2023 Welcome Message

From President John Y. Gotanda

Current HPU students can win a Raffle Prize by posting a comment in the Guest Book

OPENING CEREMONY 12:45-1:00pm

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1:00-5:30pm

40 minutes each

Session 1 (A & B): 1:00-2:25

Session 2 (A & B): 2:30-3:55

 Session 3 (A & B): 4:00-5:25

AWARD CEREMONY 6:00-6:30pm

The virtual Capstone Symposium is in poster presentation style with multiple concurrent presentations. Audience members can move freely from room to room and spend as little or as much time in each presentation. 

To view all presentations and abstracts, see the Full Program.

Acknowledgments

The 2023 Capstone Symposium is made possible by:

CAPSTONE SYMPOSIUM SUB-COMMITTEE of the Program Review and Learning Assessment Committee:  Faculty members Dr. Hanh Nguyen (Coordinator), Dr. Mary Smith (Organizer), Dr. Noelia Paez (Organizer) Dr. Brett Neilson (MC and Organizer); Staff: Joan Ishaque, Dabney Gough, Michael Matsushita, Lianne Yamamura; Graduate Assistant: Ariel Christina

SPONSORS: Office of Academic Affairs, College Deans, Career Development Center, Marketing and Communication, Student Life

PROPOSAL REVIEWERS: Dr. Preetha Anand, Dr. Chadia Chambers-Samadi, Dr. Russell Hart, Dr. Maria Levy, Dr. Brett Neilson, Dr. Hanh Nguyen, Dr. Noelia Paez, Dr. Ngoc Phan, Dr. Barbara Quimby, Dr. Amy Sadek, Dr. Daniela Wagner-Loera, Dr. Leocadia Conlon, Dr. Michael Falcon

JUDGES: Dr. Veronica Acosta, Dr. Michelle Alarcon, Dr.  Preetha Anand, Dr. Joy Bliss, Dr. Leslie Blood, Dr. Cort Chambers, Dr.  Chadia Chambers-Samadi, Dr. Stewart Crawford, Dr. Xin Fang, Dr. David Field, Ms. Adrianne Hill, Mr. Azhar Ishaque, Dr. Tandrea Jackson, Dr. Brenda Jensen, Dr. Gary Karr, Dr. Ed Klein, Dr. Suketu Naik, Dr. Olivia Nigro, Mr. Travis Warren Nishii,  Dr. Mary Jane Rapport, Dr. Mark Rosenbaum, Dr.  Lawrence Rowland, Dr. Amy Sadek, Mr. Takuya Saeki, Dr. Larry Schuetz, Mr. Ed Souza, Dr. Harm-Jan Steenhuis  Mr. Bob Treakle, Ms. Yvonne Vance, Dr. Jennette Vanderjagt, Dr. Bob Vega, Dr. Carmella Vizza, Dr.  Daniela Wagner-Loera, Mr. Rob Wilson, Dr. Yvonne Yim 

CAPSTONE MENTORS: Alla Parsons, Adjunct Professor, Visual Art; Annmarie Manzulli, MS, Instructional Faculty, Communication Studies; Catherine Unabia, PhD, Associate Professor, Biology; Chelsie Counsell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marine Science; David Field, PH.D., Marine Science; David Hyrenbach, PhD,  Professor, Oceanography; Erika Collazo-Vargas, PhD, Assistant Professor, Public Health;  Heather Medicine Bear, MPH, Adjunct Professor, Public Health; Jean Kirschenmann, MA, Senior Lecturer, TESOL; John Hart, PhD, Professor, Communication; Katherine Shaw, PhD, Affiliate Faculty, Research Biologist; Laurie Leach, PhD, Professor of English; Lawrence Rowland, EdD PMP, Associate Professor of Information Systems; Leslie Blood, MBA, Lecturer, Management & Marketing; Lori Daniels, PhD, Associate Professor, Social Work; Mary L. Smith, EdD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Matthew Iacchei, PhD, Assistant Professor, Marine Science; Noelia R Paez Huaroto, PhD, Associate Professor, Economics; Olivia Nigro, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology; Patricia M. Young, PhD, Engineering; Peter J. O. Britos, PhD, Professor, Communication; Preetha Anand, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Regina Ostergaard-Klem, PhD, Associate Professor, Natural Science; Suketu Naik, PhD, Associate Professor, Engineering; Veronica Acosta, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology; Yong Jae Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor, Political Science; Yvonne Yim PhD, Adjunct Professor, Social Work

In Memoriam

Dr. Valentina Abordonado

Capstone Symposium Co-Founder and
Sub-Committee Convener