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The entire BYU–Hawaii ohana has felt the effects of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan and is united in their efforts to assist in any way possible to relieve the suffering of both the individuals in Japan and also the members of the university ohana who have been impacted by these disasters. “Our hearts go out to our Japanese students,” says Debbie Hippolite Wright, vice president for student development & services. “Our prayers and love are with them and we as a university ohana are doing everything possible to ensure that they are taken care of.”
Joining a youth community basketball team isn’t such a strange thing to do – unless walking into your teammate’s neighborhood means that you get pelted with rocks or urine-filled balloons. Your parents would probably be supportive of you joining the team – unless you had already lost them to AIDS. Basketball doesn’t usually connote the words peace or health – unless you play for PeacePlayers International. To individuals separated from their families, community members, or fellow countrymen by race, disease, religion, or politics, a dream of creating “peace internationally” is just that – a dream. That is why BYU–Hawaii was a perfect gathering place for PeacePlayers International managing directors and volunteers from South Africa, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, and the United States in February 2011.
The BYU–Hawaii SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team won in the regional competition on Wednesday, March 16, in Honolulu and will be representing the campus in the National SIFE Expo in May. An annual series of regional and national competitions provides a forum for all SIFE teams to present the results of their projects, and to be evaluated by business leaders serving as judges. National champion teams advance to the prestigious SIFE World Cup. BYU–Hawaii has participated in the national competition each year since being organized 13 years ago and was in the top 10 in the U.S. the past two years.
“The only real training for leadership is leadership." This quote by English author Antony Jay can be found not only in words on the new Haumana Adventures website, but also in the development of the students who have initiated this new campus rental service. Many students have had the idea to start a rental service on campus, but one thing that makes BYU–Hawaii students Abram Wimmer, Felix Callejas, Adam Fox, and Jake Hansen unique is that their ideas have become more than just a brainstorm. Partnered with the Student Leadership & Honor staff and the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship, the student team is utilizing and building their entrepreneurship and leadership skills with their fellow students in mind.
On Tuesday, March 9, 2011, a forum was held in the Aloha Center discussing the topic of “Sustainability.” The forum featured three guest speakers: David Keala from Food Services, Theresa Holmes from Sustain BYU–Hawaii, and Carol Feenga from the Kokua Hawai'i Foundation. Each of the speakers called for a better and more sustainable BYU–Hawaii.
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.
In an effort to better prepare incoming freshman for their college experience, the BYU–Hawaii Admissions office has initiated a new program called Holomua. “We decided to provide this program so we can better work with students on a personal level on our campus,” says Assistant Director of Admissions Asai Gilman. The program gives high school juniors the chance to experience university life while preparing for entrance exams and enjoying the beauty of the campus for a week during the summer.
The tsunami advisory has officially ended, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Because of the close proximity of most students, faculty, and staff to the BYU–Hawaii campus, classes will remain in session in this and other similar situations where there is no imminent danger. Mahalo to all those who complied with university safety procedures during the tsunami warning.
Instead of the usual opening song being the only musical performance at BYU-Hawaii’s weekly devotional, as Anna Mooy, the assistant professor of music closed her remarks, she sang the hymn, “O Love That Glorifies the Son” to close her remarks.
Drawing similarities from each institution’s purpose to “learn, lead, and build,” Bank of Hawaii and BYU–Hawaii have recently partnered to create the Pacific Banking Scholars Program. The program will supply qualified students from American Samoa, Saipan, and Guam with scholarships, internships, and career opportunities. A reception was held on February 16, at which Bank of Hawaii presented BYU–Hawaii with $100,000 for the program.
Kaminaga and Lydia Kaminaga, BYU–Hawaii alumni from the Marshall Islands, made a decision. “We decided that we should be some of those people that make a difference…If we as Marshallese citizens don’t make changes for the better for our people, who will?” And since graduation in 2008, they have spent their time doing just that.
At a weekly devotional held on Tuesday, February 8, BYU-Hawaii heard from Director of Communications at BYU-Idaho Bruce Hobbs. Brother Hobbs titled his talk, “Behold Here is the Agency of Man.”