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Pratte Recounts Spiritual History of BYU-Hawaii
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 28 January 2005
In a special devotional sponsored by the Mormon Pacific Historical Society, Paul Alf Pratte recounted the institutional saga of BYU-Hawaii and the personal triumphs of its administrators, faculty and students.
Pratte is a service missionary commissioned to write a commemorative history of BYU-Hawaii as part of its Jubilee celebration. In his address, he reviewed the academic success of the university, but he focused on the spiritual side of the history by sharing personal stories of individuals that are representative of all those who associated with Church College of Hawaii and BYU-Hawaii.
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Pratte is a service missionary commissioned to write a commemorative history of BYU-Hawaii as part of its Jubilee celebration. In his address, he reviewed the academic success of the university, but he focused on the spiritual side of the history by sharing personal stories of individuals that are representative of all those who associated with Church College of Hawaii and BYU-Hawaii.
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Jubilee Website Keeps University 'ohana Informed, Involved
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 24 January 2005
A new Golden Jubilee website provides a wealth of information about the ongoing celebration and the university's institutional and personal histories.
The website features several informational resources to help users keep abreast with the ongoing Jubilee celebration. It also includes several interactive tools that make it fun and easy to learn more about the heritage of CCH/BYU-Hawaii and its faculty, staff and students while reminiscing the past 50 years. Here are a few highlights:
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The website features several informational resources to help users keep abreast with the ongoing Jubilee celebration. It also includes several interactive tools that make it fun and easy to learn more about the heritage of CCH/BYU-Hawaii and its faculty, staff and students while reminiscing the past 50 years. Here are a few highlights:
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BYU-Hawaii Calendar of Activities, January 24-30, 2005
Monday, January 24:
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President Samuelson Turns Hearts to the Fathers
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 21 January 2005
Cecil O. Samuelson, President of BYU in Provo and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, encouraged students and faculty at Thursday's devotional to recognize and appreciate the contributions of those who have gone before.
"This is a very special institution that has been established under the inspiration of the Lord," Samuelson said of BYU-Hawaii, "and it continues to be supported, guided and lifted up by the leaders of this great Church… Most of you will make important differences in the world, in the Church and in your families.
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"This is a very special institution that has been established under the inspiration of the Lord," Samuelson said of BYU-Hawaii, "and it continues to be supported, guided and lifted up by the leaders of this great Church… Most of you will make important differences in the world, in the Church and in your families.
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Marriott School Assistant Dean Shares Job-Searching Advice
Mike Foley | University Advancement | 21 January 2005
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Maurice Stocks, Assistant Dean of Corporate Development & Career Management at the BYU Marriott School of Management told BYU-Hawaii students in the School of Business' first entrepreneurship lecture of 2005 "the kinds of things I would tell my own kids" about finding a good job after school:
"Hard work is the key to finding a good job."
Speaking in the McKay Auditorium on January 18, Stocks said, "Each one of you can get a job that will be very, very important for your future, that will provide for your family, but it's going to take effort." Or paraphrasing Thomas Edison, "Opportunity comes dressed in overalls and looks like work."
As one human resources executive recently told him, prospective applicants "need
Kahalepunas Encourage Students To "Be the Vision"
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 14 January 2005
Kieiki and Paliku Kahalepuna, president and executive vice president of BYUH Student Activities respectively, encouraged students in Thursday's devotional to fulfill the vision that President David O. McKay and others revealed concerning BYU-Hawaii.
The vision, Paliku said, is exemplified by President McKay's prophetic declaration given at the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony of The Church College of Hawaii in 1955:
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The vision, Paliku said, is exemplified by President McKay's prophetic declaration given at the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony of The Church College of Hawaii in 1955:
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Former BYU-Hawaii President, Stephen L. Brower, Passed Away
Stephen L. Brower, who was president of the Church College of Hawaii from 1971-74, passed away in Logan, Utah, on December 22, 2004.
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Sciences Students Learn Through Doing
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 12 January 2005
The science department's faculty-assisted science training program, or FAST, proves to be successful in providing students with invaluable learning experiences through practical research opportunities.
Established last year, the program gives students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor in planning and conducting scientific research. Church appropriated funds are also available to students for supplies, travel expenses and work compensation.
"Science training requires both classroom training and laboratory 'hands on' experience," explained Dr. Heaton, assistant professor of biochemistry and coordinator of FAST. "When students go to graduate school or gain employment, they are expected to have the ability to work independently.
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Established last year, the program gives students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty mentor in planning and conducting scientific research. Church appropriated funds are also available to students for supplies, travel expenses and work compensation.
"Science training requires both classroom training and laboratory 'hands on' experience," explained Dr. Heaton, assistant professor of biochemistry and coordinator of FAST. "When students go to graduate school or gain employment, they are expected to have the ability to work independently.
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Orgill Challenges All to be Valiant in Upcoming Year
Scott Christley | University Advancement | 10 January 2005
Von D. Orgill, President and CEO of the Polynesian Cultural Center, spoke last Thursday at BYU-Hawaii's Devotional to start off the university's year-long 50th anniversary Jubilee.
With the beginning of the New Year, President Orgill reminded faculty, staff and students that now is the time for re-examination, "time for considering who we are, where we are, where we are really going, and how well we are doing along the way. It is a time for committing and recommitting ourselves to being better, to doing better."
Commenting on the devastating earthquake and tsunamis that have ravaged Southeast Asia, Orgill expressed his hope that these events would help make us all "a little more contemplative, more reflective and more sensitive to what is truly important in life; a little more willing to reach beyond ourselves to help others in all of the ways we can."
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With the beginning of the New Year, President Orgill reminded faculty, staff and students that now is the time for re-examination, "time for considering who we are, where we are, where we are really going, and how well we are doing along the way. It is a time for committing and recommitting ourselves to being better, to doing better."
Commenting on the devastating earthquake and tsunamis that have ravaged Southeast Asia, Orgill expressed his hope that these events would help make us all "a little more contemplative, more reflective and more sensitive to what is truly important in life; a little more willing to reach beyond ourselves to help others in all of the ways we can."
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JobBound Presenter Shares Tips for Success
Brad Karsh, of JobBound share tips for success with BYU-Hawaii students. Tips on everything from dress and grooming to resolving differences by developing better communication skills were energetically, effectively, and enthusiastically presented to a small group of BYU-Hawaii students, faculty, and staff at two JobBound workshops offered by Brad Karsh, through the office of campus Career Services, Tuesday, 23 January.
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