{"id":140155,"date":"2021-04-26T13:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T23:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=140155"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T23:24:05","slug":"solemsaas-national-community-colleges-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/26\/solemsaas-national-community-colleges-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi CC<\/abbr> chancellor elected to national community colleges board"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Rachel<\/p>\n

Rachel Solemsaas<\/strong>, chancellor of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a>, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Association of Community Colleges<\/a> (AACC<\/abbr>), the primary advocacy organization for the nation\u2019s community colleges. Solemsaas\u2019 three-year term begins July 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

“I am honored to serve in this capacity,” said Solemsaas. “It is an important time for community colleges as the nation recovers from the pandemic and seeks new ways forward to a brighter future. As national policy decisions are made and economic stimulus investments are deployed, I look forward to using this position to advocate on behalf of community college students and to represent Hawaiʻi<\/span> and the Pacific.”<\/p>\n

AACC<\/abbr> was founded in 1921 and represents nearly 1,200 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and more than 12 million students—almost half of all U.S. undergraduates.<\/p>\n

Solemsaas was one of six new board members<\/a> elected to the AACC<\/abbr> board in February. Board members are elected by Chief Executive Officers of AACC<\/abbr> member institutions.<\/p>\n

Solemsaas has previously served on the AACC<\/abbr> Commission on Workforce and Economic Development and on the National Asian Pacific Islander Council, an affiliate council of AACC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Solemsaas has served as Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Chancellor since 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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