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VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE

THE VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE (VPIR) PROGRAM CONNECTS UH STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS BY WAY OF E-MAIL AND PHONE.

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Besides education beyond the classroom, students may receive leads to job opportunities and valuable insight about a specific industry. This program also makes UH students, who are already interested in pursuing careers in entrepreneurship, accessible to business professionals.

  • Services of the VPIRs include offering practical knowledge and advice; and possibly introducing faculty and students to colleagues, who may be of further assistance.

  • VPIRs have expertise in one or more of the following areas: entrepreneurship, law, intellectual property, marketing, finance, or venture funding.

  • VPIRs are available to current University of Hawaii students and faculty.

  • Students and faculty must make an appointment to get in touch with any one of the VPIRs in the pool of business professionals. VPIRs are full-time business professionals, who are volunteering their time and expertise. Knowing this: students and faculty are asked to limit their phone conversations to a maximum of half an hour. Emails should be phrased in a way that limits the VPIRs response time to half an hour.

THE VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL-IN-RESIDENCE (VPIR) PROGRAM CONNECTS UH STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS BY WAY OF E-MAIL AND PHONE.
Image of student on cell phone talking while studying in courtyard

Besides education beyond the classroom, students may receive leads to job opportunities and valuable insight about a specific industry. This program also makes UH students, who are already interested in pursuing careers in entrepreneurship, accessible to business professionals.

  • Services of the VPIRs include offering practical knowledge and advice; and possibly introducing faculty and students to colleagues, who may be of further assistance.

  • VPIRs have expertise in one or more of the following areas: entrepreneurship, law, intellectual property, marketing, finance, or venture funding.

  • VPIRs are available to current University of Hawaii students and faculty.

  • Students and faculty must make an appointment to get in touch with any one of the VPIRs in the pool of business professionals. VPIRs are full-time business professionals, who are volunteering their time and expertise. Knowing this: students and faculty are asked to limit their phone conversations to a maximum of half an hour. Emails should be phrased in a way that limits the VPIRs response time to half an hour.

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University of Hawaiʻi
An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution.
© 2025 Shidler College of Business. All rights reserved.
Website by Blue Logic Labs
2404 Maile Way, Room E-402, Honolulu, HI 96822
Intranet • Credits