UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`IAT HILO

• UH Hilo – Comprehensive University: bachelor degrees, select graduate degrees, and professional programs; emphasis on applied research; a cost effective state university in preparing professionals to enter the workforce

MISSION and ROLE

State’s comprehensive primarily baccalaureate university offering professional programs based on a liberal

arts foundation and selected graduate degrees

Commitment to meet the social, economic and workforce needs of the Big Island and the State of Hawaii

MISSION and ROLE

Gateway for Hawaii’s first generation students (68%) to receive a college degree and enter the workforce

Integrate our island’s natural and cultural learning laboratory in our teaching and research

Fall 20033,340

Enrollment

Residents2,252

Non-Residents 404

International Students 340

CAMPUS PROFILE

ENROLLMENT INCREASE

2,790

2,8742,913

3,040

3,300

2,500

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Enrollment Has Doubled Between1987 and the Present

UH Hilo Student Body by Ethnic Group, Fall 2003

Other Asian3%

American Indian/Alaska Native1.3%

Pacific Islander6.2%

Korean1.8%

Hawaiian/Part Hawaiian15.7%

Mixed Asian/Pacific Islander0.4%

Filipino5.8%

Chinese1.7%

Japanese11.6%

Hispanic1.1%Mixed Ethnic Background

13.5%

African American1.3%

Caucasian36.9%

UH Hilo’s uniqueness is captured in Hawai`i County’s social indices. Hawai`i County is the most ethnically and culturally diverse county in the United States, and is dramatically different from the other counties in the State:

• highest unemployment rate and highest percentage of persons in poverty

• Lowest per capita income and lowest median household income

• highest percentage of “ice use”

• increased rate of domestic violence

• majority of our island school population are students from families near the poverty level

58 percent of UH Hilo students, the highest percentage in the UH system, receive federal financial aid

Excellence in liberal arts, professional and agricultural programs

A vibrant college town with an enriched campus life

Leadership in studies of Hawaiian, East Asian Pacific and indigenous cultures and the tropical environment

Creating and Implementing Strategies - Strategic Plan

UH HILO IS...

Active scholarship and learning in research, internships and community service

Commitment to community development

UH HILO IS...

Creating and Implementing Strategies - Strategic Plan

UH HILO’S ULTIMATE GOALS

Recognition and promotion as the state’s comprehensive university

To achieve full capacity as a comprehensive university of 5,000 students

Build Infrastructure

Continue Growth and Development

UH HILO WOULD LIKE TO...

   

Priority 1: MA in Counseling Psychology $369,089 Priority 2: MA in U.S.–China Relations $151,000 Priority 3: North Hawaii Education and $202,500  Research Center

Priority 4: Critical Public Safety and $781,000  Facilities Maintenance

Priority 5: Title IX Compliance by 2008 and $925,000NCAA Requirements by 2005

FY 2004-2005 Summary of Top Priority Needs

UH HILO WOULD LIKE TO...

  

Priority 6: Increase Hawai`i Resident Enrollment $353,250 Priority 7: Enhance Opportunities and Increase $304,000  Increase Access to Higher Education

Priority 8: Research and Graduate Studies $397,596 Priority 9: Sustainable Business Growth and $327,000  Workforce Training

Priority 10: Critical Need for Licensed Teachers $550,000  in our Community

Total $4,360,435

FY 2004-2005 Summary of Top Priority Needs

UH HILO WOULD LIKE TO...

WHAT DOES IT COST?

To achieve full capacity as a comprehensive university, UH Hilo needs an investment of $5 million dollars.

WHAT DOES IT COST?

An investment of $5 million dollars will enable us to

Sustain the steady enrollment growth achieved over the years

Continue the increase in our research awards

Grow, develop and implement our priority PCR’s

SOURCES OF FUNDING

UH Hilo is also working on ways to help ourselves:

Assessing students a technology fee, lab fees, and field/excursion fee

Exploring a tuition fee structure

Increasing grants and awards

Increasing private fundraising