Welcome

The Capstone Symposium is an annual virtual event at Hawai'i Pacific University to promote academic excellence, learning with real-world purposes, interdisciplinary exchanges, and HPU-community connections. The organizing committee is happy to welcome you to our new event website! Here you will find more information about the event's objectives, the speakers, and the schedule. You will also be able to explore the content and see the list of participants.

THE CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES PRESENTERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO

share what they have accomplished in their degree program
showcase their competency, creativity, and innovation in certain areas
relate discipline-specific learning outcomes to real-world applications
link their knowledge and abilities to future employment or higher education
substantiate professional development and achievement

THE CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM ENABLES THE AUDIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT

what HPU students can accomplish by the time they graduate
what different degree programs can offer
how HPU contributes to the local community and the world

Majors Represented

Business Analytics
Cinematic Multimedia Arts
Communications
Computer Science
Diplomacy and Global Security
Marine Affairs
Marine Biology
Marine Science
Nursing
Public Health
Social Work
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Organizing Committee

Dr. Brett Neilson, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Chair; Dr. Hanh Nguyen, Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Vice-Chair; Dr. Noelia Paez, Associate Professor, College of Business, Organizer; Dr. Mary Smith, Associate Professor, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Organizer, Dr. Amy Sadek, Assistant Professor, Graduate College of Health Sciences, Organizer.