GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE MAKES A SURPRISE VISIT TO CHAMINADE

Governor Linda Lingle spoke to Chaminade graduate students on campus last night thanks to Dr. Larry Price, graduate professor in Human Resources and Management. Dr. Price had invited Gov. Lingle to speak to his Managerial Negotiation Class (MBA 707) without telling his students. Students said they were stunned and yet very honored at her unexpected visit.They also appreciated her candor in sharing with them her experiences.

The Governor spoke specifically on the challenges she faced in labor negotiations. Lingle said when she came to office, there were five major unions that she had to deal with. Her first response to any negotiations is to get to know the parties in an effort to understand their needs. Though she is not directly involved with negotiations, she does set parameters for those negotiations. The Governor stayed overtime to answer student questions.

SERVICE LEARNING IN EDUCATION GETS FACULTY NATIONAL ATTENTION
Wayne M. Tanna, professor of accounting presented a paper and a workshop on Community Partnerships and Service-Learning at the National Association of Experiential Education in Minneapolis MN recently. The mid- October presentation addressed action research and practical strategies that can better prepare students for the diversity of people and issues they encounter when engaging in service-learning projects that reach out to homeless, low income and immigrant populations in their community.The presentation also featured the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic project, a community partnership that has been established between the business program at Chaminade, Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Catholic Charities and the Internal Revenue Service. This partnership over the last five years has helped to put over $500,000 into the pockets of the homeless and working poor on Oahu. The partnership has received over $150,000 in grants from the IRS and HUD to assist in providing these services over the past four years.

Wayne, Koreen Schroeder, and Michael Fassiotto have also been invited to present another workshop on service-learning projects dealing with individuals with developmental disabilities at the 2004 American Association of Colleges and Universities annual conference in April of next year in Chicago IL.

Wayne Tanna’s article on Diversity and Higher Education: Three Generations, Brown, Bakke and Grutter, has been accepted for publication by the Academic Exchange Quarterly.

WANT TO WRITE FOR TV AND THE MOVIES?
Chaminade's Communication Club is sponsoring a free screen writing workshop for anyone interested in learning the craft this Saturday, November 8, 2003, from 9:00am to 2:00pm in the Audio Visual Room of Henry Hall .Robert Olague, a screenwriter, film consultant, and independent producer in Hawaii and Hollywood, will be teaching.The workshop is a crash course in screen writing, story ideas, and movie concepts. It will enable budding scriptwriters to define characters, develop plots, structure stories and gather information to construct and translate it into outline form.
Everyone attending the workshop will receive a free ticket to a special session of the Hawaii International Film Festival.This special session, jointly sponsored by HIFF and the Hawaii Screenwriters Association, will give attendees a chance to meet writer/producers Angelo Pizzo and John Castro.

To sign up for the Chaminade workshop, call the Communication Department at 735-4727.

FREE GRANTWRITING WORKSHOP:REGISTER BY FRIDAY

The Chaminade University Office of Sponsored Research will be
hosting a free grant-writing workshop,sponsored by the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biologists (FASEB),December
4-5,2003, and invites you to participate! The 2-day workshop will run from 8:00am to 5:00pm (all day) both days.

Please register by Friday, November 7, 2003, as FASEB requires the
registration forms prior to the event. You may FAX the forms to at 735-4891 (Sullivan Library). OR contact Ellen Shimakawa, Ph.D.Project Director, McNair Scholars, EARDA Programs Office of Sponsored Research at Chaminade University 735-4803 (V) for information.

The workshop will concentrate on biomedical and behavioral
research grant proposals, but basic and practical advice on
grant-writing in general will also be provided. In addition to the items listed on the agenda (at the web site) with a mock peer review organized by program staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be conducted.