsushima at jmatsushima@rcuh.com

Training Objectives

1.  Define workplace violence.

2.  Know the warning signals.

3.  Be aware of  trigger situations.

4.  Be familiar with Bullying and Teasing.

5.  Understand Group Dynamics.

6.  Understand the brain and how it works.

7.  Know the importance of staying connect.

8.  Know your responsibilities. 

9.  Suggestions for avoiding workplace violence.

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Annie Rellin for VCSA Earl Nishiguchi

STAR Reception Invitation

KCC Faculty and Staff,

Please join us for the 2009-2010 Kauai CC and UH Foundation hosted Donor Appreciation and Students Thanked and Recognized (STAR) Reception.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4:00pm - 6:00pm
KCC Cafeteria

Dessert items will be served.

Please RSVP by April 26 to Amy Watase, Financial Aid Office, ext. 360

KCC April 2010 Blood Drive Results

We want to share exciting news! We have exceeded our goal of 90 pints of blood. The total pints collected at the student lounge on Tuesday, April 7, 2010, was 111 pints, demolishing our previous record of 105 pints set in 1999. Of the 135 donors that walked through our doors, 24 were turned away due to medical reasons and approximately 20 were first time donors (mostly KCC students).

Since each unit of whole blood can be separated into three components, as many as 333 lives can be saved as a direct result of our efforts. The time and effort required to recruit and see the blood drive through to the end was substantial but worth it to give "the gift of life" to so many in our community.

Chancellor's Corner

Welcome Back

Our spring break closure went smoothly, and I hope you all had some well-deserved rest and relaxation!   I have several exciting things to share this week.

Successful Accreditation Visit for our Culinary Program

Please join me in saying congratulations to the Culinary Program for a very successful accreditation visit!  At the exit interview, the ACF accreditation team listed numerous strengths of the program, a few small suggestions and told us that there are NO areas of noncompliance!!!  Some, but not all, of the strengths they noted are:

• the attentiveness of our students
• the support of the community
• the quality of student-instructor interaction
• the professional demeanor of our 2nd year students
• the summer high school culinary institute
• the strong culinary team

So thanks to all of you in the Culinary Program for our hard work and dedication to your students, your profession and KCC.  And Hip, Hip Hurray to you all!!!!!!

PV Panels now generate electricity!

During spring break we were able to flip and switch and begin to generate our own power.  Our OSC panels can generate over 6% of our total power needs when conditions are optimal.  Right now we are trying to set up a display in the One Stop Center and on our website so that everyone can see just how much power we are generating real time. So soon when you come to get your mail, you can also check out our power production!

Follow-up on the Sustainable Living Institute

I want to thank you all for your great brainstorming on March 5 on our Sustainable Living Center.  I have now compiled what you all came up with and will be sending it out to you  today and put it on the website under the Chancellor's Office.  There are some really great ideas in the list!  Those of you who wanted to be on advisory team for this initiative will be meeting with me before the end of semester, so we can make sense of the brainstormed list and suggest some directions for the initiative.  At that point we'll share with the campus where we are and pull in external members to be on the team who can help us move forward in the directions we have targeted.  From having spoken to those in community, I can tell you that there is real excitement about this initiative and even the American Culinary Federation accreditation team noted that their standards are changing in the future to make sure students know about sustainability issues and learn sustainable practice.  We can be at the forefront of making Kauai economically, environmentally and socially sustainable and at the same time train our students for future employment!

New Happenings at the One Stop CenterNext time you come to get your mail at the OSC, you'll notice some improvements.

We now have a greeter at the One Stop Center one hour a week to welcome guests and help them find their way. Please welcome Joshua Iloreta who joins us from the Kapaa High School. Joshua will be greeting people on Wednesdays from 10-11 at least through the end of the DOE school year.

We have a wonderful new painting, "The Gathering Place," on permanent loan from our very own Kyungsoo Lee! It has added lots of color and light to the OSC lobby and created a warm, inviting atmosphere. Please come take a look and thank Kyungsoo when you have a chance.

Diversity Corner Display: Hokule'a Bottle Message Project

Steve Soltysik has organized a very interesting display at the Diversity Corner. Below is some information on it. Mahalo to Steve....!

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Kimo Perry
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