Office of the President
Office of the President
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Remarks and Statements by the President
2008
2007
- 12/27 Response to State Auditor’s Report
President McClain’s written response to the Systemwide Financial Audit of the University of Hawai‘i: Phase II.
- 11/19 Inauguration of Chancellor Hinshaw
President McClain’s remarks at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Centennial Celebration and Inauguration of Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw.
- 11/04 Beijing Forum
President McClain’s remarks presented to the Social Change and University Development Panel, "Island Earth and the 21st Century University."
- 10/26 Doshisha symposium
President McClain addresses the Japan-U.S. relationship involving Doshisha University and the University of Hawai‘i.
- 10/25 Neesima Lecture
President McClain receives an honorary degree and discusses "Island Societies and Globalization: Lessons from Hawai‘i and Japan"
- 09/21 Peace Day message
President McClain salutes celebrants of Hawai‘i’s first Peace Day.
- 09/05 UH Convocation remarks
President McClain addresses the university’s commitment to the next hundred years of education and leadership.
- 08/24 Supplemental Budget Recommendations
The president presented his operating and capital improvement supplemental budget recommendations to the Board of Regents at its August meeting. His May 29 memo providing guidance to campuses for the formulation of operating and CIP supplemental budgets is also posted.
- 08/18 Remarks at the UH Centennial Campaign Kickoff
In announcing the public phase of the Centennial Campaign, the president describes UH’s vision of providing students with access to higher education and timely graduation in a setting of excellence.
- 01/26 Board of Regents-related testimony PDF
President’s testimony to the state legislature about the creation of a Governor’s candidate advisory council to screen and recommend qualified candidates to the Governor for the Board of Regents.
- 01/13 Remarks at the UH Centennial Kickoff Celebration
The president assesses the university's first hundred years and outlines his focus for the future.
- 01/04 and 01/05 Legislative testimony—President’s overview PDF
The president outlines the university’s budget planning process and the needs for the coming biennium during a briefing for the House Committee on Finance and a joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Educaiton and House Committee on Higher Education.
2006
2005
- 12/30 University’s
Response to UH Manoa Audit
President McClain acknowledges that the university can improve, but disputes distortions and the general conclusion of the state Office of the Auditor’s Systemwide Financial Audit of the University of Hawai‘i System: Phase I.
- 12/19 University’s
Response to the Mauna Kea Management Audit
The university provides comments on the state Office of the Auditor’s draft Follow-up
Audit of the Managment of the Mauna Kea Science Reserve.
- 12/15 Testimony of Interim President David McClain
UH Interim President David McClain testifies at the Joint Hearings of the House and Senate Higher Education Committee.
- 12/05 Statement
Concerning UARC
Acknowledging opposition to the proposed University Affiliated Research Center from some student and faculty groups,
President McClain announces plans to hold an informational meeting for the Board of Regents in January.
- 11/28 Letter to the UH Ohana on the Presidential Search
Stating he can't make
a full-term, seven-year commitment to UH, Interim President
McClain announces that he will not actively pursue the UH presidency.
- 09/13 2005 Convocation awards ceremony speech
Interim President McClain’s remarks at the Convocation Ceremony at Orvis Auditorium on the Manoa campus.
- 08/29 News conference on campus security
Interim President McClain affirms UH as a rape free zone and praises chancellors for exceeding his call to dedicate a porion of new resources to enhanced
security at the system’s 10 campuses.
- 08/25 Remarks to the Aloha Stadium Authority
As interim UH president and a season ticket holder for Warrior football, David McClain called on the authority to follow the example of universities across the country and ban the sale of alcohol at Aloha Stadium.
- 07/09
Update on UH activities in Kaka‘ako
Interim President McClain describes the university’s plan to pay for operation
of new medical school facilities and development of an expanded Cancer Research
Center in Pacific Business News
- 05/15 Statement
on conultation concerning UARC
Interim President David McClain issued a statement about consultation concerning
a University Affiliated Research Center at UH Manoa.
2004
- 09/14 2004 Awards
Convocation remarks
In his first formal address to the University of Hawai‘i System since being named acting president, David McClain discusses one student’s transformation, the university’s contributions to state needs, a "re-sized" budget request and the challenge of turning a good university into a great institution.