Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 28 October 2004 President Eric B. Shumway of BYU-Hawaii, in a devotional on Thursday, October 28, shared a series of "snapshots and vignettes" of faculty and students who contributed to the legacy of the university.

"Today, I would like...to recall what can be identified as golden threads woven into the tapestry of our prophetic legacy," he said. "It is often the tiny snap shots of people, their personalities and faith and courage with which we resonate most deeply with gratitude and awe."

President Shumway began recounting the profiles and stories of several faculty members and students whose lives exemplify "the prophetic utterances as we see them unfolding in living realities" and demonstrate that "the hand of the Lord has been manifest among us in great mercy."

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 27 October 2004 "The major thing was to take care of the needs of the wards," said Keith Pierce, president of the first stake. "We are concerned about individuals, and with smaller wards and stakes, we will be able to take more time to work with people.

"[The division] also prepares us for when the university is able to expand its student body," he added.

Von Orgill, president of the Polynesian Cultural Center, was called to be the president of the third stake, with Meli Lesuma and Logo Apelu as his first and second counselor respectively.

The Mahalo No Ka Hana Chapter of the International Association of Administration Professionals* (IAAP) honored Steve Hoag, director of human resources and assistant to the president of Hawaii Reserves, Inc., as the Executive of the Year.

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 25 October 2004 Release six, the newest installment of Blackboard, will be available at BYU-Hawaii starting winter semester 2005.

Blackboard is online course management software that offers powerful tools to supplement and enhance classroom learning for both students and professors. Benefits include ready access to course materials, improved communication via announcements and discussion groups, online grade books and automated quizzes.

Among other things, the new release will include advanced design features for professors to customize their courses and a new collaboration tool that will allow students to chat one-on-one or in groups.

Blackboard 5.5 courses will soon be transitioned to Blackboard 6.1. Advanced features will be available to current users as well as new users. From November 1 through November 19, a Blackboard support team will be available to assist with the transition.

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 21 October 2004 Peter Chan, professor of instructional technology, and his wife Joyce, instructor of English, spoke at this week's devotional on building a legacy of faith and extended that legacy to build the Lord's kingdom.

After sharing their own story and conversion to the Church, the Chan's explained that one's legacy of faith grows out of one's unique life experiences. That legacy began in pre-mortal life.

"Your legacy of faith did not start here in mortality," said Joyce. "In your pre-mortal life, you had been prepared to build the kingdom of God on the earth."

"In pre-mortal life, you were tested, proven, and found righteous - that is the beginning of your legacy," Peter added. "Whatever trials and challenges that you are facing now, know that you were valiant in your pre-mortal life, so be faithful and do what is right."

Dr. Jerry K. Loveland, founding faculty member of the Church College of Hawaii, passed away peacefully at home in St. George, Utah on October 1, 2004.

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 8 October 2004

The Asian Productivity Organization visited BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center on Thursday, October 7 as part of a week long tourism development seminar held in Hawaii this past week.

The APO is a regional inter-governmental organization that exists to increase productivity, thereby achieving greater socio-economic development and quality of life of its member countries in Asia and the Pacific region.

Participants of the seminar included 14 public and private executives in tourism management from Nepal, Mongolia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos and Fiji.

Delegates attended a series of academic lectures, country presentations and professional training sessions, in an effort to develop strategies for the promotion of responsible tourism in their respective countries.

Andrew Milller | University Advancement | 7 October 2004 Van C. Gessel, Dean of the College of Humanities at BYU in Provo, spoke on taking to heart the atonement of Christ at the devotional held on Thursday, October 7.

Speaking of the youth of the church today, Gessel said that "these marvelous young people have an extraordinary intellectual understanding of the Atonement. What they most need is the opportunity to actually experience the Atonement in their personal lives."

Gessel spoke from personal observations of instances where "our knowledge of and feelings about the Atonement do not translate into behavior."

Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 27 September 2004 The President's Council approved the creation of a BYU-Hawaii Student Alumni Association last week Wednesday, September 15.

Over the past several years, the Alumni Association has made efforts to work closer with the current BYU-Hawaii students. The recently created SAA represents the culmination of those efforts.

"We have said all along that our students are 'alumni-in-residence,' and what better way to begin the connection then while they're on campus," said Rowena Reid, executive director of alumni affairs.

The purpose of SAA is outlined in its mission statement: "The mission of the SAA is to 1) connect BYUH students with Alumni, 2) develop divine-centered leadership skills among students, and 3) prepare them to serve as effective future alumni, country and Church leaders in their native communities."