Early College High School Conference

April 15, 8:00am - 8:00pm
West Oʻahu Campus, Campus Center Multipurpose Room, C208

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The University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu, together with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, will host the 2016 inaugural Early College High School Conference on April 15. Education leaders from around the state will contribute to the national dialogue about Early College – accelerated learning opportunities for high school students. Attendees will learn how Early College programs prepare students for college and careers through proven, research-validated instructional strategies, emerging technology, and partnerships with colleges and employers.

Conference tracks include:

- Classroom methodologies

- Designing Early College

- Measurements of Early College Effectiveness

- Resources and Academic Support

School administrators, educators, principals, counselors, college representatives, Early College leaders, school staff, advocates, and more are encouraged to attend the day long conference featuring keynote speakers Dr. Joel Vargas, vice president of Jobs for the Future, and former Hawaiʻi State Director of the Department of Industrial and Labor Relations, Dwight Takamine.

Conference registration is $25 per person. The conference is free for up to five attendees per GEAR UP eligible Intermediate School and High School. Registration at the door is $30. All Early College students get in free. Register online.

For more information, email UH West Oʻahu Director of College and Career Readiness Initiatives Garyn Tsuru at garynt@hawaii.edu or Project Director for Holomua GEAR UP Jean Javellana at jjavella@hawaii.edu.

Visit: http://www.uhwo.hawaii.edu/ekamakanihou/?p=3472 for additional information.

Event Sponsor
UHWO, Holomua GEAR UP and U.S. Department of Education Title III Pueo Scholars Grant, West Oʻahu Campus

More Information
689-2800, http://uhwoearlycollege.wix.com/conference

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Friday, April 15
8:00am	Early College High School Conference West Oʻahu Campus, Campus Center Multipurpose Room, C208
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11:30am	Ikebana Demonstration Mānoa Campus, Campus Center
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2:00pm	Past and Present Approaches to “Universality” in Buddhist Traditions Mānoa Campus, Sakamaki A-302
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2:30pm	Colloquium - Professor Katharina Heyer Mānoa Campus, Sakamaki Hall C-308
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3:30pm	Geology and Geophysics TGIF Seminar Mānoa Campus, Pacific Ocean Science and Technology (POST) 723
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5:00pm	AfterGlow West Oʻahu Campus, UHWO Courtyard
6:30pm	UH Baseball vs. Cal Poly Mānoa Campus, Les Murakami Stadium
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