{"id":136001,"date":"2021-02-23T13:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T23:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=136001"},"modified":"2021-04-08T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:42:11","slug":"manoa-campaign-challenges-prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/manoa-campaign-challenges-prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campaign challenges prospective students to make a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_12976\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gF9AOmJiQlA?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Â鶹´«Ã½M\u0101noa 2021 student recruitment ad\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>A new multi-media recruitment campaign encourages prospective students to leverage the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a>, a globally recognized center of learning and research that is consistently ranked among the top 2% of universities in the world, to create a stronger, sustainable future and make a difference locally and globally. &ldquo;<em>Eia ke kahua, It starts here<\/em>&rdquo; challenges local high school students, their families and all prospective students to enroll in fall 2021 and use the opportunities provided at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa to make a difference. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our commitment to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our next generation of students remains our top priority,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost <strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong>. &ldquo;A <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa degree opens doors to exciting and fulfilling careers, and our campus community is ready to help all of our students take the next step in their academic journey. To all of our families&#8212;we are here for you!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The campaign includes thousands of 30-second ads that will air on social media, digital platforms, local television and statewide radio. Prospective students are encouraged to apply for fall 2021 and to confirm their enrollment by May 1, if they have already received an acceptance. <\/p>\n<h2>Contest for free tuition<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii News Now will run an exclusive &ldquo;#TakeMeToManoa&rdquo; social media contest that runs March 1&#8211;28. The contest is open to local, incoming fall 2021 freshmen. To enter, upload a video, no longer than 60 seconds, explaining why <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa is the right university for you and the impact of a year of free tuition, courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfcu.com\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Federal Credit Union<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Take Me to M\u0101noa is uniquely M\u0101noa&#8212;it is an invitation to prospective students and their families to be a part of an incredible university rich in endless opportunities. The personal stories are the core of this campaign,&rdquo; said <strong>Ryan Yamaguchi<\/strong>, interim assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management and director of admissions. &ldquo;It\u2019s about recognizing the student, our future Rainbow Warrior that is looking to M\u0101noa as their next step in their academic journey.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For more details, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/takemetomanoa.org\/\">TakeMeToManoa.org<\/a> and read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/05\/22\/student-scores-free-year-tuition\/\">2020&#8217;s contest winner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/24\/student-surprised-with-free-tuition\/\">2019&#8217;s contest winner<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This work is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a>, one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a>, updated in December 2020. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/manoa-takemetomanoa-contest.gif\" alt=\"ad\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-136019\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of 30-second ads will air on social media, digital platforms, local television and statewide radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[757,962,1480,1466,9,56],"class_list":["post-136001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-admissions","tag-enrollment","tag-manoa-academic-innovation-engaged-learning","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136001"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136043,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136001\/revisions\/136043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}