Workshops and Seminars

	Fall	Spring
Year 1	University 1000	University 1050
Year 2	University 1075 (optional)	University 2000

University Seminar Descriptions

UNIV 1000 (1 credit) 

In a small classroom setting, this course will help new students make a positive transition to HPU by helping them adjust to academic and student life. Students will develop relationships with their classmates, faculty/staff instructor and peer mentor, to foster an inclusive and welcoming community. To make the most of their experience at HPU, students will participate in meaningful discussions, personal reflections, and engaging activities within and outside the classroom to learn more about themselves, others, HPU, and Hawai’i.  Restricted to undergraduate students. To be completed during the first semester of enrollment. 

 

UNIV 1050 (1 credit) 

In a small classroom setting, this course extends the work of UNIV 1000 seminar by helping students continue their transition to Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) and solidify their academic and career goals established in their first semester. Students will deepen relationships with classmates, faculty/staff instructors and peer mentors while establishing new relationships with major faculty and community career mentors. Students will participate in meaningful discussions, course workshops, reflective writing and engaging activities related to their academic progress and career plans. 

 

UNIV 1075 (1 CREDIT) 

In a small classroom setting, this course expands on the work done in UNIV seminars by helping students to refine their study and planning skills while also working to recalibrate the current semester’s academic plans. Students will participate in meaningful discussions, reflective writing, and engaging activities related to their academic progress and study plans. The course will provide a guided application of practical skills learned on students’ outside coursework. This 8-week course takes place in the second half of Fall semester.

 

UNIV 2000 (1 credit) 

In a small classroom setting, this course is the capstone seminar of our UNIV course progression. UNIV 2000 helps students reflect on and articulate their own personal leadership style in the context of Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) and the local community. Students will have meaningful discussions, personal reflections, and engaging activities within and outside the classroom to learn more about leadership, to identify their strengths and abilities, to apply their knowledge within the community, and how to prepare for leadership opportunities in their future career contexts.

 

Past Workshops

The Hoʻokō Rising Scholars Program offers a variety of workshops designed to help students navigate through their academics, create their best college experience, learn about the opportunities at HPU, and grow themselves to become the person they want to be. Past workshops have included:

 

Majors Q & A 

At HPU, there are so many majors, but which major is best for me? Is there a major that represents me better than the one I chose? In this workshop we explore the various majors that are present at HPU and the common jobs associated with each concentration. We will dive deeper into combining majors and minors, and examine how certifications can make you distinct in the job market.

 

Study Abroad 

Ever wanted to know what life is like living in a different country, city, culture, and climate? In this workshop, Melissa Matsubara discusses studying abroad at HPU. Studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity to make new friends in a different part of the globe, experiment with foods that push your boundaries, observe and try out different habits, traditions, and activities that are other than your own, and personally grow in a way never thought possible.”

 

Volunteerism 

We all attend college because we want to make something for ourselves, for our family, and for our community. Helen Keller stated, “alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much”. In this workshop, we speak with Kumu Ramsay, where he will discuss contemporary issues in Hawai‘i and how some of these issues can be alleviated with our help. He will also speak about the courage to step up and help our neighbors, our community, our environment, and the culture to make this a better place for future generations, the indigenous population, and for ourselves.”

 

Library Resources 

In this workshop, Dr. Sabrina Thomas, HPU’s Director of Libraries & Learning Commons, discusses the incredible resources that the library has to offer. HPU has a wonderful library that makes it easy and fast to find articles so that papers can be written with the most accurate citations. In this workshop, we focus on how to take advantage of all the library has to offeroks forward to a final paper or project for a class that requires tons of sources. Thankfully, HPU has a wonderful library that makes it easy and fast to find these articles so that papers can be written with the most accurate citations. In this workshop, we focus on how to use the library to its full use so that we can get that amazing grade in our classes.  

 

Public Speaking  

Does the thought of talking in front of a crowd or a class ever scare you? Want to feel like putting together a presentation is easy? In this workshop, Hieu Stuart puts these talks into a simple formula by speaking about the construction of your speech and the design of your presentation to give great talks. She also talks about how to deal with the anxiety before your talk and the importance of practicing.  

 

Self Exploration 

Being away from your home, your family, or even your community can be scary, but also an excellent opportunity to grow as a person. Hieu Stuart discusses  self-exploration in one of your most critical times of your life, during college, and how to best make use of this time to continue learning about yourself.

 

Title IX & Sexual Health Resources 

If a Title IX concern comes up for you or someone you know, do you know what to do? In this workshop with Carly Morman, we talk about various resources with respect to sexual health, what to do when we see or hear about sexual violence on campus, and how to keep ourselves safe so that college will be a positive and memorable experience.

 

Reflections 

A year of college has finally passed, how does it feel? Join us in this workshop with Kumu Ramsay to reflect on this past year including all the good memories with friends and all the laughter in classes and during crunch time.