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There's a lot of gray hair — or in some cases, none — and a few of them walk with canes now, but for the 100-plus Church College of Hawaii alumni holding their Mega Reunion on campus from July 24-27, they still show an abundance of Seasider spirit as well as aloha for each other and their alma mater.
Starting Fall 2008 the deadline for payments on tuition and all other outstanding fees is seven (7) days prior to the first day of class, which is August 20, 2008. Any Financial Aid that is seen as anticipated on the students account (my.byuh.edu) will be considered payment if a Federal Authorization form is signed and on file at the Financial Aid and Student Accounts (FASA) Office. Any balance in excess of anticipated aid must be paid by the new deadline. Failure to pay will result in the student not being able to add classes.The second and final deadline to pay your account balance is September 4, 2008. At this point if there are any outstanding charges in excess of anticipated aid on your account your classes will be DROPPED and WILL NOT be reinstated.
The BYUH President's Council as well as the Honolulu Chief of Police have approved a new location for the university's parking decals. In years past, BYUH Security procedures stipulated that parking stickers should be placed on the driver's side of the front bumper. Effective immediately, any newly issued university parking decals are to be affixed on the lower passenger side corner of vehicle front windshields. Previously issued decals affixed on the bumper will still be honored until the decal expires.
After nine months of service and many gifts given to BYU-Hawaii, Stephen and Bette Gibson have returned to their home in Provo, Utah and positions at the BYU campus there. During their short time here, the Gibsons served as volunteers, instructors, mentors and, as always, entrepreneurs.
Following a comprehensive, multi-stage review process over the past two years, the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC) has reaffirmed Brigham Young University Hawaii's accreditation for the next 10 years.
Elder Stephen Peterson, president of the Hawaii Honolulu Mission, and his wife, Sister Cathy Peterson, expressed their excitement and gratitude at the opportunity to speak, in tandem, at a BYU Hawaii devotional. The message they shared was that of the mission motto:
Aloha Center rooms 155 and 165 were filled with need-to-know legal displays, posters, handouts, and reminders; all nicely complimented with a centerpiece filled with a wide array of elegant fruits. Savanna Dilts, graduate intern, and BYU-Hawaii supervising compliance auditor, orchestrated this year's compliance fair of speakers and presentations. Four different speakers addressed pertinent legal issues directed to university staff, faculty and students about how to be in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and in copyright and safety law. Dilts invited all faculty, staff and students to learn and know their personal rights under the law.
The Polynesian Cultural Center offered free admission to Hawaii kamaaina, or resident families, Saturday, June 28, to celebrate the public dedication of the its Halau Wa’a O Iosepa, the new home of BYU-Hawaii’s 57-foot traditional style double-hulled canoe. Hawaii residents who attended enjoyed a cultural presentation, hula performances and a free concert by local musician Willie K.
Elder Stephen Biddulph, Service Missionary for BYU-Hawaii’s Counseling Services, delivered a devotional address in the McKay Auditorium on July 1 in which he taught the students to use trying experiences and sacrifice as a way to shape their souls and strengthen their testimonies.
Ryan Anderson | University Advancement | 27 June 2008
With deep emotion, an ailing William K. "Uncle Bill" Wallace III [pictured at right, below], director of the BYUH Hawaiian Studies program, chanted a tale from his birth island of Molokai on June 25 and thanked those who made the construction of the Halau Wa'a O Iosepa — new home of the University's 57-foot traditional twin-hulled Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Iosepa — in the Polynesian Cultural Center's Hawaiian village possible.
Bedecked with beautiful lei and a floral headband, BYU-Hawaii Vice President of University Advancement V. Napua Baker [pictured at left] looked a little wistful as she left a reception in honor of her retiring from the University after 27 years of service — the last 17 of them as the first female and first known Hawaiian or Polynesian vice president in the Church Educational System.