{"id":41063,"date":"2015-12-09T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T19:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=41063"},"modified":"2021-06-10T14:47:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T00:47:18","slug":"fall-commencement-celebrations-at-west-oahu-hilo-and-manoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/12\/09\/fall-commencement-celebrations-at-west-oahu-hilo-and-manoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall commencement celebrations at West Oʻahu<\/span>, Hilo and M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Happy graduates at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> commencement
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The holidays bring an added cause for celebration for graduates who will be participating in fall commencement exercises at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>—UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a>, UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> and UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/h2>\n

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> celebrates more than 261 graduates, the university’s largest ever graduating class. Former UH<\/abbr> president and UH<\/abbr> Mānoa chancellor Albert Simone<\/strong> will give the keynote address.<\/p>\n

“I look forward to commencement every semester,” said UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Chancellor Rockne Freitas<\/strong>. “The students and their families have so much to celebrate and their dedication makes me truly proud to represent this great university.”<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday, December 12
\nTime: 9 a.m.
\nLocation: UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Lower Courtyard
\nUH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> commencement website<\/a><\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/h2>\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo will confer a total of 290 degrees and\/or certificates at the fall 2015 commencement ceremony. Sherry Menor-McNamara<\/strong>, the youngest and first female president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>, will deliver the keynote address.<\/p>\n

Zachary Tman<\/strong>, an anthropology and cell and molecular biology major, who is also pursuing a minor in chemistry, will represent the graduating class as student speaker.<\/p>\n

Date: Saturday, December 19
\nTime: 9 a.m.
\nLocation: Vulcan Gymnasium
\nUH<\/abbr> Hilo commencement website<\/a><\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/h2>\n

Approximately 1,100 UH<\/abbr> Mānoa students are eligible to receive degrees and certificates to conclude the fall academic term. Keynote speaker and honorary degree recipient is Robert K. Masuda<\/strong>, retired YMCA<\/abbr> executive and public servant. <\/p>\n

Pualani Armstrong, an elementary and special education and political science major, will represent the graduating class as student speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: Saturday, December 19
\nTime: 9 a.m.
\nLocation: Stan Sheriff Center
\nUH<\/abbr> Mānoa commencement website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall graduates from UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu, UH<\/abbr> Hilo and UH<\/abbr> Mānoa to participate in commencement ceremonies, December 12 and 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":41162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[234,14,9,59],"class_list":["post-41063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-commencement","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t