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BYU-Hawaii SIFE Team Places in Top 40 in the Nation

By Mike Foley June 08, 2006 12:00 AM
Ten BYU-Hawaii members of SIFE, or the Students In Free Enterprise team, recently returned from Kansas City, Missouri, where they made strong impressions and placed in the top 40 at the organization's national competition. Read Full Story

BYUH Anthropology/Geography Professor Retires After 35 Years

By Mike Foley May 31, 2006 12:00 AM
Dr. Max Stanton, Professor of Anthropology and Geography, has retired after teaching at BYU-Hawaii for the past 35 years and left Laie this evening to undertake seven months of anthropological field studies. Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir to Perform at Carnegie Hall

By Christopher Krey May 31, 2006 12:00 AM
Wednesday evening, BYU-Hawaii's Concert Choir departed for New York City on a one-week tour culminating in a performance at the world-famous Carnegie Hall. After weeks of daily rehearsal, the choir is ready and excited to see the "BigApple" and to perform Mozart's Requiem at the premiere hall. Read Full Story

Elder Rasband Praises 'Greatest Temple Builder of all Mankind'

By Mike Foley May 22, 2006 12:00 AM
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy, in the keynote address of the BYU-Hawaii Women's Conference on May 19, said of President Gordon B. Hinckley, "We are led by the greatest temple builder of all mankind and all history." Read Full Story

Prestigious Ergonomics Society Forms BYU-Hawaii Student Chapter

By Mike Foley May 22, 2006 12:00 AM
The prestigious Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) recently approved a group of BYU-Hawaii students working closely with the administration, Assistant Psychology Professor Ronald M. Miller, and the Polynesian Cultural Center, to form a chapter on campus. Read Full Story

President Shumway Explains how BYU-Hawaii Supports Returnability

By Mike Foley May 17, 2006 12:00 AM
BYU-Hawaii President Eric B. Shumway addressed a large group of international students in a May 16 Student Alumni Association meeting on the importance of their commitment to return home after graduation, and how the university supports them in that commitment. Read Full Story

National Champs! Women's Tennis Team Reclaims National NCAA II Championship

May 13, 2006 12:00 AM
Kansas City, MO — The BYU-Hawaii women's tennis team, under coach David Porter, ended a perfect 27-0 season and reclaimed the NCAA II national championship title by defeating Armstrong Atlantic State, 5-3. Read Full Story

"Genuine Gold" Alum Brings Six Sigma Certification to Campus

By Mike Foley May 11, 2006 12:00 AM
Mason Allred, a BYU-Hawaii junior history major from Las Vegas, Nevada, recently returned from a Student Research Associates Assistantships-funded trip to New York City where he presented a paper at the annual conference of the prestigious American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii Spotlights Assessment, Other Achievements

May 11, 2006 12:00 AM
At a special luncheon on May 1, BYU-Hawaii recognized academic and support departments that have used the university-wide assessment program to improve their offerings and services. Read Full Story

Junior History Major Presents Egyptology Paper in New York

By Mike Foley May 11, 2006 12:00 AM
Mason Allred, a BYU-Hawaii junior history major from Las Vegas, Nevada, recently returned from a Student Research Associates Assistantships-funded trip to New York City where he presented a paper at the annual conference of the prestigious American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE). Read Full Story