HPU Capstone Symposium 2025

2025 Award Winners

Category Awards

Creative Work Award:

• Makanani Kenolio-Awong

• Sophia Cabo

Practical Project Award:

• Chrystine Black

• Erika Glenn

• Taylor Marcella Kaoihana-Lee

• Noel Ah Mook Sang, Anh Pham, Matthew Fitzgerald, Christian Villados, Johanna Fische

• Kaley Mayo

• Remy Friday

Research Award:

• Tracie Anne-Lee

• Brandy Ratliff

• Classie Mejia

• Kalli Tulipano

• Amelia Hart

• Emma Phillips

• Clarissa Galindo

Dean's Awards

School of Nursing: Joshua Aceret, Karen Balaoing, Asia Mills, Michelle Loughran

College of Liberal Arts: Lurhani Akintola

College of Business: Brittany Robinson

College of Natural and Computational Sciences: Asinah Cecil

Raffle Prize Winners:

• Nadine Yereance

• Tasman Mattox

• Classie Mejia

• Samantha Arroyo

• Chrystine Black

• Nicole Palacay

• Taylor Vaughn

• Noeleen Silva

• Rasjell Foster

• Wyatt Young

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.

Acknowledgements

The 2025 Capstone Symposium organizers would like to thank the following faculty, staff, and offices:

Capstone mentors: April Ruiz, Barbara Quimby, Bora Van Brocklyn, Brenden Holland, Burgel R. Maria Levy, David Horgen, David Hyrenbach, Erika Collazo-Vargas, Hanh Nguyen, Heather Medicine Bear, Jessica Jacob, John Hart, Joy Bliss, Lawrence Rowland, Leeah Javier, Linda Ikeda, Lori Daniels, Maria Levy, Mary L. Smith, Matthew Iacchei, Peter J. O. Britos, Russell Hart,

Proposal reviewers: Amanda Arevalo, Amy Sadek, Brett Neilson, Daniela Wagner-Loera, Erika Collazo-Vargas, Hanh Nquyen, Josh Forakis, Maria Levy, Mary Smith, Nicole Rodriquez, Noelia Paez, Peter Britos, Rong Zou, and Sabrina Gowette.

Judges: Stephen Allen, Kayla Black, Joy Bliss, Ashley Boles, Daniel Brown, Travis Butler, Chandia Chambers-Samadi, Stewart Crawford, Christina Cuka, David Field, Julia Graham, John-Bruce Green, David Horegen, David Hyrenbach, Matthew Iacchei, Azhar Ishaque, Tandrea Jackson, Carrie Jones, Jacob Melnick, Suketu Naik, Hanh Nguyen, Regina Ostergaard-Klem, Robyn Otty, Mary Jane Rapport, Larry Rowloand, Amy Sadek, Karen Sam, Iven Sugai, Robert Treakle, and Daniela Wagner-Loera

Sponsors and Supporters: The Office of Academic Affairs, Career Development Center, Marketing and Communication, HPU Libraries, and Student Life.