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Building Community at HU

Although HU has a considerable proportion of distance learning in its programs, excellent ways are provided for building connections and community among students, faculty, and staff.  One of the greatest benefits of the HU program is to be able to share time and ideas with like-minded persons.  

RESIDENCIES
During the short residencies that are required for some courses, students have an opportunity to become well acquainted and to enjoy each other's company.  Degree students get to know classmates during the orientation (ORP) course at the beginning of their first semester.  We recommend that students take one or two residencies that first semester in order to gain a sense of community. See Campus Week.

CLASSROOM PROTOCOL
In many courses students get to know one another better through lively Conference Call discussions and by participating in peer-review activities related to assignments.

CYBER-BUDDIES - Instant Messenger Chat
Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Prospective Students are reminded to join in this weekly private one-hour Instant Messenger real time Text Chat on Yahoo on Wednesdays at 11:00am Hawaii; 1:00pm Alaska; 2:00pm Pacific Time; 3:00pm Mountain; 4:00pm Central; 5:00pm Eastern; 6:00pm Atlantic; 10:00pm United Kingdom; Thursday mornings at 6:00am Japan; 7:00am South Africa. Please feel free to just drop by and say hello for a few minutes. For instructions on how to download Yahoo Instant Messenger, email co-host Kate Hunter at:  khunter1012@mac.com  Dean of Faculty, Dr. Bob Nunley and alumnus Katherine (Kate) Hunter lead a lively on-line discussion with students, faculty, and alumni.

TOWN HALL MEETING
in this annual Phone Conference meeting the entire HU community comes together for updates and discussion.