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BYU-Hawaii Bids Farewell to its Ninth President
BYU–Hawaii bids farewell to its ninth President and First Lady, President Steven C. Wheelwright and Margaret Wheelwright, who reflect on their time leading the University ohana.
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New Director of Counseling Services and Special Needs
Leilani Auna has been appointed as the director of the department of Counseling Services and Special Needs at Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
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Women’s Tennis Achieves National Successes, Honors
The BYU–Hawaii Seasiders Women’s Tennis team received national recognition, success, and honors within the last month. The No. 3 Women’s Tennis team made it through to the semifinals of the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championships, Marietta Tuionetoa was named the 2015 Women's Senior Player of the Year, and BYU–Hawaii Head Coach Dave Porter was named the Wilson/ITA Women's Coach of the Year, as announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Tuesday, May 12.
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BYU-Hawaii Devotional: Students Counseled to Discover the "Power of Faith"
Two Apostles, the Relief Society General President, and two members of the Seventy spoke at the May 12 Devotional as part of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees’ on-site visit to the Laie, Hawaii, campus. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community gathered in the CAC to hear their message.
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Wheelwrights to Serve in the Boston Massachusetts Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced today that President and Sister Wheelwright have been called by the First Presidency to serve as temple president and matron of the Boston Massachusetts Temple. They will return to Belmont, where they raised their three youngest children, to begin their service later this year.
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John Sears Tanner Appointed as Next President of BYU-Hawaii
LAIE, HAWAII – John Sears Tanner, currently serving as the first counselor in the Sunday School general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will become the next president of BYU–Hawaii.
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Shinto Priest Presents Japanese Religion, Draws Connections to LDS Faith
On Tuesday, May 5, BYU-Hawaii was honored to host a visit from Moriyasu Ito and Masahiro Sato of the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
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New Student Leadership Takes Office for 2015-2016
Brigham Young University–Hawaii's Service Association (BYUHSA) has welcomed new leaders to their team for 2015.
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BYU–Hawaii wins Enactus National Championship, Moves to World Cup Competition
ST. LOUIS, April 17, 2015 - $10,000 in prize money goes to the student team from Brigham Young University-Hawaii that was named the 2015 Enactus United States National Champion Thursday night at the Enactus United States National Expo at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Helping Others Better: Student Tutors Earn International Certification
Last week, language and writing tutors from Brigham Young University–Hawaii’s Reading/Writing Center and the EIL Tutor Program participated in a ceremony awarding them International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) certificates from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). This is the first time BYU–Hawaii EIL tutors have earned ITTPC certification; Reading/Writing Center tutors have been earning this certification since 1996. The ITTPC program run by the CRLA certifies postsecondary educational institutional tutoring programs which enables these programs to offer the credential to their qualifying tutors.
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