BYU–Hawaii News

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 28 March 2006 Dr. Keith Roberts, BYU-Hawaii Vice President of Academics, recently announced that Dr. Clayton Hubner will succeed Dr. Brent Wilson as dean of the University's School of Business, effective August 1, 2006.

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BYU-Hawaii junior history major Spencer McBride's research paper on "The Catholic Conquest of California" won the "best undergraduate" prize on March 18, 2006, during the annual conference of the five major Hawaii universities in the regional chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Read Full Story

Bill Spencer, president of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association, compared entrepreneurship in the 21st century to "an extreme sport without risk of bodily harm." Read Full Story

One of the world's foremost scholars on the Dead Sea Scrolls and early Judaism concluded the lecture series held in conjunction with the special traveling exhibit on the ancient texts at the Laie Temple Visitors Center with presentations on March 17 and 20, 2006. Read Full Story

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 17 March 2006 When Beth Parker Uale ('85) first came to BYU-Hawaii her primary goal was to get her "MRS. degree." Later, when graduation became a priority, it took her an additional four years to finish her final year of studies. She since spent another seven years in graduate school. Consequently, Uale encouraged today's BYU-Hawaii students to make the most of the educational experiences while they're here.

"Throughout the many years of schooling I have learned that there are certain things that will help to make the journey more efficient and more effective," she said, offering a few suggestions to avoid the roadblocks to reaching educational goals:

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During the BYU-Hawaii 2nd Stake conference over the March 12 weekend, Elder Charles Didier of the First Quorum of the Seventy and Elder Eric B. Shumway of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy called ArapataMeha as the new president of the university's married student stake. Read Full Story

One of Hawaii's leading corporate attorneys shared some of the learnings and business philosophies he has instilled in his own and other ventures in the March 14entrepreneurship lecture series. Read Full Story

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BYU-Hawaii ReligiousEducation and History Professor Kerry Muhlestein prefaced his March 10 lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls by saying he's frequently asked why members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are so interested in the ancient Hebrew documents. In response, he said LDSscholars have contributed significantly to their study and members of the Church perceive a number of parallel ties with modern practices and doctrine. Read Full Story

Christopher Krey | University Advancement | 9 March 2006 Thursday morning BYU-Hawaii's Brass Band and Jazz Ensemble departed for neighboring Maui for a weekend tour of the island. The two groups, directed by David Kammerer and Darren Duerden respectively, will tour Kahului, Hana, and Lahaina performing at churches, community centers and open air venues. While in Maui, the group of 34 will be hosted by church members and university ohana as they share their many talents through concerts and firesides.

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