ASAO News

CTAHR Alumni and Friends celebrated Arbor day in November with their 2nd annual sale at Magoon Research Station.  Mahalo for everyone's support!  Over $1800 in donations were received.

November's cooking show featured Thanksgiving themed dishes of Crispy Brussel Sprouts, Roasted Kabocha and Marshamallows, and a Mediteranean White Bean Soup.  If you'd like to catch up, the cooking show and recipes are posted on CTAHR's YouTube Channel.

In August, our CTAHR Grow with Us (GWU) Mentoring Program started its 4th annual mentoring program. The Grow with Us Program is a college and career preparation program that offers year-long mentorship to Hawai’i’s high school students. Mentors assist mentees with school projects, college applications, job preparation, and advice related to their interests. In addition, the field trips and extensive group activities provide students with hands-on experience in different career opportunities in Natural Resources, Animal Science, Food Science, and Human Nutrition. GWU partnered with CTAHR’s GENE-ius Day Program this year to increase student interest in STEM fields and career pathways.

The Academic Student Affairs Office (ASAO) is happy to announce that our Fall 2022 CTAHR Convocation will be held in-person again this fall semester! We are excited to celebrate with the Fall 2022 and Summer 2022 graduates at Kennedy Theater on December 10, 2022, at 5:00 pm HST. 

This semester’s CTAHR Convocation will include a welcome show with messages from our graduating students, a message from Interim CTAHR Dean & Director and Interim Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Ania Wieczorek, a speech from our student marshal, and more! Be sure to check out the Fall 2022 CTAHR Convocation website for more information.

CTAHR's Academic and Student Affairs Office is excited to welcome Jessica Stenstrom as our new Academic Advisor!  Here's a message from Jessica:

"Aloha, being an Academic Advisor has been my dream job so I am very honored to be a part of CTAHR and the Academic Advising team.  I am looking forward to working with everyone, especially the students because I want to help them in their academic journey."

Stop by Gilmore Hall #103 to say hi!

CTAHR's Student Ambassadors hosted our annual Fall Fair on Thursday, October 27th.  CTAHR students we're treated to a blind taste test of organic, conventional, local, and non-local foods, free ice cream, pumpkin painting, origami, Halloween button making, Fall themed trivia, and jiangzi, while also picking up free canned goods, pantry items, and produce at Grab & Go. Check out the photos on CTAHR's Flickr and vote for your favorite CTAHR student and staff costume!  Voting ends on Wednesday, November 2nd at 11:59 PM.  Don't forget to register for our next Grab and Go on Thursday, November 17 from 12:30-2:30 PM.