VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Prospective students, families invited to discover the Mānoa Experience
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Link to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/35oz6O0
WHAT: The Mānoa Experience, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Preview Day for prospective and admitted students and their families.
WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHO: An estimated 2,000 are expected to attend, along with hundreds of UH Mānoa students, faculty and staff staffing the event and exhibits.
WHERE: UH Mānoa, the flagship campus of UH’s 10-campus system. Check-in at Legacy Path (next to Campus Center and Andrews Amphitheater) or on the Diamond Head end of McCarthy Mall by Kennedy Theatre.
WHY: An opportunity to engage with students, faculty and staff and learn about the large variety of academic programs and campus activities while experiencing the beautiful UH Mānoa campus.
OTHER FACTS:
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More than 130 different departments and programs are available featuring hands-on activities, campus tours, prizes, student performances and more.
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Registration is required to receive an on-campus parking pass for the day of the event (via email), and an exclusive UH Mānoa tote bag at check-in.
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The Office of Admissions will be open for prospective students to check on their application status or to pay tuition deposits.
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Participants can get their UH gear at the UH Bookstore and participate in a photo booth—Rainbow Warrior style.
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For more details, visit manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/experience.
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The first in-person Mānoa Experience since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Attendees will be able to take a student-led walking tour of the campus, see the Warrior Recreation Center, an engineering research lab and experience the brand new broadcast studio facility.
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UH Mānoa is consistently ranked among the top 2% globally by major higher education rankings services.
VIDEO BROLL: (1 minute, 31 seconds)
0:00-1:31 - clips from previous years Mānoa Experience
SOUNDBITES:
Nikki Chun, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management (13 seconds)
“This is a great opportunity for prospective students because we’re going to have so many people from around the UH community here ready to talk to you, ready to greet you and ready to show you why Mānoa should be the destination for your college career.”
Chun (12 seconds)
“So I really encourage students and families to come and see what we’re about and meet our other students, meet some of our staff and faculty and imagine what life could be like if you came to Mānoa.”