The August 2006 BYU-Hawaii Alumni eNewsletter contains the following:
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President Shumway... in his 13th year at the helm (photos by Mike Foley) |
At the start of his 13th year at the head of BYU-Hawaii, President Eric B. Shumway told the university 'ohana ["family" of faculty and staff] that he and his wife's [Carolyn Shumway ('94, Education)] "love of this work, our enthusiasm for this place has not diminished in the slightest. Just the opposite. Our testimony of the university and its mission is stronger than ever. We see evidence of its influence — your influence — throughout the world for good."
The President's Council members then introduced over 40 new faculty and staff — a record number — as well as 17 new senior service missionaries and 12 senior volunteers.
President Shumway started off his annual address with his now-traditional fishing story, and then he reviewed some of the highlights from the past school year and their "important implications for our future," including:
"We must make sure that we demonstrate with tangible data that we are what we say we are, that the results are there, that our measurements are accurate, and that we make decisions and improvements based on the measurements and data we have gathered."
Noting that the WASC team had so far "greatly complimented" BYU-Hawaii "as a model for other universities to follow," President Shumway read excerpts from WASC Executive Director Ralph Woolf that indicated "the mission-driven character of the university is deeply appreciated," and that there is "remarkable civility and collaboration on all levels toward achieving important institutional goals."
"Iosepa's presence will add immense value and validity to much of what PCC does in preserving and portraying culture," he said. "I also want to reaffirm the importance of our relationship with this remarkable institution which generates nearly six million dollars a year in wages, scholarships and block grants to BYU-Hawaii. Revenue from PCC funds many programs including the entire Pacific Institute."
"In their minds and hearts, the idea that more students are returning home better connected, better prepared mentally and spiritually, and more excited about living and serving in their home areas — all of this is the core justification for this school," he continued. "Clearly, there are many things about this place that make BYU-Hawaii a worthy investment of the Lord's money, but returnability is at the top. It is at the heart of the campus' prophetic destiny. Returnability should be referenced in every department and program strategic plan or mission statement."
"The operative principle, of course, is feedback — talking to each other, communicating, critiquing, informing — but doing so in the spirit of the scriptural mandate of having your neighbor's interest truly at heart even as much or more than your own."
Moral excellence: Turning to the new school year, President Shumway referred to a painting hanging in his office showing the Savior overlooking the BYU-Hawaii campus, as well as themes from a talk he recently delivered to a select group of people who oversee financial operations for all Church campuses and the entire Church to urge the faculty and staff to strive for moral excellence: "This campus is the Lord's campus and His purposes in a vast cosmic way for BYU-Hawaii embrace you and me, our students and the world."
"Whatever else the painting expresses, it touches our souls with the penetrating truth that on this campus we are on the Lord's errand and that this little place, this tiny village, this small multi-ethnic student body — all figure significantly in the Lord's plan to spread His kingdom until the gospel has penetrated every continent, visited every clime and sounded in every ear."
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BYU-Hawaii faculty and staff in the McKay Auditorium |
"One of the senior brethren who has been close to this campus for many years once asked a group of CES administrators what we thought it would be like to report our stewardship directly to the Lord every month in some sort of personal, celestial stewardship interview," President Shumway continued. "How would we report? How would we explain what He already knows before we open our mouths? With all His tender and merciful feelings for us, would Christ tolerate incompetence, sloppiness, laziness, infighting, dishonesty, backbiting, deceptiveness, poor teaching, cheating? What would be His language of praise and commendation? How often would we break His heart? How gentle would be His command? How stern would He be by way of chastisement or rebuke? How much of our own conscience would convict us in His presence?"
President Shumway said he'll never forget the essence of the leader's comment: "Christ's perfection in His love for us assumes a much higher expectation in us than we think or that we have for ourselves. His perfect love cannot ignore willful neglect to strive and to improve."
"Moral excellence then breathes an attitude of striving to be our best, to do our best, and to constantly seek improvement," he said, comparing this with Nephi's exhortation to press forward with steadfastness in Christ having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and all men...and enduring to the end" [2 Nephi 31:20].
President Shumway also encouraged the university 'ohana to "see with the eyes of God and Christ — what we often call the eternal perspective... What, for example, is Heavenly Father's and Christ's perspective of our students, each and every individual, the ones we encounter every day in the classroom, in our offices, on the sidewalk, in the mall, in the library, in the dorm, at church, at work, at PCC?"
"Do I see them the way Christ does?" President Shumway asked, telling of a faculty member whose insights changed after he was ordained a campus bishop: "Before I became the bishop I was an alright teacher, but I tolerated my students more than I loved them...often saw my students as nuisances, intrusions upon my research time...once class was over I thought little about them." But after becoming a bishop, he said, "I feel for them with a new heart...I long for their success...I see them as God's elect and can sense more how He loves them."
"Brothers and sisters," President Shumway said, "could we all see our students, and each other, with the eyes of the Savior."
Other aspects of moral excellence the president mentioned include charity; the ability, even an eagerness, to receive counsel, to accept correction, to take orders; and a "divinely charged conscience." In addition, President Shumway encouraged the 'ohana to attend devotionals, which are "at the core of the spiritual mission of this campus"; and to observe the Dress Code, which should mean "professional aloha" wear and not the tourist variety. "If we expect to be role models for students who will learn soon enough that there is a 'dress for success' reality in the professional world of work, then we should show the way by how we dress."
Finally, President Shumway urged the 'ohana to use "integrity, honor and love in dealing with each other and our students" when it comes to cheating and dishonesty. "Obviously, there are cultural mind sets that may complicate a definition of what is cheating and what is legitimate collaboration. We must be sensitive and careful, and seek understanding without being prejudicial or judgmental," he said. "Nevertheless the gospel culture is the overarching reference point of what is right and wrong. It's a matter of the teacher teaching and the student understanding."
VP of Academics outlines BYU-Hawaii's growing reputation
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Dr. Roberts |
In the second half of the meeting with just the faculty present, BYU-Hawaii Vice President of Academics Keith J. Roberts traced the growing reputation of the university and its importance.
Dr. Roberts recalled when he first came in 1991, he was frustrated with mainland attitudes that "BYU-Hawaii wasn't rated very high. This was negative 'folklore,' because no one had ever listed BYU-Hawaii in any ranking. That folklore was well established and our reputation within the Church was disappointingly low."
He explained U.S. News and World Report began "identifying the top 15 regional universities" in 1992, and listed the rest alphabetically. He said BYU-Hawaii was placed in the magazine's Quartile Three from 1993-94, Tier Two of western liberal arts colleges in 1995 and 1997-99 (dropping into Tier Three in '96); but "none of this was dramatic enough to change the attitude of Church members and a good portion of our mainland students."
"I knew that we were better than that, and the policies that the university initiated between '97 and 2000 improved both the quality of the student body and the conditions of the university," he continued. "I cannot minimize the importance of reputation in determining these rankings. We finally made it to the top tier in 2000."
"We are currently ranked fourth in our category for the second year in a row, and we have been in the top tier for eight years," Dr. Roberts continued. "According to the policies we have initiated, we will move up to third, and eventually second by 2010, where I am convinced we will stay until U.S. News changes its categories or formulas."
Dr. Roberts stressed being highly ranked is important professionally to faculty, helps graduates get into graduate school and "move back to significant positions in their home countries," aids recruiting the best students and also helps get international internships for them.
He added that 20 years after the 1986 WASC report questioned whether BYU-Hawaii could find enough "world-class scholars and researchers who are in sympathy with the doctrines and style of life of the Church" to staff a first-tier university, "we have demonstrated [there are]"; also that the university is "efficiently graduating students from all sectors of our target area and have increased the number of graduates with little increase in budget"; and have "significantly reorganized the university into colleges and schools."
"We have moved along," Dr. Roberts said. "We have continuously improved. We are better now than in the past, and we will continue to improve. That is the nature of this university and it is an expectation of living the gospel. Now it is appropriate to continue to look to the future, for I expect that we will improve as much in the next decade as we have in the last."
To do this, he continued, "we cannot prepare students for narrowly defined jobs that are secure for two to three years. Our programs must increasingly reach across curricular boundaries to prepare students for the real environments they will be in as they return home." He added these environments could include "transitioning nations" and places with the "overriding threat of terrorism," where the moral compass and understanding of BYU-Hawaii alumni can help "reach across cultures and religions."
"I believe that our graduates and this university will have an impact on the twenty-first century that will be greater than we can imagine. The kinds of things that are being talked about among world leaders in universities and NGOs [non-governmental organizations] are the kinds of things that we say we are doing," Dr. Roberts said. "As we move into the future, everything we do must be assessed within the context of the twenty-first century world as it is evolving. A decision that was made six months ago based upon information and data of March 2005 may be responding to a version of the world that no longer exists 18 months later."
"We can no longer ignore the impact that technology is continuing to have on the world, and certainly on our students. When there is a change in our discipline that impacts us and our target area, we must share it with our colleagues. We all impact each other."
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Tew |
The BYU-Hawaii President's Council named accounting professor Glade Tew as the 2006 "Teacher of the Year" during the university's annual 'ohana meeting on August 22, and also presented "exceptional service" awards to staff members — almost all of whom are 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."
President Shumway said the award "is given to the faculty member whose performance represents the "best in teaching at the university, in citizenship and commitment to the goals, objectives and mission of the school." More specifically, he said Dr. Tew has "quietly made high-impact contributions during his entire career. He has served as a bishop, department chair, advisor to the Mongolian Club and contributing member to countless committees."
"In many ways this could be consider a lifetime achievement award, because his attitude and commitment to the students, and his colleagues, is so exemplary," President Shumway continued, adding Tew had consistently received "outstanding student evaluations while teaching a subject that is deemed by many students to be difficult."
"Under Glade's guidance, the assessment model for accounting has become an example for others to use to develop their departmental plans," the president said. "In BYU-Hawaii's transition from a teaching institution to a truly learning institution Glade's work has provided concrete evidence and support for this transition, not only for the accounting major, but for all of the major and support areas of the university."
Alumni President Les Steward ('72, Accounting), representing the Polynesian Cultural Center, presented the check to Dr. Tew and said, "It's always a privilege to recognize one of our own who has served so magnificently in representing all of you, and even us at the Polynesian Cultural Center. One of the great missions at the Cultural Center is to assist all who work and go to school at BYU-Hawaii. Thank you, Glade, for what you have accomplished and who you are."
In presenting the annual service honors, President Shumway noted many staff member render exceptional service and are deserving of recognition, so the awards tend to go to those nominated who have not received them before, or who have not received them for many years. The 2006 service awards went to:
U.S. News gives BYU-Hawaii high marks for eighth consecutive year
The August 28 issue of U.S. News and World Report magazine, which came out August 21, in its "America's Best Colleges 2007" survey ranked BYU-Hawaii as number-one in the western region's comprehensive college-bachelor's best value category, number-three in the west in the "least debt" category, and number-four overall in the west. Read more...
Church College of New Zealand to close in 2009
Church and school officials announced on June 29 that The Church College of New Zealand (CCNZ) in Temple View, Hamilton, which has been feeding students to BYU-Hawaii for almost 50 years, will close in 2009. The decision, which was reviewed at the highest levels of Church leadership, is consistent with a policy of discontinuing schools where local systems are able to provide quality education. Similar decisions have affected Church schools throughout the Intermountain West and other Pacific islands over the past century or more. The officials noted the school's aging facilities were also a factor in the decision.
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The Church College of New Zealand, with the temple near the top and Temple View community to the right |
Labor Missionaries simultaneously built the New Zealand Temple and CCNZ, which Church President David O. McKay dedicated on April 20 and 24, 1958, respectively. Some of those same Labor Missionaries later came to Hawaii to help build the Church College of Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Lloyd Keung ('70, Chemistry), who was named principal of CCNZ earlier this year, is quoted in the Waikato Times newspaper as saying, "They (the students) understand this is part of the Church's programme. They're sombre but they're well. It was not a complete surprise, so they are not shocked at all, and although they're sad, we still have three-and-a-half years. Those will be the best ones." He added that "no one is angry or really distraught. Everyone is very supportive and it's a wonderful feeling." Keung also said he might retire when the school closes.
In a special News Bulletin to Church College Alumni that same day, CCNZ Alumni President Ngatai Smith ('74, Physical Education) wrote: "Please remember in your prayers to support those who have had to make this difficult decision; and also those whose livelihoods will be affected, our administration who face the task now of keeping the ship afloat and the students on task and our students who have to continue their education, increase their faith, prepare for missions and marriage, train for future leadership in the Church and enjoy their time at Church College."
Smith also announced that the CCNZ Alumni Association is currently planning to hold its 50th Alumni Reunion from April 24-27, 2008, on the campus in Temple View.
President Shumway announces one more addition to Pac West
During his 'ohana meeting address, President Shumway announced that Dixie State College of Utah in St. George, which is now a four-year university, has joined the NCAA II Pacific West Conference. With the previously announced addition of Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, California, and Grand Canyon College in Phoenix, Arizona, President Shumway noted the Pac West Conference now has a total of seven schools.
In other BYU-Hawaii sports new, the 2006 CSTV/AVCA Division II Coaches Preseason Poll places the women's volleyball team at number twenty-one in the national rankings. Coach S. Wilfred Navalta ('66), who's in his 21st season for the Seasiders, has eight returning players from last year's 20-5 team, including four starters. In the final poll last year, the Lady Siders ranked 20th in the NCAA II.
For more BYU-Hawaii sports news...
Meha named new BYUH Dean of Admissions :
Alumni Association President-Elect Arapata Meha ('83, Music) was recently named the new BYU-Hawaii Dean of Admissions. Read more...
Alumni Affairs office history:
In response to a question when the Alumni office started, we recently received an email from Pat Szymczak Justice which provides some historical background. Pat writes: "In September 1974, shortly after the Church College of Hawaii became BYU-Hawaii, I was hired by Dr. Carlos Asay to help create the Office of Alumni Affairs for the campus. I was on sabbatical from my position as Director of Alumni Affairs at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and returned home in March 1975. I have many fond memories of my time spent on your campus and have appreciated staying in touch by reading your alumni publications."
Justice, who is currently Assistant Chancellor for Development for the University of Illinois and associate VP of the university's foundation, recently visited BYU-Hawaii, which "holds a very special place in my heart."
Alumnae group launches fourth CD:
The Samoan "Mamas" — comprised of Vatau Galea'i Neria ('74, Childhood Development), Luse Tapusoa Magalei ('76, Secretarial Science), Ireen Toelupe Stone ('82, Music) and Olive Tapusoa Mili and Tuaoi Hunt Matagi, whose children have attended BYU-Hawaii — recently launched their Mamas Vol. 4 CD of Samoan songs. It's very malie! For more information...or call 808-637-3530.
Oregon:
Michelle Vial Larson ('03) reports the Oregon Chapter teamed up with BYU Provo and BYU-Idaho to hold a potluck "back to school" social, barbecue and concert on August 19 in Hillsboro.
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The DC luau performers |
Washington DC:
Our alumni chapter in Washington DC has been busy this summer, starting with a temple session followed by a potluck in July. Then on July 15 alumni, family and friends met at the Colonial 1st Ward in Alexandria, Virginia, for a great luau that included kalua pig and a Polynesian "night show." The chapter leadership, headed by Joe Fa'amuli ('78, Political Science) and Salei'a Afele Fa'amuli, also held a meeting at their home on August 13 to discuss scholarship efforts and the future of the luau/dance group.
Chapter member Nikki Bullock ('03, ICS: Anthropology) was recently assigned to help with intern placement in the DC area. She wrote to tell her former BYUH professors that "there are several local LDS list servers of which I am a member and would be more than happy to provide any student with information from these sites. DC is quite
diverse in culture. Recently I worked on Capitol Hill, for Congress,
where I am still a member of a list generated for available Hill jobs,
internships, and local government jobs. Additionally, there
is an LDS networking group of Hill workers — including the House, Senate,
Supreme Court, Library of Congress staffers and, of course, lobbyists.
I am now employed at The George Washington University Law School,
Advancement Office. So again, there's more networking with the University." Those interested can also contact Nikki at byuhalumdc@yahoo.com.
The chapter also held a meeting on August 20 at the Fa'amuli home, and encourage members in the area to attend the Face of America: Hawaii, Halau O Kekuhi, Keali'i Reichel, Ledward Ka'apana concert on Saturday, September 9 at 8 p.m. in Wolf Trap, northern Virginia. For more info...
Washington state:
Our Washington state chapter is sponsoring its annual:
Hana Hou 2006 Alumni 'Ohana Luau
Saturday, October 14, 6-9 p.m.
Federal Way Stake Center, 34815 Weyerhauser Way S
Federal Way, WA 98003
...with a portion of the proceeds going to the chapter scholarship fund. For more information... or call 425-898-1154.
Reminders:
In case you missed them in a previous issue, or you're new to our Alumni eNewsletter:
Three new Golden Jubilee-themed DVDs are now available for sale for $10 each (plus shipping and handling) through the BYU-Hawaii Bookstore:
1950s & 60s
Elder Arthur Keawe Enos ('57) and Sister Millie Ah Hee Enos ('57) of Laie recently started their second senior mission (part-time) at the Polynesian Cultural Center where he's working with the carvers and she's assigned to the Hawaii Mission Settlement. They served their first mission in the Center's Hawaiian village when she retired after 39 years of teaching, mostly at Laie Elementary School. Keawe, who also taught primarily at Laie Elementary, had retired a few years earlier. Between then and their latest "call," the Enoses volunteered at the PCC luau. Millie is also an 11-year veteran tutu hula dancer in the PCC's night show, "but that's a job," she says.
Sister Jean Haraguchi Okimoto ('55 — who went on to graduate from BYU) and her husband, Elder Howard Okimoto, who graduated from BYU, are also serving as part-time senior missionaries in the PCC's Hawaii Mission Settlement. Jean retired from teaching at Laie Elementary, and Howard retired as a school principal, then helped coordinate BYU-Hawaii student teachers for several years. The couple, who lived in Laie for many years, now reside in Kaneohe.
Welcome back, Sister Zina Ku'ulani Cook Reynolds ('63): She and her husband, Elder Ray Reynolds, just started serving an 18-month mission in the Polynesian Cultural Center's Hawaii Mission Settlement. During the year she spent at CCH Ku'ulani remembers practicing hula in the then-new Gym for the Polynesian Revue, the student performing group that preceded the Center. She and her husband now live in Waimanalo, after residing in Santa Rosa, California, for over 40 years. For more information on PCC missionaries...
In memoriam: Nihipora Kereama "Aunty Nikki" Wallace, who started school in the 1960s and graduated with honors in Pacific Island Studies as the class salutatorian two months ago, recently passed away. In addition to her many years of work at the Polynesian Cultural Center, Aunty Nikki also taught Maori at BYU-Hawaii. At her funeral husband William K. "Uncle Bill" Wallace III ('72, History), Director of the BYUH Jonathan Napela Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies, reported she told him after graduating she had finally completed what her father had sent her to Hawaii to do.
1970s
Rose Ellen Hall Hutchison ('71), who lives in Grafton, North Dakota, writes that she remembers a woman on campus "who used to whack other students on the head with her umbrella if she thought your skirts were too short. When she whacked me (with a reasonably modest skirt, the best available off the rack in those days) I retaliated by shortening my skirts to a ridiculous length...which she apparently didn't even notice (no more whacking!). But my friend did, and when he commented on seeing 'a purple grape wearing a band aid,' I laughed and lengthened the skirts back. The best part of my education was so many people from so many places. I loved my Tongan, Japanese and Taiwan/Chinese and haole roommates, and would love to hear from any of them. My treasured moment was gaining my own testimony of the Book of Mormon during one glorious class taught by Brother Daniel Ludlow. I wanted to go out screaming about the truth of it, but realized it would be silly, since I was likely the only one on campus who was a member and didn't already know."
In memoriam: Some of you will remember William K. "Pop" Sproat, "chief" of the Polynesian Cultural Center's Hawaiian village for about 10 years ending in 1981, who passed away recently at the age of 103. His extensive family buried him across from his home at the Pololu lookout in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by three children (four others passed away), 31 grandchildren, 97 great-grandchildren, 53 great-great-grandchildren and a brother.
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Lolina and President Funaki |
Woon-Bun Ben Ho ('73, Accounting), who lives in Vancouver, Washington, writes that he was involved with a Chinese Club of CCH/BYU-Hawaii reunion in Las Vegas at the end of June.
Tevita Funaki ('76, Industrial Arts) and his wife, Lolina Tupou Funaki ('76) — both also former Polynesian Cultural Center dancers, were recently called to preside over the Papua New Guinea Mission. The couple had been living in Tonga until they reported to their mission assignment.
Dr. Malaela Tuioletai ('77, Biological Science) was promoted in June to Acting Chief of ENT at the LBJ Medical Center in American Samoa, where he lives with his wife, Sapi Purcell Tuioletai ('76).
1980s
Choopong Pornintra ('80, Business Management) currently runs his own company, St. George Educational Service Ltd. He and his wife, Mayuree Ratanawaraha Pornintra ('81, Office Management) live in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
In memoriam: Ah Shek Ho Kum ('83, Vocational Management) passed away August 22 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Ho Kum ('93, Office Management).
In memoriam: Helmer Mauga ('89, Social Work), who had been living in Tacoma, Washington, passed away earlier this month. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Tinitali Mauga ('83, Office Management).
1990s
Aaron Keung ('96, Business Management), a former BYU-Hawaii student body president who went on to earn a master's in organizational behavior from BYU, now lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He writes, "I am currently working for the City Council in a professional development role. I support one of the business units in terms of staff training and development as well as handle a number of internal improvement/change management projects that cut across the wider council. I'm enjoying my role thoroughly and learning lots about organizational culture in the public sector." He adds he recently ran into his classmate, Kepiloni Foliaki ('96), in Auckland. Aaron and his wife, Laurie, have a one-year-old son, Rome.
In memoriam: Dr. Max Smith, 82, a veterinarian who taught horsemanship at BYU-Hawaii for 10 years and was the owner of Gunstock Ranch in Malaekahana for the past 30 years, died August 15. Several of Smith's children are CCH/BYUH alumni: Barry Smith ('69) and Gregory Smith ('94, Music). Dr. Smith also taught horsemanship at the University of Hawaii for 20 years and also served as the Hawaii state veterinarian for almost 20 years.
2000s
Aaron Walters ('01, Hospitality and Tourism Management) and his wife, Taloa Solitua Walters ('00, Special Education), recently moved to Sydney, Australia, to be closer to her family. He writes, "Hawaii will always be our home and I look forward to returning in the future."
Amanda Laing Toronto ('03, Psychology) and her husband, Stan Toronto ('93) now live in Littleton, Colorado, where she is a case manager for a long-term care organization.
Daniel Aduamah Asare ('04) manages an Internet café in Accra, Ghana.
Aaron Banks ('05, Psychology), who is interested in starting an alumni chapter in Wyoming, is vice president of the automotive division of a company with operations in Rock Springs and Casper. He writes: "The last year has been both challenging and rewarding. Not only have I grown within the capacity of my position at work, but spiritually as well. Additionally, I am enrolled at the University of Wyoming and will begin classes in January 2007 toward an MBA. Upon completion, I plan to obtain a Juris Doctorate degree in business law. My family and I love it here in Wyoming. I am especially pleased with my degree from BYU-Hawaii and feel very fortunate to have been able to attend. It would be an extreme honor to be able to participate in any capacity with the Alumni Association and helping to further its mission."
Gary Ka Wai Wong ('06, Computer Science and Mathematics) and his wife, Wai Chi "Gigi" Kwok Wong ('04, Hospitality and Tourism Management) are living in Laie and he is now an applications software analyst at BYU-Hawaii.
Editor's Note: The beginning of a new school year is always an exciting time on the BYU-Hawaii campus, with the arrival of new faculty, staff and students. During the coming months we hope to help you feel the same spirit as we cover various events and share news. Finally, over the past month or so as indicated in the June-July newsletter, I accompanied the BYU-Hawaii China Study Abroad group to Shanghai and Beijing. If you're interested, my impressions and photos can be found on our new Alumni Blog (suggestion: type "China" in the keyword search box to sort the entries in the order I originally intended them to appear). It was a great experience...but there's no place like Laie. Of course, I really don't need to tell that to any of you. Aloha,
— Mike Foley ('70, TESL), Editor
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The BYU-Hawaii Alumni eNewsletter 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 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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