{"id":220738,"date":"2025-08-25T10:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=220738"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:32:57","slug":"provost-welcome-message-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/25\/provost-welcome-message-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Provost’s message: Pride, progress and possibility at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Hawaii<\/p>\n

This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa on August 25, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aloha UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa ʻohana,<\/p>\n

\"Syrmos
Vassilis Syrmos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first week of a new academic year is always a powerful reminder of what makes our flagship campus so special. Students are arriving with fresh hopes and ambitions, faculty are bringing new ideas into classrooms and labs, and staff are ensuring that everything runs smoothly. Together, you create the unique experience that makes UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa a true destination of choice, not just in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, but among great universities everywhere.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has been my home for the past 34 years, and it is my honor to be your interim provost, a position I was just appointed to on July 1st. I take tremendous pride in this university.<\/p>\n