February 17, 2025
Important Dates
- February 17: Holiday – Presidents’ Day
- Until March 28: Restricted Withdrawal period (with a “W” grade) begins
UH News
- Video of the week: #BeHeardUH!
- UH Mānoa launches new early childhood education degree
- No day but today: UH Mānoa theatre and dance brings RENT to life
- ʻŌlelo of the Week: Nūhou
- Image of the Week: Circuitry
Read more UH News stories
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Hoʻoliuliu Series: Self-Advocacy
Tuesday, February 18 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • QLCSS 208 - Field & Career Fair
Wednesday, February 19 • 10:00am–2:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Breathe & Reset: Mid-week Meditation Break
Wednesday, February 19 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster Hall 112 - Resume & Cover Letter Tips & Strategies
Wednesday, February 19 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • QLCSS 212 - Student Sustainability Council x PACE Level Up: Kokedama Workshop
Wednesday, February 19 • 4:30pm–6:30pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - Game Night at Hamilton Library
Wednesday, February 19 • 5:00pm–7:30pm • Hamilton Library - Mobile Veteran Center
Thursday, February 20 • 10:00am–2:00pm • Next to Andrews Amphitheater - Midday Reset: Chair Yoga Stretch
Friday, February 21 and Monday, February 24 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster Hall 112 - College of Engineering Talent Show
Friday, February 21 • 3:30pm–5:00pm • Art 132 - Make & Take: Laser Cut Lanterns
Friday, February 21 • 4:00pm–6:00pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - Sensory Room Mondays
Monday, February 24 • 9:00am–4:00pm • Kuykendall 106 - Mindful Mondays with Student Parents At Mānoa (SPAM) Program
Monday, February 24 • 10:00am–10:30am • Online - PACE x eSports Level Up: Women in Gaming
Monday, February 24 • 4:30am–6:30pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - Bookstore Monthly Sale – February
Now through Friday, February 28 • Mānoa Bookstore
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Arts and Culture
- Exhibition: Go Around (Hawaiʻi Edition) Kumiko Sato
Ends Sunday, February 23 • Art Building, Commons Gallery - Heroes, Poets, Gods, and Monsters: From Gekkō’s Brush
Now through Sunday, May 4 • John Young Museum of Art - A Place for Sun: Sun Yat-sen’s Journey and Legacy in Hawaiʻi
Now through Friday, May 16 • Hamilton Library, Elevator Gallery
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Academic
- Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Poster Session
Tuesday, February 18 • 3:30pm–5:00pm • Campus Center Ballroom - Talk Story with JABSOM Admissions
Tuesday, February 18 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Law School Information Session at Kauaʻi CC
Wednesday, February 19 • 4:30pm–5:30pm • Kauaʻi Community College, Learning Resource Center Room 201 - UH Law School Part-Time Online JD Flex Webinar
Wednesday, February 19 • 5:00pm–6:30pm • Online - Virtual Writing Room
Thursday, February 20 • 9:00am–11:00am • Online - Responsible Conduct of Research: Importance and Case Studies
Thursday, February 20 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Moore Hall 104 and Online - Study Abroad Info Meeting – Academic Year in Machida, Japan
Friday, February 21 • 2:00pm–3:00pm • Moore Hall 155A - Study Abroad Info Meeting – Academic Year in Kobe, Japan
Friday, February 21 • 3:00pm–4:00pm • Moore Hall 155A - Virtual Writing Room
Monday, February 24 • 1:30pm–3:30pm • Online - LSAT Logical Reasoning Workshop
Monday, February 24 • 4:00pm–5:00pm • Online - Kalo Grant Round 5 Application Deadline
Monday, February 24
View all Academic events
Community
- Cultivating Peace with José Barzola
Monday, February 17 • 2:30pm–4:00pm • Online - Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource Assessment and Characterization of Life in the Environment
Wednesday, February 19 • 3:30pm–4:30pm • Online - Community Dialogues, Life Story Sharing with Yumi Saito
Thursday, February 20 • 9:00am–10:15am in Agricultural Engineering Institute 114 • 10:30am–11:45am Online - Graphic Energy: Comics, Ecology, and the Politics of Extraction
Thursday, February 20 • 12:00pm–1:15pm • Kuykendall 410 - Thrift Shop Last Sunday of the Month Half-Price Sale
Sunday, February 23 • 12:00pm–2:00pm • Hemenway Hall 101
View all Community events
Athletics
- Women’s Beach Volleyball – OUTRIGGER Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic
- vs Arizona State • Thursday, February 20 • 8:30am • Queen’s Beach
- vs USC • Thursday, February 20 • 11:00am • Queen’s Beach
- vs LMU • Friday, February 21 • 8:30am • Queen’s Beach
- vs UCLA • Friday, February 21 • 11:00am • Queen’s Beach
- vs Stanford • Saturday, February 22 • 9:45am • Queen’s Beach
- vs TCU • Saturday, February 22 • 12:15pm • Queen’s Beach
- Baseball vs Wichita State
- Thursday, February 20 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Friday, February 21 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Saturday, February 22 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Sunday, February 23 • 1:05pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- Men’s Tennis
- vs Eastern Washington • Saturday, February 22 • 4:00pm
- Women’s Basketball
- vs UC San Diego (Pink Game) • Saturday, February 22 • 7:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center
View all Athletics events
Mānoa Opportunities
Graduate Student Opportunity through the Hawaiʻi Data Science Institute (HIDSI)
AI @ HIDSI Fellows offers funded support for graduate students with research mentors, enhancing their learning through workshops, events, and professional development. Participants meet weekly, access DataCamp modules, present workshops, and showcase research. Apply by March 7, 2025.
Mercatus Center Graduate Fellowships for Various Fields
Open to various graduate degree levels in different disciplines. Applications due March 15 for $5,000–$10,000.
Samvid Graduate Scholarship for Changemakers
Samvid Scholars awards $100,000 for two years of graduate study to first-year students starting in 2025–2026 in a MD, MBA, JD, MPP/MPA, MPH, or MS/MA in social sciences or STEM. Deadline: April 14.
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 research/creative work 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 a simple application (no proposal required!) with a mentor to receive an hourly 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 UH Mānoa students planning to conduct 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 UH Mānoa students interested in sharing their mentored 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!
Responsible Conduct of Research Module
UROP is hosting a professional development module to introduce UH Mānoa students to responsible conduct of research (RCR) — a standard practice for all research/creative work. We will cover topics including what RCR is and its importance in all disciplines, followed by real-life case studies. Registration is required .
Summer Undergraduate Student Program: SCIPE CI-SIP 2025
The SCIPE CI-SIP (CyberInfrastructure Summer Immersion Program) will provide a one-month virtual immersion combining development of key skills and abilities in Cyberinfrastructure (CI) with a research project applying CI skills. The program will include self-paced introductions and 4 weeks of immersion in which participants leverage CI resources and methods to support research. Participants will develop their skills in advanced computing, data science, analytics and visualization.
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.