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Mike Foley | University Advancement | 23 August 2006 The BYU-Hawaii President's Council named accounting professor Glade Tew as its 2006 "Teacher of the Year" during the university's annual 'ohana meeting of faculty and staff in the McKay Auditorium on August 22. The esident's Council also presented "exceptional service" awards to staff members — almost all of whom are BYU-Hawaii alumni.

Tew's award included a check for $1,000 from the Polynesian Cultural Center, while the service awards each included a "significant monetary expression of gratitude."

Arapata T. Meha was recently named the new Dean of Admissions at the BYU-Hawaii in Laie. As former Associate Dean and Director of Admissions at the university, Meha brings a wealth of experience to the position.

For the eighth consecutive year U.S. News and World Report Magazine has ranked BYU-Hawaii among the top tier of best comprehensive bachelor's schools in the western United States in several categories of its 2007 edition of "America's Best Colleges" survey.

Eleven BYU-Hawaii students and alumni, accompanied by two International Cultural Studies professors and their respective families, recently returned to campus after spending four weeks studying intensive Mandarin in Shanghai and another week visiting historic sites in Beijing. One of the faculty members called the trip a "life-changing experience."

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Staff Writer | University Advancement | 3 August 2006 The Performance Series at BYU-Hawaii presents Julie de Azevedo live in concert this Friday, August 4 at 7:30pm in the McKay Auditorium.

Coming from a long family legacy of musical excellence, Julie began her solo career in 1988 with her self-titled debut album. Since then, she has become an icon in the world of faith-centered music. Her lyrical finesse has placed her among the upper echelon of inspirational singers, evident in the number of Pearl Award she has received from the Faith Centered Music Association. Her projects have been featured in film, television, and radio.

Welcome back, new and returning BYU-Hawaii students. As the Winter 2007 semester begins, BYU-Hawaii Dean of Admissions Arapata Meha said the University will continue to maintain its current enrollment level of approximately 2,400 students — about half of them from more than 70 international countries, and the other half from Hawaii and the rest of the United States. "Japan and Korea have the largest number of international students on campus, and from the Pacific it's Fiji and Tonga. We also get occasional students from Europe, Africa and South America," said Meha, a BYU-Hawaii alumnus originally from New Zealand. He pointed out the number of international students may actually be a little lower than average due to the largest-ever December graduation last month. "We had over 300 students graduate, and more than 50 percent of those were international." "This is a busy time of year for new international students, who often come right after Christmas," Meha continued. "All of them who don't speak English [as a native language] go through a battery of tests after they arrive. Those who do speak English meet with their academic advisors." Meha explained that some international students finish their secondary school year in November, so Winter Semester is a logical time for them to start at BYU-Hawaii. Others, he added, need extra time to secure visas, so they tend to enroll after Winter Semester. He also explained the number of international students coming to BYU-Hawaii under the work-study internship program is at capacity. "Approximately 500 of them work at the Polynesian Cultural Center, and the rest of them work on campus."

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The Performance Series of BYU-Hawaii is featuring the Laughing Samoans comedy team Tuesday, July 18, at 8:00 p.m in the Cannon Activities Center.

Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i have grown up together as members of the Wellington EFKS (Samoan Congregational Christian) church where Ete's father was and is still the minister and Tofiga's father now a lay preacher.

However it wasn’t until Ete went to perform his "Laughing with Samoans" show and invited Tofiga to open and MC for him that this unique combination was forged.

With Ete one of the elder statesmen of Pacific Island comedy and Tofiga one of it's brightest young stars, the Laughing Samoans appeal to people of all ages. Their comedy refreshingly, is always clean and showcases their musical and acting talents.