September 9, 2024
Important Dates
- September 17: Deadline to:
- Drop a course without a “W” grade
- Drop a course for 50% tuition refund
- September 20: Deadline to apply for fall 2024 graduation
UH News
- Video of the week: Advising highlight: CTAHR
- Hawaiian theatre returns: Premiere of Puana explores music, ancestral ties
- Free mental health services available for UH Mānoa students
- IT, cybersecurity opportunities through Tech Days of Fall
- UH-developed, living coastal-protection system prepares for deployment
- ʻŌlelo of the Week: Kepakemapa
- UH News Image of the Week: Bat flower
Read more UH News stories
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Harbors Vintage Pop-Ups
Monday, September 9; Tuesday, September 10; Thursday, September 12; and Monday, September 16 • 10:00am–2:00pm • Campus Center - Effective Communication & Difficult Conversations
Tuesday, September 10 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - CCBAC’s Fit Fest
Tuesday, September 10 • 1:00pm–5:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Student Sustainability Council Meeting
Tuesday, September 10 • 4:30pm–5:30pm • 3112 Alani Drive - SNAP Outreach & Enrollment Clinic
Wednesday, September 11 • 10:00am–2:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Interview Prep
Wednesday, September 11 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • QLCSS 212 - Game Night at Hamilton Library
Thursday, September 12 • 5:00pm–7:00pm • Hamilton Library - 30th Annual Study Abroad Fair
Friday, September 13 • 9:00am–2:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Bookstore Monthly Sale – September
Now through Monday, September 30 • Bookstore - CCBAC Focus Group Recruitment
Now through Friday, October 25 - CCBAC Survey
Now through Monday, December 9
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Arts and Culture
- Film Showing and Discussion – From Hawaiʻi to the Holocaust
Tuesday, September 10 • 4:00pm–5:30pm • Hamilton Library 301 - Launch of American Quarterly’s Special Issue, We Are Not American…
Friday, September 13 • 12:00pm–1:15pm • Crawford Hall 115 - Satoru Abe: 100 New Paintings – Exhibition Walkthrough
Sunday, September 15 • 2:00pm–4:00pm • Art Building, Art Gallery - Americans and the Holocaust Exhibit
Now through Friday, October 4 • Hamilton Library – Main Floor - John Young, His Life and Work
Now through Sunday, December 8 • John Young Museum of Art
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- Write, Revise, Repeat: Making Writing Part of Your Practice
Monday, September 9 • 1:30pm–3:30pm • Online - Applying to Law School
Monday, September 9 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Hybrid Information Sessions
- General Session
Tuesday, September 10 • 1!:00am–12:00pm • Moore Hall 104 - Entering Research and Creative Work Funding and ForagerOne
Wednesday, September 11 • 1:30pm–2:30pm • Moore Hall 104 - Project Funding and Presentation Funding
Thursday, September 12 • 1:30pm–2:30pm • Moore Hall 104
- General Session
- NSF-IRES Galápagos Information Session
Tuesday, September 10 • 11:00am–12:00pm • Online - 30th Annual Study Abroad Fair – Virtual Edition
Tuesday, September 10 • 12:00pm–4:30pm • Online - Pre-Med Orientation
Tuesday, September 10 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Zotero: A Bibliographic Management System
Wednesday, September 11 • 2:00pm–4:00pm • Hamilton Library 306 - Kickstarting and Managing Research and Creative Work
Thursday, September 12 • 10:30am–11:30am • Moore Hall 104 and Online - Pre-Health Orientation
Thursday, September 12 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Virtual Writing Room
Friday, September 13 • 8:30am–11:30am • Online - Questionable Research Practices: Why You Might Be Doing Them Already and How to Avoid Them in a Thesis
Friday, September 13 • 2:30pm–3:30pm • Art 132 - Virtual Writing Room
Monday, September 16 • 1:30pm–3:30pm • Online - Study Abroad Info Session – Semester in Florence, Italy
Monday, September 16 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Online - Richardson School of Law Info Session
Monday, September 16 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online
View all Academic events
Community
- Ohana Night
Tuesday, September 10 • 7:00pm–9:00pm • Kuykendall 101 - Community Dialogues, Life Story Sharing with Yumi Saito
Thursday, September 12 • 9:00am–10:15am in Agricultural Engineering Institute 114 • 10:30am–11:45 Online - Brown Bag Biography with Kristiana Kahakauwila
Thursday, September 12 • 3:00pm–4:30pm • Kuykendall 410 - Got Kids? Join us for Family Pau Hana in Celebration of National Student Parent Month
Friday, September 13 • 5:00pm–7:00pm • Hemenway Courtyard - The Breakthrough Years: The New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens
Saturday, September 14 • 12:00pm–1:30pm • Art Auditorium - Zoë Schlanger: The New Science of Plant Intelligence
Sunday, September 15 • 12:00pm–2:00pm • Art Auditorium
View all Community events
Athletics
- Women’s Volleyball
- vs Texas State • Tuesday, September 10 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- vs Oregon State • Friday, September 13 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- vs Texas State • Saturday, September 14 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
View all Athletics events
Mānoa Opportunities
Make a Difference. Be Heard. Join the Student Media Board
Seize the chance to influence campus media and enhance your resume with governance experience. Join the UH Mānoa Student Media Board to impact media outlets and develop key professional skills. Apply now!
Graduate School Fellowships for New Americans
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans awards immigrants and their children up to $90,000 for two years of graduate study. Deadline is October 31. Info session sign-up here.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Info Session
If you’ll be a STEM graduate student in Fall 2025, you could receive $150k+ for 3 years. Deadlines: October 11–18. Register for UH Mānoa’s virtual info session, September 17, 9 AM, to learn more.
Commuter Services is Hiring! – Job Number 2925
Commuter Services is hiring student workers for Special Events positions. Join their team and gain experience while servicing the University! Fill out this link and they will reach out to you.
ForagerOne for Undergraduate Students
Are you a UH Mānoa student interested in doing research/creative work but don’t have a mentor? UROP invites UH Mānoa students to create a ForagerOne profile to network with potential mentors. Attend an information session to learn more!
Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) Funding for Undergraduate Students ($1,500–$3,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students with little to no research/creative work experience to submit an application with a mentor to explore research works and be paid. Attend an information session to learn more!
Project Funding for Undergraduate Students ($5,000–$10,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students planning to conduct mentored research/creative work to submit a proposal and request funding for materials, travel, stipend, etc. Attend an information session to learn more!
Presentation Funding for Undergraduate Students ($2,000–$5,000)
UROP invites UH Mānoa students interested in sharing their mentored research/creative work to submit a proposal and request funding for travel, stipend, etc. Attend an information session to learn more!
Kickstarting and Managing Research and Creative Work Module
UROP is hosting a professional development module to help UH Mānoa students start exploring research/ or creative work. We will cover topics on how to find and work effectively with a mentor and more! Registration is required.
Identifying and Applying to Graduate Schools
UROP staff will discuss basic considerations when thinking about graduate school, including the benefits and tradeoffs of entering a grad program, what makes successful applications, and more. Registration is required.
Responsible Conduct of Research Module
UROP is hosting a professional development module to introduce UH Mānoa students to responsible conduct of research (RCR). We will cover topics including what RCR is and its importance in all disciplines. Registration is required.
Resume Work
In this module, students will learn how to describe responsibilities and accomplishments, both academic and professional, as well as receive advice about formatting and presentation. Registration is required.
Best Practices for Oral Poster and Presentation
UROP and Honors Program staff will introduce students to oral and poster presentations. The discussion will cover how to design and format slides and posters, and more. Registration is required.
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.