UH Hilo students explore their options at Graduate and Professional School Fair held on campus
Schools from the West Coast Consortium of Private Law Schools, along with several graduate and professional schools, pitched their programs to students on Friday.
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By Daniel Nathaniel/UH Hilo Stories.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo held a fair on Friday geared to educate students about some of their options for graduate school. The Graduate and Professional School Fair hosted member schools of the West Coast Consortium of Private Law Schools as well as several graduate and professional schools to speak with students.
The list of school participants:
- Argosy University-Hawaiʻi
- Hawaiʻi Pacific University
- Loyola Law School/Loyola Marymount University
- UH Hilo: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
- UH Hilo: Graduate Division
- UH Hilo: School of Education
- UH Hilo: School of Nursing
- UH Hilo: Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
- UH Mānoa: Office of Graduate Education
- UH Mānoa: Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
Student comments at the fair
“I want to help the development of the country (Colombia) after the civil war, which is about to end. I want to help the country’s economy through agriculture.”
- Name: Miguel Bravo Escobar
- Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
- Class: Senior
- Major: Tropical Horticulture
- Previous School: Santa Barbara City College, California
“I am here because Argosy University gives scholarships to Miss Hawaiʻi and I came here to know more about the program.”
- Name: Megan Souza
- Hometown: Kalaheo, Kauaʻi
- Class: Senior
- Major: Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
- Previous School: Kauaʻi High School
Ms. Souza was a Miss Kona Coffee contestant and upcoming Miss Garden Isle contestant.
“I came here to find out what law school is about because I want to be a practicing lawyer in union law (and) workplace rights.”
- Name: Tyler Hoffman
- Hometown: Tracy, Calif.
- Class: Senior
- Major (Double): Political Science and Philosophy
- Previous School: California State University, Los Angeles
Photos by Daniel Nathaniel, a senior at UH Hilo majoring in linguistics on the GI Bill. Previously, he served nine years as superintendent of public affairs, 624th Regional Support Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oʻahu. He currently is a photographer in the Office of the Chancellor.
