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Just a few years ago, the idea of real-time collaboration with other classes and campuses involved costly travel, or a telephone, and mailing shared documents back and forth. Virtual technology has drastically changed the dynamics of education collaboration, and BYU–Hawaii is taking advantage of those changes. During this most recent Fall semester, BYU–Hawaii Leadership and Management students used technology-enhanced classrooms and other virtual tools to pull off a special project with Leadership students at Boston University – and got a little national attention in the process.
Approximately 240 students representing 46 countries will participate in the upcoming BYU–Hawaii Commencement exercises on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address the graduates. Elder Andersen was called to be an Apostle of the LDS Church on April 4, 2009. He is a Brigham Young University (Provo) graduate, where he was a Hinckley Scholar, and he earned a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard University. He has led the work of the Church in southern Brazil and oversaw the work of the Church in Western Europe, Mexico, and Central America. Elder Andersen has also served as a mission president in the France Bordeaux Mission and as president of the Tampa Florida Stake.
BYU–Hawaii has recently adopted a new class registration tool called Schedule Planner that allows students to more effectively plan out their semester and sign up for classes, making the registration process more efficient and user friendly.
In today’s rapidly changing economic environment, the old adage is truer than ever: “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” With the Great Ideas Conference, the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at BYU–Hawaii provides aspiring entrepreneurs that chance. Over 200 students participated in the 2013 conference, held November 21-23, joining in workshops and submitting more than 197 business plan ideas.
The 2013 Joseph Smith Lecturer, Dr. Kerry Muhlestein, associate professor of ancient scripture at BYU–Provo, knows a lot about the Book of Abraham, and he used this scripture story as the context for teaching a lesson on how to really “know” something. Students and the campus community came together to listen to him speak at the November 12 Devotional on the relationship between knowledge and revelation. His talk, titled “The Book of Abraham, Joseph, Revelation, and You,” focused on having a greater understanding of the duty that we have to gain an education and also treasure revelation.
Four days, 30 companies and graduate schools, over a dozen workshops and networking sessions, 19 clubs, and hundreds of students. That is what occurred on campus during BYU–Hawaii’s annual Career Week. For Theone Taala and the rest of the team at Alumni & Career Services, Career Week is their busiest of the entire year, and this year was no different. With responsibilities that include on-campus recruiting and events, Taala oversees Career Week. But even with the demanding schedule, the benefits definitely outweigh the costs. “This is an opportunity for students to really engage with employers and to network with them, which helps significantly as they prepare for life after graduation,” she says.
On Saturday, November 2, 2013, three BYU–Hawaii students took first place in the Hawaii site of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, arguably the most recognized programming contest for university student programmers in the world. Peniette Seru (from Fiji), Thomas Lowry (from the Cook Islands), and Meilan Jin (from China), all seniors majoring in Computer Science, were members of the winning team.
Laie Bay is not an easy seafaring destination. High winds and rough ocean conditions make voyages here a challenge for even the most experienced sailors. Even with those difficulties, the Laie community had the privilege to host, for the first time, the Hokuleʻa sailing canoe, which is currently touring across the state of Hawaii in preparation for their expedition around the world next year.
BYU–Hawaii welcomes Alison Whiting as the new director of Student Leadership, Activities and Service. Whiting has been actively involved with student leadership in a variety of management and mentorship positions for the past 20 years. While working at Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona), she coordinated student programs for the Office of Student Life and Leadership and Office of Service Learning, overseeing programs for 3,500 students. While there, she was responsible for helping her college (Chandler-Gilbert Community College) receive the two highest national awards for service and engagement.
Emmy-award winning television host and producer. Chinese fashion icon. Best-selling author. Humanitarian. These are all titles for Yue-Sai Kan who visited campus and spoke to students on Friday, October 11, 2013, during a visit to Hawaii. She’s also a BYU–Hawaii alumnus.
The BYU-Hawaii athletics department has launched a new website, BYUHawaiiSports.com, the new home of BYU-Hawaii Athletics. The creation of this new website will help to provide Seasider fans with the latest news and information about BYU-Hawaii Athletics.
Students majoring in Business Management tracks gathered for an opening social in the Aloha Center Ballroom to kick off another year of service and networking for students from all areas. The event was sponsored by the Business Management Department and hosted by the BYU–Hawaii student chapter of the BYU Management Society.