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Laie, HI—Shaka Steel, Brigham Young University Hawaii's steel drum band is scheduled to perform at several locations on Maui between March 12–15. Performances will include both high school exchanges as well as community concerts.
By the beginning of First Term in July 2009, Brigham Young University Hawaii will have absorbed its International Work Experience Scholarship (IWES) program into I-WORK — the International Work Opportunity Return-ability Kuleana — and added several significant enhancements, including:
Several years before Sanchez would ever step foot on the beautiful tropical campus of Brigham Young University – Hawaii, her life already began to steer her in a direction that would ultimately lead her directly here. Now a senior in international cultural studies focusing on communication, Sanchez’s unique story and vibrant cultural past provided the foundation and passion that now shapes the future path she intends to take.
Cy M. Bridges [pictured at right], Theater Director for the Polynesian Cultural Center and a noted Hawaiian cultural expert, shared his love, passion and expertise on historical and genealogical aspects of modern hula with Brigham Young University Hawaii students during the February 25 Honors Program colloquium in McKay 101.
Brigham Young University Hawaii's semiannual Career Fair on February 26 in the Cannon Activities Center presented prospective graduates and other students with opportunities to meet potential employers while also providing insights into getting a good job in today's economy.
In accordance with Brigham Young University Hawaii's mission to prepare students for the next chapters in their lives, a new program entitled International Institute of Professional Protocol (IIPP) has been developed to educate participants about the code of behavior in diverse professional situations. Sponsored by Barbara Barrington Jones and the Hal and Barbara Jones Foundation, long time supporters of the university and its mission, the institute is geared toward students developing job-seeking skills and other qualities that will help participants stand out in the interview process and the work place. Scheduled for the week of March 9, just after the Center for International Entrepreneurship's Business Plan Competition, IIPP offers a set of four core classes, one optional class, and an etiquette banquet and other gifts as a reward for completion of the program.
Sheri L. Dew, President and CEO of Deseret Book and beloved inspirational speaker, addressed the student body with words of hope and encouragement in her devotional speech titled "You Are a Pivotal Generation"; she began with her expression of great love for the young adults of the Church and of the spirit the youth carried: "I'll tell you though, as I have been thinking this morning, and trying to be very prayerful and careful in my preparations, I have found myself wondering if you are not the most unique group of young adults anywhere in the church. I have seen young adults in probably 60 or 65 countries and I can't think of another gathering like you."
St. George, UT--The third-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii men’s basketball team clinched the Pacific West Conference championship Friday night with a 92-77 victory over Dixie State College on the road. The Seasiders never trailed against the Red Storm in improving to 20-1 for the season and 10-0 in the PacWest while running their school-record winning streak to 17 games.
Brigham Young University Hawaii's Salsa Orchestra had a lesson not only in music but also in history, culture, humanities, and anthropology as they engaged in an interactive workshop with traveling flamenco fusion group Cerro Negro on Thursday, February 5. Though Cerro Negro originally came to BYU–Hawaii to perform as a part of the university's Performance Series, Dr. Darren Duerden, director of the BYUH Salsa Orchestra and percussion instructor, convinced the very dissimilar group to spend some interactive time with his students in a master class setting, involving teaching of techniques, short performances, and critiques. More than just a simple music lesson, students were engaged in an entire musical and cultural experience as they gleaned from these well-traveled and knowledgeable artists.
Belmont, CA—The third-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii men’s basketball team clinched at least a tie for the Pacific West Conference championship tonight with a rain-delayed, 86-52 victory over Notre Dame de Namur on the road. The Seasiders blew open a tight game late in the first half to improve to 19-1 for the season and 9-0 in the PacWest with their record-breaking 16th consecutive victory.
BYU-Hawaii was privileged to welcome President Henry J. Eyring, Vice President of Advancement at Brigham Young University Idaho, and, son of LDS Church First Counselor in the First Presidency Henry B. Eyring, as the devotional speaker this past Tuesday, February 10. Brother Eyring's talk, titled, “Where You’re Going,” was inspired by past experiences and a unique question and answer session held entirely on Blackboard, BYUH’s internet classroom system. Brother Eyring commented, “As I read your online messages and look into your faces now, I think of the missionaries with whom Sister Eyring and our children and I served in Japan … . It was a blessing to know them and see them grow.”
In their February 5 Question and Answer Forum in Aloha Center 155/165, members of the Brigham Young University Hawaii President's Council covered topics including housing policy under the new academic calendar, changes in immigration visa practices for international students, the impact of long-range plans on BYUH initiatives, Food Services meal policies, I-Work scholarships, campus security and other subjects.