Administration
Sakamaki C-400
2530 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96828-0450.
Tel: (808) 956-8866
Fax: (808) 956-3364
Web: www.outreach.hawaii.edu
Interim Dean: Victor N. Kobayashi
Interim Associate Dean: Peter Tanaka
General Information
The Board of Regents established Outreach College on
June 1, 1998, by the consolidation of two formerly separate units: the
College of Continuing Education and Community Service and the Office of
Summer Session. Outreach College programs include credit and noncredit
courses, concerts, lectures, and educational experiences designed for
special groups. Programs and courses are offered both on and off campus.
Outreach College is the administrative unit charged with coordinating
and administering distance learning programs of the University of
Hawai‘i , including programs delivered to university centers situated
on neighbor islands.
Mission
Outreach College provides:
1. Opportunities for adult nontraditional and part-time college students
to pursue degrees and certificates, and acts as an advocate for
nontraditional learners;
2. Programs to help professionals keep abreast of their fields, advance
in their careers, or explore new career fields;
3. Programs for lifelong learning, including education for citizenship
responsibility, cultural enrichment, personal growth;
4. Consultative services that help community, state, national, and
international problems;
5. Opportunities for both degree and non-degree students to advance towards
degrees by studying on campus during the summer and other extra-sessional
periods. Such periods provide unique opportunities for full devotion in
such study areas as archaeological and historic preservation field work;
and
6. Cultural and arts programs across the state with an emphasis on rural
communities.
Affiliations
Outreach College is affiliated with the National
University Continuing Education Association, the Association of
University Summer Sessions, the North American Association of Summer
Sessions, the Western Association of Summer Session Administrators,
Western Alliance of Arts Administrators, and Association of Performing
Arts Presenters.
Degrees and Certificates
Outreach College presently is a non-degree granting
academic unit, but delivers, in collaboration with the faculties and
colleges credit courses that may apply towards UH Manoa degrees. Summer
Sessions offer courses in the day as well as evening, primarily to serve
degree students at UH Manoa, but is open to UH system campus students,
qualified visitors from the state and abroad, and select high school
students.
Outreach College Delivery of Credit and Degree
Programs
The on-campus evening accelerated program provides
opportunities to earn a bachelor of arts degree in psychology or liberal
studies (with specialization in human relations in organizations).
Through the Manoa Outreach Program, Maui students can earn a degree,
including a bachelor of arts degree in liberal studies, and a masters
degree in business administration. On the island of Kaua‘i, students
may earn credits for the basic elementary teacher certification program
by the Department of Education and graduate credits towards a master of
education degree.
Students may also earn certificates and degrees in
such areas as public administration, educational administration, social
work, nursing, and business administration. Individuals should contact
the appropriate office for more information about these programs.
Advising
Office of Student Affairs
Krauss Hall 101
2500 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-8400
Fax: (808) 956-3752
E-mail: nhorn@outreach.hawaii.edu
Web: www.outreach.hawaii.edu
Office of Student Affairs provides support services to
non-degree undergraduate or post-baccalaureate students, visiting and
other students who enroll in courses delivered through Outreach College,
including the summer sessions. Services include orientation for evening
programs; advisement on University admissions procedures and policies,
general University policies, degree programs, course selection, and UH
system offerings; and enrollment and registration for courses delivered
by Outreach College. To meet the needs of working adults, advising
services are available by appointment in the evening and on Saturday.
New students are encouraged to attend an orientation and to see an
advisor for general information about University offerings, policies,
and procedures, as well as for assistance in selecting appropriate
courses.
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