December 16, 2024
Important Dates
- December 16–20: Study period
- December 20: Last day of the semester
- December 21: Commencement! Congratulations grads!
UH News
- Video of the week: Get your commencement gear at the Bookstore!
- ‘Future’ is 2024 Hawaiʻi Word of the Year
- 2024 Huaʻōlelo o ka Makahiki: Māki
- ʻŌlelo of the Week: Pepa
Read more UH News stories
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- CCBAC’s Cram Jam
Monday, December 16 – Thursday, December 19 • Campus Center- Dog Therapy • 10:00am–12:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard
- Massage Therapy • 4:00pm–8:00pm • Campus Center Executive Dining Room
- Dinner • 4:00pm–8:00pm • Campus Center Ballroom
- Study Spaces • 4:00pm–8:00pm • Campus Center Gallery
- Tutoring • 4:00pm–8:00pm • Campus Center Gallery
- Activity Rooms • 4:00pm–8:00pm • Campus Center Ballroom
- Bookstore Buyback
Monday, December 16 – Friday, December 20 • 8:00am–4:30pm • Mānoa Bookstore - Yoga for Academic Wellness
Thursday, December 19 • 1:45pm-2:45pm • QLCSS 412 - Fall 2024 Mid-Year Commencement Exercise
Saturday, December 21 • 9:00am–11:30am • Stan Sheriff Center - Bookstore Buyback
Monday, December 23 • 8:00am–4:30pm • Mānoa Bookstore - Food Vault Hawaiʻi Fall 2024 Holiday Drive
Now through Tuesday, December 31 • Campus Center 208
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Arts and Culture
- ʻIe holo ē
Ends Friday, December 20 • Hamilton Library, Hawaiian and Pacific Collections Reading Room, 5th Floor
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- 2025–26 Killam Canadian Student Exchange Program
Tuesday, December 17 from 12:00pm–1:00pm • Wednesday, December 18 from 4:00pm–5:00pm • Dean Hall 6/7 and Online - December PIER Speaker Session | Pobody’s Nerfect – perfectionism
Wednesday, December 18 • 11:30am–12:30pm • Online - Speech Pathology and Audiology Prerequisite Program (SPAPP) Info Session
Wednesday, December 18 • 12:00pm–12:45pm • Online - Law School Full-Time In-Person JD: Zoom Info Session
Wednesday, December 18 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - Law School Part-Time Online JD Flex Webinar
Thursday, December 19 • 5:00pm–6:30pm • Online
View all Academic events
Community
- Peaceful Leadership
Wednesday, December 18 • 11:00am–12:00pm • Online - Voice of the Sea YouTube Watch Party
Thursday, December 19 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • Online - The First Serve: Warrior Volleyball ’25
Monday, December 30 • 6:00pm–9:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
View all Community events
Athletics
- Women’s Basketball
- vs Arkansas – Pine Bluff • Monday, December 16 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- Men’s Basketball – Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Sunday, December 22; Monday, December 23; and Wednesday, December 25)
- vs Charlotte • Sunday, December 22 • 6:30pm • Stan Sheriff Center
- Men’s Volleyball
- vs British Columbia • Monday, December 30 • 6:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
View all Athletics events
Mānoa Opportunities
Teach English in Taiwan
Do you have an English-teaching background and want to teach in Taiwan? Apply for an 11-month exchange with Fulbright Taiwan starting August 1, 2025. Deadline: February 28th. Register for the December 17, 2:30 pm HST info session.
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
One-year fellowship in D.C. for graduate students interested in ocean policy within government offices beginning February 1, 2026 ($73,100 per year). Deadline: February 19th. Register for the January 7th info session.
Earn While You Learn Southeast Asian Languages
Studying Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer, or Tagalog as part of your academic studies? FLAS Fellowships provide tuition and stipend support to degree-seeking students for summer 2025 or the 2025–2026 academic year. Deadline: January 31st.
Institute on the Environment (IonE) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
IonE Fellows engage in breakthrough interdisciplinary research creating a better future, become global leaders, and build transformative partnerships. Two years at $60,000+/year with other benefits. Deadline: February 2, 2025. Register for an upcoming webinar.
Weather Dissertation Fellowship
PhD Candidates in beginning stages of dissertation writing may apply for the Weather Program Office’s WINGS program. Fellows become UCAR employees & receive funding, benefits, and travel allowance. Deadline: February 7th.
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!
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!
UROP Hybrid Information Sessions
UROP invites UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff to learn about all of our funding opportunities and resources! We will have 3 different sessions, including a general overview and workshops on how to submit a successful application. 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.