BYU–Hawaii News

Professor Lenard Huff’s Winter Semester Market Research (2012) class conducted research on the visitors of the North Shore of Oahu. The results of their research were then presented at the North Shore Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at the Turtle Bay Resort on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Read Full Story

The top-ranked Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s women’s tennis team came up short in its attempt to win a national championship on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The team lost 5-2 to third-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State, (Georgia) in the championship match at the NCAA II National Tournament. The Seasiders finished the season with a 29-1 mark while Armstrong finished at 29-0. Read Full Story

Just short of their first anniversary, the graphic design track at BYU–Hawaii has witnessed success in both the classroom and workforce. The design program’s foundation is based on a well-rounded understanding of the fundamental elements of art and design. Once students have met the required core media expectations they take 12 credits of design-based classes that allow them to fuse previous knowledge with a new competence for industry specific design software. This new knowledge has proved effective for a number of students on campus, allowing them to build their professional portfolio before graduating. Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii Food Services won the 2012 Loyal E. Horton Dining Gold Award for the third time, outshining more than 550 other schools that participated in the competition. In the past, Food Services has won a bronze and silver award. The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) recognizes top university programs in a variety of categories each year. In college and university culinary arts, one of the most noteworthy professional accomplishments is being a recipient of a NACUFS Loyal E. Horton Dining Award. BYU–Hawaii notched the win in the category of Residential Dining–Special Event. Read Full Story

“Given what needs to be accomplished, time is something you really don’t have a lot of here at BYU-Hawaii.” Alfred Grace, president of the Laie Hawaii Married Student Stake, focused on the way time is spent and how daily choices affect the final destination of life in his May 8 BYU–Hawaii Devotional address. Read Full Story

Each semester BYU–Hawaii celebrates diversity and culture at the tri-annual WorldFest. The event has more than 40 cultural, academic and special interest clubs for students to sign up for and participate in throughout the year. Each club or cultural chapter is given a space to decorate and represent the goals and plans for the group. WorldFest gives students the opportunity to expand their social circles by interacting and learning with students from a number of cultures and backgrounds. Read Full Story

The BYU–Hawaii faculty improv band, Crosscurrent, will perform on Friday, May 4, 2012 with special guest Jeff Narell, an internationally known steel drummer. Darren Duerden, music professor at BYU–Hawaii, who also serves as president of the Percussion Arts Society Hawaii Chapter (PAS), describes the music as “jazz mashed with Pacific cultures.” Read Full Story

“I would like to speak about your becoming builders – builders of strong marriages and faithful families; builders of wonderful communities and successful careers; and builders of the kingdom of God.” This was the advice given by President Steven C. Wheelwright in the opening Devotional of the summer semester at BYU–Hawaii. His main focus was to highlight the third element of the Learn-Lead-Build mission of the university by teaching the principles of “Building Now for Eternity.” Read Full Story

As with most ‘ends,’ a new ‘beginning’ is right around the corner from BYU–Hawaii's April graduation with the university’s new Summer semester starting on Monday, April 23. The Summer semester is a result of literally years of analysis of year-round calendaring and is a key component of the university’s three-imperative charge to serve more students, continue to improve the quality of a BYU–Hawaii education, and lower costs to students and the Church. Read Full Story

Mustapha El Akkari, Kesaia Kaufusi and John Fryhoff will take their positions as BYU–Hawaii Student Association (BYUHSA) President and Executive Vice Presidents for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year beginning April 16. Read Full Story