May 12, 2025
Important Dates
- May 12–16: Exam period
- May 12–16, 19: Bookstore buyback
- May 17: Spring 2025 Commencement Exercises
- May 21: Spring 2025 grades available
- May 27: Summer Session I begins
- July 3: Summer 2025 Graduates: Deadline to file Application for Graduation
UH News
- Video of the week: Grad pic location inspo!
- UH spring 2025 commencement schedule
- Cast your vote: choose the 2025 HI Pride T-Shirt winner!
- UH Mānoa grad blends tech, business for the future
- UH alumna: filming Bretman Rock, launching Levi’s TikTok
- ʻŌlelo of the Week: Mei
- Image of the week: Fashion show
Read more UH News stories
Events
Campus Center and Student Life
- Bookstore Buyback
Monday, May 12 – Friday, May 16 • 8:00am–4:30pm • Mānoa Bookstore - CCBAC’s Cram Jam
Monday, May 12 – Thursday, May 15 • 10:00am–2:00pm • Campus Center - Study Break Lounge at Hamilton Library
Monday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 14 • 11:00am–5:00pm • Hamilton Library - Midday Reset: Chair Yoga Stretch
Monday, May 12 and Friday, May 16 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster 112 - SNAP Outreach & Enrollment Clinic
Wednesday, May 14 • 10:30am–2:00pm • Campus Center Courtyard - Breathe & Reset: Mid-week Meditation Break
Wednesday, May 14 • 12:30pm–1:00pm • Webster 112 - How to be a Remarkable Leader with Guy Kawasaki
Wednesday, May 14 • 5:30pm–6:30pm • RISE Center, Level 2 - 114th Annual UH Mānoa Commencement Exercises – Morning
Saturday, May 17 • 9:00am–11:30am • Stan Sheriff Center - 114th Annual UH Mānoa Commencement Exercises – Afternoon
Saturday, May 17 • 3:30pm–6:00pm • Stan Sheriff Center - Bookstore Buyback
Monday, May 19 • 8:00am–4:30pm • Mānoa Bookstore
View all Campus Center Board Activities Council events or view all Student Life events
Arts and Culture
- A Place for Sun: Sun Yat-sen’s Journey and Legacy in Hawaiʻi
Ends Friday, May 16 • Hamilton Library, Elevator Gallery - Miree Ya Kugani: A Bright Hopeful Future
Ends Monday, May 19 • Hamilton Library, Bridge
View all Art events or all of the Theatre and Dance events
Community
- PBR Hawaiʻi Community Outreach for CampusTown Project
Wednesday, May 14 • 6:15pm–7:45pm • Noelani Elementary School Cafeteria - Charting Your Course In An Uncertain World with Mark S. Bergman
Thursday, May 15 • 10:00am–11:00am • Online - Seminar: Dr. Yukiko Yano
Thursday, May 15 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • UH Cancer Center, Sullivan Conference Center - Seminar: Dr. Alexandra Harris
Tuesday, May 20 • 12:00pm–1:00pm • UH Cancer Center, Sullivan Conference Center
View all Community events
Athletics
- Baseball
- vs UC San Diego • Thursday, May 15 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- vs UC San Diego • Friday, May 16 • 6:35pm • Les Murakami Stadium
- vs UC San Diego • Sunday, May 18 • 1:05pm • Les Murakami Stadium
View all Athletics events
Mānoa Opportunities
Recruiting Student Participants for Economic Experiments
Participate in fun and educational economic laboratory research experiments and earn money! See the UH News story more details No economics knowledge needed. Duration: 1–3 hours. Register to become a participant. Questions? Email econexp@hawaii.edu.
Agriculture, cooperation, community wealth discussion for Ke Ō Mau Center 1st anniversary
The Ke Ō Mau Center celebrates one year of its Brown Bag Speaker Series with a special webinar on May 14, 12–1:30 PM. Hear local leaders discuss agricultural cooperatives, food access, and resilience.
Kalo Grant Round 8 Application Deadline (May 26)
Win seed funding for your next business venture in the 8th Round of Kalo Grants. Only $500 grants will be awarded this round, and there will be no pitch event. Apply via the PACE website.
Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund – Application for funding
Do you have a startup and are in need of seed funding? Apply for an investment from the Calvin Shindo Student Venture Fund! Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. View eligibility requirements and to submit your application!
Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation Doctoral Research Award
Up to $20,000 to promote educational access for Native Hawaiians or support doctoral students to research advancing commitment/contribution to issues important to the Native Hawaiian community. Deadline: May 31.
Funding for Summer or Year-long Research in Japan
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science is the largest funding agency for academic research in Japan. Funding available for PhD students and postdoctorates in all fields. Next Deadlines: June 6 and September 26.
Fulfil Your Future Abroad with Fulbright
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds grantees to live abroad while completing a graduate degree, conducting research, or teaching English. Find out who your Fubright Program Adviser is then visit the Fulbright website to get started!
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!
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!
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.