BYU–Hawaii News

The phenomenon of rapid language acquisition in LDS missionaries has been a topic of study in a small corner of applied linguists worldwide for a number of years. Lynne Hansen, a recently-retired BYU–Hawaii linguistics professor, has been especially interested in the topic for decades. Two of her non-LDS colleagues from the Netherlands took a particular interest in the subject after hearing Hansen present at both the International TESOL and American Association for Applied Linguistics conventions. After attending General Conference of the Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2002 – coincidentally the same weekend as the conventions – her colleagues, one a representative of John Benjamins, a prestigious academic press, suggested that many people believe LDS missionaries to be excellent language learners and that a book on missionary language acquisition would likely be quite popular among such an audience. Hansen agreed and set to work gathering research for the book. Read Full Story

BYU–Hawaii recently welcomed Michael Aldrich as the new library director for the university. He and his wife, Emma, come from Carrollton, Georgia, and have eight children. Previously, Michael served as an Associate Professor/Instruction Librarian and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of West Georgia. Read Full Story

Dean Douglas D. Anderson from the John M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University addressed BYU-Hawaii at a weekly devotional on January 25 with five lessons for undergraduates. Read Full Story

Thousands gathered in the campus of BYU–Hawaii on Thursday, January 20, 2011, to hear from Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who stopped in Hawaii as part of his visit to the Pacific Area of the Church. Read Full Story

It was 2005 when Brett Lee first came out to BYU-Hawaii to study hospitality and tourism management. And while at BYU-Hawaii he got an internship at the Sales & Marketing department at the Turtle Bay Resort. Read Full Story

The BYU–Hawaii Devotional web page recently received a major facelift, both in form and function in preparation for the 2011 school year. The new site became active over the break for the holidays, and has many new features to enhance its functionality as a resource for lessons, talks, and gospel study. Read Full Story

“You don’t have to own a car to have a car.” Read Full Story

Pictured Above: Left to right: Gary Cornia (Dean of BYU Marriott School), Tony Romero (President of BYUMS), Ryan Barber (BYU–Hawaii Student Chapter President), Joel Deceuster (President Elect of BYUMS), Erin Frederick (BYU–Hawaii Student Chapter Faculty Advisor) Read Full Story

The scent of orchids and plumerias blended with the anticipation in the air Friday, December 17, as students, families, and community members made their way to the Cannon Activities Center (CAC) for the 2010 Commencement exercises. Read Full Story

Elder L. Tom Perry, one of the Twelve Apostles for the LDS Church, and Hiu Wai Tsui, a psychology major from Sai Kung, Hong Kong, will be speaking at BYU-Hawaii’s graduation on December 17, 2010. Approximately 235 seniors from as many as 72 nations will be graduating at the commencement exercises that begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story