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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`IAT HILO
• UH Hilo – Comprehensive University: bachelor degrees, select graduate degrees, and professional programs; emphasis on applied research; a cost effective state university in preparing professionals to enter the workforce
MISSION and ROLE
State’s comprehensive primarily baccalaureate university offering professional programs based on a liberal
arts foundation and selected graduate degrees
Commitment to meet the social, economic and workforce needs of the Big Island and the State of Hawaii
MISSION and ROLE
Gateway for Hawaii’s first generation students (68%) to receive a college degree and enter the workforce
Integrate our island’s natural and cultural learning laboratory in our teaching and research
Fall 20033,340
Enrollment
Residents2,252
Non-Residents 404
International Students 340
CAMPUS PROFILE
ENROLLMENT INCREASE
2,790
2,8742,913
3,040
3,300
2,500
2,600
2,700
2,800
2,900
3,000
3,100
3,200
3,300
3,400
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Enrollment Has Doubled Between1987 and the Present
UH Hilo Student Body by Ethnic Group, Fall 2003
Other Asian3%
American Indian/Alaska Native1.3%
Pacific Islander6.2%
Korean1.8%
Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian15.7%
Mixed Asian/Pacific Islander0.4%
Filipino5.8%
Chinese1.7%
Japanese11.6%
Hispanic1.1%Mixed Ethnic Background
13.5%
African American1.3%
Caucasian36.9%
UH Hilo’s uniqueness is captured in Hawai`i County’s social indices. Hawai`i County is the most ethnically and culturally diverse county in the United States, and is dramatically different from the other counties in the State:
• highest unemployment rate and highest percentage of persons in poverty
• Lowest per capita income and lowest median household income
• highest percentage of “ice use”
• increased rate of domestic violence
• majority of our island school population are students from families near the poverty level
58 percent of UH Hilo students, the highest percentage in the UH system, receive federal financial aid
Excellence in liberal arts, professional and agricultural programs
A vibrant college town with an enriched campus life
Leadership in studies of Hawaiian, East Asian Pacific and indigenous cultures and the tropical environment
Creating and Implementing Strategies - Strategic Plan
UH HILO IS...
Active scholarship and learning in research, internships and community service
Commitment to community development
UH HILO IS...
Creating and Implementing Strategies - Strategic Plan
UH HILO’S ULTIMATE GOALS
Recognition and promotion as the state’s comprehensive university
To achieve full capacity as a comprehensive university of 5,000 students
Priority 1: MA in Counseling Psychology $369,089 Priority 2: MA in U.S.–China Relations $151,000 Priority 3: North Hawaii Education and $202,500 Research Center
Priority 4: Critical Public Safety and $781,000 Facilities Maintenance
Priority 5: Title IX Compliance by 2008 and $925,000NCAA Requirements by 2005
FY 2004-2005 Summary of Top Priority Needs
UH HILO WOULD LIKE TO...
Priority 6: Increase Hawai`i Resident Enrollment $353,250 Priority 7: Enhance Opportunities and Increase $304,000 Increase Access to Higher Education
Priority 8: Research and Graduate Studies $397,596 Priority 9: Sustainable Business Growth and $327,000 Workforce Training
Priority 10: Critical Need for Licensed Teachers $550,000 in our Community
Total $4,360,435
FY 2004-2005 Summary of Top Priority Needs
UH HILO WOULD LIKE TO...
WHAT DOES IT COST?
To achieve full capacity as a comprehensive university, UH Hilo needs an investment of $5 million dollars.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
An investment of $5 million dollars will enable us to
Sustain the steady enrollment growth achieved over the years
Continue the increase in our research awards
Grow, develop and implement our priority PCR’s
SOURCES OF FUNDING
UH Hilo is also working on ways to help ourselves:
Assessing students a technology fee, lab fees, and field/excursion fee
Exploring a tuition fee structure
Increasing grants and awards
Increasing private fundraising