BYU–Hawaii News

Roger B. Porter, Professor of Business and Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, spoke at BYU–Hawaii's weekly devotional this past Tuesday. His speech, titled, "The Spirit of Contention and the Path to Peace", delved into the role contention plays our lives and the steps we can take combat that by increasing our feelings of peace. Read Full Story

Every successful venture begins as a raw, organic idea. And, every year BYU–Hawaii's Great Ideas Exchange helps makes another idea a reality. Read Full Story

Elder Donald L. Hallstrom (pictured top), a member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke at BYU–Hawaii’s devotional, held this past Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Cannon Activities Center. His talk, titled, "The Power of Covenant", delved into the importance of making sacred covenants. Read Full Story

The Brigham Young University–Hawaii men’s basketball team is going to the post-season tournament again. The Seasiders received a bid to the NCAA II West Regional Tournament that will be held at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. The Regional Tournament begins Friday, March 12, and runs through Monday, March 15. Read Full Story

Senior Carlton Taylor (pictured right) is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With graduation in April, he is preparing for his new life in Pennsylvania where he will be attending the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Read Full Story

"I would like you to walk down a road of my dreams and your dreams.... I would like you to think about when you were young men and young women, and think about your dreams there. Then ask yourself, what is it that brought you to BYU–Hawaii" asked Brian Carrington, Associate Secretary to the Presiding Bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the March 2, Tuesday devotional. Read Full Story

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Former professional athlete and Boston Mission President Dale Murphy and his wife Nancy spoke at a weekly devotional held on February 23, in BYU–Hawaii's Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story

The BYU–Hawaii Alumni "Meet and Greet" took place in the McKay Auditorium of the BYU–Hawaii campus earlier this month. It was homecoming week; a time to welcome alumni home, noted Corbin Thomander, the BYU–Hawaii alumni manager. "It's a reception; something to say thank you. The purpose is to show school spirit and come back to the university," said Thomander. Originally from California, Thomander graduated from BYU–Hawaii in 2002 with a major in business; he now lives in Hauula with his wife and daughter. Read Full Story

Viktor Bezhani plays center-midfielder on BYU–Hawaii's soccer team and is less than a handful of students at the school from Albania, located in Southeast Europe between Greece and the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 3.6 million. "It's too far, it's on the other side of the globe," he said. Read Full Story