ASAO News

The annual CTAHR Ambassadors Meaningful Experience kicked off on April 27 with a community work day in front of C-More Hale. Ambassadors and additional invited students pulled weeds and trimmed up the area, getting a glimpse into how hard UHM grounds keepers must work to keep our campus so beautiful. Following their clean-up endeavors, the participants rushed off to the North Shore to enjoy an overnight stay at Camp Erdman for leadership, team building and bonding activities.

Our inaugural CTAHR Conference was held on April 11-12 at the UHM Campus Center.  Over 300 participants attended keynote sessions, workshops, trainings, and panel sessions.  Dr. Parwinder Grewal updates during the CTAHR State of the College, Mr. Karam Tascoe of Microsoft shared the latest developments on AI in Education, Dr. Marisa Wall of PBARC highlighted the importance of collaborations with CTAHR, and Dr. Amjad Ahmad spoke about his research on the Bunchy Banana Top Virus. 

Congratulations to our Summer and Spring 2024 CTAHR Graduates! On May 4, 2024 we celebrated those students who earned their undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Spring 2024 CTAHR Convocation. Our program included:

• Opening remarks from Dr. Parwinder Grewal, CTAHR Dean and Director for Research and Cooperative Extension
• A welcome message from Dr. Catherine Chan, Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
• Speeches from our CTAHR Student Marshals, Cecili Rivera (Dietetics), Mia Horn (Food Science and Human Nutrition), and Brylin Nelson (Molecular Biology and Bioengineering)
• An introduction to the CTAHR Alumni Association
• And of course the presentation of graduates!

On Friday, February 9, CTAHR and the Coalition to Stop Campus Hunger will be holding their next cooking class.  FSHN Instructor Lara Hackney will demonstrate how to create Quinoa Salad, Ratatouille Tart, and Chocolate Pudding.  Limited free cooking kits are available for CTAHR students.  Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and Friends are welcome to join.  Please register for recipes and Zoom information.

CTAHR Alumni and Friends rang in a new year of festivities on January 13th with the 2024 Kauai BBQ with the Deans. A bright and beautiful day welcomed over 90 alumni, friends and community partners to the CTAHR Kaua’i Research Station. Participants chatted with interim Dean and Director of CTAHR Ania Wieczorek, Associate Dean and Associate Director of Research Walter Bowen, Associate Dean and Associate Director of Extension Jeremy Elliott-Engel and Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs Catherine Chan to learn all about what is happening at the College.