March 20, 2023
Important Dates
- March 21: Mānoa Career Center Cover Letter and Resume Virtual Session
- March 23: Mānoa Career Center Interview Virtual Workshop
- March 24: Taste of Mānoa
- March 27: Prince Kuhio Day
UH News
- UH Mānoa student fights for gender equity in Title IX lawsuit (Live on Monday, March 20 @ 7 a.m.)
- HealthCAST celebrates 10 years of nursing, theatre collaboration
- Shidler alumna and her ‘inspirational’ father behind success of L&L Hawaiian Barbeque
- ’Bows fall to LSU in NCAA Tournament
Read more UH News stories
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.
Mānoa Opportunities
Become a Rainbow Warrior (NRW) Peer Leader!
New Student Orientation and Ānuenue Connection Program is recruiting UHMazing students to serve as New Rainbow Warrior (NRW) Peer Leaders! NRW Peer Leaders will: serve as a point-of-connection to new incoming UH Mānoa students (first-year and transfer); facilitate small/large group interactions, develop workshops and coordinate events; develop skills in areas such as leadership, mentorship, event planning and communication; Have the opportunity to network and connect with on-campus offices and resources; Receive a stipend pay (distributed throughout commitment term) Term of commitment is from Summer 2023 to May 2024. To apply, visit https://manoa.hawaii.edu/welinamanoa/. Application will be available on Friday, March 10th at 8:00am HST. Deadline to apply is Friday, March 31st at 4:00pm HST. For more information or if you have any questions, email uhmnso@hawaii.edu.
Scholarship for Nutritional Research
The Roth-Vegetarian Endowed Scholarship assists students who are studying nutrition or are engaged in study or research directly related to fostering vegetarian nutritional habits and practices. Preference will be given to graduate students, however, undergraduate seniors may also apply. Candidates must be a practicing vegetarian. Award is for the 2023–2024 school year. Application is available via the STAR Scholarship site using keyword “Roth”. Deadline is April 5, 2023.
Scholarship for NEW Graduate Students
Samvid Scholars is a merit-based scholarship and leadership program for changemakers. Funding is available upwards of $50,000/year for two years of graduate study. Must be an incoming first-year graduate student for the 2023–2024 academic year pursuing full-time enrollment for 2 years or longer at a U.S. institution for a MD, MBA, JD, MPP/MPA, MPH, or MS/MA in the social sciences or STEM. Deadline to apply is April 9, 2023.
AAUW Honolulu Career and Leadership Development Grant
The American Association of University Women – Honolulu Branch offers grants up to $4,000 to female graduate students and early career academics to enhance and improve their careers, and share research at conferences. Funds may be used for travel, registration fees, transportation, professional development activities, and more. Deadline is April 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 learn about other opportunities offered by UROP!
Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program
The Department of Energy’s Office (DOE) of Science Graduate Student Research Program is accepting applications from Ph.D. students in qualified fields. Support is provided for students to conduct part of their graduate research at a DOE national laboratory/facility in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for 3 to 12 months. Benefits include a living stipend and inbound and outbound transportation. Deadline to apply is May 3, 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 learn about other opportunities offered by UROP!
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Training: Navigating USAJOBS and Writing Your Federal Resume
Tuesday, March 21 • 9:00am–12:00pm • Online - East-West Toastmasters Leadership/Public Speaking Club Meeting
Tuesday, March 21 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Hemenway Hall 215 and Online - Resume & Cover Letter: Market Yourself on Paper
Tuesday, March 21 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Online - Talk Story with Tech Professionals
Tuesday, March 21 • 4:30pm–6:30pm • University Lab School Multipurpose Room - Harbors Vintage Pop-Up
Wednesday, March 22 • 10:00am–3:00pm • Campus Center - Crafts & Trivia Night
Wednesday, March 22 • 4:30pm • Dean Hall 6 - Lunchbreak Mindfulness Series: The Spring Refresh
Thursday, March 23 • 11:30am–12:30pm • Online - Yoga for Stress Relief: All Levels Yoga Class
Thursday, March 23 • 1:30pm–2:30pm • Kuykendall 106 - 14 Things You Should Know About the Interview
Thursday, March 23 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Online - Going Places and Getting Hired: Be the Internal Referral for Your Dream Job!
Friday, March 24 • 11:30am–12:30pm • QLCSS 412 and Online - CCBAC’s Taste of Mānoa: Garden Party
Friday, March 24 • Pre-Sale Tickets end Thursday, March 23 • 5:00pm–7:30pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Bookstore Monthly Sale: March
Now through Friday, March 31 • Mānoa Bookstore
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Study Abroad Informational Meetings
- Semester in Paris, France
Tuesday, March 21 • 10:00am–11:00am • Online - Semester in Adelaide, Australia
Tuesday, March 21 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Online
View all Study Abroad events
Arts and Culture
- Tom Lee’s Tomte
Saturday, March 25 • 7:30pm–9:30pm • Art Auditorium - ʻAi Pōhaku, Stone Eaters
Ends Sunday, March 26 • Art Building, Art Gallery - East-West Center Gallery Exhibition: In the Folds
Now through Sunday, April 16 • East-West Center Gallery - Ukrainian Folk Costumes Display
Now through Sunday, April 16 • East-West Center Gallery
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals Melissa Murray Residency
Monday, March 20 – Friday, March 24 • UH Mānoa Law School - Ulu Lehua Scholars Program Information Session
Tuesday, March 21 • 5:30pm–6:30pm • Online - Law School Admissions Zoom Information Session
Wednesday, March 22 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - Student Voices on Chinese Philosophy
Wednesday, March 22 • 1:30pm • Online - The Gap Year
Wednesday, March 22 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Informational Webinar: Speech Pathology and Audiology Prerequisite Program
Thursday, March 23 • 12:00pm–12:45pm • Online - 16th APLPJ Symposium: Unpacking the Compacts of Free Association
Thursday, March 23 at 4:30pm • Saturday, March 25 at 8:00am • Sunday, March 26 at 8:30am • Law School Classroom 2 - Sixth Annual First Year Writing Symposium
Saturday, March 25 • 9:00am–3:00pm • Online - Virtual Writing Room
Every Tuesday from 9:30am–11:30am • Every Thursday from 1:30pm–3:30pm • Online
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Community
- Buddhism Lecture
Tuesday, March 21 • 6:30pm–7:30pm • Watanabe Hall 112 and Online - ‘Artificial Intelligence’ for Flow Control and Data Analysis
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/ore/event/seminar_230322/
Wednesday, March 22 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • Online - Public Talk: Dr. Nicole Tami, Finalist for Asst. Provost, Global Engagement
Wednesday, March 22 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • Hamilton Library 306 - Brown Bag Biography with Shawna Yang Ryan
Thursday, March 23 • 12:00pm–1:15pm • Kuykendall 410 - Mōkiha: Restoring Water and Prosperity in Hawaiʻi’s Communities
Thursday, March 23 • 12:30pm–1:30pm • Online - The Thompson Connections Speaker Series through The Chin Sik & Hyun Sook Chung
Thursday, March 23 • 1:00pm–2:00pm • Online - Mona Hanna-Attisha: What the Eyes Don’t See
Thursday, March 23 • 6:30pm–8:00pm • Orvis Auditorium - Envisioning Water Security and Resilience in the Pacific: Lessons from Integrated Ridge to Reef Studies in American Samoa
Friday, March 24 • 2:00pm • Online - Restoring Health Equity In Hawaiʻi – Participate in Health Disparities Research
Wednesday, March 1 – Friday, March 31 • Life Sciences Building 227
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Athletics
- Men’s Tennis
- vs Washington • Tuesday, March 21 • 1:00pm • UH Tennis Complex
- Women’s Tennis
- vs CSUN • Thursday, March 23 • 2:30pm • UH Tennis Complex
- vs UC Santa Barbara • Saturday, March 25 • 11:00am • UH Tennis Complex
- Women’s Water Polo
- vs Long Beach State • Thursday, March 23 • 6:00pm • Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex
- vs California • Saturday, March 25 • 6:00pm • Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex
- Baseball vs Tulane
- Friday, March 24 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Saturday, March 25 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Sunday, March 26 • 1:05pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Women’s Golf – Anuenue Spring Break Classic
- Monday, March 27 – Wednesday, March 29 • Royal Kaʻanapali Golf Course
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