Public events for University of Hawai‘i president finalist start today, online survey live

The public events for Julian Vasquez Heilig, one of the two finalists for president of the University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system, begin today.

Vasquez Heilig visited University of Hawaiʻi Maui College this morning and will visit Kauaʻi Community College this afternoon. He will visit University of Hawaiʻi Hilo and University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa tomorrow, Oct. 1.

Vasquez Heilig will attend an open house and a moderated public forum on each campus. He will take questions at the forums, which will be livestreamed and on Zoom and posted online afterward. Questions can be submitted on site or by using the Zoom chat function.

The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents are asking for feedback on Vasquez Heilig that will be used to inform the selection of the next president. Confidential feedback can be provided through this online survey form, which will be open until 6 p.m. Oct. 4.

Individuals can also provide feedback on both or either finalists by submitting comments to bor.testimony@hawaii.edu. The testimony will be posted publicly prior to the Oct. 16 Special Board of Regents meeting and can be submitted up to the start of the meeting. 

More information on Vasquez Heilig and finalist Wendy Hensel can be found on the UH President Search website. Hensel’s public events were held the week of Sept. 23 and the videos of her forums can also be found on the UH President Search website.

• SEPT. 30 – KAUA‘I
  • 2-3 p.m.: Open House – Kauaʻi Community College, Fine Arts Auditorium
  • 3 – 4 p.m.: Campus Forum (Zoom available and recorded) – Fine Arts Auditorium
    
• OCT. 1 – HAWAI‘I ISLAND
  • 8-9 a.m.: Open House – University of Hawai‘i Hilo University Classroom Building Room 127 (Rose and Raymond Tseng Terrace)
  • 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Campus Forum (Zoom available and recorded) – University of Hawai‘i Hilo Performing Arts Center