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As is tradition at Brigham Young University Hawaii, President Steven C. Wheelwright is scheduled to usher in the upcoming semester at the first campus devotional scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 2. Speaking in the Cannon Activities Center, Wheelwright will address new and returning students, faculty, and staff with a message of inspiration and encouragement as they embark on a new school year.
With the theme The Power to Make a Difference, the Brigham Young University Hawaii President's Council thanked the faculty and staff ohana [family] who filled the McKay Auditorium on August 20 for past achievements and reviewed the changes and initiatives in the coming school year.
David Lucero, the director of Student Leadership at Brigham Young University Hawaii, encouraged BYUH students and employees to become "genuine gold" by developing personal identities consistent with the ideals put forth by the university and LDS Church General Authorities at a devotional held on August 12.
Cebu City—Ten BYU-Hawaii students spend their summer studying the lifestyles of the not so rich and famous among nearly 700 returned missionaries living on dozens of islands here.
Arly LK Enesa and Lianna Quillen | Ke Alakai | 13 August 2008
This 2008 Fall semester the deadline for tuition and other outstanding student charges is August 20 (7 days before the start of classes). Brigham Young University Hawaii students who do not pay in full by the deadline will not be able to add their chosen classes. If there are still charges to be paid after September 4, all the students’ classes will be dropped and will not be reinstated.
Anticipated financial aid for fall semester will be considered payment if the following criteria are met:
1. The aid is seen on the student's my.byuh.edu account
2. A Federal Authorization form is signed and on file at the Financial Aid and Student Accounts Office.
This 2008 Fall semester the deadline for tuition and other outstanding student charges is August 20 (7 days before the start of classes). Brigham Young University Hawaii students who do not pay in full by the deadline will not be able to add their chosen classes. If there are still charges to be paid after September 4, all the students’ classes will be dropped and will not be reinstated.
Anticipated financial aid for fall semester will be considered payment if the following criteria are met:
1. The aid is seen on the student's my.byuh.edu account
2. A Federal Authorization form is signed and on file at the Financial Aid and Student Accounts Office.
Leilani Miller | University Relations | 11 August 2008
During the week of July 26th to August 2, The Hal and Barbara Jones Foundation completed its first annual Student Mentoring Program, a subset of the annual "A New You" women's retreat at Brigham Young University Hawaii. After 12 years of the "A New You" retreat, director Barbara Barrington Jones organized a similar program for BYUH students and community members geared toward younger interests.
Barbara Barrington Jones [pictured below] is a former professional ballet dancer, fashion designer, businesswoman, author, speaker, and image consultant. She explains that both her women's program and student mentoring program are the fulfillment of a dream to create a camp "where women could come and feel better about themselves" and to find "more of the balance in life."
During the week of July 26th to August 2, The Hal and Barbara Jones Foundation completed its first annual Student Mentoring Program, a subset of the annual "A New You" women's retreat at Brigham Young University Hawaii. After 12 years of the "A New You" retreat, director Barbara Barrington Jones organized a similar program for BYUH students and community members geared toward younger interests.
Barbara Barrington Jones [pictured below] is a former professional ballet dancer, fashion designer, businesswoman, author, speaker, and image consultant. She explains that both her women's program and student mentoring program are the fulfillment of a dream to create a camp "where women could come and feel better about themselves" and to find "more of the balance in life."
As part of BYU-Hawaii's reorganization and to enable our alumni to play a greater role in mentoring and assisting current and future students, the BYUH/CCH Alumni Association has recently transferred from the University Relations department (formerly called University Advancement) to the Student Development and Services division, led by newly named Vice President and alumna Dr. Debbie Hippolite Wright, LCSW, Ph.D.
Mike Foley | University Relations | 8 August 2008
Mexico City, Mexico—When Jeremi and Rebecca Brewer [left, with Director Miguel Santos] walked across the stage at BYU-Hawaii’s December 2007 Commencement Ceremony, they looked like just ordinary students. But with the Brewers, there is much more than meets the eye. They both finished with a 4.0 GPA, they were the winners of the 2008 Business Plan Competition, they had an established internship in Mexico City immediately after Winter classes and they had already been accepted in a highly sought after a Ph. D program at Texas A&M.
As fall semester 2008 approaches, President Steven C. Wheelwright pointed out BYU-Hawaii is steadily developing the framework to use distance learning — also called distributed learning or education — to help extend the reach of the university in a cost-effective manner and better prepare a new generation of students.
Elder Myron Richins of the BYU Hawaii religion department focused on a very fundamental symbol developed in the scriptures at a BYUH devotional this past week. Having grown up around and working with sheep, Richins was able to bring a very comprehensive perspective on the emblematic values of a shepherd and his sheep.
The 100-plus Church College of Hawaii alumni who met on campus from July 24-27 closed their reunion with a 3.5-hour testimony meeting typified by expressions of love for each other, their participation in President David O. McKay's vision of what the students would accomplish, and their devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.