North Hawaii News By Landry Fuller Special to West Hawaii Today | Monday, December 3, 2018, 1 a.m. Share this story Three gardens sit on the 1,200-acre educational farm near Hawi that’s open to students and adults for special visits. (LANDRY FULLER/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY) Teacher’s assistant Michael Burnett explains how the measurement of water fall effects the varying size of sweet potatoes growing on vines in his experiment. (LANDRY FULLER/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY) Stanford students spend a day harvesting uala in the garden as part of their 11-week field study course. (LANDRY FULLER/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY) Professor Peter Vitousek, born and raised on Hawaii Island, speaks with his students in a garden at Ulu Mau Puanui. (LANDRY FULLER/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY) NORTH KOHALA — For the past eight years, 20 or so Stanford University students have headed to the Big Island every other fall to spend a quarter learning … [Read more...] about Stanford students literally reap the benefits: Learn about the Hawaiian culture, aina during 11-week field course on Hawaii Island
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K-Drama Weekly Update: UH offering college course on K-pop, J-pop
Entertainment By Jeff Chung Special to West Hawaii Today | Thursday, May 17, 2018, 12:05 a.m. Share this story The first college-level course dedicated to K-pop and J-pop is available this summer at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Jayson Chun, an associate professor at UH West Oahu, will be teaching with Dr. Patrick Patterson this summer their class ASAN 464 K-pop and J-pop: Korean and Japanese Popular Music and Society. The class runs from May 21 through June 15. Learn, examine and analyze why K-pop and J-pop are popular and their cultural influences with its global appeal. I hope to sit in a class this summer or in the fall semester. For more information on signing up for class, please contact: Asian Studies Office: 956-6085 or Jayson Chun at [email protected] ADVERTISING The Good Witch Episodes 29 &30; 31 &32 Sunday, 6:30p.m.: Tae-ri’s hysteric rhetoric reaches an epic high. She pledges to put her father behind bars. Do-hee reclaims her … [Read more...] about K-Drama Weekly Update: UH offering college course on K-pop, J-pop
Professional wrestling course to return to WKU
Next fall, WKU will offer a special topics class in the popular culture studies program. The subject matter of the course, POP 399: Professional Wrestling and Popular Culture, will allow students to grapple with American pop culture in ways they haven’t before.The class will be taught by Sam Ford, a 2005 WKU graduate and adjunct instructor in the Popular Culture Studies program. During his time at WKU, Ford was an Honors student and did his thesis on professional wrestling. Ford has been a fan since he was a kid in the early 1990s, but said his interest in the sport’s scholarly potential began later on.“When I came to WKU, it was a time where we talked about the changes in the media industry,” Ford said. “I was a journalism major, and while a lot of journalism students were trying to figure out their futures, I was fascinated by pro wrestling. I was watching it build new business models and really adapt well to a digital age, so I became interested in … [Read more...] about Professional wrestling course to return to WKU
These Dreamers’ Future in America Is in Doubt. But They’re Headed to College Anyway
By Maya Rhodan 3:48 PM EDT Applying for college can be stressful for any student, but Rosa Sanchez says her immigration status has made it worse. As an undocumented immigrant brought to the United States as a child, Sanchez has been protected from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, which faces an uncertain future amid the Trump Administration’s pledges to wind it down. “I saw my classmates and they were really excited,” the 18-year-old tells TIME. “I felt like something was being taken away from me.” DACA has shielded some 700,000 undocumented immigrants, allowing them to attend school and take jobs, but DACA recipients are not eligible for federal student aid and their access to state- and college-based aid varies. Despite being a leader in her California high school and one of the top students in her class, Sanchez struggled to grapple with the idea that she may not be able to attend school because she … [Read more...] about These Dreamers’ Future in America Is in Doubt. But They’re Headed to College Anyway
5 tips for working adults returning to college
(BPT) - Most working professionals want to advance their skills, land that promotion and get a raise. However, some 36 million adults face a significant barrier to achieving their goals and aspirations: They still need to complete a significant amount of coursework in order to earn a college degree.While many of these adults have completed at least some higher education classes, the demands of family life and maintaining a career, along with a lack of financial resources, can both be forces that derail these plans.Fortunately, the pathways to earning a college degree are evolving, which means a working professional now has more affordable and efficient means to finish the coursework. With a smart strategy, a busy working professional can make that dream of earning a diploma into a reality. 1. Define your goalsSome people know exactly what they want from life and how a college degree will help them fulfill their goals. Others may have more general ambitions related to finishing the … [Read more...] about 5 tips for working adults returning to college