VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Mānoa Experience gives future students sample of UH education, life
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Link to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/3uIk9Py
WHAT: The Mānoa Experience, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Preview Day, was hosted for prospective and admitted students and their families for the first time in-person in three years.
WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHO: An estimated 2,800 people attended the event, along with hundreds of UH Mānoa students, faculty and staff supporting the event and exhibits.
WHERE: UH Mānoa, the flagship campus of UH’s 10-campus system.
WHY: Prospective students and their families engaged with UH Mānoa students, faculty and staff and learned 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 were displayed along McCarthy Mall and Legacy Path featuring hands-on activities, campus tours, prizes, student performances and more.
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Attendees purchased their UH gear at the UH Bookstore and participated in a photo booth—Rainbow Warrior style.
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Current students led walking tours of the campus including the Warrior Recreation Center, an engineering research lab and the new broadcast studio facility.
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The UH Pep Band performed along McCarthy Mall.
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This was the first in-person Mānoa Experience since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UH Mānoa is consistently ranked among the top 2% globally by major higher education rankings services.
VIDEO BROLL: (1 minute, 20 seconds)
(0:00-1:20) - clips from the Manoa Experience 2022
SOUNDBITES:
Mae Green, high school senior and prospective UH student (12 seconds)
“Just to see the campus and see what the University of Hawaiʻi is all about. I also have a really close friend of mine who actually attends here, so I’m staying with her and visiting and seeing what college decision I want to make.”
Noah Whorton, prospective student who has been accepted to UH Mānoa (6 seconds)
“So I’ve just been accepted here and I wanted to come check it out to see what kind of things I could look forward to in the fall.”
McKenzie Tynanes, current UH Mānoa student in the Department of Social Sciences (12 seconds)
“They’re getting involved into the university community, checking out different departments and services that we have here on campus. So overall it’s just a big community wide event that we’re having here at UH Mānoa for everyone to be able to participate in.”