The Family Education Training Center of Hawai'i will be starting another 12-week course that helps parents develop new skills and attitudes for raising children.

The discussion-style workshop will help parents develop skills to deal with common parenting issues, from encouraging children to do well in school to conflict resolution to positive discipline.

The program, headed by University of Hawai'i professor Mary Martini, teaches the Adlerian system, which advocates a democratic approach to family management based on the concept of mutual parent-child respect. Children and teens are also encouraged to participate and will learn communication skills, cooperation skills, conflict resolution and respect.

The course will be held every Friday from 5:30 to 8:15 p.m., starting Sept. 12 through Dec. 5. It will be at Miller Hall, Room 101, on the UH-Manoa campus.

For more information, call 956-2248, e-mail inquiry@fet ch.org or visit efetch.org.

KCC AWARDED CAREGIVING GRANT

Kapi'olani Community College will expand its gerontology program with a new grant.

The award of up to $25,000 from the 2008 Community College Caregiver Training Initiative of the International Longevity Center's Caregiving Project for Older Americans will expand training for entry-level paraprofessionals. Eleven other schools also received grants aimed to beef up training for caregivers.

"We hope this initiative continues to highlight the important role community colleges can play in training our nation's professional and family caregivers," said Dr. Kenneth Knapp, project manager for the Caregiving Project.

For more information, go to www.ilcusa.org.

HILO PHARMACY SCHOOL GETS BOOST

The University of Hawai'i-Hilo College of Pharmacy will offer new opportunities for rural students to study pharmacy under a $766,363 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

The grant will help create a science program for pre-pharmacy students who live in rural and remote areas of Hawai'i and the Pacific region. The new program broadens accessibility by funding up to 20 Pacific rim students to be trained through a combination of online and on-campus courses through UH-Hilo.

Students will benefit through mentorship, guidance and tutorial programs, said Pharmacy Dean John Pezzuto.

The grant also will help the college establish an accredited continuing education program to provide healthcare professionals with information for drug development, clinical pharmacy practice and pharmacotherapy.

MANOA BUSINESS PROGRAM IS 19TH

The undergraduate program at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Shidler College of Business was ranked 19th in International Business in the recent U.S. News & World Report annual survey of best business schools.

The list also included such top business schools as the University of California at Berkeley, University of Michigan, New York University and University of Pennsylvania. Of the public schools on the list, Shidler College of Business ranked 13th.

The college's undergraduate program in international business has been consistently ranked in the top 25 of the U.S. News & World Report of Best Colleges for the past decade.

For more information, visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu.