Fellows mentioned in this story: Erika Lacro

From University of Hawai‘i News:

The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges celebrated their 60th anniversary at the annual Hawaiʻi Student Success Institute (HISSI). Since its inception in 1964, the UH Community Colleges have served as an affordable, open-door system providing high quality education to more than 23,000 students annually.

This year’s HISSI theme, Building Dreams, Strengthening Communities: 60 Years of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges, celebrated and recognized the positive impact the community colleges have had in their local communities and the state. The system has grown to include seven college campuses, three university centers and five education centers located on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi.

“We are so proud of everything that the Community Colleges have accomplished over the last 60 years,” said Erika Lacro, vice president for community colleges. “Our campuses have garnered respect and national recognition for their innovative approaches to attracting, retaining and graduating students, which has resulted in an unprecedented surge in enrollment and graduation rates. As we continue to meet the diverse and changing needs of our society for in-demand, living wage jobs, our campuses fulfill a vital function within our system of higher education to provide affordable access to education in the state.”

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