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For the first time in school history, the Brigham Young University Hawaii Concert Choir took the stage at one of the world's most important and prestigious venues – Carnegie Hall. Long considered a place for the musically elite, Carnegie played host to BYU-Hawaii's premier SATB ensemble as the choir brought a packed New York audience to its feet at the conclusion of their performance of Mozart's Requiem.

Brad Karsh, of JobBound share tips for success with BYU-Hawaii students. Tips on everything from dress and grooming to resolving differences by developing better communication skills were energetically, effectively, and enthusiastically presented to a small group of BYU-Hawaii students, faculty, and staff at two JobBound workshops offered by Brad Karsh, through the office of campus Career Services, Tuesday, 23 January.

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Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated several improvement projects in Laie on Saturday, December 11.

The improvement projects include BYU-Hawaii's front entrance, the LDS temple visitor center and Hale La'a Boulevard, the wide avenue that leads from Kamehameha Highway to the LDS temple.

President Hinckley recounted that in 1865, when members of the church first encountered Laie, it was a "barren and unfruitful place." Nonetheless, it was a place of refuge and a gathering place, and gradually it has blossomed into the "magnificent beauty" it is today.

"I hope and pray with all my heart that what has been done here has been done to improve it," he said, "as a continued place of refuge where people can find refuge from the noise, the conflict, the stress - all the difficulties of modern living - here to find peace."

Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, visited Laie on Saturday, December 11, to address a graduating class of 248 students at BYU–Hawaii's December 2004 commencement.

The BYU–Hawaii Student Association and the College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor the first ever BYU-Hawaii Undergraduate Research Conference and Journal of Undergraduate Research.

In the School of Business's final entrepreneurship lecture of 2004, a Honolulu businessman originally from Egypt encouraged BYU–Hawaii students to look everywhere for success.

Brigham Young University Hawaii's Chelsea Smith successfully defended her NCAA II National Individual Women's Cross Country Championship, finishing her BYU–Hawaii career with back-to-back national championships and becoming the fifth woman in NCAA II history to win two cross country individual titles.

The 2005 Golden Jubilee souvenir calendar is, quite simply, beautiful and very likely to become a keepsake. In addition to the striking new photos of the campus, student activities, and the BYU–Hawaii voyaging canoe, Iosepa, the calendar contains historical notes and a listing of events planned throughout the Golden Jubilee year. It also contains several pages of alumni information, including a message from association president Les Steward and a directory of the more than 40 worldwide alumni chapters.

Kent Jackson, professor of ancient scripture at BYU in Provo, spoke at Thursday's devotional on receiving the grace of Christ in our lives through repentance and spiritual rebirth.

The BYU-Hawaii Student Association and the Student Alumni Association hold the fall 2004 Voyage of Faith scholarship drive, beginning Thursday, November 18.

The Kingdom of Thailand ambassador to the United States, whose embassy is in Washington, D.C., visited his student compatriots at BYU–Hawaii on November 15 and also toured the Polynesian Cultural Center.

A state economist explained to BYU–Hawaii students in the School of Business Entrepreneurship lecture on November 9 that he uses all kinds of numbers to measure Hawaii's most important industry, tourism.

Mervlyn Kitashima, 2003 national mother of the year, addressed the BYU–Hawaii ohana on "emerging with your gifts" in the devotional held on Thursday, November 4.

Provo, UTAH — The Brigham Young University–Hawaii men's basketball team lost to Division I BYU, 85-70, on November 5 in a historic first meeting between the two schools: The BYU–Hawaii Seasiders and BYU Cougars had never met in basketball before taking the court for the exhibition game.

The "Hawaiian Lady of Song," 86-year-old "Aunty" Genoa Keawe, continues to promote her successful recording business by performing regularly in Waikiki and in special appearances around the world.

Former Brigham Young University–Hawaii basketball player Yuta Tabuse secured a spot on the opening-day roster of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.

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."