BYU–Hawaii News

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Two new faces now call the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship and Brigham Young University Hawaii home. James Ritchie became the Director of the CIE in August and Leonard Black joined as the new Entrepreneur-in-residence around the same time. Read Full Story

Brigham Young University Hawaii students Micah Stevenson and Christopher Bresee have completed some of the military's toughest training available through the Army ROTC program earlier this year. Stevenson, a sophomore majoring in International Cultural Studies, trained and studied hard at the Army's Air Assault course at Fort Campbell, Kentucky before the 2008 winter semester began while Bresee attended the Leader's Training Course (LTC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky this past summer. Read Full Story

Encouraging teachers to reform their courses using “the three R’s of education,” Brent W. Chowen, Assistant Professor in the BYU-Hawaii School of Education, urged educators to create a more global university and improve students’ learning experiences during his Convocation address September 9. Read Full Story

In their September 4 Question-and-Answer Forum, the Brigham Young University Hawaii President's Council fielded queries on topics including athletics versus academics, the new tuition deadline, the role of the sailing canoe Iosepa in the community, student employment hiring, the status of Honors and other programs, and the married student housing waiting list. Read Full Story

President Steven C. Wheelwright of Brigham Young University Hawaii began a new semester by encouraging students, faculty, and staff to improve in their efforts to become devoted disciples of Jesus Christ in his initial devotional address. In reference to the recent summer Olympics, Wheelwright compared devoted disciples to Olympic athletes in their mutual focus, discipline, and commitment. Inviting listeners to increase their devotion by attending weekly devotionals held every Tuesday at 10 a.m., President Wheelwright said, "These devotionals are a unique feature of the Church Education System, and one that can bless all of our lives, both individually and collectively." Read Full Story

As is tradition at Brigham Young University Hawaii, President Steven C. Wheelwright is scheduled to usher in the upcoming semester at the first campus devotional scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 2. Speaking in the Cannon Activities Center, Wheelwright will address new and returning students, faculty, and staff with a message of inspiration and encouragement as they embark on a new school year. Read Full Story

With the theme The Power to Make a Difference, the Brigham Young University Hawaii President's Council thanked the faculty and staff ohana [family] who filled the McKay Auditorium on August 20 for past achievements and reviewed the changes and initiatives in the coming school year. Read Full Story

David Lucero, the director of Student Leadership at Brigham Young University Hawaii, encouraged BYUH students and employees to become "genuine gold" by developing personal identities consistent with the ideals put forth by the university and LDS Church General Authorities at a devotional held on August 12. Read Full Story

Cebu City—Ten BYU-Hawaii students spend their summer studying the lifestyles of the not so rich and famous among nearly 700 returned missionaries living on dozens of islands here. Read Full Story