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ROTC Classes Offered Fall Semester on BYU-Hawaii Campus
Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 7 August 2007
When Serafina Saui’a came to BYU-Hawaii in 1993 as a freshman from Samoa, she was not thinking about a military career. She wanted to serve a mission, and came to BYU-Hawaii because it was a Church school, and she had an older sister already attending.
But while taking a break from an economics class she ran into an Army recruiter in the hallway. It took six months for him to talk her into enrolling in the ROTC program at University of Hawaii, but at the beginning of her junior year she did enroll.
She had participated in the Junior ROTC program while in high school, learning leadership traits such as how to take charge and to work as part of a team. “It was the most beneficial class I ever took,” said Captain Saui’a. She graduated from BYU-Hawaii in 1997 with a B.S. in Information Systems.
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When Serafina Saui’a came to BYU-Hawaii in 1993 as a freshman from Samoa, she was not thinking about a military career. She wanted to serve a mission, and came to BYU-Hawaii because it was a Church school, and she had an older sister already attending.
But while taking a break from an economics class she ran into an Army recruiter in the hallway. It took six months for him to talk her into enrolling in the ROTC program at University of Hawaii, but at the beginning of her junior year she did enroll.
She had participated in the Junior ROTC program while in high school, learning leadership traits such as how to take charge and to work as part of a team. “It was the most beneficial class I ever took,” said Captain Saui’a. She graduated from BYU-Hawaii in 1997 with a B.S. in Information Systems.
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BYU-Hawaii Interns Report From the Field
Several BYU-Hawaii students currently serving international internships in their home countries recently shared brief interim reports on their experiences this summer:
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BYU-Hawaii Player Selected for Olympic Program
The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected Trenson Akana, a 5' 10" guard on the BYU-Hawaii men's basketball team, as one of 30 minority students from across the country for its FLAME program — Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere .
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Over 300 BYU-Hawaii Students Currently Serve Internships
While many of their classmates are working fulltime, earning extra money during the summer, 320 BYU-Hawaii students are currently completing academic internships.
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Dr. Bradshaw Retiring After 38 Years
School of Business Professor Dr. James R. Bradshaw is retiring at the end of Summer Term after teaching at BYU-Hawaii for the past 38 years. Along with Japanese language professor Katsuhiro Kajiyama, he is currently the most senior fulltime faculty member at the university.
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“Wind Talker” Actor Addresses BYU-Hawaii Students in Forum
“Why would Navaho’s fight for a country that tried to destroy them?” This question came from an audience member to Roger Willie, during a forum held Wednesday, 11 July, in the Aloha Center Mall on the BYU-Hawaii campus.
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BYU-Hawaii Hosts 7th Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival
The results of a week filled with rich cultural experiences, intense rehearsals, and lasting friendships will culminate Saturday, 14 July, in a free concert offered by the Pacific Rim Children’s Chorus Festival . The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cannon Activities Center (CAC) on the BYU-Hawaii campus. (watch video )
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SOC Majors do Well in Microsoft Competition
Two BYU-Hawaii School of Computing students — William Davis from Guam and Fabricio Correa Duarte (upper left) from Curitiba, Brazil — recently distinguished themselves by winning the Microsoft ImagineCup software design competition in Hawaii on just one one week's notice, and then advanced to the regional competition in San Jose, California. From there, Duarte went on to the competition's national finals in Redmond, Washington.
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Aloha ESL Program Provides Cultural Experience Opportunities
Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 18 June 2007
July 12 to 18, July 15 to 21, and July 27 to August 9, high and junior high students from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan will come to Brigham Young University Hawaii to participate in the Aloha ESL program administered by the Center for Instructional Technology and Outreach (CITO). In the past eight years, the CITO program has hosted over 2, 200 students.
In Hawaii’s unique setting, the 9 to 18-year-old students seek to increase their English proficiency through intensive classroom study. Each morning during the week long program, qualified instructors use a variety of teaching methods that include the TALL (Technology Assisted Language Learning) English Program.
During the afternoons, they will enjoy a variety of outdoor activities that include visiting Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, the North Shore, Waikiki, and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
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July 12 to 18, July 15 to 21, and July 27 to August 9, high and junior high students from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan will come to Brigham Young University Hawaii to participate in the Aloha ESL program administered by the Center for Instructional Technology and Outreach (CITO). In the past eight years, the CITO program has hosted over 2, 200 students.
In Hawaii’s unique setting, the 9 to 18-year-old students seek to increase their English proficiency through intensive classroom study. Each morning during the week long program, qualified instructors use a variety of teaching methods that include the TALL (Technology Assisted Language Learning) English Program.
During the afternoons, they will enjoy a variety of outdoor activities that include visiting Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, the North Shore, Waikiki, and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
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