CSS is dedicated to helping undergraduate students achieve their educational goals in a timely manner. Academic advisors match students with customized educational plans, skills and abilities based on career and life goals, and shine the light on paths to success.
CSS Student in Need of Academic Advising?
Schedule an advising appointment on Star Student Balance. Available Mondays to Fridays (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.), excluding holidays.
Academic Forms
Providing assistance to students with the completion and submission of paperwork critical to their academic progress.
Graduation
Providing assistance to students as they prepare for the culmination of their journeys at the university.
CSS Advising Team
We are dedicated to helping students achieve their educational and professional goals.
Barbara Joyce
Academic Advisor, Assistant Specialist
Saunders Hall 248
(808) 956-8794
Kaleilani Keolanui
Academic Advisor, Student Services Specialist (APT)
Dean Hall 2
(808) 956-0659
Sunhee Kim Fujii
Study Abroad Advisor, Assistant Specialist
Dean Hall 9
(808) 956-0665
Keiko Knudson
Academic Advisor, Student Services Specialist (APT)
Dean Hall 2
(808) 956-0662
Nanette Miles
Academic Advisor, Student Services Specialist (APT)
Dean Hall 2
(808) 956-7590
Dawn Nishida
Academic Advisor, Assistant Specialist
Saunders Hall 542D
(808) 956-0658
Jennifer Oshiro
Academic Advisor, Student Services Specialist (APT)
Saunders Hall 604
(808) 956-0664
Mark Oxley
Academic Advisor, Educational Specialist (APT)
Dean Hall 206
(808) 956-6652
AJ Simpao
Academic Advisor, Student Services Specialist (APT)
Saunders Hall 311
(808) 956-0317
Academic Advising
Office: Dean Hall, Room 2
Hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on weekends and holidays.
Email: cssadvcl@hawaii.edu
Telephone: (808) 956-0661
Additional services include:
- Certifications – For CSS majors, Pre-Psychology students seeking certification of courses for ROTC, Financial Aid-Satisfactory Academic Progress, Concurrent Enrollment and Veterans Benefits.
- Major Advising – Visit department websites to find undergraduate major advisor.
- Mandatory Advising – For freshmen and sophomores during their first four semesters at UH Mānoa.
- Orientation Sessions – For new and transfer students to learn about policies and procedures applicable to their general education and major degree requirements.
- Study Abroad – Assisting students in meeting graduation requirements, gaining a global perspective, and taking the educational journey of a lifetime.
- Transfer Advising – Review of transfer credits to aid in a smooth transition to campus.