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Vassilis Syrmos, Amy Sueyoshi, and W. John Kao
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Vassilis Syrmos, Amy Sueyoshi, and W. John Kao

Students, faculty, staff and administrators at the University of Hawaiʻi at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ are encouraged to provide feedback on the three finalists for the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chancellor position. Feedback links are available on the and will be accepted through Friday, May 8.

Videos of each candidate’s campus forum—where finalists presented their vision for ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ and participated in a question-and-answer session—are also available on the website for reference.

The finalists are (in order of their campus visit):

  • , interim provost at ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
  • , provost and vice president of academic affairs at San Francisco State University
  • , president of National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)

Each finalist visited the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ campus, participated in a public forum and met with campus stakeholders and constituent groups.

Search launch, role responsibilities

A national search was launched in February to select the next ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chancellor. Currently, the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ president holds ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chancellor responsibilities, while academic affairs, research, enrollment management and student affairs are led by the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ provost.

Separating these roles and recreating the ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chancellor position was discussed by the Board of Regents during the 2024 ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ presidential search. ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ is the only ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ campus without a dedicated chancellor.

The goal is to appoint the next ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½ ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ chancellor with a start date as early as July 2026. More information about the search is .

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