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BYU-Hawaii Grad-Turned-Surgeon Counsels Business Students
Stace Hall | University Advancement | 15 October 2007
Business students may not at first consider a job in the medical field out of college, but they are highly needed, Dr. Robert Aki said earlier this month.
"The people that run those hospitals, that make…decisions, aren't doctors anymore. They're not the patients, even. It's basically all about health care administration, and most administrators don't even have a medical degree," he said.
After graduating from BYU-Hawaii in 1995, Aki attended the California College of Podiatric Medicine. He then practiced for two years in Los Angeles and three years in Honolulu as a foot and ankle surgeon by trade. Aki explained how much the field has changed, though, since he completed undergraduate work. "Medicine has changed quite dramatically into much more specialized fields," he said.
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Business students may not at first consider a job in the medical field out of college, but they are highly needed, Dr. Robert Aki said earlier this month.
"The people that run those hospitals, that make…decisions, aren't doctors anymore. They're not the patients, even. It's basically all about health care administration, and most administrators don't even have a medical degree," he said.
After graduating from BYU-Hawaii in 1995, Aki attended the California College of Podiatric Medicine. He then practiced for two years in Los Angeles and three years in Honolulu as a foot and ankle surgeon by trade. Aki explained how much the field has changed, though, since he completed undergraduate work. "Medicine has changed quite dramatically into much more specialized fields," he said.
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Dr. Kester Urges Students to Fulfill Peacemaking Vision
History professor and University Archivist Dr. Matt Kester urged BYU-Hawaii students in his October 11 devotional address, A City on a Hill, to fulfill the Savior's admonition to be peacemakers and founder President David O. McKay's charge to "establish peace internationally."
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BYU-Hawaii Math Professor Participates in Prestigious Institute
For four weeks last summer, BYU-Hawaii mathematics professor Dr. Susan Barton [pictured at left] participated with 69 other mid-career women in academia in the prestigious joint Bryn Mawr HERS (Higher Educational Resources Services) Summer Institute. The annual program, held on the famed "seven sisters" campus near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has provided women leadership and management development in higher educational administration over the past 35 years.
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Internationally Renowned Japanese Musicians Grace Performance Series Season
Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 9 October 2007
Melodies and rhythms of traditional Japanese koto playing and contemporary taiko drumming will fill the stage of the McKay auditorium Thursday, 11 November, at 7:30 p.m.
The Japanese Koto Trio, featuring veteran performers Masateru Ando , Tamaki Ando, and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel , will begin the evening. Ando and his daughter, Tamaki, are masters of the koto, a 13-string zither-like instrument that resembles a harp in sound. Blasdel is a respected performer and teacher of shakuhachi, a flute-like instrument made of bamboo.
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Melodies and rhythms of traditional Japanese koto playing and contemporary taiko drumming will fill the stage of the McKay auditorium Thursday, 11 November, at 7:30 p.m.
The Japanese Koto Trio, featuring veteran performers Masateru Ando , Tamaki Ando, and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel , will begin the evening. Ando and his daughter, Tamaki, are masters of the koto, a 13-string zither-like instrument that resembles a harp in sound. Blasdel is a respected performer and teacher of shakuhachi, a flute-like instrument made of bamboo.
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Career Forum Preps BYU-Hawaii Students for Job Fair
BYU-Hawaii Director of Career Services Kimbrelyn Austin [pictured at left] and some of her staff presented advice, listed do's and don'ts and even role played to help students prepare to meet recruiters during the October 16 job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cannon Activities Center.
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AMG CEO Describes Peck-ing Order for Success
Stace Hall | University Advancement | 09 October 2007
Students who want to be successful in life will not achieve their goals until they decide to take action, Frank Peck told a group of BYU-Hawaii students recently. Peck, CEO of American Money Group, sponsor of the Asia-Pacific Basketball Classic, visited campus and spoke to members of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE).
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Students who want to be successful in life will not achieve their goals until they decide to take action, Frank Peck told a group of BYU-Hawaii students recently. Peck, CEO of American Money Group, sponsor of the Asia-Pacific Basketball Classic, visited campus and spoke to members of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE).
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First Lady Focuses on Facets of True Worship
Stace Hall | University Advancement | 05 October 2007
True worship of Deity requires a person's devotion and attention every day and in every way, BYU-Hawaii's first lady, Margaret Wheelwright, told the audience at this week's devotional.
"The fact that we are all…at this university is evidence that we are devoted men and women interested in hallowing the Lord's name…but we are here because we want to try a little harder and reach a little higher in our quest for true worship," she said.
Sister Wheelwright broke down true worship into five elements, all beginning with the letter t. She said these components are like building blocks and that a person must be actively engaged to attain a state of spiritual well-being.
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True worship of Deity requires a person's devotion and attention every day and in every way, BYU-Hawaii's first lady, Margaret Wheelwright, told the audience at this week's devotional.
"The fact that we are all…at this university is evidence that we are devoted men and women interested in hallowing the Lord's name…but we are here because we want to try a little harder and reach a little higher in our quest for true worship," she said.
Sister Wheelwright broke down true worship into five elements, all beginning with the letter t. She said these components are like building blocks and that a person must be actively engaged to attain a state of spiritual well-being.
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Piena Named Acting ISS Director
BYU-Hawaii Vice President of Student Affairs Isileli Kongaika announced October 4 that Lupe Piena, MPA, JD, has been named acting director of International Student Services.
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Comic Tomas Kubinek Comes to BYU-Hawaii
Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 01 October 2007
Internationally acclaimed solo performer Tomas Kubinek, also known as a “certified lunatic and master of the impossible,” will perform at BYU-Hawaii Thursday, 4 October, in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Kubinek (pronounced koo-bee-neck) describes his performance as “a brilliant one man show of absurd stories, death defying experiments and spontaneous hilarity, affordably priced and once seen, cherished for a lifetime.”
His performance at BYU-Hawaii will include sketches called “Flying,” and “Wine.”
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Internationally acclaimed solo performer Tomas Kubinek, also known as a “certified lunatic and master of the impossible,” will perform at BYU-Hawaii Thursday, 4 October, in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Kubinek (pronounced koo-bee-neck) describes his performance as “a brilliant one man show of absurd stories, death defying experiments and spontaneous hilarity, affordably priced and once seen, cherished for a lifetime.”
His performance at BYU-Hawaii will include sketches called “Flying,” and “Wine.”
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Maori Youth Visit BYU-Hawaii, PCC
Twenty-one high school students from Wellington, New Zealand, in the Nga Taiohi o te Rawhiti o te Upoko o te Ika cultural group visited BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center this week during a 10-day tour of Hawaii, and took time to share a very polished presentation of Maori kapa haka or traditional songs and dances in the Aloha Center mall.
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