ASAO News

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.

The upheaval of the pandemic during the last two years has challenged CTAHR faculty to provide timely research-based information for students and the broader community of agricultural stakeholders. In addition, the pandemic forced agricultural farmers and business owners to adapt and transform business models to survive and thrive.

October 21st marked the date of our first-ever CTAHR Alumni & Friends golf tournament at Pearl Country Club. Cheered on by Interim Dean, Ania Wieczorek, and Distinguished Alumni, Steve Sato, twenty-five teams of CTAHR supporters took to the green to raise money to aid our CTAHR students.