UH Hilo 2025 Spring Commencement scheduled for May 17; ecologist to keynote, psychology major is student speaker
UH Hilo Professor of Biology Becky Ostertag will keynote; psychology major Gwynne Long is student speaker.
ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
UH Hilo Professor of Biology Becky Ostertag will keynote; psychology major Gwynne Long is student speaker.
The program prioritizes students in their first year without a U.S. passport; students have ample time to receive their passport and map out a study abroad plan.
From the planning committee to the plenary speakers — all from the UH Hilo ʻohana — the international conference is infused with the university’s values as a multicultural, community-building, and Indigenous-serving academic institution.
The agricultural fair and symposium showcased students’ knowledge, skills, collaborative research, and community-based projects.
“Fifteen years after it’s inception, the Adopt-A Beehive program with Alan Wong is doing well in promoting the importance of honey bees to our local and global well bee-ing,” says Professor of Entomology Lorna Tsutsumi.
In addition to his scientific studies, student Jeffrey Kromer also is an author of fiction under pen name Raven Daegmorgan. In a creative mix of his majors (astronomy and English), Kromer will present his scientific work under his pen name.
The Hoʻolehua Advisor Wellness program promotes connection, professional growth, and well-being among advisors so those guiding students at UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi CC receive the support they need.
Student dancer Loreal Gonzales says being chosen to perform at the national festival is an honor not only for her school, her community, and her home, but for her ʻohana who lived in Kalapana.