Aloha, KCC ‘ohana,

The 2024 Hawai‘i Student Success Institute (HISSI) is scheduled for Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Hawai‘i Convention Center and is open to administrators, faculty and staff from all areas of the University of Hawai’i Community Colleges.

This year’s theme, Building Dreams, Strengthening Communities: 60 Years of Hawai‘i Community Colleges, celebrates our 60th anniversary and recognizes the positive impact we have had in our local communities and the state. With this focus in mind, 2024 HISSI is open to a variety of presentations that will appeal to the broad sectors of the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. Target audiences include: executives/managers, faculty/lecturers, APT (Administrative, Professional and Technical), Civil Service (white and blue collar), and others.

Please click this link to submit a presentation proposal. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 BY 4:30PM

If you are interested in leading a cross-campus discipline, program, employee group or special topic discussion (e.g., OER, English, Financial Aid), please complete the proposal form with your contact information.

  • Presentations will be 50 minutes or 75 minutes in length. Total time includes question and answer period.

  • Presenters should anticipate an audience size of about 40 participants.

  • Priority consideration for presentations that: 1) include interactive components, engaging activities, and audience participation, 2) trending topics, and 3) topics to appeal to target audiences.

  • All presenters must be registered for the 2024 Hawaiʻi Student Success Institute.

  • Proposals will be reviewed and presenters will be notified of selection and assigned time slots via email by Friday, January 26, 2024.

If you have any questions regarding the proposal process or need assistance, please contact Kawehi Sellers, Darsh Davé or Shannon Sakaue, your KCC planning committee representatives.

HISSI is our annual opportunity to strengthen our UHCC community by sharing ideas, best practices, and experiences. Please consider submitting a proposal for 2024 HISSI!