For Student works 

The HPU Library and Learning Commons accepts student work into HPU Digital, our institutional repository. However, all student submissions must be submitted by a faculty member or designated staff mentor to ensure the work has been reviewed and approved before deposit. Students cannot submit work directly.

Eligible works include:

  • Theses, dissertations, and graduate capstone papers*

  • Undergraduate or graduate research projects*

  • Published journal articles

  • Published books and book chapters

  • Conference presentations and posters (.PDF format required)

*Note: Submissions must meet the required title page format and be submitted in text-searchable PDF format. The Library cannot accept papers that do not meet these requirements. See the sample title page.

Submission Requirements

Title Page Requirements  

When submitting a thesis or dissertation, departments must ensure the following:

  • The title page must include the following:
    • Title
    • Item Type (Thesis, Professional Paper, Capstone Project, etc.)
    • Degree 
    • Program (If applicable)
    • College 
    • Institution (Hawaiʻi Pacific University)
    • Location (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi)
    • Publication Date (Semester & Year)
    • Student's Name (Do not include post-nominal letters)
    • Disclaimer (The views presented here are those of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of Hawaiʻi Pacific University)
    • Advisor(s) (Do not include post-nominal letters)
  • On the title page include an okina before the last i in Hawaiʻi. 
    • The okina is NOT an apostrophe
    • Add the okina [single open quotation mark] by using symbols under Insert tab in MS Word.
    • OR place the cursor at the beginning of a blank line of text.
    • Push and hold the "Alt" key. If there is no dedicated numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard, push and hold the "Fn" key.
    • Type the string "39".
    • Release the "Alt" and "Fn" keys to make the okina appear at the location of the cursor.
  • Sample Title Page
  • An abstract is required and should immediately follow the title page.  There is no word limit. 

Title Page Requirements  

When submitting a student's work that is not a thesis, or dissertation, graduate capstone, etc.:

  • The title page must include the following:
    • Title
    • Item Type (Capstone Project or like work)
    • Program (If applicable)
    • College 
    • Institution (Hawaiʻi Pacific University)
    • Location (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi)
    • Publication Date (Semester & Year)
    • Student's Name
    • Disclaimer (The views presented here are those of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of Hawaiʻi Pacific University)
  • On the title page include an okina before the last i in Hawaiʻi. 
    • The okina is NOT an apostrophe
    • Add the okina [single open quotation mark] by using symbols under Insert tab in MS Word.
    • OR place the cursor at the beginning of a blank line of text.
    • Push and hold the "Alt" key. If there is no dedicated numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard, push and hold the "Fn" key.
    • Type the string "39".
    • Release the "Alt" and "Fn" keys to make the okina appear at the location of the cursor.
  • An abstract should immediately follow the title page.  There is no word limit.

Procedures for Submitting Student Work

Ensure the paper is in text-searchable PDF format and follows the required title page guidelines.

Sample Title Page

Sponsoring faculty member should email the following information:

  • Faculty sponsor name and email
  • Student author name and email
  • Title of the work
Initiate Waiver

After the waiver is completed, upload student work using the submission form.

Submission Form