The completion of this semester, your degree, and this journey came with challenges none of us would have expected. However, you persevered. You overcame. You did not give up.
People will look back on your class as among the strongest and most resilient ever. We are all so proud of you.
Below are links to messages compiled to honor you and your accomplishments. Our hope and expectation is that your experience at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, both in and out of the classroom, will continue to support you as you transition into the next chapter of your life.
Spring 2020 Program
A PDF copy of the printed program with candidate names is available. Friends and family of graduates may request a printed copy by emailing graduate@hawaii.edu after June 1st.
College of Arts and Humanities
Academy of Creative Media
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 4:00pm
Live Stream>>
(bbiggs@hawaii.edu)
College of Arts and Humanities
Theatre and Dance
Friday, May 8, 2020 at Noon
For more information contactMarkus Wessendorf (wessendo@hawaii.edu)
College of Education
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:00pm
Live Stream:
Twitch
Facebook
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Aaron Levine (alevine@hawaii.edu)
College of Engineering
Friday, May 15 at 5:00pm
LIVE STREAM>>
Kimberly Perez Hults (hults@hawaii.edu)
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
For more information contactJulio Rodriguez (cltmanoa@hawaii.edu)
College of Natural Sciences
Information and Computer Sciences
For more information contactScott Robertson (scottpr@hawaii.edu)
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:00pm
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Mandy Chen (mchen22@hawaii.edu)
Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 5:30pm
Flyer>>
LIVE STREAM>>
hshk@hawaii.edu
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 9:30am
Live Stream: iTunesU
YouTube
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Melia Young (meliay@hawaii.edu)
Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
Dept of Social Work
BSW/MSW/PhD Students
Friday, May 15, 2020
Kihei Ceremony: 4:30 pm
Convocation: 6 pm
Mari Ono (mariono@hawaii.edu)
Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
Office of Public Health Studies
Graduate students
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 3:00pm
Undergraduate students
Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 10:00am
Michelle Tagorda (tagordam@hawaii.edu)
School of Architecture
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
For more information contactJune Lee (junefl@hawaii.edu)
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
BS Nursing Graduate Video
MS, DNP and PhD Nursing Video
BS Dental Hygiene Video
Carlyn Minster (carlynli@hawaii.edu)
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 9:00am
Live Stream >>
Heather Saito (soestsas@hawaii.edu)
Shidler College of Business
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 3 p.m.
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School of Travel Industry Management
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 4:00pm
For more information contacttiminfo@hawaii.edu
Join Us At The Next Ceremony
Students who would have walked in this semester’s ceremony, can participate in a future in-person commencement. The registration site for the December 19, 2020 Commencement Exercises will open in mid-September.
2020 Mid-Year Commencement Excercise
Saturday, December 19, 2020
110th Annual Commencement Exercises
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Updates to Graduates
May 18, 2020
Congratulations! You made it! The completion of this semester, your degree, and this journey came with challenges none of us would have expected. However, you persevered. You overcame. You did not give up.
Read More>>May 8, 2020
As we enter finals week, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on completing not only your degree but probably the most difficult semester of your college career. We are saddened and disappointed that this was not the end we had hoped and planned for. Nevertheless, we would like to celebrate your accomplishments.
Read More>>May 4, 2020
We are assessing the situation and possibilities to recognize you for reaching this milestone. Depending on the COVID-19 guidelines, we are planning graduation ceremonies on Saturday, December 19, 2020. This is a tentative plan and may be altered depending on federal and state regulations in the fall.
Read More>>April 6, 2020
We are committed to finding a way to honor and celebrate your achievements, even if it cannot be at the May ceremonies as we had planned. If an earlier ceremony is not possible, we will make arrangements for you to celebrate with your fellow May graduates at an expanded December 19th ceremony. Stay tuned for more details on that.
Read More>>March 19, 2020
This morning, University of Hawai‘i President David Lassner made the important announcement: “After discussions with leadership at the campuses and system level, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all traditional commencement ceremonies at UH’s 10 campuses.”
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