{"id":240771,"date":"2026-09-16T12:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=240771"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:37:52","slug":"uh-hilo-chancellor-pacwest-conference-executive-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/16\/uh-hilo-chancellor-pacwest-conference-executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor joins PacWest Conference Executive Board"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin was designated chair of the Pacific West Conference Executive Board for the 2026–27 academic year.<\/p>\n

Composed of university presidents and chancellors from member institutions across Hawaiʻi<\/span> and California, the PacWest Conference Executive Board provides strategic direction, policy oversight and administrative governance for the NCAA<\/abbr> Division II. In her leadership role, Irwin will steer the PacWest through a rapidly changing landscape in NCAA<\/abbr> intercollegiate athletics, addressing national governance reforms, student-athlete welfare and institutional sustainability.<\/p>\n

“It is an honor to serve as chair during such a pivotal time in collegiate athletics,” Irwin said. “I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues across the conference to ensure the PacWest continues to promote academic success, athletic competitive excellence and transformative opportunities for our student-athletes.”<\/p>\n

Read more at HiloAthletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin serves as chair for the 2026–27 academic year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":240772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[14,151],"class_list":["post-240771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-uh-hilo","tag-hilo-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t