University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announces second finalist for chancellor

Three finalists have been selected for the position of chancellor at the flagship campus, including Amy Sueyoshi, the San Francisco State University provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Sueyoshi has been announced as the second finalist for chancellor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, following interim provost Vassilis L. Syrmos. She will be visiting the campus Thursday, April 30, to Friday, May 1.

To honor candidates’ requests for confidentiality, the name of each finalist is being announced one week prior to their scheduled campus visit. Syrmos, UH Mānoa interim provost, was named the first finalist on April 20, and the third candidate will be announced Sunday, April 26.

Students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members are invited to attend open forums to meet all three finalists. Information about each finalist will be posted on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa chancellor search website ahead of their forums.

Sueyoshi’s campus visit is set for Thursday, April 30. The forum will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, at the Kiawe Conference Room in Bachman Hall or over Zoom (ID: 859-8027-4989 and Password: 206404). The biography and CV will be available on Thursday, April 23. Sueyoshi’s bio, CV, campus forum video, and feedback link are available on the UH Mānoa chancellor search site.

Syrmos’ campus forum will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27, at the Kiawe Conference Room in Bachman Hall or over Zoom (ID: 817-8261-3720 and Password: 161256). His biography and CV are available online.

The third finalist’s campus visit is set for Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 5. The forum will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 4, at the Kiawe Conference Room in Bachman Hall or over  Zoom (ID: 884-9461-6302 and Password: 015992). The biography and CV will be available on Sunday, April 26.

Feedback links will be available on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa chancellor search website beginning on the first day of each finalist’s campus visit, which is when finalists will also meet with campus stakeholders and constituent groups.

The UH Mānoa chancellor search site has bios and CVs for both Sueyoshi and Syrmos.