September 11, 2023
Important Upcoming Dates
- September 12: Deadline to:
- Drop a course without a “W” grade
- Drop a course for 50% tuition refund
- September 15: Online registration opens for the fall 2023 commencement ceremony
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Love Life
Monday, September 11 • 10:30am-2:30pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Harbors Vintage Pop-Up
Tuesday, September 12 • 9:00am-3:00pm • Campus Center - Campus & Community Resource Fair
Tuesday, September 12 • 10:00am-2:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - CCBAC’s Self Defense Class
Wednesday, September 13 • Campus Center - Peace Corps Potluck
Thursday, September 14 • 12:00pm-2:00pm • QLCSS 412 - Campus Blood Drive
Friday, September 15 • 9:00am • Campus Center Executive Dining Room - Bookstore Monthly Sale – September
Now through Friday, September 29 • Mānoa Bookstore - Apple Back-to-School Bundle Sale
Now through Monday, October 2 • Mānoa Bookstore
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or Student Life events
Arts and Culture
- Aloha ‘Āina Fridays: Kūkulu Kumuhana Contemplative Sessions
Friday, September 15 • 1:00pm-1:45pm • Online - Balinese Gamelan Music and Dance Workshop
Saturday, September 16 • 9:00am-5:30pm • East-West Center Hale Halawai - Taksu (Radiance): An Evening of Balinese Gamelan Music and Dance
Sunday, September 17 • 6:00pm-7:30pm • East-West Center Friendship Circle - Faculty Exhibition Series Part 1: Abstract Fragments
Now through Saturday, September 30 • Commons Gallery, Art Building - Honolulu New Painting Invitational
Now through Sunday, October 22 • Art Gallery, Art Building - Jean Charlot as Critic: Art in Hawaiʻi, 1950–1970
Now through Sunday, December 3 • John Young Museum of Art - 7 Degrees North – The Arts of Micronesia
Now through Wednesday, December 13 • Hamilton Library Bridge Gallery
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Info Session
Tuesday, September 12 • 1:00pm–2:00pm • Online - 29th Annual Study Abroad Fair: Virtual Edition
Wednesday, September 13 • 8:30am–4:00pm • Online - Health Professionals Panel
Wednesday, September 13 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Bilger 335 - Zotero Introduction
Friday, September 15 • 12:00pm–2:00pm • Hamilton Library 306 and Online
View all Academic events
Community
- Fire and the History and Future of Land Care in Hawaiʻi with Clay Trauernicht
Wednesday, September 13 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • St. John 011 - Everything you wanted to Know about the Maui Firestorm, but were Afraid to Ask
Wednesday, September 13 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • Marine Sciences Building 100 - Got Kids? Join us for Family Happy Hour
Wednesday, September 13 • 5:00pm–7:00pm • Hemenway Courtyard - Narrating Humanity: Life Writing and Movement Politics from Palestine to Mauna Kea: A Book Talk with Cynthia Franklin
Thursday, September 14 • 12:00pm–1:15pm • Kuykendall 410 - Reinventing the Toilet for Global Sanitation: The NEWgenerator Resource Recovery Machine with Dr. Daniel Yeh
Friday, September 15 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • Holmes 244 and Online - Maui Strong School Supply Drive
Saturday, September 16 • 9:30am–11:30am • UH Mānoa Children’s Center
View all Community events
Athletics
- Women’s Soccer
- vs CSUN • Thursday, September 14 • 7:00pm • Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
View all Athletics events
UH News
- Free mental health services accessible to UH Mānoa students
- Creator of ‘Time Out’ child disciplinary tool honored with memorial art
- UH Mānoa among the nation’s best universities according to Wall Street Journal
- Hawaiian Word of the Week: Haliʻa
- UH News Image of the Week: Go ‘Bows!
Read more UH News stories
Mānoa Opportunities
Funding for Japan Research: 9/12 Info Session
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science is the largest funder for PhD/postdoc research in Japan. All fields welcome! Register for the September 12th, 12 p.m. info session.
Entrepreneurship Live with Dr. Robert Yonover
Join us tomorrow, September 12th, for Entrepreneurship Live, featuring CEO and Founder of SEE/RESCUE Corporation, Dr. Robert Yonover! Hear about the conception of Dr. Yonover’s move from geochemistry and volcanology to embarking on his startup journey. Register for this event!
PACE Mixer
Join us for our PACE Mixer, happening this week Friday, September 15th, at our new space on the 2nd Floor of RISE! Expand your network, tour the new space, and enjoy free food and drink while supplies last.
Campus Center Open House
Please stop by the Campus Center on Sep 27, 11am–2pm to see the various meeting and event spaces that they have to offer. Enjoy giveaways, food, tours, and event advice from Campus Center Meeting and Event Services and Mānoa Dining Services. RSVP by September 20. Contact: ccmes@hawaii.edu, (808) 956-2525.
Level Up Workshop: Elevate Your Public Speaking Skills with Carol Lin
Want to work on your public speaking skills? Join us for this Level Up Workshop where you can do just that, featuring national, award-winning journalist Carol Lin. Register to attend this workshop!
American Association for the Advancement of Science STP Fellowships
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships offer yearlong postdoctoral opportunities in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of government. STEM graduates learn about policymaking & address challenges. Apply November 1, 2023.
Nordic Research Fellowship
The American-Scandinavian Foundation funds graduate student research for up to a year and $23,000 within the Nordic region. Preference for dissertation research. Apply by November 1, 2023.
Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund
Do you have a startup idea that you want to pursue but need seed funding? Consider submitting an application to the Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund! Learn more about this great opportunity and submit an application.
ForagerOne for Undergraduate Students
Are you a student interested in doing research/creative work but don’t have a faculty mentor? UROP invites students to create a ForagerOne profile to network with potential research/creative work faculty mentors. Attend an information session to learn more!
Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) Funding for Undergraduate Students ($1,500–$3,000)
UROP invites students with little to no research/creative work experience to submit a simple application (no proposal required!) with a faculty mentor to receive a stipend and explore what doing research/creative work is like. Fall/Spring application cycles available. Attend an information session to learn more!
Project Funding for Undergraduate Students ($5,000-$10,000)
UROP invites students planning to conduct faculty-mentored research/creative work to submit a proposal and request funding for materials, travel, stipend, etc. Fall/Spring application cycles available. Attend an information session to learn more!
Presentation Funding for Undergraduate Students ($2,000–$5,000)
UROP invites students interested in presenting their research/creative work at a local, national, or international conference/event to submit a proposal and request funding for travel, stipend, etc., UROP encourages applying 3 months prior to the presentation date. Attend an information session to learn more!