The January 2006 BYU-Hawaii Alumni eNewsletter contains the following:
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We had a wonderful Jubilee year of celebration throughout 2005 and we want to thank each of you for your continued love and support for this great University. It was so good to see so many of you here on campus. For those who couldn't come we enjoyed visiting with you in your chapter Jubilee activities. You all made a wonderful contribution to these celebrations.
As a result of our worldwide chapter leadership session held during the October celebrations, the chapter chairs, along with the alumni board, have finalized a set of organizational Cultural Beliefs that will serve to help each of us know what we can do personally to fulfill the great mission of this University. These beliefs, which closely follow a similar set recently adopted by the University, are:
We also developed a list of goals that will help the chapters know more specifically what they can do to help the University. The Alumni Association's Mission and Vision Statements, and desired results are:
Mission
The mission of the Alumni Association is to build loyalty, support and service with aloha among alumni and friends of BYU-Hawaii.
Vision
Creating peace internationally in our communities.
Desired Results
Connect:
100% connection between admitted students (pre-BYUH), local alumni (in-country) and student alumni (on-campus). To accomplish this result the Admissions Office will send admitted student contact info to the Alumni Relations Office at least quarterly and the Alumni Association will provide that information to both the chapter chairs and the Student Alumni Association.100% connection between future graduates and alumni. To accomplish this result the Registrar's Office will send a list of potential graduates at the beginning of each semester/term to the Alumni Relations Office. This information will then be forwarded to the chapter chairs.
80% connection between alumni chapters and alumni within their respective areas. To accomplish this result the Alumni Relations Office will send out a current alumni directory to chapter chairs quarterly. Chapters will encourage alumni to register online so that they can receive the monthly eNewsletter. Chapters will plan to meet with and orient all new students before they leave home.
Aloha:
100% aloha spirit promoted through alumni activities. To accomplish this result, activities must be planned with the promotion of aloha in mind. Chapter activities should allow time for alumni to share experiences that foster the spirit of aloha.Returnability:
Increase the percentage of returnability. To accomplish this result each chapter will receive information on the percentage of students that return to their areas from the Career Services Office bi-annually. Chapters will individually set and report an annual goal to improve returnability. The chapters will actively align themselves with organizations on campus (including Career Services, the Student Alumni Association, the Alumni Association and faculty) to increase the return rate of students from their areas.
My dear fellow alumni, as we focus on these new "beliefs" and desired results, we continue to encourage your input and express our appreciation for your support. We also express appreciation to our great alumni board who are giving wonderful guidance and support for the programs you can now see presented on our updated alumni web site (w2.byuh.edu/alumni). Please take some time to browse the site and become familiar with all of the offerings that are there for your use. For example, we have some great alumni tours that are being made available and these should become exciting opportunities for us to get together and enjoy each other's company.
Finally, please stay in touch and let us know how we can continue to better serve you. With warmest regards and much aloha.
— Les Steward ('73 Business Management), BYUH/CCH Alumni Association President
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Meha |
Aloha, fellow alumni. Our Association is currently accepting nominations for the four awards we will present in 2006 in recognition of the various contributions selected alumni make. They are:
Distinguished Alumni Service Award, or as of our Jubilee year, the Genuine Gold Alumni Award: Presented to alumni from 1990 or earlier who have given outstanding service to their professions, community, nation and the Church.
Honorary Alumni Award: Presented to non-graduates of BYU-Hawaii who have rendered outstanding and significant service to the University.
Community Service Award: Presented to those alumni who have made exceptional efforts to serve their local communities outside the normal Church auxiliaries and channels.
Service to Family Award: Presented to a BYU-Hawaii alum (or to a family) who has rendered exceptional service in a home or extended family environment.
We recognize it is impossible to honor all of the alumni who might qualify and deserve such awards, so those selected are chosen not only for their own accomplishments, but as representatives of the efforts and exemplary service so many of you make. Also, please note, some of these awards are not presented every year.
To retrieve more information and download a nomination form, go to: http://w2.byuh.edu/alumni/award.php. The awardees will be announced during Homecoming Week in February. Best wishes for 2006.
— Arapata Meha ('83, Music), President-Elect and Chair, Nominations Committee
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What a celebration the Jubilee was on campus! Mahalo to all of you who were able to join us as well as to those who celebrated in spirit from wherever you are. I couldn't help but feel the presence of our founding fathers, especially President David O. McKay, as we commemorated his prophetic vision during Jubilee. The various alumni reunions, the fun, the laughter... It was just a superb week!
We want to wish all of you a very happy and safe new year, as we forge into the next fifty years at BYU-Hawaii. We look forward to continuing to communicate with you about what's happening on campus, and hope you will likewise communicate with us and let us know how you are doing. Please make sure you always update your contact information with our office.
Mahalo to all the alumni chapter leaders who help to organize our alumni activities locally. Your support and recommendations are always welcomed. Thanks to Les Steward, our current alumni board president and board committees, our alumni association will continue to flourish. You will get to meet these unsung heroes in this special e-newsletter. We have exciting goals set for the upcoming year and are thrilled as we anticipate your involvement.
Email us at alumni@byuh.edu or call our office, (808) 293-3648. If you're searching for a former roommate, register on our Alumni Online Community, http://alumnibyuh.byu.edu and begin searching for former classmates and friends. This service is free! Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
— Rowena Reid ('76, Social Work), Executive Director, Alumni Relations
BYU-Hawaii co-sponsors Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Laie
The BYU-Hawaii Department of Religious Studies — in conjunction with the Hawaii Honolulu Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors Center — is co-sponsoring a special traveling Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit that is on display for three months in the Visitor's Center. The Visitors Center is open every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dr. Marcus Martins, chair of the Religious Education Department, explained he requested the display be brought to Laie about two years ago. During the interval, the exhibit most recently appeared in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Denmark. It features authentic pottery, certified manuscript replicas (the priceless originals remain in the Middle East) — including one from the great Isaiah scroll found in Qumran Cave 1, a Roman soldier's sword, coins from the period of the Jewish revolt against Rome in 70 AD, a model of metal plates of the kind which were sometimes used for the preservation of ancient records, and other items.
In addition, a lecture series will provide greater insights into the scrolls by several BYU-Hawaii and visiting professors, including:
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Changes in the Alumni Association Board of Directors
From time to time changes occur among the various members of the BYU-Hawaii/CCH Alumni Association Board of Directors. Please join us in extending a big mahalo to the following former board members who have recently completed their terms of service:
Former Student Alumni Association director Richie Norton ('04, International Business Management), has replaced Jason Barrett ('02, ICS-Communications) as a member of the Board's Executive Committee and is tasked to work with various alumni constituent groups. Barrett will remain as a member of the board; and other recent additions to the board include:
The current board consists of the following:
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Reid
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Bailey |
Barrett |
Berardy |
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Dela Rosa |
D. Furuto |
S. Furuto |
Hsu |
Kaluhiokalani |
Kwong |
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Lesuma |
B. Lim |
J. Lim |
Lucero |
Malani |
Norton |
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Rogers |
Toluta'u |
Vial |
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Their respective contact and additional information on each board member is listed online in the Alumni section
of the BYU-Hawaii web site at http://w2.byuh.edu/alumni/board_members.
Auckland:
Chapter Chairs Warren Waka ('90, Human Resource Development) and his wife, Robin, report they have followed up on the Jubilee chapter chair conference by holding several reorganizational meetings in Auckland and are planning a general meeting in February. Auckland alumni are encouraged to contact Waka by e-mail or at 09-296-9213. He and fellow alum, David Seufale ('97, Information Systems), also recently participated in a stake fireside for youth and Young Single Adults involved in tertiary education and shared information on Church schools in the Pacific, BYU-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Taiwan:
Chapter chair Wai Ho Alex Kou ('96, Accounting) said the Church is planning a jubilee celebration in Taiwan to mark the first half-century of progress there, similar to the 50-year event recently held in Korea. Our alumni will undoubtedly be involved.
Reminders
1980s
Kim Burnham ('82, Zoology), who interrupted her BYU-Hawaii studies to serve a mission in Tokyo, Japan, now lives in Bloomfield, Connecticut (just outside of Hartford), where she works at a health care clinic. She writes: "I am currently working on my Ph.D. focused on the use of Integrative Manual Therapy to help people with Parkinson's disease, and hope to finish in the spring, and then run a clinical trial."1990s
Lori Atoa Vimahi ('93, Business Education) and her husband, David Vimahi, who graduated from Provo, live in San Bruno, California.
Jan Newby Tiatia ('94, Office Management) and her seven children, who live in Manti, Utah, wrote to thank everyone who sent letters, cards or phoned following the death of her husband, former BYU-Hawaii Physical Plant worker Tasele Tiatia, who passed away just before Christmas 2004.
Andrea Narayan Aila ('96, Exercise Science), who lives in Honolulu and is a substitute teacher for the State Department of Education, writes: "Thanks for the memories. I cherish my BYU-Hawaii experiences and hope to send my four children there, also."
Sophia Keri Gunter ('99, English and Theater), who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, and is vice president for a marketing company, writes: "My time at BYU-Hawaii was precious, and I will always be grateful for David O. McKay's prophecy."
2000s
Christopher Rusch ('04, Special Education) is now a teacher in Snellville, Georgia, and lives in nearby Lawrenceville.
Christy Anne Dorsey Horn ('04, Social Work) and her husband, Kevin Horn ('04, Biochemistry), live in Blacksburg, Virginia, where she is an adult foster care social worker.
Heather Pearson Boren ('04, Art), who now lives in Corvallis, Oregon, recently got married and is working as a student academic liaison in the Oregon State University Honor College. "I still miss Hawaii, though, and have fun talking about the good old days," she writes.
Kelly Luana Burgwinkel Vuikadavu ('04, Social Sciences Education) and her husband, Rabici Vuikadavu ('03, International Business Management), live in Kaneohe where she is a student services coordinator at Windward Community College. Rabici works at the Polynesian Cultural Center, islands of Fiji.
Geoffrey Makoni ('04) writes: "I moved up to [Anchorage] Alaska and got married over here, but I'm still planning on graduating over there in Hawaii. I have about four classes to take: I'm going to take them here and transfer them back."
Editor's Note: Can you believe January is more than half over already? How are you doing on those New Year's resolutions? Winter semester is in full swing here in Laie and the Alumni Association is gearing up for Homecoming in February. Also, BYU-Hawaii is or soon will be involved in two world-class activities: the Dead Sea Scrolls traveling exhibit, which is on display in the Laie Temple Visitors Center, and an accompanying lecture series by internationally acclaimed scholars; and hosting the first-ever Egyptology Conference in Hawaii (which also calls to mind last year's Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education). We'll let you know how all of them, and more, go.
— Mike Foley ('70, TESL), Editor
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The BYU-Hawaii Alumni Newsletter is published by the University Advancement office, under the direction of Napua Baker ['59-61 and '70-72], Vice President; Duane Roberts, Director of Communications & Public Relations; and Rowena Reid ['76, Social Work], Alumni Relations Executive Director. Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus is a four-year comprehensive undergraduate institution sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About 2,400 students from over 70 nations are currently enrolled.
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