Three finalists have been selected for the position of chancellor at the flagship campus, including Interim Provost Vassilis L. Syrmos from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community members are invited to attend open forums to meet the finalists. Syrmos will be the first finalist to visit the campus on Monday, April 27, and Tuesday, April 28.
According to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor Search Advisory Committee, the name of each finalist is announced approximately one week before the scheduled campus visit. Information about each finalist will be posted on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa chancellor search website ahead of their forums.
Each candidate will share their vision for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, followed by a question-and-answer session. Presentations will be recorded and posted after the final campus visit.

Syrmos’ campus forum will be from 10:30 to 11:30 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 second finalist’s campus visit is set for Thursday, April 30 to Friday, May 1. The forum will be from 10:30 to 11:30 on Monday, April 27 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.
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 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.
