BYU–Hawaii News

With a Knights of the Round Table Conference of Champions theme, the annual three-day Brigham Young University Hawaii Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship (CIE) business conference convened on campus March 4, included a variety of keynote addresses and workshops, and concluded with the business plan competition finals that this year included $50,000 in donated prizes for the student "champions." Read Full Story

As expected, the third-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii men's basketball team received the number-one seed in the NCAA II West Regional Tournament field announced March 8 by the NCAA. The Seasiders, champions of the Pacific West Conference, will host a four-team sub-regional on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, and will face seventh-seeded Humboldt State (20-11) in the opening round on Friday at 7:30 pm in the Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story

Brigham Young University Hawaii Honors students learned in their colloquium on March 4 about a unique program in nearby Kahuku — one of only 40 in the world — fully accredited to train highly skilled service dogs to help disabled people, and how they differ from other assistance, therapeutic and "seeing eye" guide dogs as well as other service animals. Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii Student Association President Hema Tatafu and Executive Vice President Janelle Cabucungan took turns sharing the podium to deliver a two-part devotional address on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Their speeches centered on hope, unity, and the power of change; each gave inspiring counsel to the students, faculty, staff, and families of BYU-Hawaii. Read Full Story

Laie, HI—Shaka Steel, Brigham Young University Hawaii's steel drum band is scheduled to perform at several locations on Maui between March 12–15. Performances will include both high school exchanges as well as community concerts. Read Full Story

By the beginning of First Term in July 2009, Brigham Young University Hawaii will have absorbed its International Work Experience Scholarship (IWES) program into I-WORK — the International Work Opportunity Return-ability Kuleana — and added several significant enhancements, including: Read Full Story

Several years before Sanchez would ever step foot on the beautiful tropical campus of Brigham Young University – Hawaii, her life already began to steer her in a direction that would ultimately lead her directly here. Now a senior in international cultural studies focusing on communication, Sanchez’s unique story and vibrant cultural past provided the foundation and passion that now shapes the future path she intends to take. Read Full Story

Cy M. Bridges [pictured at right], Theater Director for the Polynesian Cultural Center and a noted Hawaiian cultural expert, shared his love, passion and expertise on historical and genealogical aspects of modern hula with Brigham Young University Hawaii students during the February 25 Honors Program colloquium in McKay 101. Read Full Story

Brigham Young University Hawaii's semiannual Career Fair on February 26 in the Cannon Activities Center presented prospective graduates and other students with opportunities to meet potential employers while also providing insights into getting a good job in today's economy. Read Full Story

In accordance with Brigham Young University Hawaii's mission to prepare students for the next chapters in their lives, a new program entitled International Institute of Professional Protocol (IIPP) has been developed to educate participants about the code of behavior in diverse professional situations. Sponsored by Barbara Barrington Jones and the Hal and Barbara Jones Foundation, long time supporters of the university and its mission, the institute is geared toward students developing job-seeking skills and other qualities that will help participants stand out in the interview process and the work place. Scheduled for the week of March 9, just after the Center for International Entrepreneurship's Business Plan Competition, IIPP offers a set of four core classes, one optional class, and an etiquette banquet and other gifts as a reward for completion of the program. Read Full Story