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“To sufi or negotiate the boundaries or tuaoi of religion, culture, custom, history and identity there is really only one bridge and one meaning that survives, that is the bridge of love – God’s love.” This was one of the messages His Highness, Tui Atua Tamasese Tupua Efi, Head of State of Samoa, relayed to an audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members on campus of BYU–Hawaii on September 22, 2011.
Dr. Cary Wasden, professor of finance and economics in the Business Management department, was the selected speaker for this year’s Convocation held in the Cannon Activities Center on Thursday, September 22. His message was titled “Reaping Where We Have Not Strawed,” drawing on the fact that the individuals of this generation have entered a world that has been prepared by those of previous generations. “While I hope my comments have broad application, I am particularly anxious that what I say will benefit the generation who are building their lives and preparing to enter careers,” stated Wasden. “Your world is changing rapidly, more rapidly than any generation before you.”
Students, faculty and staff of BYU–Hawaii filled the Cannon Activities Center on Tuesday, September 20, to gather for the semester’s first campus devotional with President Steven C. Wheelwright and his wife Margret. After Sister Wheelwright’s introduction emphasizing how much education can impact a person’s life, President Wheelwright welcomed everyone to the University and encouraged everyone to make weekly devotional attendance a priority in their schedules (Devotionals are held each Tuesday at 11 AM in the Cannon Activities Center).
“The focus of my book is to talk about the aloha spirit, because the aloha spirit to me means peace” says Dr. Ishmael Stagner, a former BYU–Hawaii professor who recently released a book about the history of Hula.
One of the best things college students can do to prepare themselves for life after graduation is to network. Career Services at BYU–Hawaii is expanding their CareerConnect program into countries in the university’s target area to help international students build their network before graduation. CareerConnect takes a group of students to meet with companies and learn more about the career opportunities they have after they graduate. Past cities include Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Dallas, TX; Washington DC, and many more. In early September, CareerConnect took 17 BYU–Hawaii students on the program’s first international trip to the Philippines where they met with 14 different companies.
Brigham Young University-Hawaii women’s tennis player Hewenfei (Elwen) Li Boud has been named one of nine finalists for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Boud, the ITA Senior Player of the Year, is one of only three finalists from Division II of the NCAA.
The campus community met together for the annual University Ohana Meeting on Friday, September 9. Faculty, staff, missionaries and volunteers all met in the McKay Auditorium for the annual gathering ahead of the Fall 2011 semester. President Steven C. Wheelwright opened the presentation with a report on visits to Asia and the Pacific over the summer months. With the plan of expanding the campus, the university is seeking more prospective students who can come to campus prepared to “Learn, Lead, and Build”. “We want to expand the number of applicants to the university and eventually expand the number of students as we are able,” said President Wheelwright. University leaders met with over 7,000 youth and young single adults on trips to target areas in Asia and the Pacific during the past two months.
The world of finance is changing. With these changes, the business management department at BYU–Hawaii is working to prepare their students to be among the most competent and competitive as they enter this ever-shifting world.
“Our cultural differences are good, as we understand them and learn to appreciate and integrate them, we can get closer to the culture of Christ,” were the thoughts of professor Kevin Castle, as he mused on the diversity that exists at BYU–Hawaii.
James E. Hallstrom, bishop of the Kailua First Ward and a lifetime Oahu resident, addressed a capacity gathering of students and faculty at BYU–Hawaii’s weekly campus devotional on August 23, 2011. Brother Hallstrom attended BYU–Hawaii when it was Church College of Hawaii and opened his remarks by expressing gratitude for being able to speak in the McKay Auditorium because it was the same place where devotionals were given when he was attending Church College of Hawaii.
The impact of and purposes for the 2012 academic calendar were the main topics of discussion at a forum for students and employees held on Thursday, August 18. Students and employees met with BYU–Hawaii Vice President for Academics Max Checketts in the Aloha Center for an information session on the new academic calendar structure. The event, organized by BYUHSA Student Advisory Council, was planned to provide a space for BYU–Hawaii students and employees to have an open discussion with Brother Checketts and the Associate Academic Vice President for Curriculum, Jennifer Lane.
If given the chance to travel to an island in the South Pacific, most would immediately think of it as a vacation. For students majoring in biology, however, it was anything but a holiday.