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Business Plan Competition Awards Highest-Ever Prizes

By Mike Foley February 13, 2006 12:00 AM
Two senior BYU-Hawaii computer science majors won $5,000, the largest-ever prize in the Mark and Laura Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship business plan competition on February 10, for their proposal to establish an online service for large-volume professional digital photographers and their various customers. Read Full Story

Coach Wagner Nets His 300th Win

February 10, 2006 12:00 AM
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Canadian Attorney Fans Interest in Entrepreneurship Conference

By Mike Foley February 07, 2006 12:00 AM
Richard W. Clark — an attorney from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and a member the President's Advisory Council for the BYU-Hawaii School of Business — fanned interest in this week's upcoming entrepreneurship conference by sharing lessons he's learned from other entrepreneurs and from starting his own businesses. Read Full Story

Visiting Entrepreneurs to Judge Student Business Plan Competition

By Mike Foley February 06, 2006 12:00 AM
Two major speakers, 20 free panel discussions on a wide range of topics and over 50 visiting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, who will judge the business plan competition finalists, highlight the eighth annual Mark and Laura Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship conference at BYU-Hawaii from February 8-10, 2006. The theme of this year's conference, most of which is free and open to the public, is "Entrepreneurship: Empowering Students Worldwide." Read Full Story

Egyptology Conference Brings in Experts From Around the World

By Christopher Krey January 31, 2006 12:00 AM
Christopher Krey | University Advancement | 31 January 2006Brigham Young University Hawaii is co-hosting its first-ever International Conference of Egyptology on February 1-4, 2006. The conference, entitled Evolving Egypt: Innovation, Appropriation, and Reinterpretation in Ancient Egypt, brings scholars and students of Egyptology from all around the world together to discuss issues of ancient Egypt. Read Full Story

eBusiness Conference Puts Emphasis on Return-“ABILITY”

January 31, 2006 12:00 AM
Staff | University Advancement | 31 January 2006 The BYU-Hawaii Center for Instructional Technology and Outreach (CITO) is hosting an eBusiness conference to provide real-world "ability" training to students and community members alike. The conference will teach participants pragmatic skills, such as Web site creation, on-line market research, converting traffic into buyers, and more.

“The conference aims to offer a unique platform for participants,” said Richie Norton, business development consultant and organizer of the eBusiness conference. “It will enable them to make significant contributions in the workplace and launch themselves into successful, innovative careers.”

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Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit, Lecture Series Draw High Interest

By Mike Foley January 23, 2006 12:00 AM
As a special traveling exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls opened in the Laie Temple Visitors Center on January 19, BYU-Hawaii students, faculty, staff and visitors filled the McKay Auditorium to capacity to hear Dr. Donald W. Parry, BYU Associate Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature and a member of an international team of translators working on the 2,000-year-old records, explain their significance to Latter-day Saints. Read Full Story

Calvin College Students Travel Over 4000 Miles to Hold Class at BYU-Hawaii

By Justin Smith January 20, 2006 12:00 AM
Sixteen students from Calvin College left behind the freezing winds of GrandRapids, Michigan to attend class in tropical Hawaii—and the weather doesn’t seem to be bothering them. Read Full Story