HPU Today - Spring 2008

Spring 2008

Hawai‘i Pacific University

TODAY

Educating the Next Generation

HPU trustees Dr. Allen Zecha, Chuck Sted, and Steve Baker with Dr. Bee-Leng Chua and President Wright at the opening of the Entrepreneurship Center

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President's Message Aloha Alumni and Friends,

he spirit of entrepreneurship has always been part of Hawai‘i Pacific University.

HPU itself is an example of entrepreneurship.

The spirit of entrepreneurship has always been part of Hawai‘i Pacific University.

HPU itself is an example of entrepreneurship. It began as a startup and quickly grew to become the largest private university in the state of Hawai‘i. Among our alumni are successful entrepreneurs, bettering society through their goods and services.

The HPU mission statement stresses the importance of responding to the changing needs of the community, and among our faculty there are academic entrepreneurs who saw a need and created our three newest master’s degrees in social work, teacher education, and marine science.

Students at HPU have had the opportunity to major in entrepreneurial studies for 20 years. With its launch in October, the HPU Entrepreneurship Center at the College of Business Administration continues this entrepreneurial tradition. The mission of the Center is to inspire and develop the next generation of entrepreneurs for Hawai‘i as well as the world.

We are very fortunate to have Dr. Bee-Leng Chua leading the Entrepreneurship Center. She led the Entrepreneurship Center at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and now she is bringing her expertise to Hawai‘i and our University. I invite you to read the story about her and the launch of the Center on page eight.

Chatt G. Wright President

Spring 2008 • Volume 9 > Number 1 PUBLISHED FOR THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF HAWAI‘I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

President Chatt G. Wright

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Recognizing Entrepreneurial Opportunity The goal of Bee-Leng Chua, Ph.D., executive director of the HPU Entrepreneurship Center, is to foster entrepreneurship throughout HPU and in the community

August 2007 graduates from the first M.Ed. class

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In the Classroom Joe Barszcz, Kailua High School Science Teacher Randall Kobayashi, Waipahu High School English Teacher Summer Slayter, Radford High School Math Teacher

Alumni Editor Kris Smith

Database Managers Nancy Chancellor Ethan Wung

The Joy of Teaching Valentina Abordonado, Ph.D., director, HPU Teacher Education Program, shares her perspective on teaching

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Junior Editors Jayna Fleming Maribeth Harkins Shari Matsudo Joy Ogawa

Inspiring Teachers to Stay the Course

ON THE COVER: HPU M.Ed. alumni Joe Barszcz, Summer Slayter, and Randall Kobayashi

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The U.S. will need to hire 2.4 million teachers over the next 11 years due to a shortage caused by turnover, retirement, and an increase in student enrollment, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

“About 40 percent of Hawai‘i’s teachers and administrators are retirement ready,” says Les Correa, Ed.D., dean of Hawai‘i Pacific University’s College of Liberal Arts. And because new principals must have teaching experience, some of the remaining pool of teachers will be siphoned off to fill those vacancies.

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In addition, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that all teachers be highly qualified in core subjects, specifically referring to completion of a state-approved teacher education program.

Currently, about 80 percent of Hawai‘i’s teachers have this certification, according to Correa. But for veteran teachers who must return to school to become “highly qualified,” it is an obstacle.

At the other end of the range are the new teachers. Individuals with bachelor’s degrees can work up to four years (soon to be reduced to three) without a teaching license. But 70 percent of new teachers have no teaching experience and the reality of the classroom hits hard when hopes, ideals, and expectations are high. Nationally, 20 percent of new hires quit within three years, according to the National Education Association. In urban districts, it is worse–50 percent leave the profession after the first five years.

Major reasons teachers give for leaving the profession are personal issues, workload, and working conditions, according to Bruce Shimamoto, Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) personnel director. Salary is in the top 10, but not in the top five, he says.

NCLB surely has an influence as well. “The law, which is founded on the idea that all children can learn, is wellintended,” says Valentina Abordonado, Ph.D., director of HPU’s Teacher Education Program. “The law also supports the findings of current educational research that teacher qualifications and student outcomes are strongly correlated.”

However, as currently written, the Act sets the same high standards for all children without making accommodations for those with special needs or those for whom English is a second language. Current proposals for reauthorization of the law include language that offers states more flexibility in addressing the needs of diverse populations.

Of the 1,616 new teachers the Hawaii State DOE hired for the 2006-2007 school year, about 1,100 had no prior teaching experience, according to the DOE’s Teacher Employment Report. And because of greater shortages in math, science, and special education teachers, some of the individuals teaching those subjects had not majored in them, Correa notes. They can know and teach the content, but lack the passion and deeper understanding of teachers who chose the field. The result can be bored, resentful students and unhappy, frustrated teachers.

The challenge, then, is to produce an adequate number of highly qualified teachers and give them the support and preparation they need to create meaningful, rewarding teaching careers.

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2 f(x) = (x+1) - 4 In 2005, Hawai‘i Pacific University launched its Master of Education in Secondary Education program. The first cohort graduated in summer of 2007. They are a new, more highly qualified breed of teachers, according to Linda Wheeler, Ed.D., HPU’s Teacher Education Program field coordinator and assistant professor of education.

The hallmark of HPU’s program, according to Correa, Abordonado, and Wheeler, is a mentoring arrangement with the public schools. Wheeler works to place HPU’s teacher candidates in the classrooms of teacher mentors selected by the principals of 17 public schools as their finest. “It’s a blueribbon cadre of teachers,” Wheeler says. “And our students have the benefit of learning from them.”

Students begin observing mentors’ classes from the first semester of the program. The observation period lasts just a few weeks.

“Then they begin tutoring a few students,” Wheeler adds, “working in small groups, and by the end of the first semester, they’re delivering lesson plans. By the end of the

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second semester, they will have developed a unit plan and delivered lessons from that plan in the classroom.”

Students are also encouraged to serve in school community affairs, such as coaching or serving, for example, as advisors for science fairs and school proms. As they become committed to teaching and the children they work with, Correa says, “They become a part of the school community, interact with the teachers, and develop a network.”

Gaining Confidence in the Classroom M.Ed. students have 180 hours of field experience before they begin their teaching internships and 600 hours by the time they finish the program. “Most new teachers are nervous in front of a class,” Wheeler points out. “Ours are not. They can’t wait to get a class of their own.”

Preparation to meet NCLB requirements is provided through discussion at HPU and by observing mentors in their classes. The key is using different methods of instruction to help students with special needs.

Developing a Win-Win Program In return, HPU gives mentors faculty appointments, access to University resources, and a free course each year. But the real

reward, according to Campbell High School Principal Dr. Gail Awakuni, is recruitment.

“We’re remote and isolated,” Awakuni says.

“It’s difficult to recruit teachers during times of high demand. By becoming a teacher-training school, we can fill our vacancies.”

The arrangement benefits everyone. Mentor teachers see it as a way to give back. The teacher candidates learn how to teach effectively and what to expect. “And anytime you have teachers who feel comfortable and can manage the classroom, the students do better,” Awakuni says.

HPU’s program is based on 10 standards.

The first eight range from knowledge of subject matter, human development, and instructional strategies to communication skills, classroom management, and motivation. They also include planning and assessment. To provide evidence that they have met the standards, students maintain electronic portfolios that they can use as career portfolios after graduating.

Building a Meaningful Career If the first eight standards were analogous to the head and hands of the program, the final two are the heart and soul. Teacher candidates must demonstrate professional commitment and responsibility and form partnerships

The Joy of Teaching within the school community. More specifically, the 10th standard is to “foster relationships with colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support students’ learning and well-being.”

In these last two, teacher candidates and faculty seem to have found what makes teaching meaningful. When the young teachers describe the light in students’ eyes that comes with dawning comprehension or the support and camaraderie they enjoy with their colleagues, mentors, and instructors, they are enthusiastic. Is this the key to retention? It is simplistic, but hard work, long hours, and standards nearly impossible to meet are surely more bearable when shared with others in an atmosphere of warmth, congeniality, and mutual support. Teachers who feel prepared and supported are the ones who are likely to stay with teaching. HPU From left to right: Jenni Vaughan, HPU M.Ed. candidate; Francine Honda, Kailua High School principal; Linda Wheeler, Ed.D., HPU Teacher Education Program field coordinator; and Jill Laboy, Kailua High School mentor teacher

By Valentina M. Abordonado, Ph.D. Director, Teacher Education Program, and Associate Professor of English

American mythologist Joseph Campbell wrote that to be truly happy we must follow our bliss.

My personal bliss has always been teaching, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to fill my life with this joy.

I have always known that I wanted to be a teacher, and I have had excellent role models to guide me in my voyage of personal discovery. One role model was Mrs. Moore, my sixth grade teacher and the first African-American teacher to be employed by the small town in southernmost Tennessee where I lived. That year, during the height of the civil rights movement, I was one of only 20 out of 120 students whose parents consented to having an African-American teacher instruct their children. We endured cruel and taunting remarks from the other children, but we also thrived under the competent and compassionate tutelage of Mrs. Moore. Not only did she provide us with a superbly confident and qualified curriculum, but she also lovingly guided us through the anguish and confusion of pre-adolescence.

I loved Mrs. Moore. She enabled me to achieve milestones in my personal and educational growth, and her guiding hand has reached into my adult life as well. She inspired me to be a teacher; and as I think back over the past 20 years of teaching, I realize that I've been emulating her example.

She taught me the importance of loving the work that we do, and by our example, inspiring our students. Most importantly, she taught me empathy and compassion.

Every day, I try to become a more compassionate, empathetic, enthusiastic, and inspirational teacher, and in so doing, I find, yet again, the joy of teaching. I experience this inexpressible joy in simple ways: by knowing my students’ names, by knowing something about their personal lives, by meeting with them individually, and as corny as it may sound, by falling in love with my students a little more each day.

It’s quite simple. We need only know our students, care about them, believe in them, and inspire them. In so doing, we experience the joy of teaching and perhaps bring joy into our students’ lives as well. HPU

A graduate of Kailua High School, Abordonado earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English as a Second Language (ESL) and obtained her Ph.D. in English Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has worked as an ESL resource teacher for the Hawaii State Department of Education and ESL program director and assistant professor of English for the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. In 2000, Abordonado was recipient of the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award and HPU’s Trustees’ Award for Teaching Excellence.

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In the Classroom Joe Barszcz, Kailua High School Science Teacher “Some people say you should get your master’s degree at a different school from where you got your bachelor’s, but I loved the teachers,” says Joe Barszcz (B.S. ’05 Environmental Science, M.Ed. ’07). “I’m glad I decided to come back to HPU.” Barszcz became one of the first group to graduate from HPU’s Master of Education in Secondary Education program. Today, he teaches biology and chemistry at Kailua High School. Most days, he stays after to help students with any subject they like, including math and English. He also coaches swimming and water polo.

He has seen a lot of turnover in teaching, particularly among young teachers. Why do they leave? Barszcz does not have the answer, but he remembers one young teacher in particular. “She felt the kids didn’t appreciate her efforts and weren’t trying,” he says. “She let it get to her.”

Barszcz’s training helped him learn to handle the pressure. “I was lucky to learn from watching my mentors,” he says. “They’re very relaxed.”

Of the daily frustrations teachers face, No Child Left Behind is one of the hardest. “It molded me as a teacher,” he says. At HPU and in his mentors’ classes, Barszcz learned strategies to deliver material differently to students with different needs. “I learned how to help them grasp the concepts, understand, and move on to graduate,” he says.

Naturally, he feels frustrated sometimes, particularly by students who give up on themselves. But he was exhilarated to see his first class graduate. “Seeing them around town, working at jobs, makes me feel great about my career choice,” he says.

And next year, the school will implement a career and technical education course, natural resources pathway, which Barszcz and a colleague are creating. It is based on his master’s thesis, development of a Hawaiian studies environmental science curriculum.

Summer Slayter, Radford High School Math Teacher In college, Summer Slayter (B.S. ’05, M.Ed. ’07) studied math and engineering with plans of becoming a civil engineer. While tutoring her sister in math, she began noticing how much she enjoyed it. Thus, Slayter became part of the first cohort of students in HPU’s Master of Education in Secondary Education program.

From her first semester, the field experience helped Slayter understand the true classroom experience. “It gave us a taste of what was to come,” she says.

Teacher candidates are allowed to work as emergency hires (EH) for the public school system if they are concurrently attending a teacher education program. Soon after starting HPU’s M.Ed. program, Slayter was hired part-time as an EH for one of the public high schools. Dr. Wheeler (HPU’s field coordinator) told her that her alma mater, Radford High School, had an opening, and Slayter jumped at the chance.

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Randall Kobayashi, Waipahu High School English Teacher By his own admission, Randall Kobayashi (M.Ed. ’07) was a terrible student in high school, caring only about sports and hanging out with his buddies.

His mom, the science teacher who opened Challenger Center Hawaii, the simulated space shuttle launch at Barbers Point Elementary, told him he was bright, just not trying.

After high school, when his friends went off to college, Kobayashi went to work. Two years in a warehouse opened his eyes to the value of education.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and a 3.7 GPA. He briefly considered law, but experience with tutoring and summer leadership at the YMCA told him he would be happier teaching. It was the pervasive warmth of Drs. Abordonado and Wheeler (program director and field coordinator) that influenced Kobayashi to choose HPU’s M.Ed. program.

“The class size is small and you have the same people in each class, so you build relationships,” he says. “That’s one of the things I definitely liked.”

His field experience was at Kaimuki High School and Mary Ann Akamine was his mentor teacher. Today, he teaches English to 175 students at Waipahu High School, his alma mater. Nevertheless, he calls Akamine once a month. “She supports me to this day,” he says.

Two of his colleagues are former classmates from high school. “It’s really nice to come into a job already having some relationships,” he says. He coaches golf at the school and is co-advisor for the Youth for Safety Club, in which they “unglorify” drinking and driving.

Kobayashi promotes literacy with the school’s literacy cadre. “We’ll talk about silent reading or read aloud,” he says. “I think a lot of teachers don’t realize that when they read, the students do listen.”

When asked why he teaches, Kobayashi says that it is the “aha!” moments, when he hears the kids say, “ooh, that’s cool!”

She started out teaching algebra and pre-algebra. Now in her third year, Slayter teaches geometry and serves as senior class advisor, in charge of fundraising, prom, graduation, and banquets. “The staff and administration are so supportive,” she says. “The math department is like my family; they really helped me through my first year. I intend to stay for many years.” She also teaches elementary and intermediate algebra at HPU.

“I was lucky to learn from watching my mentors.” — Joe Barszcz

“The class size is small and you have the same people in each class, so you build relationships.”

— Randall Kobayashi

“The math department is like my family... I intend to stay for many years.” — Summer Slayter

To stay in balance and relieve stress, Slayter enjoys salsa dancing. She’s an instructor and has performed at several salsa congresses. “There are huge salsa events where people from around the world come to take classes, watch performances, and dance with each other,” she says.

She is frequently in touch with her cohorts from the program. “My favorite part of attending HPU was that it was like a family,” she says. “It’s a very supportive network for teacher candidates.” HPU SPRING 2008

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Recognizing Entrepreneurial Opportunity he entrepreneur seizes opportunity.

From the opportunity, he creates a venture — he researches, plans, budgets, and manages his risks to reach a goal.

He communicates those goals to his investors, who team up with him to help the new venture succeed. If it is a success, it adds value to the community through new goods, services, and jobs.

“These are life skills as well as entrepreneurial skills,” says BeeLeng Chua, Ph.D., executive director of Hawai‘i Pacific University’s newest venture, the Entrepreneurship Center at the College of Business Administration.

“The study of entrepreneurship teaches students how to become the president of an organization whereas most other degrees teach students how to become employees,” says Daniel Flood, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing and management. “Students learn more about critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. They walk away with a better understanding of risk taking, timing, and the courage it takes to do something different.”

In 2006, Charles Steilen, Ph.D., became dean of HPU’s College of Business Administration. He immediately saw an opportunity: an urban university that could take advantage of its location within Honolulu’s business district while supplying its community with educated entrepreneurs. Steilen, who had previously worked with Chua at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, ventured into University President Chatt G. Wright’s office with a proposal; HPU needed an entrepreneurship center and Chua was just the entrepreneur to get this endeavor off the ground.

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Chua started the Center for Entrepreneurship, Asia Pacific Institute of Business, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In addition, she has established other entrepreneurial educational ventures, such as the Asia Moot Corp® Business Plan Competition, the Booz Allen Hamilton Social Venture Challenge, and the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge.

She was a founding member of the Successful Trans-generational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP) Asia, a global research project led

by Babson College, and a mentor for the Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education Fellows Program at Stanford University. Her research in Hong Kong includes high-growth start-ups and government policy and women entrepreneurs.

In fall 2007, HPU’s Entrepreneurship Center opened for business.

Its mission is to advance entrepreneurship in Hawai‘i through education, outreach, and applied research by fostering entrepreneurial champions in the HPU and greater community. The Center’s programs bring students, faculty, and community entrepreneurs together.

“The success of this center depends on our links with the community,” Chua says.

HPU’s first annual New Venture Challenge, a competition slated for May 14-18, will team students to create a business plan, which they will present to potential investors in the community. The program activities included mixers, presentations, and workshops, featuring entrepreneurs in the community. “I’ve found that business plan competitions are a very effective way to teach students about entrepreneurship,” adds Chua.

“It transforms the students; they are more enthusiastic about the idea they are developing and their attempt to implement it.”

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“The success of this center depends on our links with the community.”

— Dr. Bee-Leng Chua Chua hopes that the Center will assist future entrepreneurs no matter what they study. “We want to take this beyond business administration, across the campus, as entrepreneurship applies to every discipline,” she says. HPU For more information on HPU’s Entrepreneurship Center and how to get involved, please visit www.hpu.edu/entrepreneurship.

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Violet Loo and Eric Yeaman to its Board of Trustees Violet S. Loo — wife of the late Paul C.T. Loo, has been elected as a trustee of Hawai‘i Pacific University. The Loo family has long supported HPU, since Paul Loo joined together with Honolulu community leaders to create Hawai‘i Pacific College in 1965.

“I’m looking forward very much to participating in the growth of HPU,” says Vi Loo. “Paul was a strong believer that HPU had an important role to play in this community. He believed in HPU’s academic programs because of their integration with the community and the large number of qualified professionals who teach courses, especially in business. It’s such a wonderful way of approaching education. I share Paul’s vision and look forward to seeing HPU grow and flourish. Chatt Wright and the Board have done a terrific job leading the University.”

HPU President Chatt G. Wright has witnessed first-hand the Loo family’s commitment to HPU. “Over the years, Vi and Paul have played a vital role in our campus community,” he says. “Their generosity is seen in many places on our campuses, including the Paul and Vi Shaw Loo Scholarship, the Paul C.T. Loo Distinguished Alumni Awards, and the Paul and Vi Loo Theatre. The Board Chairman, William Aull, and the Board of Trustees can think of no one who can carry on Paul’s legacy the way Vi will.”

Vi Loo is president of the Board of Trustees of The Contemporary Museum and also serves on the not-for-profit board of the Institute for Human Services. She previously served on the Board of Governors of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation. Together with her late husband Paul, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Aloha Chapter, named her the 2007 Outstanding Philanthropist.

Eric K. Yeaman — financial vice president, treasurer, and chief financial officer for Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI), has been named a trustee of Hawai‘i Pacific University.

“I am delighted to become a member of Hawai‘i Pacific University’s governing board,” says Yeaman. “It is a privilege to be part of HPU’s efforts in educating global citizens.”

“We are most fortunate to have Eric join our Board of Trustees,” says HPU Board Chairman William E. Aull. “He will certainly be a tremendous asset to our growing institution.”

Violet Loo

In 2004, Yeaman was recognized by Robert Half International, Inc., and the Institute of Management Accountants as the Financial Executive of the Year and was also named one of Pacific Business News Forty Under 40.

Prior to joining HEI, Yeaman served as chief financial officer at Kamehameha Schools and senior manager at Arthur Andersen LLP. Currently, Yeaman serves on the notfor-profit boards for Queen’s Health Systems, The Queen’s Medical Center, Queen Emma Land Company, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Enterprise Honolulu, and the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Foundation. He also serves on the boards of Bishop Holdings Corporation, Kamehameha Investment Corporation, and Pauahi Management Corporation, which are taxable subsidiaries of Kamehameha Schools.

Eric Yeaman

“I’m looking forward very much to participating in the growth of HPU.” — Violet Loo

“It is a privilege to be part of HPU’s efforts in educating global citizens.”

— Eric Yeaman

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FROM THE H P U B O O K S H E L F

Nonprofit Strategic Planning

by Peggy M. Jackson, DPA, CPCU

In Dr. Peggy M. Jackson’s (B.S.B.A. ’81) sixth book, Nonprofit Strategic Planning: Leveraging SarbanesOxley Best Practices, she focuses on the need for nonprofits to have a more confident approach to better strategic planning, to effectively problem solve, and to understand the importance of control mechanisms.

Jackson hopes that what readers take from the book is the understanding that strategic planning is essential to the growth and development of any nonprofit. “Hopefully the book will help inspire nonprofit board members and executives to take the steps outlined to facilitate their next round of strategic planning.”

Throughout her consulting work, Jackson has found that most nonprofits rarely understand the real meaning behind strategic planning and how to implement the plan once it is taught. This book was created in an effort to save companies a significant amount of time, money, and intellectual capital when preparing strategic plans. Nonprofit Strategic Planning helps nonprofits realize that strategic planning efforts will not be very effective unless the nonprofit’s organizational structure has the ability to support it.

Jackson is a consultant and nationally recognized lecturer in risk management, business continuity planning, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. She is a principal with Adjunct LLC and a founding partner of the Fogarty, Jackson & Associates Consulting Group in San Francisco.

Jackson has co-authored several books including Managing Risk in Nonprofit Organizations, Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofits, and Sarbanes-Oxley and Nonprofit Management: Skills, Techniques, Methods. She divides her time and consulting practice between her home in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Drills for Naturally Acquiring a Native Speaker’s Feel for English Articles Designed to help native speakers of Japanese learn how to use the English articles “a,” “an,” and “the,” the production of Drills for Naturally Acquiring a Native Speaker’s Feel for English Articles by Teruo Shiina was supervised by Kenneth Cook, Ph.D., HPU linguistics professor.

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As Shiina describes in the book, there are no uses for articles within the Japanese language. Japanese speakers have difficulty deciding if and when to use articles when writing or speaking the English language. A friend of Cook’s, Shiina is president and CEO of E-Associates, Inc., and helps nonJapanese business people interact with their Japanese counterparts by providing translations. This gave her the knowledge and the background to put together such a great reference tool.

Cook hopes that readers will gain the ability to use English articles with accuracy. “Our article book offers much more in the way of explanations

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and practice drills than the average pedagogical grammar designed to teach English to speakers of Japanese,” he says.

In the first part of the book, the author implements a set of rules to explain the importance of article usage and under which circumstances articles are required. Following the rules section, the Japanese reader will find practice pages with actual letters written in English with the articles removed. The reader is asked to fill in the blanks with either “a,” “an,” “the,” or “no article.” An answer page is provided, and each answer is numbered with a corresponding rule so that mistakes can be studied later.

Cook, a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, received his BA in Spanish and his MA in Linguistics. He earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of California, San Diego.

HPU Sociology Instructor Daniel Morgan teamed up with three sociology professors at other universities to publish Understanding Sociology: Third Edition.

resources, and outside activities; a test bank with true or false, multiple choice, and short essay questions; and transparencies to reinforce research through charts, tables, and graphs.

According to the authors, their purpose in writing the text was to “convey both the excitement of sociology and its relevance to our lives.” The excitement to which the authors refer has to do with what sociology studies: social life and social organization. The book also emphasizes how sociology has a unique way of looking at the world through questioning and behavioral patterns.

Morgan says he is very proud of the final product. “What makes me particularly happy about this text is the cover, which features our [HPU] students, and was taken on Fort Street Mall, right outside of my office. It’s a great picture.”

Understanding Sociology comes equipped with a student study guide to help with objective comprehension; an instructor’s manual that provides an abundance of teaching suggestions,

Morgan holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from LaRoche College in Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Miami. He is working toward a doctorate in education at the University of Southern California.

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Understanding Sociology: Third Edition

by Daniel Morgan, Laurence A. Basirico, Barbara G. Cashion, and J. Ross Eshleman

August 2007 Commencement Top left: Commencement speaker and “Fellow of the Pacific” awardee Charles A. Sted, HPU trustee and president and CEO, Hawaii Pacific Health, with President Wright Top right: Valedictory speakers Veronica Andersson (B.A. International Relations and Political Science), Robert Calderwood (B.S. Computer Science), and Heidi Karns (Master of Social Work) Below: Graduates of HPU’s first Master of Social Work class with their professors

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Top Debater Named Communication Dean strength of the College’s faculty, and the opportunities here for growth of the College’s programs. I intend to provide energetic and pragmatic leadership for the further development of the College of Communication.”

Steven Combs, Ph.D., was appointed the dean of the HPU College of Communication, August 2007.

“I see the advantage for growth of the College in its global position between East and West here in Honolulu,” says Combs. “I am energized by HPU, the

Combs joined HPU in January 2006 after spending 12 years at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has been honored three times by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2000, 2004, 2005) and twice recognized in the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership (2000, 2001). He has also taught at the University of Oxford and Tsuda College in Tokyo.

As a trial consultant, Combs has designed and taught courses in legal communication for more than 15 years. He has coached college mock trial teams and wrote Trial Advocacy:

Communication, Critical Thinking, and the Law. He has extensive background coaching intercollegiate debates, where he set and still holds the U.S. record for most victories in a college career.

Combs holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern California. He has a broad background in communication studies and specializes in rhetorical theory and criticism, argumentation, and legal communication. Serving on the editorial board of two communication journals, Combs has presented scholarly papers on three continents and has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Social Semiotics, and Argumentation and Advocacy. He published a groundbreaking book, The Dao of Rhetoric.

Planning for the Unknown International Disaster and Emergency Management Certificate Worldwide attention on recent natural disasters underscores the need for greater expertise in managing complex emergencies. The field of emergency management is growing rapidly as bigger disasters occur more frequently throughout the world. HPU has responded by developing a graduate certificate program, International Disaster and Emergency Management.

“Dramatic changes to the post-9/11 world pose serious challenges to local, state, and national governments,” says Carlos Juárez, Ph.D, HPU dean of the College of International Studies.

“Public and private agencies need well-conceived disaster plans with integrated response management.

HPU’s certificate program covers all the key content areas for professionals interested in the tools to manage disasters and develop important policy.”

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The program offers professional education for graduate students planning careers in government or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and for practitioners in the field seeking to broaden their knowledge and skills. It provides the tools to manage disasters and address difficult public policy issues facing public and private sector officials, with a regional focus on Asia and the Pacific regions.

HPU is well positioned to deliver this program. The island of O‘ahu has a large military establishment that oversees disaster relief in the region, as well as many NGOs involved in medical relief, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, the island has many specialized agencies that are valuable assets for professional training and development.

The certificate program provides a professional credential for disaster and emergency managers preparing to apply for the International Certified Emergency Manager program and the American College of Contingency Planners certification. It consists of 15 credit hours and can be completed within one year, with some courses available online. Included are site visits to area organizations and guest lectures from specialists and government officials in the field.

>> on campus

Above: Dr. David Horgen, associate professor of chemistry; Dr. Alissa Arp, dean and vice president; and HPU student Sarah Mathias study samples at Oceanic Institute's laboratory.

Right: HPU student Joshua Spaulding; Dr. Chris Winn, associate dean; and Dr. Kristi West, assistant professor of biology work with a water testing instrument at Kane‘ohe Bay. The oceanfront location of Oceanic Institute offers the ideal environment for studying marine sciences.

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“HPU and OI will work together to provide graduates the latest science and innovation in marine biology, aquaculture, and oceanography.” — Dr. Alissa Arp

with Oceanic Institute Opens Door to Hands-on Learning HPU Offers Master’s Degree in Marine Science HPU launched its Master of Science in Marine Science degree program this past fall.

The two-year, thesis-based master’s degree program emphasizes laboratory research and fieldwork. Each graduate student works on a research project of his or her own design with a mentor professor responsible for guiding the student through coursework, research, and thesis.

“One of the key distinctions of our marine science program is our focus on science education and training and less about the outcome of the research itself,” says Alissa Arp, Ph.D., dean of HPU’s College of Natural Sciences and vice president of research. “For us, the student’s future is most important and comes first, before the publication or the next grant.”

Small class sizes offer professors close contact with students. The faculty members involved in the program have

diverse backgrounds and expertise and are “excited, driven, and want to share their experiences with students,” says Arp, who is a nationally renowned deepsea research scientist and educator.

“We are filling a particular niche not previously offered on the island by building on HPU’s strengths–a rigorous, intimate setting between students and professors,” adds Chris Winn, Ph.D., associate dean of HPU’s marine science programs.

Students learn to solve complex marine systems problems and demonstrate competence in scientific communications through hands-on field experiences, reports, publications, and oral presentations.

These learning experiences better prepare graduates for positions in organizations such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other entities offering scientific research, consulting, and teaching opportunities.

“Their opportunities are wide open,” says Arp. “With a degree in science you are qualified to do almost anything, since students will have had training in mathematics, writing, and analytical, critical, and creative thinking.”

Students are based at Oceanic Institute (OI), the University’s 56acre aquaculture facility affiliate.

OI serves as an invaluable learning laboratory for students who are given the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists. Students work with HPU and OI scientists, exploring marine chemistry, finding potential medical applications from marine compounds, and conducting research on marine mammal issues, such as investigating the causes of animal strandings on local beaches.

“HPU and OI will work together to provide graduates the latest science and innovation in marine biology, aquaculture, and oceanography,” adds Arp.

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Where Are They Now?

Organizational change is the key to the success of these three graduates

Hawai‘i Pacific University offers students the unique advantage of learning change leadership at the crossroads of a dynamic global community. Organizational Change program students are taught how to adapt their organizations through a multidisciplinary and global perspective. The three HPU alumni profiled are leading initiatives as a telecommunications veteran, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps, and a consultant for the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz.

They credit HPU’s Master of Arts in Organizational Change (MA/OC) program with giving them the edge in a rapidly changing world.

Terry Janocko: Learning to Set Goals Terry Janocko (M.A. Organizational Change ’00, B.S.B.A. ’01) is no quitter.

After dropping out of the University of Florida his sophomore year, Janocko acquired a job in the business field.

He found success with his profession but always felt the desire to go back to school. With his corporate offices located in downtown Honolulu, Janocko says he chose HPU, because “it was very convenient and the HPU advisors were extremely helpful. They demonstrated a true concern for my academic success.”

“Our goals must be well defined and most important– we must believe they can be accomplished.”

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After 30 years in the business world, Janocko started taking undergraduate courses. “My first course was statistics and it was one of the hardest things I had done in my life,” he says. “I thought I was ‘bombing’ and ended up with an A. Then I completed all of my undergraduate and graduate courses with a 4.0 GPA. I was hooked.”

Although Janocko took concurrent undergraduate and graduate courses, he finished and received his master’s degree first. He followed with his bachelor’s degree the next semester.

After completing both programs, Janocko began teaching evening graduate courses. Through time spent teaching, he realized that the process he used to instruct his students could help him develop his employees.

He took his business savvy and started the companies Future Proof Communications and SMI Consulting in Colorado. As founder and president of Future Proof Communications, Janocko focuses on providing the highest quality wholesale services for voice telecom and data. According to Jancoko, his two-year-old company is quickly growing and every day holds something different. SMI Consulting specializes in developing management and sales talent for the communications industry.

His career has been full of constant challenges which he has been able to overcome due to his mindset for setting goals. “Our goals must be well defined and most important–we must believe they can be accomplished,” says Janocko. Five years ago he created The Prioritizer, a commercial mechanical software program which helps businesses prioritize their goals.

Initially Janocko took a break from school and jumped right into the business world, yet his success today is truly remarkable and inspiring to many.

For students at HPU, his advice is to continue with their education. “I firmly believe that had I learned what I know today 10 or 15 years earlier–I would have accomplished two to three times what I have to date.”

Brian Mace: Understanding the Importance of Change >> A lumni S potlight

Change has never been difficult or frightening for Brian Mace (Organizational Change certificate ’04, M.B.A. Management ’05). When Mace started his degree program at HPU, organizational change was a new concept to him. “I recall thinking that this skill set would provide an individual with significant flexibility in [his/her] career and that this sought after discipline could be leveraged in any industry,” says Mace. Not only has he adjusted well to change, he also has the ability to adapt his career to fit his personal interests with little or no compromise.

Before landing his career with the United States Marines as a command information management officer, Mace worked for Dell Computer Corporation in information technology program management. In 2001, Dell underwent a large labor force reduction which Mace was able to turn into a successful career transition. His current position requires him to use technology to compute and deliver insightful displays to the commander to initiate timely decisions, also known as command and control.

With his position in the Marine Corps, Mace had the opportunity to travel to Iraq and conduct inspections of the living conditions provided to foreign workers who were hired as laborers

by contracting firms. These people were brought into Iraq from other Middle Eastern countries. “During the inspections, we identified activities that were in violation of basic human rights, most notably the confiscation of passports,” Mace says. Having established a zero-tolerance position on illegal passport confiscation, the contractors were asked to get off the U.S. bases if they did not comply. As deputy inspector general, his efforts in Iraq allowed many workers to regain their freedom, but most importantly he says, “Our effort was identified by Congress as a significant achievement in the war on human trafficking.”

"Our effort was identified by Congress as a significant achievement in the war on human trafficking."

Mace has made his mark on the world with his efforts to eradicate human trafficking. He looks forward to the future and where the next phase of his career might lead. His advice to University students reflects this. “Find what you enjoy and begin learning as much as you can about it,” he says.

“Be creative in selecting your sources of knowledge. In the end, you’ll end up with much more than a degree and will undoubtedly be recognized as a subject matter expert in your field.”

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Andrea Schaefer: Building Confidence to Succeed Andrea Schaefer (M.A. Organizational Change ’07) was attending the Berlin School of Economics when she decided to take classes at HPU. “I saw a picture of HPU and started to dream,” says Schaefer, who was born and raised in Germany. “Despite me being a mother, it was possible to go to Hawai‘i.” Not only did the classes seem interesting, but the experienced professors and diverse culture attracted her to the University.

Schaefer was originally going to take one semester of classes, which would have given her a certificate in Organizational Change; however, “there were so many interesting classes in the program that it was hard to settle on just four of them.” She decided to continue taking classes and enroll in the MA/OC program. “Understanding and dealing with changing organizations and people is one of the most challenging but rewarding aspects of my experience.”

“I saw a picture of HPU and started to dream… it was possible to go to Hawai‘i.”

Fortunately for Schaefer, the MA/OC degree is offered through online classes. This enabled her to continue her education while working and caring for her family. Through online class discussions, her professors encouraged and challenged her to develop new ways of thinking. “I learned so much from [the experience] that it really changed my life,” says Schaefer. She learned the importance of tolerance and understanding new cultures, as well as becoming more open-minded through her time at HPU. She will always cherish time spent on the island.

“My master’s degree helped me to grow both personally and professionally,” says Schaefer, who attributes her success as a consultant for MercedesBenz Sales Organization in Germany to her HPU education. She recognizes the advantages of understanding the needs

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of clients, mediating conflict situations, and learning knowledge management at the University. What she enjoys most about her job is that every day and every task is different. For Schaefer, some days may be spent analyzing sale locations, conducting workshops regarding the retail field, and consulting the organizational structure and management performance.

Schaefer says that together HPU students can move mountains. To HPU students she offers this advice.

“I would wish that the students participate and strengthen this global community to achieve good things for the common good.”

Janocko, Mace, and Schaefer exemplify the potential as agents of change.

Organizational change is a rapidly growing field and HPU has equipped these alumni to effect sustainable change in their organizations.

Baseball >> S ea Warrior Sports

Garett Yukumoto — Local Ties Run Deep

As the HPU baseball season started in mid-February, Head Coach Garett Yukumoto (B.S.B.A. Human Resource Management ’93) prepared his Sea Warrior baseball team for the grueling NCAA collegiate season. The Sea Warriors are in their third season under Coach “Yuks,” who looks to improve on the previous 23-27 season that featured both memorable wins and disappointing losses.

Looking down the Sea Warrior roster, a noticeable trend is clear. With 25 of the 46 players from Hawai‘i, Coach Yukumoto clearly values the talent offered here in the islands and recognizes local athletes as key to HPU’s success on the diamond.

Yukumoto’s local ties and coaching roots trace back to Aiea High School, where in 1993 he became the Na Ali‘i junior varsity head coach fresh off a stellar playing career at HPU. In 1995, Yukumoto jumped to the collegiate ranks as the HPU assistant coach.

Following his valuable coaching experience at HPU, he returned to the high school ranks as the assistant coach at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa and was promoted to head coach in 2000.

In his first season with the Leilehua Mules, he won the O‘ahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) West Division title and received OIA Coach of the Year honors.

In 2004, his Leilehua squad won the OIA West Division title again and finished fifth in the Hawai‘i state tournament and Yukumoto received OIA Coach of the Year honors for a second time.

standards of our program while also increasing the level of play and competition,” says Yukumoto.

As a player at HPU, Yukumoto had the fortune of playing with Sea Warrior standout and former New York Mets outfielder Benny Agbayani (B.A. ’03).

“For as long as I’ve known Garett, he has had a passion for baseball as both a player and a coach,” praises Agbayani, who is currently playing with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. “I had the good fortune of being his HPU teammate on the 1992 team, and now he’s developed into one of the best coaches in Hawai‘i.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Benny Agbayani was the featured guest speaker at Coach Yukumoto’s annual HPU Baseball Fundraiser on January 27. The event was held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center in Waipahu with more than 200 people in attendance.

Yukumoto introduced his 2008 team and coaching staff and gave a preview of the upcoming season and what he hopes and expects out of his group of student athletes. Agbayani shared words of wisdom with the players and recalled his days at HPU and the hard work he put in to reach the major leagues and play in a World Series. He elevated HPU baseball to the national stage, earning NAIA First-Team AllAmerican honors in 1993. Agbayani is recognized as the only Sea Warrior to be named an All-American.

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The 2008 season statistics, as well as information on HPU athletics can be found at www.hpu.edu.

In addition to his coaching duties, Yukumoto is the vice principal at Leilehua and recognizes the success of his athletes requires more than hits and runs. “My goal has always been to increase the academic

Garett Yukumoto and Benny Agbayani

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>> university friends

Shaping the Future of HPU Students for 10 Years

“Everyone who has participated in the President’s Fund campaign over the years should be proud of the impact they’ve made on HPU and the Hawai‘i community."

— Chatt G. Wright Left: Marty Anderson, Chatt Wright, Jack Lockwood, and Mark Polivka

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HPU trustee Martin Anderson first proposed the President’s Fund campaign in 1998. To date it has raised more than $3.1 million in funds for the University from 229 members.

“When I first addressed this group 10 years ago, there were six tables and 42 people,” says Anderson. “Now, look at where we are.” He attributed the success of the campaign to appreciation by the community for what Chatt Wright and the HPU faculty have been able to accomplish.

HPU President Chatt Wright was pleased to announce at the recognition dinner that funds from the 2006 campaign were used for phase one planning for expansion of the Hawai‘i Loa campus, where enrollment numbers within the College of Natural Science and the School of Nursing continue to grow. Additionally, HPU launched its Entrepreneurship Center in the fall as a way to enhance the education of our students and meet the needs of the business community.

A grant from Kamehameha Schools underwrote supplies and equipment, which enabled our nursing students to provide health care and education in windward and north shore high schools and community organizations.

“These are exciting times at HPU,” says Wright. “Everyone who has participated in the President’s Fund campaign over the years should be proud of the impact they’ve made on HPU and the Hawai‘i community. We must continue to be creative, resourceful, and willing to take the occasional risk.”

“There’s an awareness in the community that HPU fills a very important role in educating not only the young people of Hawai‘i, but from all over the world,” adds Polivka.

The program for the night included cocktails and dinner, performances

by HPU’s International Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra, and a 10th year salute by Steven Baker, HPU trustee and board development chairman. Baker reminisced on changes in the world and at HPU in the last 10 years, highlighting developments brought about with funds from the campaign. Past projects funded include science labs, HPU’s downtown Frear Center, and the International Chorale and International Vocal Ensemble.

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In October, Hawai‘i Pacific University thanked its 2007 President’s Fund members at a dinner held at The Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu. It marked the 10th year of the President’s Fund with a record $620,971 donated from 130 members and 30 friends.

The campaign was co-chaired by John Lockwood, HPU trustee and attorney at Ashford & Wriston; and Mark Polivka, president of Monarch Insurance Services, Inc.

To join the President’s Fund, or to learn more about past projects, visit www.hpu.edu/presidentsfund.

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@ Vernon Paulson (B.A.) is very proud of the new CD he produced, Fresh Out Of My Mind, a 10-song collection of solo piano pieces by Brandon Sterling.

@ Cheryl Crozier Garcia, Ph.D., (M.B.A. Human Resource Management) HPU assistant professor of human resource management (HRM) and HRM graduate program chair, earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute.

@ Nathan Trosky (B.A. Human Services) moved to Germany in 1998 to coach the Cologne Dodgers.

He coached Cologne to a European championship and was part of the German national team’s coaching staff in 2000.

Nathan returned to his hometown of Carmel, California, and runs baseball camps and teaches private lessons at Carmel Baseball.

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@ This past June, The Honolulu Club hired Beth Aylward (B.A. Humanities) as its general manager, allowing the Kailua-raised fitness management specialist to return to the islands.

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@ Vincent Mazza (B.S.B.A.) received an MBA in 1996 from Rutgers University. He is a partner in a manufacturing representatives firm. He and wife Lori and their children, Jillian and Bennett, live in Fanwood, New Jersey.

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@ Sherri N. Clark (A.S. Management) was elected for a two-year tour in 2007 as president of the Hawaii State Federation of Chapters, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.

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@ Keiichi Ogawa, Ph.D., (B.A. Teaching English as a Second Language) is a full professor at Kobe University in Japan. This past fall and continuing into the spring semester, he has been a visiting professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Last year he was presented an award from the Ministry of Education in Yemen for his involvement in a research and education project.

1992

@ Major Frank Lee (B.S.N.) is chief of perioperative nursing at Irwin Army Community Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas.

1995

@ Jacob Vendle (B.S.B.A. Marketing ’93, M.B.A. International Business), who lives in San Francisco, is the new vice president of International Operations at GlobalFluency, a worldwide communications services firm with offices in more than 50 countries.

1997

@ In addition to serving as head coach for the HPU men’s soccer team, Scott Liedtke (B.A. Communication ’96, M.A. Human Resource Management) is a college counselor for Le Jardin Academy in Kailua.

1998

@ Lisa Gruber and Tino Sellitto (M.B.A. Finance) were married April 14, 2007, at Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery in Sonoma, California.

The couple lives in San Francisco, where Tino is the chief investment officer for Akahi Capital Management, LLC.

@ Robin Burke (B.S. Computer Science) teaches 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders with disabilities in the areas of reading, writing, and math. Husband Tim Burke (B.S. Computer Science ’95) teaches network technology classes at Haywood Community College in Waynesville, North Carolina.

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@ John Provost (M.B.A. and M.A. Management) graduated in June from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He was promoted to the grade of GS-15 and is working for the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C.

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@ Aurora (Matthews) Alonzo (B.A. International Relations) is the inventory manager of logistics at Oregon Health & Science University. Aurora lives with her children, Magdalena Isabel, Liliana Izel, and Joaquin Tatoani in Portland.

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@ Jojo Lee (B.A. Journalism, Public Relations) and her husband welcomed baby Esther Au into their family on September 17, 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan.

@ Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Luis P. Valdespino, Jr. (B.A. Psychology) was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal while serving as a staff non-commissioned officer during his assignment at Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic in Norfolk, Virginia.

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@ Justin (B.A. Communication) and Evelyn (B.A. Communication) Barfield and their daughters, Leihualani and Noelani, visited Honolulu in October. Justin is one of two executive producers at KFSN ABC Action News 30. Evelyn is a personnel analyst for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in Fresno, California. Evelyn recently reactivated the Northern California alumni chapter. @ HPU New York City chapter coordinator Tim Grob (B.S.B.A. Finance) joined Bear Stearns in 2007 as vice president/credit officer in the hedge fund risk management area. @ Tom Ku (M.S.I.S., M.B.A. Finance) was promoted to assistant chief information officer in HPU’s Information Technology Services Division.

@ Theresa (Aronsson) Anani (B.A. Anthropology) and husband Sarriy enjoyed the holidays with their 18month-old son, Lo, and Sarriy’s children, Eskil (left) and Disa (right). @ Evan (B.S.B.A.) and Kari Leong held a book signing last October in Honolulu for The Greater Good: Life Lessons from Hawai‘i’s Leaders.

@ William Absher III (B.A. Justice Administration) earned a master’s degree in human resource development and business and organization security from Webster University in Charleston, South Carolina.

He is pursuing an Ed.D. at North Central University.

William is a business and organization security management instructor at Webster University and L-3 communications training specialist, use of force instructor, with the Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy.

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@ Zuleika Candan (B.A. International Relations) is a field officer in London for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She works in Colombia with internally displaced people and faces topics such as genderbased violence, HIV/AIDS, and indigenous populations.

Zuleika received her MA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney, Australia. @ Anna Tai (B.S. Computer Science ’01, M.S.I.S.), husband Mike, and daughter Keanna have returned from their assignment in South Korea. They are living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Anna accepted the position of senior technology and business analyst at American Airlines’ head maintenance facility in Tulsa.

@ Julia Engelking (B.A. Communication ’02, M.A. Communication, certificate Organizational Change) is working in London as corporate development executive at Save the Children headquarters.

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campus, on December 8, 2007, at the Diamond Head Anela Garden Chapel in Hawai‘i. Han Nee is a marketing specialist for Brookfield Homes Hawaii, Inc., while Robert serves as a senior airman with the U.S. Air Force.

@ Stefanie Schmidt (B.S. Marine Biology) loves her job as a marine biologist at The Mirage Dolphin Habitat in Las Vegas.

She educates visitors about marine life and takes care of the resident bottlenose dolphins. @ Dylan C. Stott (B.A. English) graduated from University College Dublin in Ireland with a Master of Arts in Creative Writing last December. Dylan is writing for the Donegal Post and the Wexford Times. He also has a series of articles, starting with the current edition of Slide Magazine, a surfing magazine.

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@ Sheri (Martinez) Aipia (B.S.B.A.) was named All-American when she played volleyball for the 1990 HPU National Championship team. She now plays softball in a co-ed league in Kailua.

When she isn’t working as an accounting/payroll specialist at Cox Radio, Inc., she and husband Anthony are driving their children, Aiyana, Isaiah, Naiya, and Sharaiya to their extracurricular activities.

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@ Megan Anderson (M.B.A. Corporate Communication) is the marketing manager for Bishop Museum in Honolulu. She oversees the advertising and marketing initiatives for the museum and its entities.

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@ Congratulations to Nathan and Julia Cannistra (M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language) on the birth of their son, Menden Cannistra, on September 8, 2006.

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@ Lauren Chitwood (B.A. International Relations) completed her MA in Latin American Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she wrote a master’s thesis on the Miskitu Indians and the autonomous regions of Nicaragua.

She's the government relations assistant at Hispanic Communications Network and the Self Reliance Foundation in Washington, D.C.

@ Anna-Marie Puryear (B.A. Political Science and Economics) is working as a youth and small business advisor for the Peace Corps in Lesotho, South Africa. She is scheduled to finish her service in August and hopes to attend law school. She is pictured with a child from the village. @ After 13 years of service in the Navy, Todd Van Patten (B.S.B.A. Human Resource Management) and his girlfriend, Nicole Bell, moved to Richmond, Virginia, and launched their business, Gone 4 Good Shred.

@ Han Nee Chong (M.A. Communication) married Robert Dale Wester, a student at HPU Hickam

@ Hsiao-Yi (Elizabeth) Chou (B.A. ’97, M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language), SokHan (Monica) Lau (M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language), and Huei-Chia (Stephanie) Yang (M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language) have coauthored an article, “Students As Textbook Authors,” with Dr. Timothy Murphy of Dokkyo University in Japan. It is in volume 3 (2007) of English Teaching Forum, a journal published by the U.S. Department of State for teachers of English as a foreign or second language. @ Crystal Dzigas (B.S.B.A.) finished fourth in the Second Annual Roxy Jam Cardiff Women’s World Longboard Pro this past September in Honolulu.

Mahalo to HPU alumni who stay connected

Alumni Events @ Ramon Go (B.S. PreMedical Studies) is attending medical school at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Ramon is pictured with his sister, Lovely, and Ray Galas (B.A. ’01) at his white coat ceremony.

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John Fleckles, Ph.D., senior vice president of academic affairs, was thrilled when Nick Jonow (B.S.B.A.’98) organized alumni for a get together during his trip to Hong Kong in October.

@ Thea Borserio (B.S. Biology) is volunteering for a year in Uganda and Kenya at a malaria clinic.

She plans on attending medical school in Canada. @ Stephane Castonguay (B.A. Political Science ’04, M.A. Communication) is vice consul of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India. @ Leah Marx (M.S.W.) accepted the position of executive director of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Hawaii.

Gui Albieri, associate director of international admissions, (M.A. Organizational Change ’01) (center) was grateful for the help from Maria Duque (M.B.A. Marketing ’05) and Israel Santamaria (M.B.A.’04) at HPU’s November recruiting event in Spain.

Japan Alumni chapter coordinator, Sachiko Kusuda, (B.A. International Studies ’97) and twenty alums rallied following Associate Director of International Admissions Brian Wahl’s recruiting event in Tokyo last November.

@ Olena Rubin (B.A. Communication) joined the KHON Evening News team in Honolulu. @ Luke Tucker (B.S.B.A.) joined Central Pacific Bank in Honolulu as a commercial banking underwriter. @ Natalie Winson (B.A. Public Relations) is an accounts assistant and writer for public relations agency HWB Communications in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fifteen years ago, the HPU basketball team won the NAIA National Championship. It is a feat that stands alone in the annals of college basketball in Hawai‘i, never having been duplicated at the NAIA, NCAA Div II, or NCAA Div I levels.

Members of the team Casey Hines, James Williams, Michael Johnson, Mike McDaniel, and Tony Smalley; Assistant Coach Francis Fletcher; and Head Coach Tony Sellitto were in attendance and honored during half time at “Alumni Night” on January 11.

A special Tony Sellitto Night was held on February 9. Neil Everett, ESPN SportsCenter anchor and former HPU Athletics department staff, flew in for the event. See story and photos: www.hpu.edu/sellitto

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H20 Cooler News HPU alumni who majored in finance working in the New York City financial district…

Left to right: Mathias Lundmark (B.S.B.A. ’99, M.B.A. Finance ’00); Ramin Moradi Asl (M.B.A. Finance ’07); Tim Grob (B.S.B.A. Finance ’00); Gunter Meissner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance; Fredrik Tjernstrom (M.B.A. Finance and M.S.I.S. ’95, M.A. HRM ’97); Roar Berg (B.S.B.A. Finance ’02, M.B.A. Finance ’03); Tobias Laute, pursuing B.S.B.A. Finance degree; and Henrik Christensen (B.S.B.A. Business Economics ’01, M.B.A. Finance ’02)

Sachiko Kusuda (B.A. ’97), Japan Chapter, ksachiko@yahoo.co.jp

Meet Your Alumni Chapter Coordinator Join us for socializing, networking, and reminiscing about HPU HPU has alumni chapters around the world.

Go to www.hpu.edu/alumnichapters to find the one nearest you.

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From top to bottom: Melissa Lishman from Hawai‘i, Journalism/Multimedia; Sammy Lemoonga from Kenya, Biology; Nivemarie Leituala from American Samoa, Master of Social Work; and Mihai Chirila from Romania, International Business

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