Roger Brown

“There are few other activities we can engage in that will bring greater benefits to us than the daily, consistent study of the scriptures,” said Elder Michael John U. Teh of the First Quorum of the Seventy in his address to the BYU–Hawaii ohana on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

March 2, 2011-The BYU Management Society’s BYU–Hawaii chapter and the AMPS marketing club co-hosted a special forum with Dr. Robert Quinn, a professor in the School of Business at the University of Michigan. The BYU Management Society hosts forums on campus as a means of working toward their vision of growing moral and ethical leadership around the world. Dr. Quinn entitled his remarks “The Fundamental State of Leadership: How to Make a Difference Wherever You Are”. The forum followed a day after he spoke in the campus devotional. Follow this link to read the transcript of Dr. Quinn’s Devotional address.

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.

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.

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.

The Laie Hawaii Temple was rededicated on November 21, 2010, following an extended renovation. Several media sources covered the three-week public open house, a large cultural celebration which included more than 2,000 youth from Hawaii, and the actual rededication.

“Is my education preparing me for my future?” This is the question Jim Ritchie, director of the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship, says is the basis for the Great Ideas Exchange held on campus on November 3-4, an event where students can share ideas and receive instruction on how to refine them to better prepare for their careers no matter their area of study.

Like most universities, BYU–Hawaii has experienced an increase in applications and corresponding enrollment during recent years. All students who come to BYU–Hawaii are fortunate to interact with other students from different cultural backgrounds, which is made possible through the University’s mission to serve students in Hawaii, the Pacific, Asia, and the U.S. mainland. As the number of youth from these areas interested in attending BYU–Hawaii continues to grow, the University has and will continue to create opportunities for more students to attend. Plans are in place to gradually admit more students over time, allowing for moderate growth. In so doing, the University will be more suited to fulfill the prophecy of David O. McKay that “from this school…will go men and women whose influence will be felt for good towards the establishment of peace internationally.”