UH VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: UH Mānoa celebrates graduates at hybrid fall commencement
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaLink to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/3yEfwYn
WHAT—The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa hybrid fall commencement
WHEN—Friday, December 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, December 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE—The UH Mānoa SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
WHO—Approximately 650 graduates along with families and friends
ADDITIONAL FACTS:
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Approximately 650 graduates are expected to participate in the commencement ceremony
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Each graduate is allowed to bring four guests for the in-person diploma presentation and photo session
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Each school and college is allotted a time slot, and the time slots are scheduled over two days to prevent crowding
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UH COVID-19 safety protocols are in place including receiving clearance by the LumiSight UH app and wearing face masks at all times when indoors
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The virtual commencement address keynote speaker is Hawaiʻi Department of Health Director Libby Char
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The virtual student address was delivered by Abby Kuba, the first by a student from the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business Vietnam Executive MBA program. Kuba is from Cambodia.
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This is the second hybrid commencement ceremony held at UH Mānoa since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
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More information can be found on the UH Mānoa Commencement website
Link to video and sound: https://bit.ly/3yEfwYn
VIDEO:
BROLL: (TRT - 1 minute, 12 seconds)
Assorted shots of hybrid commencement
SOUNDBITES:
Kyrillos Guirguis—UH Mānoa masters degree recipient (10 seconds)
“UH has the greatest resources I have experienced. The professors are personable, they are always there for you, email and in-person, so as long as you have that internal drive, UH will take good care of you.”
Emily Guerrero Curton—UH Mānoa law school graduate (15 seconds)
“I am a Hawaiʻi girl through and through so I am so grateful that I am here. That I went to school here from my very childhood, until after undergrad until law school and I just going to be continuing to help the people of Hawaiʻi.”