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Teaching English to Children: Internship Serves Families of International Students
The students at BYU–Hawaii come from 70 countries, giving the campus a unique fusion of culture and language. The English language proves to be a crucial tool as the students communicate with their international classmates, and many international students hone their English skills through immersion and practice. This also means that the children of married international students are growing up in multilingual families. A new program, staffed by current students, is now giving these children enhanced opportunities to learn English while their parents attend the university.
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SAP TERP10: Preparing to Work for the World's Largest Companies
Summer in Laie usually means time in the sun and a break from the rigors of school, but for 57 students, two weeks out of the summer break were spent in the classroom. In June and July, Accounting, Business, and Computer & Information Systems students participated in a SAP TERP10 course.
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Devotional: Vai Sikahema to be Final Summer 2014 Speaker
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Vai Sikahema, President of the Cherry Hill New Jersey Stake and NBC10 News Today news anchor and sports director, will speak at the weekly Devotional at 11 AM in the Cannon Activities Center.
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Signing and Service at the PCC
What do you get when you combine the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC), members of the deaf community, and students from BYU–Hawaii? An experience of a lifetime. Recently, BYU–Hawaii’s ASL (American Sign Language) Club partnered with the PCC to give tours to members of Hands and Voices, a nonprofit organization which helps parents with deaf children.
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Housing Director Joins the BYU–Hawaii Ohana
BYU–Hawaii welcomes Edwin Rogers as the new Director of University Housing and Residential Life.
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Hurricane, Tropical Storm Preparation and Information
Updated 5:22 PM, Friday, August 8, 2014
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Chinese Singers Hold Concert on Campus
A group of young vocalists from mainland China are attending vocal workshops held on the BYU–Hawaii campus for the Hawaii International Summer Vocal Academy (HISVA). They are holding a free concert (their second on-campus concert) this Friday, August 1, at 7:30 PM in the McKay Auditorium.
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Going to the Source: BYU–Hawaii Students Travel to Kilauea
White sand beaches and crystal clear water might be picturesque Hawaii, but it certainly isn’t all that makes up the natural, exciting phenomena of the state. The island of Hawaii is home to the world’s most active volcano: Kilauea. The volcano has been in an eruptive state for more than a thousand years.
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Student Research Presented to the U.N. Opens Eyes and Doors
Five political science students from BYU–Hawaii presented papers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York. This is the second time students from BYU–Hawaii have participated in this annual conference at the United Nations.
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New Internal Audit Director Joins the BYU–Hawaii Ohana
BYU–Hawaii welcomes Christopher Beard as the new Director of Compliance and Internal Audit Services.
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