BYU–Hawaii News

Mike Foley | University Advancement | 20 June 2006 BYU-Hawaii's Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship, the BYUH Center for Instructional Technology and Outreach (CITO), two alumni and the Church Employment Resource Services office in Makati City, the Philippines, are launching the university's first-ever beta testing of a high-level CD-ROM-based entrepreneurship course this summer.

Center Director Gregory V. Gibson, J.D., explained the CIE has been working with CITO for the past two years "to put together an exciting program that we've just rolled out on a limited test basis. It's a high-level college course — the same one we teach here on campus, where it's called Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors — and includes accounting, finance, entrepreneurship and marketing principles. We've basically put the course online and actually improved it," he said.

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The BYU-Hawaii School of Business recently honored hospitality and tourism professor Bill Hsu as its faculty member of the year and Elder John Simcox, the school's former volunteer entrepreneur in residence, for his outstanding service. Read Full Story

Staff |University Advancement | 16 June 2006 Both the Brigham Young University Hawaii Shaka Steel Band and Concert Choir hold their spring concerts this weekend, June 16 and 17.

The Shaka Steel Band, under the direction of Darren Duerdon, will perform Friday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Aloha Center Ballroom. Shaka Steel is the university’s popular Steel Drum Band. Formed in 2001, the 15-member ensemble performs the lively, fast-paced music of the Caribbean and Latin America on steel drums or “pans,” native instruments of Trinidad, creating a totally tropical ambience with cool grooves, good vibes, and great entertainment.

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Ten BYU-Hawaii members of SIFE, or the Students In Free Enterprise team, recently returned from Kansas City, Missouri, where they made strong impressions and placed in the top 40 at the organization's national competition. Read Full Story

Wednesday evening, BYU-Hawaii's Concert Choir departed for New York City on a one-week tour culminating in a performance at the world-famous Carnegie Hall. After weeks of daily rehearsal, the choir is ready and excited to see the "BigApple" and to perform Mozart's Requiem at the premiere hall. Read Full Story

Dr. Max Stanton, Professor of Anthropology and Geography, has retired after teaching at BYU-Hawaii for the past 35 years and left Laie this evening to undertake seven months of anthropological field studies. Read Full Story

Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy, in the keynote address of the BYU-Hawaii Women's Conference on May 19, said of President Gordon B. Hinckley, "We are led by the greatest temple builder of all mankind and all history." Read Full Story

The prestigious Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) recently approved a group of BYU-Hawaii students working closely with the administration, Assistant Psychology Professor Ronald M. Miller, and the Polynesian Cultural Center, to form a chapter on campus. Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii President Eric B. Shumway addressed a large group of international students in a May 16 Student Alumni Association meeting on the importance of their commitment to return home after graduation, and how the university supports them in that commitment. Read Full Story

Kansas City, MO — The BYU-Hawaii women's tennis team, under coach David Porter, ended a perfect 27-0 season and reclaimed the NCAA II national championship title by defeating Armstrong Atlantic State, 5-3. Read Full Story