What’s up this week @Mānoa – February 20, 2023

Gov. Josh Green with the UH One Health team at the proclamation signing.

February 20, 2023

Important Dates

UH News

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Resources

Visit the Student Success website for a complete list of resources available to support wellness and academic needs including mental health services, academic advising, tutoring, veteran services, campus employment, career planning and more.

Events

Campus Center and Student Life

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Arts and Culture

View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events

Academic

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Community

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Athletics

  • Women’s Basketball
    • vs CSU Bakersfield • Monday, February 20 • 2:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
  • Men’s Volleyball
    • vs LIU • Wednesday, February 22 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
    • vs LIU • Friday, February 24 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
  • Women’s Beach Volleyball – Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic
    • vs Saint Mary’s • Thursday, February 23 • 9:00am • Queen’s Beach
    • vs Stanford • Thursday, February 23 • 12:45pm • Queen’s Beach
    • vs Stephen F. Austin • Friday, February 24 • 9:00am • Queen’s Beach
    • vs UCLA • Friday, February 24 • 12:45pm • Queen’s Beach
    • Quarterfinal • Saturday, February 25 • 9:00am • Queen’s Beach
    • Semifinal #1 • Saturday, February 25 • 10:15am • Queen’s Beach
    • Semifinal #2 • Saturday, February 25 • 11:30am • Queen’s Beach
    • Third-Place • Saturday, February 25 • 12:45pm • Queen’s Beach
    • Finals • Saturday, February 25 • 2:00pm • Queen’s Beach
  • Men’s Basketball
    • vs UC Riverside • Thursday, February 23 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
    • vs UC Irvine • Saturday, February 25 • 5:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
  • Softball – Bank of Hawaii Invitational
    • vs Marist • Friday, February 24 • 6:00pm • Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
    • vs Seattle U • Saturday, February 25 • 3:00pm • Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
    • vs Marist • Saturday, February 25 • 5:00pm • Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium
    • vs St. Bonaventure • Sunday, February 26 • 4:00pm • Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium

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Mānoa Opportunities

Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund (CSSVF)

The Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund is a venture capital fund for early-stage University of Hawaiʻi-affiliated companies. As a student-run program, CSSVF enables students to become investor and scout for and invest in real companies. CSSVF also provides up to $5000 to those seeking funding for their University of Hawaiʻi-affiliated start-up. Apply now to serve as a Student Director, or apply by February 24 for the Spring 2023 funding cycle.

Join the Mānoa Peer Advisor (MPA) Program!

The MPA Program is looking for motivated, high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students to become student advisors, serve their peers, and represent UH Mānoa. Benefits to joining the program include: developing leadership skills, learning how to advise students in an academic setting, engaging in collaborative opportunities, becoming more familiar with the UH Mānoa campus, making new friends in the program and networking with professional advisors, training will take place during Summer Session I, and you can earn up to $6,000 per year. Apply before the Wednesday, March 1, 2023 deadline!

Project Funding for Undergraduate Students ($5,000–$10,000)

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) coordinates and promotes research and creative work opportunities for UH Mānoa undergraduate students in all disciplines. UROP invites students conducting or planning to conduct faculty-mentored research or creative work to submit a proposal for Project Funding, which provides funds to cover materials, supplies, travel, hourly stipend, and other project-related costs. The Spring 2023 deadline is 5:00 PM, March 3rd. Register to attend information sessions to learn more and click here to learn about other opportunities offered by UROP!

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (FY 2023)

The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship funds doctoral students to engage in dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Please visit the Fulbright-Hays DDRA website and Federal Register Notice for application, eligibility, and process details. If awarded, students must have obtained doctoral candidacy and have an approved Form II in order to accept the award. The UH Mānoa deadline for all materials is March 5, 2023. Prospective applicants must contact Kristen Connors in Graduate Division at connorsk@hawaii.edu.

Design the Catalog Cover Contest

Students: You can win $500 by designing the next Mānoa Catalog cover. Create a visually exciting catalog design and main graphic for the annual general catalog for University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Prepare “working” drafts of the design for approval by the Catalog Committee. Payment of $500 will be sent upon completion of the project for the final design. Submissions will be reviewed by the Mānoa Catalog Committee and they will notify a finalist to submit final files. All final submissions will become the property of the Mānoa Catalog Office. The deadline to submit entries is Monday, March 6 by 4:00pm.

ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships

The American Council of Learned Societies Leading Edge Fellowship program is accepting applications from recent PhDs across all fields in humanities and humanistic social sciences who will have conferred degrees between September 1, 2018 and September 1, 2023. The program partners fellows with organizations for two years to advance equity, justice, and inclusive excellence in their initiatives. Benefits include an annual stipend starting at $60,000, health insurance, and professional development funding. Deadline to apply is March 15, 2023.

Entering Research & Creative Work (ERC) Funding for Undergraduate Students ($1,500–$3,000)

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) coordinates and promotes research and creative work opportunities for UH Mānoa undergraduate students in all disciplines. ERC funding is intended for students early in their academic careers, with little to no research or creative work experience, to get introduced to and explore research and creative work with a faculty mentor. UROP provides up to $1500 per semester and up to $3000 for two consecutive semesters. The Spring 2023 application deadline is 5:00 PM, April 20th. Register to attend information sessions to learn more and click here to learn about other opportunities offered by UROP!

ACUW Scholarships 2023–2024

The Associated Chinese University Women awards $2,500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible, you must be a first-time recipient, have a minimum GPA of 3.60, and be a person of Chinese ancestry or interested in Chinese culture.  Please visit the scholarship website for full details on eligibility and how to apply. Deadline is April 21, 2023.

Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs

The new student housing facility, across the street from the UH Mānoa campus, is accepting leasing applications for Fall 2023. Open to ALL MAJORS, RISE presents a new way for makers and doers to connect, collaborate, and innovate within an integrated living/learning community. Student residents will enjoy not only a brand-new housing community, but proximity to the wealth of programs offered by PACE that will be centered in the classroom, recording studio, makerspaces, meeting rooms, co-working spaces on the floors right below. Learn more at rise.hawaii.edu.

Presentation Funding for Undergraduate Students ($2000–$5000)

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) coordinates and promotes research and creative work opportunities for UH Mānoa undergraduate students in all disciplines. UROP invites students who are conducting or have conducted faculty-mentored research or creative work to submit a proposal for Presentation Funding, which provides funds to present their project or work at a local, national, or international conference/event, either in-person or virtually. UROP strongly encourages interested students to apply three months prior to the event. Register to attend information sessions to learn more and click here to learn about other opportunities offered by UROP!

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