UH reopening, employee return to campuses planned for summer
University of Hawaiʻi officials plan to have all in-person services fully open before the fall semester begins.
University of Hawaiʻi officials plan to have all in-person services fully open before the fall semester begins.
This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of UH Hilo on April 29, 2021.
“We continue to prepare for our campus reawakening with the health and wellbeing of our community as our highest priority.”
UH faculty and staff who wish to be vaccinated are asked to complete a short questionnaire.
President Lassner said there will be no formal layoffs, retrenchment or reductions-in-force of faculty or staff with employment security within the UH system until state budget is enacted by Gov. David Ige.
UH provided $12 million in emergency financial aid grants to more than 20,000 students, completing the disbursement of the first of three allotments from the CARES Act.
Instruction at the UH 10-campus system will continue to be primarily online for the spring 2021 semester due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The virtual ceremony will premiere on Saturday, December 19 at 9 a.m. on the commencement website.
The traditional in-person fall 2020 commencement ceremony will not be held this year due to health concerns with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Bruno explained how UH Mānoa is preparing for the COVID-19 generated fiscal crisis projected to last into 2024.