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In their monthly question-and-answer forum on May 5, BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright [pictured at left] and other members of the President's Council discussed, among other issues, whether budget tightening would affect faculty professional development, the roles of faculty research and scholarship, and the status of reorganizing the administration .
Ryan Anderson | University Advancement | 6 May 2008
Millions of people around the world will gather to participate in the first-ever Pangea Day international film festival broadcast, an event centered on bringing people of all cultures and civilizations into a spirit of peace and brotherhood. BYU-Hawaii will host Oahu’s only public viewing of the event on Saturday, May 10 in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 a.m.
According to the event’s website, www.PangeaDay.org, the broadcast will include 24 short films — submitted by individuals from over 100 countries, and motivational speakers such as Queen Noor of Jordan, Christiane Amanpour of CNN and Bob Geldof, a musician and activist, as well as an Iranian rock band called Hypernova, among others.
Millions of people around the world will gather to participate in the first-ever Pangea Day international film festival broadcast, an event centered on bringing people of all cultures and civilizations into a spirit of peace and brotherhood. BYU-Hawaii will host Oahu’s only public viewing of the event on Saturday, May 10 in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 a.m.
According to the event’s website, www.PangeaDay.org, the broadcast will include 24 short films — submitted by individuals from over 100 countries, and motivational speakers such as Queen Noor of Jordan, Christiane Amanpour of CNN and Bob Geldof, a musician and activist, as well as an Iranian rock band called Hypernova, among others.
Jerold and Jo Ann Ottley are outstanding examples of the BYU-Hawaii professors who willingly shared their time and talents, and extended their love to the students for the last three years.
Approximately half the students at BYU-Hawaii come from over 70 countries around the world — including only one from the southeastern Caribbean island nation of Grenada, Salisha Allard [pictured at left].
Dr. Neil Freeman, Professor Emeritus, researcher, and literary connoisseur visiting from The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, offered BYU-Hawaii students attending a recent Honors Colloquium an insightful, helpful, and witty exploration of one of English literature's most prominent contributors: William Shakespeare. In the process, he enlightened the BYUH students with a uniquely creative and new perspective on the life and work of the Great Bard.
The BYU-Hawaii Salsa Orchestra and Brass Quintet visited the island of Kauai from March 6 to 9 to showcase their talents in four performances and allow the students to interact with Latter-day Saints and others during the tour.
While growing up in Florida, Jermaine Odjegba [pictured at left] had a unique love for playing basketball. Not only did he love it, he was also fortunate to be very good at it. His ultimate goal was to one-day play basketball professionally. As his life has played out, however, his dreams have taken a bit of a turn.
The BYU-Hawaii Honors Program, under the direction of Dr. Randall Allred, offered hundreds of students a wealth of educational opportunity and adventure during the Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 semesters.
A weekend feast of history and musical arts featuring Trinidadian composer, arranger, and performer Ray 'Soul of Pan' Holman [pictured at left] enriched the BYU-Hawaii stage this past weekend, entertaining and educating audiences with the sounds and songs of another island culture.
Elder W. Craig Zwick, of the First Quorum of the Seventy, urged students to better build their lives on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ in his devotional address at BYU-Hawaii on April 15, and offered suggestions on “creating and strengthening a sure foundation.”
When I met with Than Lim [pictured at left] the first thing he said to me was, "I don't think I have an interesting story."
Elder Joshua Subandriyo, Area Authority Seventy in Indonesia, highlighted his many service experiences during his BYU-Hawaii devotional address on April 8 and told how they added to his "journey of life in the Restored Gospel."