BYU–Hawaii News

The Hawaii Women’s Conference, hosted by BYU–Hawaii’s Educational Outreach, was held June 15-16 and featured keynote speakers Julie B. Beck, Ardeth G. Kapp , and Margret S. Wheelwright. The purpose of the conference is to uplift, enlighten, and unite the sisters of the Church. Over 400 women were in attendance at the conference and came from across the islands of Hawaii, U.S. Mainland, and Canada. Read Full Story

Dr. Colleen Tano, assistant professor of Literacy Education in the School of Education, was recently elected to the position of President-Elect of the Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading (OTER), which is a special interest group of the International Reading Association. The association is an acclaimed leader in promoting literacy not only in the United States but throughout the world. OTER has been an active and influential special interest group of the International Reading Association since the early 1970s. One of the largest special interest groups in the association, OTER publishes an international refereed journal, Journal of Reading Education, and the membership contributes widely to literacy education, nationally and beyond. Dr. Tano served as Secretary of OTER during 2011-2012 and will succeed to the position of President at the next annual meeting, to be held in San Antonio, Texas, in April 2013. Read Full Story

Eleven students from BYU–Hawaii’s psychology department were accompanied by professors to the prestigious Association for Psychological Science (APS) annual convention in Chicago, Il to present their findings on a variety of research projects. Read Full Story

Dr. William Clayton Hubner Jr., BYU–Hawaii professor of business management, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012, in a tragic automobile accident. Read Full Story

According to BYU–Hawaii Institutional Research, there are more than 2,000 students enrolled in this year’s Summer semester, 400 more than the summer term last year. Read Full Story

Eleven BYU-Hawaii students from places such as Australia, American Samoa, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and the U.S. went to Washington D.C., from May 16 to 23. The students, alongside Political Science professors Troy Smith and Jennifer Kajiyama, spent seven busy days in D.C. networking with government and non-government officials and learning about national politics from an inside perspective. Read Full Story

Fifteen BYU–Hawaii students recently visited Hong Kong for a jumpstart to their professional networks, meeting with 12 different companies through the university’s Career Connect program. Career Connect, organized by BYU–Hawaii Career Services, is a program that invites students to experience a snapshot of employment by visiting companies and organizations in various parts of the world, meeting with their officials, and observing their day-to-day operations. Read Full Story

The BYU–Hawaii Biochemistry and Physical Science Department readied their telescopes to capture the transit of Venus on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. As Venus passed between the Earth and the Sun, professors from the department helped visitors in using telescopes and answering questions about the once-in-a-lifetime natural event. Since the next transit of Venus will not be until 2117, it was a unique experience to witness Venus pass in the Sun’s light. While the cloud cover periodically obstructed the view of Venus, it did not deter would-be astronomers from trying their hardest to see the event. Read Full Story

The Departments of Fine Arts and International Cultural Studies will be hosting a showing of the classic silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live piano accompaniment by Wendy Hiscocks, a renowned pianist, on Friday June 8, 2012. Scott McCarrey, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, said “We wanted to give students and the community the rare opportunity of experiencing a classic silent film for themselves, an opportunity which most have not had.” Read Full Story

A team of students earned a top honor at a conference for one of the nation's largest student service and leadership organizations. BYU-Hawaii's Students In Free Enterprise was recognized as the second runner up at the SIFE 2012 National Expo held in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 24, 2012. Read Full Story