{"id":196410,"date":"2024-04-26T09:19:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196410"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:23:23","slug":"hawaii-cc-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/26\/hawaii-cc-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi CC<\/abbr> Day ignites connections across community, programs"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Student Brighton Christensen cooking with other fellow culinary students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College\u2019s<\/a> annual celebration, Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College Day welcomed more than 300 attendees on April 20. The event spurred engagement with both local businesses and Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> resources, showcasing the institution\u2019s diversity and talents.<\/p>\n

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Hilton Grand Vacation Hotels booth at the Career Fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A career fair featured more than 40 local businesses that provided attendees and students a chance to explore potential careers and establish industry connections.<\/p>\n

“One of the most gratifying aspects of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College Day is seeing the excitement and engagement of our students and community members,” said Interim Chancellor Susan Kazama. “The Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Day and career fair was an incredible opportunity for students to explore diverse career paths and connect with faculty, who are also industry professionals.”<\/p>\n

The event also highlighted some of the college\u2019s academic programs. Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>\u2019s culinary program<\/a> cooked and sold meals. The auto body repair and painting program<\/a> organized a car show.<\/p>\n

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A pristine classic car displayed at the Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> Day Car Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than 300 attendees connected with local business and institutional resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[497,184,61,71],"class_list":["post-196410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-auto-body-repair-and-painting","tag-culinary","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t