BYU–Hawaii News

Faculty, staff, students and volunteers continue to refine Brigham Young University Hawaii's on-line learning model and develop early distance learning courses that will better prepare incoming students, facilitate current students to take more classes and cost-effectively extend BYUH's reach well beyond the campus. Read Full Story

Perched atop the Mount of Olives overlooking the Holy City itself, Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies dominates the eastern skyline of perhaps the world’s most sacred cities. The center boasts beautiful arches that adorn its buildings constructed from Jerusalem limestone. An olive and wine press are nestled in gardens of flowers, olive trees, and vineyards, while an abundance of windows within gives way to terraces featuring breathtaking views overlooking the steep Kidron Valley, the Old City, and beyond to modern West Jerusalem. A fountain pouring water echoes across the marble floors, empowering mind and spirit, the center itself an inspiring beacon of cross-cultural understanding and tolerant peace. Read Full Story

BYU Hawaii alumnus David Ing presented a motivational lecture at the weekly Entrepreneurship Lecture Series on Thursday, September 11, 2008. Ing focused on the entrepreneurial prospects and skills by sharing his own personal experiences and insight on what it takes to prove successful not only in business, but also in life. Read Full Story

Developing a testimony of Jesus Christ, holding to the iron rod, and having a positive attitude was advice given to BYU-Hawaii students at the September 16 devotional by President George Kaluhiokalani, president of the Kaneohe, Hawaii Stake. He counseled students to use adversity to strengthen their testimonies rather than let it sour their experiences. Read Full Story

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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