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FEATURE Semester Checklist
‘Reminders as the semester begins to ensure student success!
BY MIKAELA BRIONES
Now that the semester has begun, here are a few reminders:
☐ Register!
☐ Check your UH email
Last semester, our campus held presentations for potential Vice Chancellor for Student A airs (VCSA) candidates. Our student body recently were informed that our new VCSA is DeEtte Uwono. Our sta had the opportunity to contact our new VCSA DeEtte to get to know her and introduce her to our campus.
Q: What was your favorite thing you did this summer?
A: Spending time with my daughter at her volleyball tournament and spending time with my family at my son’s baseball tournament.
Q: When you think of success for our campus, how do you envision it?
A: Students back on campus with lots of in-person activities and opportunities to meet each other.
Q: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you bring with you?
A: I would bring 3 people who can do di erent things that I cannot do (build things, have knowledge about the di erent plants you can eat, good navigation skills, flexible and a sense of humor). I hope they bring 3 “essential” things.
Q: What is your favorite restaurant on the island?
A: Alan Wong’s. I’m putting it out there in the universe that he opens up another restaurant.
Q: What are you most looking forward to with this position?
A: Working with the students.
Don’t forget to register, as you transition from summer, registration will still be open. From Aug. 21 - 29, registration will still be available, just keep in mind that for first time registration there may be a late registration fee. But if you need to change your classes, you have until then.
☐ Get your ID
Every semester you can renew your UH ID. For our in person students, feel free to stop by Student Services on the first floor of C Building - Campus Center. There, you can take a new photo and get it validated. For those who can’t make it to campus or for our distance learning students, there is an online form where you can fill out an application for a new ID and our campus will mail it to you. Visit the website here: westoahu.hawaii.edu/admissions/id-card-steps
For returning students: please note that you can do this every semester to keep your ID updated.
As a college student, it is important to stay up to day with your emails. Professors and instructors will be contacting you via your UH email with first steps as the semester begins. It can get overwhelming if your inbox has so many emails that aren’t open. It’s suggested that you stay ahead of it to ensure success!
☐ Visit the Campus
For our in person students, take some time to familiarize yourself with our campus. Our campus is still fairly new and is open to all our students. By taking advantage of this, you can walk around campus, identify where any of your in person classes may be and maybe even find a good study spot.
☐ Follow our Social Media
Our campus loves to stay connected with our students. Many of our campus entities and organizations have an Instagram account where they share updates for our UH West O‘ahu students. As we know emails can get lost throughout the semester, so we do our best to keep you connected the best we can. Follow @uhwestoahu (and @thehootnews) on Instagram for regular updates and announcements. In addition, @uhwestoahu also follows many of our other campus accounts so be sure to check that out to see who else to follow!
Have a great semester Pueo! You can find more information regarding all reminders here: westoahu.hawaii.edu
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