UH Commencement Ceremonies

Congratulations to all UH spring graduates.

UH West O‘ahu graduates.

Fri., May 12

Manoa School of Travel Industry Management
5 p.m., George Hall, Sunset Conference Center
Speakers—Dean Walter Jamieson; Paul Yokota, president of TIM; Jacqueline Jensen

Honolulu Community College
5:30 p.m., Waikiki Shell
Speaker—Harry Quemado

UH Center–Maui
5:30 p.m., H.P. Baldwin High School Auditorium
Speaker—The Honorable Richard Bissen, circuit court judge

Kapi‘olani Community College
6 p.m., Great Lawn
Speaker—Ed Borza, Kapi‘olani CC respiratory care alumnus

Leeward Community College
5 p.m., Tuthill Courtyard
Speakers—Rob and Charlene Swisher, NothStar; Aaron Gorospe; Jason Post

Kaua‘i Community College
6:15 p.m., Performing Arts Center
Speakers—Keith Olsen, president, Pogologo Productions Corporation; Elizabeth Kane; Lisa McDown

Manoa College of Education
6:30 p.m., Campus Center Ballroom
Speaker—Winona Oato, Kailua High School teacher and 2005 State Teacher of the Year

Hawai‘i Community College
7 p.m., Edith Kanaka‘ole Tennis Stadium
Speakers—Harold Fujii, associate professor of automotive technology; Albert Cortes; Jedediah Kay; Antoinette Wilson

Sat., May 13

UH Hilo
9 a.m., Edith Kanaka‘ole Tennis Stadium
Speakers—Dee Jay Mailer, CEO, Kamehameha Schools; James B. Cox

UH West O‘ahu
9 a.m., Tuthill Courtyard, Leeward Community College
Speaker—Dan Boylan, professor of history

Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
10 a.m., Kennedy Theatre
Speakers—Neil Smatresk, Manoa vice chancellor for academic affairs; Summer Pereira

Windward Community College
1 p.m., Paliku Theatre
Speakers—Keoholani Myers, John Laimana

Manoa College of Engineering
3 p.m., Orvis Auditorium
Speaker—Michael Matsumoto, president and CEO, SSFM International

Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
3:30 p.m., Kennedy Theatre
Speakers—Damon Sakai, associate professor of medicine; Nellie Sgambelluri

UH Center–West Hawai‘i
4 p.m., Outrigger Keauhou Resort
Speaker—Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele, kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi; Natasha Fernandez

Sun., May 14

UH Manoa–Baccalaureate Degrees
9 a.m., Stan Sheriff Center
Speaker—James Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University and visiting professor of American studies at UH Manoa; Jadie Goo

Maui Community College
1 p.m., Castle Theater, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Speaker—Suzette Robinson, Maui interim assistant dean of instruction and interim director of continuing education and training; Clinton Burdick

UH Manoa – Advanced Degrees
3 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center
Speaker—James Horton, Benjamin Banneker Professor of American Studies and History at George Washington University and visiting professor of American studies at UH Manoa

Mon., May 15

Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
5 p.m., Andrews Amphitheater
Speaker—Kathleen Sullivan, Stanley Morrison Professor of Law and former dean, Stanford University School of Law; Iokona Baker

Manoa School of Architecture
5 p.m., School of Architecture Auditorium
Speaker—Carol S. Sakata, executive vice president, CDS International; Jack Smith

UH Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
7 p.m., Orvis Auditorium, Manoa campus
Speaker—Major General Benjamin R. Mixon, commander, 25th Infantry Division and United States Army

More Events

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Disability Leadership Institute

The National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities is sponsoring the Disability Leadership Institute on Mon., May 8, 8 a.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa in Honolulu. Institute participants will share the best practices, employment success stories and tools for improving employment for persons with disabilities. 808-956-2890