Editor’s note: This is the fourth/last of four candidate visits being announced.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has identified four finalists for the position of the inaugural assistant provost for global engagement. The new position will lead the Office of Global Engagement, which consists of faculty and scholar immigration services, international student services, Mānoa International Exchange, National Student Exchange and the Study Abroad Center.
The four finalists are scheduled for in-person visits over a two-day period that includes meetings with senior administrators, faculty, staff, students and internal and external constituents, and a public presentation.
Campus and community members, as well as the general public, are encouraged to attend the public presentations. Zoom information for the candidates’ public presentations can be found here.
The fourth/last of four finalists to visit campus will be:
Brent White, visiting March 28-29, 2023
- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Golden Gate University - Public presentation: March 28, 3:30–4:30 p.m.;
Hamilton Library Room 306
Previously announced candidate visits:
Nicole Tami, visiting March 22, 2023
- Executive Director, Global Education Initiatives
University of New Mexico - Public presentation: March 22, 3:30–4:30 p.m.;
Hamilton Library Room 306
Wing-Kai To, visiting March 7–8, 2023
- Assistant Provost for Global Engagement
Senior International Officer
Professor of History and Asian Studies
Bridgewater State University - Public presentation: March 7, 3:30–4:30 p.m.;
Hamilton Library Room 306
Brendan Walsh, visiting March 1–2, 2023
- Director of International Affairs
Stanford University - Public presentation: March 1, 3:30–4:30 p.m.;
Hamilton Library Room 306
“The search advisory committee did an excellent job in identifying these four finalists, and I would like to thank them for their time, hard work and commitment to the search process. This is an impressive pool of finalists, and we are fortunate to be able to conduct these visits with campus and community constituents as part of the effort in finding the inaugural assistant provost for global engagement for UH Mānoa,” said UH Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno. “As always, we encourage UH faculty, staff, students and the public to participate and meet the candidates, and we look forward to receiving their feedback.”
Following the visits and review of the feedback from the search advisory committee and others, Bruno will be making a recommendation on this appointment to UH President David Lassner.
More information about the search process, including a list of the members of the search advisory committee, the campus visit daily schedule and the candidate biographies, can be found on the search website. Members of the community can provide feedback on the search through the link on this page.
