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Embrace Your Full Potential

First-Year Advising


At Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø, you can expand your world, make connections – intellectual and personal – and seek answers. We believe in your potential and the promising future you want.

We prepare you for a successful first year at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø through our programs and resources, whether you are a first-year student, transfer student or Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø Online student.

Academic advising is a critical component of first-year success for undergraduate students, including first-year, transfer and adult students.

Our faculty and staff are committed to your success at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. Our goal is to help you create and achieve your educational, career and life goals. Meeting with a first-year advisor is different than that with your high school guidance counselor. We want to learn about your interests to help you explore all options and personalize your academic experience at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø.

Advising & Academic Support Services


Learn more about Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø's advising and academic support services, including academic advising, academic coaching and tutoring and disability services.

Bethany Perry examining a petri dish while working in biology lab on her student research

Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø offers a hands-on approach to learning. Unlike my friends at other schools, I had the opportunity to design and lead my own research project and see it through to completion.

Bethany Perry '24, Biology

News & Events

Book cover of A Fever in the Heartland and Tim Egan author photo

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Tim Egan will visit Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø in March 2027 to deliver the inaugural Huffman Lecture on Social Justice, focused on democracy and civic responsibility.

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Agnes Park Hacawa page and graduation photo

After immigrating from Korea to Hawaii, Agnes Park crossed a continent to attend Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø. She graduated in 1924, and in 2025, her granddaughter traced the journey of one of the first international Bears.

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