gramming to include rehabilitation counseling, middle level teaching, mathematics and science teaching, and more. We have continued to build programs to meet the needs of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students and the communities in which they live. Read about the innovative program, which began in fall 2008, working with the teachers on Ni‘ihau.
Dean Christine Sorensen
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loha and welcome to the newest edition of the University of Hawai‘i at Ma– noa College of Education magazine, Current Perspectives. You may have noticed we have a new look this year. In an effort to save on production costs and provide additional information to our readers, we have combined Current Perspectives with our COE Annual Report in one issue for the 2008–2009 academic year. We invite you to provide your comments to us about this new format. In addition, we are considering a name change for the college’s magazine to avoid confusion with another well-respected journal published by the college, Educational Perspectives. See the inside cover for directions about how to submit your ideas. We are seeking a name that reflects the history and context of the college. In this combination magazine and annual report, we hope you will find many items of interest to you as alumni and friends of the college. You will read about how we are making a number of changes in our programs and making a difference for our students and for the state. In the past year, we have opened night options for students to pursue bachelor’s degrees; we have new agreements with community colleges to help ease the transition of their students into our programs; and we have initiated a new program (Get FIT: Future in Teaching) to engage students early in exploring teaching as a career choice. We have expanded our online pro-
Our faculty, staff, alumni, and students continue to be recognized for their outstanding achievements in leadership, publications, research, evaluation, teaching, international exchanges, and partnerships with schools and other agencies. You will find some of their stories in these pages. In addition, you can read about the amazing people recognized at the 21st Annual College of Education Recognition Celebration. These outstanding awardees were selected by the COE Alumni Association and a committee from the college to be honored for their achievements in education and for making a difference for others. We hope the pictures and biographies from the event will encourage you to join us next year for another fabulous celebration. You also will find in these pages the names of those we thank for their support of the college throughout the year. Their generosity allows us to sustain and build excellence. In this issue, we pay tribute to a man whose influence will forever mark the College of Education at UH. Dr. Hubert Everly — or as he referred to himself, Everly the Educator — served the college as dean from 1956 to 1979 and was an instrumental mover and shaker for education in the state. We bid Dr. Everly, who died on May 16, 2008 at the age of ninety-three, a sad farewell. We honor him for his commitment, his dedication, and his love for the College of Education and for the people of Hawai‘i. After you read the following stories about what is happening in the college, you can peruse the information provided in the Annual Report. Mahalo for your support of the COE, and we look forward to seeing your stories in the next issue.
Christine K. Sorensen
Dean