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Summer 2007 • Volume 8 > Number 2 PUBLISHED FOR THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF HAWAI‘I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

President Chatt G. Wright

Alissa J. Arp, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Dean

Associate Vice President Institutional Advancement Margi Ulveling

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Managing Editor Lianne Yamamura

As Seen through My Eyes HPU Associate Professor of Oceanography Varis Grundmanis, Ph.D., writes about his underwater photography and scuba diving off O‘ahu’s North Shore

Associate Editor Susie Contreras Story Editor Jessica McDunn

Alumni Editor Kris Smith

An Ambitious Course for HPU’s College of Business Administration A conversation with incoming Dean Charles Steilen, Ph.D., on his vision for the college

Sports Editors Jeff Harada John Barry Junior Editors Maribeth Harkins Joy Ogawa

College of Natural Sciences Update

Bringing Business to the Classroom U. Aytun Ozturk, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods

Arc-eye hawkfish by Varis Grundmanis, Ph.D.

On Campus

Database Managers Nancy Chancellor Ethan Wung

Alumni Spotlight

Sea Warrior Sports

Class Links

Back Page

University Graphic Design Todd Goya Kay Kasamoto University Photography Steven Lum Jessica McDunn HPU Today is published three times a year by Hawai‘i Pacific University at no charge for alumni and friends. If you are receiving duplicate copies of the magazine, please notify the editorial office. The editorial office is located at 1060 Bishop Street, Suite 400 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 356-5210 Fax: (808) 543-8079 E-mail: hputoday@hpu.edu Web site: www.hpu.edu/hputoday

ON THE FRONT COVER: Green turtle and surgeonfish photographed by Varis Grundmanis, Ph.D., at Three Tables, Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District, off O‘ahu’s North Shore BACK COVER: Tarah Pierson, sophomore biology major; Chris Winn, Ph.D., director of marine and environmental science and associate professor of oceanography; and Chad Callan, Oceanic Institute finfish researcher

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Copy Editor Judy LeDoux

These are exciting times for the College of Natural Sciences! Our latest news is that we will launch the Master of Science in Marine Science (MSMS) degree program in fall 2007. The new MSMS will allow us to further develop our excellent programs in the marine and natural sciences by building upon the strong foundation of undergraduate teaching for which the college is well known, as well as continue to integrate our programs with our affiliate, Oceanic Institute. I hope you enjoy the following article highlighting one of the dedicated professors in our college, Dr. Varis Grundmanis, who has been a linchpin in the undergraduate program. Alissa J. Arp, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Dean College of Natural Sciences

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Narrative and Photos by Varis Grundmanis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Oceanography

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The alarm goes off. It is 4:00 a.m. on a summer Sunday. I get out of bed, not quite awake yet but already wondering about what amazing things my wife, Sandi, and I will see today in the ocean. First some coffee, then I spend about an hour carefully assembling two sets of underwater photography equipment. I am careful about double checking every o-ring in the waterproof camera housings, one for my Canon D20 and one for Sandi’s Olympus C8080. A speck of dirt or a strand of hair on an o-ring could cause a catastrophic leak underwater, flooding the housing and ruining an expensive camera. I wake Sandi at 5:30, and we organize and pack up our dive equipment, checking air pressure in tanks and making sure regulators are not free flowing. We have a good breakfast before loading up the SUV and soon we are on our way, heading up to our favorite dive spot, Three Tables, part of the Pupukea Marine Life Conservation District on O‘ahu’s North Shore. >

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We arrive about 7:30 and get ready for our first dive of the day. We enjoy these early morning dives because the natural light is so different early in the morning than it is later in the day, giving ambient light photographs a very different look. We do a long surface swim, about half way to Waimea Bay, start slowly dropping down to the bottom and almost immediately notice two whitetip reef sharks, about five feet long, circling us as we settle through the water. Of course, the cameras are off. We frantically turn them on and try to adjust the settings to get some pictures of the sharks, but by the time we are ready to shoot, the sharks lose interest and swim off. Disappointed, but not discouraged, we continue our dive and get many opportunities to photograph an incredible variety of marine life, including 10 turtles relaxing at a “cleaning station” where surgeonfish remove parasites from the turtles. Our dive lasts an hour and 20 minutes, and we each have about 100 pictures in our digital cameras. Off comes the SCUBA gear, and we have a peaceful lunch, relaxing in the shade and enjoying the ocean from above. We notice a pod of spinner dolphins swimming by offshore. After a twohour break, to let our bodies get rid of excess nitrogen gas accumulated during the first dive, we are ready for our second dive of the day. A two-hour interval between dives allows us to stay underwater longer on the second dive without worrying about getting decompression sickness, also

known as the bends. The second dive turns out even better than the first. We find our two shark “friends” again, and this time we are ready for pictures. We also take pictures of several eels, an octopus, a school of hundreds of barracuda, and an amazing number of reef fishes. We finish the second dive with a total of about 200 pictures each. On the way home we drop off empty tanks for filling. At home we unload the SUV and rinse all of the SCUBA and photography equipment. Finally, we download photographs from the cameras to the computer and spend time looking through the day’s pictures and reliving the dives. It is 7:00 p.m., and we are physically tired yet energized by another awesome day SCUBA diving and taking photographs of Hawai‘i’s marine life. We are thankful that we live in a place where days like today can happen almost every weekend. My name is Varis Grundmanis and I am a faculty member in the Marine and Environmental Sciences program. After seeing my photographs, most people incorrectly assume I am a marine biologist; I am not. I am a chemical oceanographer. I study chemical systems in the oceans and what the chemistry of the oceans can tell us about how the oceans function as complex biogeochemical systems. I teach undergraduate marine biology and oceanography majors about the oceans, and I enjoy it even more today than when I first started teaching at the former Hawai‘i Loa

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College in 1979. The ocean around Hawai‘i is an incredible natural laboratory, and I take advantage of every opportunity to get my students in the field, experiencing the ocean first hand, not just reading about it in books. Although I have been a SCUBA diver for more than 40 years, I am relatively new to digital underwater photography, which I started as a hobby about four years ago. I think my photographs have improved every year as I learn more about marine life behavior, camera technology, and computer processing of digital images. I think some people find it odd that a scientist who studies and teaches about the chemistry of the oceans would be so passionate about the art of marine life photography. I view science and photography as similar in many ways. Careful observation forms the foundation of the scientific method. Careful observation also forms the foundation of marine life photography. Attention to details is an important aspect of doing quality science and quality marine life photography. I think that the very characteristics that make a good scientist and teacher also make a good marine life photographer.

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I plan on continuing my science/teaching work and my marine life photography work as long as possible. I have accumulated thousands of digital marine life images, and I have many more yet to take. I would like to share what I have learned about underwater photography with students, perhaps in a summer short course. The project I am most interested in doing is the development of a comprehensive and high-quality Hawaiian marine life Web site as part of the College of Natural Sciences at HPU. HpU

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Dr. Charles “Chuck” Steilen, new dean of the HPU College of Business Administration, comes to Hawai‘ i Pacific University after many years as marketing professor and administrator at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recently he sat down with HPU Today to talk about the college, its role in the community, new programs, and the college’s future as he envisions it.

What did you see in the HPU College of Business Administration that made you want to become dean? First, teaching is the priority. There isn’t the traditional academic pressure that you find at some large universities. We are evaluated against a wider range of what counts as scholarly work, including applied research. So it’s exciting for people who want to come here and be able to teach. Second, I walked into an international marketing course and saw Greek students strategizing how to sell products to the Japanese, who were attempting to sell products to the Swedes, who were negotiating with the Germans–to have that kind of dynamic, international interaction is unique.

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“I want us to be a part of the business community, I want to continue to attract students from around the world so we have the kind of classroom interaction I talked about, and I want to get our alumni more involved.”

What objectives have you set for yourself as dean? There are a couple of critical issues. HPU has done a great job at practical education. I want to see us bring in realtime, hands-on business situations for our students. The other objective is to figure out what are the needs of this business community, what are the additional services and courses that we can offer to help them improve their operations. We can do a lot for companies. I want us to be a part of the business community, I want to continue to attract students from around the world so we have the kind of classroom interaction I talked about, and I want to get our alumni more involved.

HPU has a unique history of working with the business community. What does the future hold? First, because of HPU’s reputation, it’s easy for me to call on businesses and be able to talk to their key people. What I want to do is bring more companies in and have them work with some of our students. For example, through the Hawaii Pacific Export Council, a unit of the U.S. Department of Commerce, we’ve been able to secure funds for five Hawai‘i companies to go to the International Food Trade Show in Hong Kong. When these companies

come back, I am going to assess their experiences and then help them figure out how they should work with distributors overseas. It’s that kind of collaborative effort that we then want our students to be involved in.

What role would you like to see HPU adjunct faculty–people currently working in the business community–play in the future of the college? Our adjunct professors are a wonderful resource for our curriculum as they bring real-world experience into the classroom. In addition, they are in such a great position to open doors wherever they’re working. We can put our students in their companies as interns or work with them on research projects. It’s a matter of getting to know them better, the companies they represent, and then working more closely together.

HPU has students from more than 100 different countries. Does this change your approach to the way business is taught? Yes, you have to consider the cultural nuances. It’s easy to stand up in class and talk about how a product is sold in your country, and therefore that’s the way it should be sold overseas. That’s the only way you know. But here,

you’ve got an international student sitting next to you who will give you five reasons why it won’t work in his or her country. It leads to discussions such as why a big-box retailer, which is a big success in this country, has failed in Germany and Korea.

In the fall you’ll launch a revamped Executive MBA program. Can you tell us something about it? Most MBA programs in the world start you off by giving you tools without you knowing what you’re going to build. In this program, students will be told, ‘You’re a consultant to your company. You’re going to see the big picture from the start. You’re going to tear your company apart in the first four sessions. You’re going to examine the pieces and determine what works and what doesn’t.’ As they go through the program, for each course, they’ll write a two- or three-page dossier on their company. So each time they have a new professor, that professor will know what the company’s issues are, and that professor is going to be responsible for giving the students the tools they need to fix them. After 18 months, they’ll bring their CEO in for their final presentation, and they’ll explain what changes they recommend for their company and how to accomplish those changes.

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You’ll also launch a new Entrepreneurship Center in the fall. What is its purpose? The United States leads the world in the percentage of the population that becomes entrepreneurs. That’s what keeps our economy growing. Now, in addition to people here and on the mainland, a growing number of people in Asia and elsewhere want to be entrepreneurs. The center will be a way to give them that opportunity. The center will focus on three areas. First, we will educate students to become entrepreneurs. We will teach the skills and give them the tools they need. That will be the foundation. There will be short courses, conducted in association with Hawai‘i’s companies, where students can play a role in helping them build new sales channels, for example. And I see some possible research projects and some straight consulting involving students, also with companies in Hawai‘i. I would like to acknowledge Jim Pappas, an entrepreneur himself, former owner of Honsador Lumber, in stepping forward as our first donor to support the center.

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They’re our representatives out there. They can help us. I recently gave a guest lecture and there were eight Taiwanese students in the class. Now if we know alumni in Taiwan who are in business, we need to be able to say to them that we’ve got eight Taiwanese MBA graduates, and ask them if they’d like to see their résumés. Alumni can help open a lot of doors for the students that follow them. In March, I visited alumni chapters in Asia– Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Seoul. It was an opportunity for me to get to know our alumni and share updates with them and likewise for them to share their thoughts with me. It is also my hope that our alumni endorse the education they received at HPU through support of the University’s recruiting and fundraising efforts. In the end, HPU will be better and stronger.

What advice would you give to newly minted MBA graduates? Start looking at the organization beyond what your job is, and concentrate on having as much impact on the bottom line as you can. If you join a medium-to-large size corporation, you’re usually hired for a specific function– accounting, sales, operations, or other. As the business grows, each department takes on a life of its own. All of a sudden they’ve built walls and one department is going this way, and one’s going that way. What an MBA graduate has to be aware of is that you can’t get pulled into a box. You’ve got to keep your eyes on the organization and build relationships between the different units. You’ve got to consider the big picture. HPU

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U. Aytun Ozturk, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, HPU College of Business Administration, and Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods

As a high school student in southern Turkey, Aytun Ozturk, Ph.D., embarked on a course that would determine the direction of his life for years to come. Ozturk chose engineering as his field of study. On the strength of his high school record and testing, he became one of 200 students selected to receive a government scholarship to study abroad. He earned a B.S. in industrial engineering and operations research from the University of California, Berkeley. While at Berkeley, he designed a Saturday delivery system

for the United Parcel Service facility in nearby Richmond as his senior project. It would be the first of many research projects that would involve the use of quantitative modeling to find better ways to plan and manage business operations.

for the College of Business Administration, which was tasked with developing strategic initiatives for the college. “My analytical and people skills enabled me to step back and see the big picture and help the committee focus on the most important matters,” he says.

As a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his M.S. and Ph.D., Ozturk engaged in various projects. For one of the projects, he developed a unique algorithm (software) that is capable of determining the production schedule for a utility company to meet electrical demand.

In August 2006, Ozturk was named assistant dean of the College of Business Administration, with responsibility for directing the University’s MBA programs. He envisions that the Executive MBA program’s new approach to curriculum will bring unique advantages to students and Hawai‘i businesses. “When you’re connected with businesses in your area you can provide students with the types of opportunities which enable them to directly apply what they learn in the classroom,” he says.

Upon completion of his doctoral degree, in 2003, he joined Hawai‘i Pacific University as assistant professor of quantitative methods (QM). He teaches courses in QM optimization for business applications, modeling and simulation for business processes, and data management. Ozturk continues his research in the area of energy efficiency. His most recent work was a June 2006 co-published article in the International Journal of Energy Research, which identified the most important factors that can be used in predicting energy consumption for a commercial building. This knowledge can potentially help companies save energy through equipment upgrade and adjustment of other settings. Ozturk is also actively involved in administering HPU programs. He was a member of the strategic planning committee Dr. Aytun Ozturk and MBA students Stephanie Lopez of Richmond, Virginia, and Timothy Garnier of Paris, France

The new, real-world approach to curriculum is also expected to challenge the expertise of HPU faculty. “It’s going to give faculty the chance to apply what they know to the problems Hawai‘i businesses are facing,” he says. “Students will be able to bring to the classroom the issues their companies are facing, and we’ll be able to help them tackle these.” He also expects that Executive MBA candidates will gain a broad perspective on other businesses in Hawai‘i, specifically with respect to operational issues. “They will be exposed to the types of problems that all companies in Hawai‘i are facing, not just their own,” he says. HPU

“When you’re connected with businesses in your area you can provide students with the types of opportunities which enable them to directly apply what they learn in the classroom.”

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HPU Trustee Martin Anderson Is a Team Player HPU aptly names its sports stars “student athletes,” with emphasis on classroom first, athletic field second. For HPU trustee Martin Anderson, the distinction between each role isn’t quite so clear cut. There is much to be learned on and off the field. “An education that includes an athletic component is likely to improve an individual’s appreciation of team effort, competition, and physical well-being,” Anderson says. To honor Anderson’s retirement from Honolulu law firm Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel and to put his theory into practice, the firm has generously established the Martin and Illie Anderson Scholarship for scholarathletes at HPU. Anderson and his wife, Illie, added to the fund with their own generous donation. The final score: a scholarship that supports the endeavors of industrious students who play sports for HPU. Anderson notes the win-win situation of participating in sports: “Athletic achievement alone is no substitute for demonstrated academic success. But, given equal academic record, a job applicant with an athletic background often has an advantage.” Anderson should know. He played for both Stanford University and the

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University of California, Berkeley. As captain of Stanford’s track team, his events included pole vault, 100-meter dash, low hurdles, and broad jump. He was also captain of Stanford’s football team. After his student athlete career, Anderson spent 30 years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He has also been involved with cattle ranching in Kenya, managing a ski resort in California, water drilling in Hawai‘i, and was an attorney for more than 50 years. Lessons learned on an athletic field led to Anderson’s success. He says, “Employers always appreciate an applicant that has demonstrated a competitive spirit and special physical talents in addition to having accomplished the scholarly record.” Plus, understanding of the strength of a team effort is important on and off the field.

Martin Anderson (left), Stanford University’s football team captain, and UC, Berkeley’s football team captain, shake hands, circa 1940s

In 1992, Anderson joined another team: HPU’s Board of Trustees. HPU is the perfect example of the benefits of team work. “HPU is a remarkably successful private university. And, students feel a part of that success–it’s contagious,” Anderson explains. However, maybe the best point Anderson is passing to scholarathletes is perseverance. Even after more than five decades of hard work, Anderson is not done. He is still CEO of a container manufacturing company and active with a small trade publishing company. Quit just isn’t in his vocabulary. “With respect to retirement, I am reminded of an old football coach of mine at the University of California, Stub Allison. When asked by the San Francisco Chronicle when he was going to retire, he replied, ‘When elephants roost in trees.’”

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President Wright, Dr. Lawrence Tseu, and Dr. Carlos Juárez

Faculty Benefit from University of Oxford Fellowship Every summer, the University of Oxford in England hosts the Summer Research Institute (SRI) at Harris Manchester College for 50 visiting research scholars. The SRI provides the venue for meaningful intellectual exchanges and cultivation of new academic relationships.

“Through his support of this important initiative, Dr. Tseu recognizes the valuable role of education and the need to foster greater communication and understanding in our world,” says Carlos Juárez, Ph.D., dean of HPU’s College of International Studies and associate professor of political science.

A generous philanthropist and noted Honolulu dentist, Lawrence K.W. Tseu, D.D.S., is a member of the board of regents of the University of Oxford as well as a foundation fellow of Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford. For the years 2006-2008, Tseu is sponsoring an HPU faculty member to participate in the SRI.

In summer 2006, Juárez traveled to Oxford to study peace building in wartorn societies. He speaks highly of his time there: “I was especially grateful to be free to focus on library research in a place steeped in history.”

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John Kearns, Ph.D., associate vice president for academic programs and professor of history and humanities,

has been selected as HPU’s candidate for the SRI this summer. He will delve into Roman epic poetry, specifically the tradition of the epigram poem and its foremost writer, Martial. Thanks to the generosity of Tseu, HPU faculty return to the University with knowledge to pass on to their students and to contribute to their academic endeavors.

Senior Vice President for Operations and Chief Financial Officer Lloyd M. Fujie passed away due to complications with pancreatic cancer on December 27, 2006.

John Kearns, Ph.D. “And by the way he listened, you knew that no matter what job you had in the organization, Lloyd thought you were an important part of HPU.”

“In just one year with HPU, Lloyd Fujie made his mark, working closely with the staff of Oceanic Institute and HPU’s own administration to find ways of improving the way we manage our financial resources,” says HPU President Chatt Wright.

“Lloyd’s mantra was ‘have a good attitude,’” says Vice President of Human Resources Linda Kawamura. “Every day he continues to inspire us to try our best, be good, and enjoy life.”

On February 23, HPU held a memorial service and tree planting in honor of Fujie. Several of his colleagues at the University spoke of their fond memories of Fujie. “He wanted to know who you were and what you did and how you did it,” says Associate Vice President for Academic Programs

Fujie came to HPU in January 2006 after 32 years of professional experience at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, including 10 years as managing partner in Hawai‘i. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hawai‘i Society of Certified Public Accountants, he served on the boards of a number of local organizations.

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islands in a Far sea: the Fate of nature in Hawai‘i in the latest book by Professor of Biology John Culliney, Ph.D., the reader is taken on an environmental journey beginning 1,500 years ago through the history of the Hawaiian islands. first published in 1988, this revised edition of islands in a far Sea takes the reader through the geological formation and shaping of the islands, their colonization by plants and animals, and the evolutionary and ecological patterns that created some of the world’s most breathtaking and serene landscapes. “islands in a far Sea is an environmental history about Hawai‘i’s natural heritage–in the ocean, freshwaters, and on the native landscapes from the Big island to Kure Atoll,” says Culliney. “The book tells the story of the geological formation and fate of the islands

and describes the main patterns of ecology and biological evolution that unfolded across these mid-Pacific ‘shoals of time.’” Culliney’s book explains how one of the last Edens to be exploited by human beings has transformed rapidly, pushing out native species and altering Hawai‘i’s ecosystems. However, the author does hold out hope that current efforts to protect what is remaining of Hawai‘i’s island environment may prove quite fruitful. A graduate of yale and Duke universities, Culliney has taught biology and marine science at Hawai‘i Pacific University and the former Hawai‘i Loa College since 1978. He has authored four books ranging in topics from native Hawaiian plants to the North American continental shelf.

global studies: europe Global Studies: Europe helps the reader develop a basic understanding of this world region and its countries through information about the specific area’s culture, geography, economy, politics, history, and religion. Dean of the College of international Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science Carlos Juárez, Ph.D., authored the section “An ‘Expanding’ Europe.” Basing the study on ex tensive tr avel and lecturing in the region he completed

as a fulbright scholar, Juárez says the section “examines the dynamics of change in the region of centr al and eastern Europe, post-communist states that have made the tr ansition to democr ac y and liber al economies.” All the regional essays and country reports in the book are written by experts in the areas and include maps, current statistics, and timelines.

tlou–the elephant story in her first literary endeavor, Bontekanye “Bonty” Botumile (B.S.B.A. Travel industry Management ’02) set out to write a children’s book to preserve a folk story that had been passed down through African generations.

“The elephant is an icon. it started off small and turned into a giant. So for the children who are orphans, they have a chance to turn their lives around and become giants in some form,” she explains.

Tlou–The Elephant Story addresses cultural beliefs, taboos, and superstitions while explaining the origin of the elephant (Tlou). The story is set in a small African village, where a young mother elephant must face the struggles of raising her child alone.

To launch the book, Botumile helped unite three African youth theater groups to present the story of Tlou on stage through mime, song, dance, and poetry. She wrote five songs in English and Setswana specifically for the production.

Botumile works to educate the reader through the story of Tlou, as well as a crossword puzzle, mazes, and interesting facts.

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“Lost” Actors Perform HPU Playwright’s Work Hawai‘i Pacific University had a brush with Hollywood this spring when members of the cast of the ABC series “Lost” performed at a benefit for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY). On March 4, Matthew Fox (Jack), Michael Emerson (Ben), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Jorge Garcia (Hurley), Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet), Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond), and Terry O’Quinn (Locke) performed a staged reading of scenes from HTY’s 2007-08 season. It included two pieces written by HPU’s John Kearns, Ph.D., associate vice president for academic programs. Kearns is an award-winning, nationally recognized playwright who writes under the name Yokanaan Kearns. HTY has toured three of his plays to middle schools and high schools throughout the state since 2001. Pidg Latin is the story of a local college student who gets in trouble for translating Classical Latin into Pidgin (Hawai‘i Creole English) and received the prestigious AT&T: Onstage® grant. Dis/Troy, a stage adaptation of Homer’s Iliad, was one of eight plays in the nation invited for a week of development at the Kennedy Center’s New Visions/New Voices program in Washington, D.C., which Kearns attended through a grant from HPU. Dis/Troy was something of a dream-come-true for Kearns, who is a professor of history and classical studies at HPU and has taught Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey to students in humanities courses. This year, HTY invited Kearns to adapt an “Lost” actor Michael Emerson and Dr. John Kearns

“HTY allows me to extend HPU’s mission of teaching about global citizenship to audiences on just about every island in Hawai‘i.” Australian play, The Stones, for local audiences and also teamed up with the Sex Abuse Treatment Center to commission Kearns to write Choice, a play about date rape. At the March 4 “Lost” benefit, longtime HTY powerhouse BullDog performed Kearns’ monologue Hanuchriskwanzobon, about a boy who invents a holiday for a friend who doesn’t celebrate Christmas. The highlight of the evening came when “Lost” actors stepped on stage to read the opening scene of Maui vs. Hercules, another play HTY has commissioned from Kearns, premiering this fall. Michael Emerson (creepy Ben, leader of the “Others”) played Maui, who fished the island of Lo‘ihi out of the ocean so he can escape from all future hula lessons. Matthew Fox (heroic but troubled doctor Jack Shephard) played Hercules, fresh from a shipwreck and hoping he can escape to the apparently deserted island and never have to recite poetry again. And that’s when Maui meets Hercules with explosive and comic results, since neither one is willing to leave. Emerson brought the house down

when he revealed a natural talent for dialects: Maui speaks Pidgin, and with some coaching from HTY actor BullDog, so did Emerson. After the show, Kearns had an opportunity to visit with the cast. HTY artistic director Eric Johnson was thrilled by the results. “We’re fortunate that new board member Annie Wood, former artistic director at London’s prominent Polka Theatre and actor Cusick’s wife, thought an event like this would be possible. Putting these accomplished actors together with John Kearns’ characters is just great fun. John’s plays and monologues have helped make theater relevant to young people in Hawai‘i, and HTY has benefited from John’s success.” Kearns says he feels right at home with HTY. “HPU and HTY are very similar organizations in many ways,” he explains. “HPU has students from every state and more than 100 countries. HTY takes its shows on the road to every island and every school that wants to see its shows. And HTY allows me to extend HPU’s mission of teaching about global citizenship to audiences on just about every island in Hawai‘i.”

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First-year Students Are Top Priority at HPU Not every student finds it easy to make the transition from high school to college. Hawai‘i Pacific University has established the Office of FirstYear Programs (FYP) to help incoming freshmen make the adjustment. “There’s no one type of student and no one type of college experience,” explains Marites Fiesta, dean of Student Life and First-Year Programs. “We are here to make sure the experiences they make for themselves are meaningful.” FYP offers an abundance of opportunities for new students to get involved in University life and the O‘ahu community. “The right level of involvement at orientation and during your first year on campus can help you make lasting friends, perform well academically, and build strong relationships with HPU’s faculty and staff members,” says Jeffrey Philpott, Ph.D., vice president of Student Affairs. This past school year has seen an abundance of new programs implemented to benefit the first-year students–both undergraduate and

graduate. The “Eat Right, Get Fit” seminar helped interested students incorporate healthy activities and eating habits into their busy lifestyles. The “Be My Guest” lunch with your professor program allowed small groups of students to invite their professors to an informal lunch where they could get to know each other outside the classroom in a stress-free atmosphere. Through FYP, students have the opportunity to take First-Year Seminars that connect them with great professors and students who are interested in learning more about the world. They have the chance to explore the local community through field trips and to find out about HPU’s services, student organizations, and activities. “My high school guidance counselor recommended I take a first-year seminar,” says Ryan Raguirag of Waipahu. “It helped me get to know my classmates and professors.” Overall, students taking first-year seminars said they would recommend enrolling in one of the classes. “When people come to Hawai‘i, they think of Waikiki,” says Raguirag. “You get to go experience a heiau (ancient Hawaiian place of worship) and the cultures of old.” Other services offered through FYP include advising, student leadership opportunities, and the Speaker Series, which addresses topics such as alcohol abuse and maintaining healthy relationships. A group of freshmen visit a plantation village in Waipahu as part of HPU’s Live Hawai‘i: O‘ahu Neighborhoods orientation program for first-year students

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The Latest in Change and Development The Master of Arts in Organizational Change (MA/OC) program held its semiannual residential Organizational Change and Development (OCD) Conference in February. Participants included alumni, current MA/OC graduate students, and Southern Cross University (SCU) OCD doctoral candidates. HPU and SCU signed an agreement in October 2003 that qualifies MA/OC graduates of HPU as OCD doctoral candidates at SCU. Participants came from as far away as Berlin, Vancouver, Australia, and Tokyo. Everyone was given the opportunity to participate in sessions on topics such as action research, ethics, change models, change in Iraq, and knowledgediffusion networks. Professionals from Booz Allen Hamilton, the Pacific Business Center, and other organizations presented state-of-the-art ideas from the field of change and development. Chuck Jones, Booz Allen vice president and partner, provided insights on executive coaching. Dr. Tusi Avegalio, Pacific Business Center Program executive director, explained the importance of understanding Pacific island cultures in change initiatives. Plans are being developed for the next OCD Conference to be held in November. MA /OC alumni and certificate recipients who are interested in participating should contact Dr. Jerr y Glover at ocdhpu@yahoo.com.

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Marc Gilbert, Ph.D., NEH Endowed Chair in World History

Valedictory speakers: Ace S. Tufu (B.S.B.A.), Kathleen “Kasey” Susan Wilson (M.B.A.), and Kyle Kalauokalani Galdeira (B.A. Communication)

President Chatt G. Wright and commencement speaker and “Fellow of the Pacific” awardee, Alissa J. Arp, Ph.D., vice president for research and dean of the College of Natural Sciences

In 1995, HPU was awarded a $575,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) challenge grant. Through the generosity of its donors, HPU raised the required $1.725 million in matching funds and established the NEH-endowed fund.

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The fund is underwriting the University’s first NEH-endowed chair in world history, held by Marc Gilbert, Ph.D. He plans to develop new courses in world history at HPU and to build bridges between the University and the local community. “World history focuses on the common elements of the human experience, from relationships between parents and children to issues of war and peace.” Gilbert notes that “every resident of Hawai‘i has arrived here as part of one of the most familiar of all global historical processes: migration.” He hopes that HPU, already a leader in global education, can use its growing commitment to world history to help connect Hawaiians with those larger processes and assist them in meeting the challenges posed by a changing global environment and world economy. In the classes he teaches, Gilbert uses an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating literature, anthropology, the arts, and social sciences. He argues that “no single academic discipline can encompass the human experience, but that world history helps lend it the perspective we need to realize just how complex, as well as in common, that experience is.” Gilbert has published extensively as an academic author, coauthor, and editor, including World Civilizations: The Global Experience (now in its fifth edition) and several works on the intersection of Vietnamese and American history. In 1999, Gilbert won a “Silver Telly” Award for a documentary on homeless Vietnam-era combat veterans titled Lost Warriors, which he co-wrote and co-produced. SUMMER 2007

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en years doesn’t seem long, but a lot has changed since 1997. Gas prices have risen from an average of $1.22 per gallon. J.K. Rowling published her first Harry Potter book that year. Popular musicians Spice Girls, Celine Dion, and Aerosmith have been replaced by chart toppers Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, and Linkin Park. Skorts are no longer considered fashionable, and popular TV show “Friends” has ended its 10-year run. Most importantly, ’97 graduates Lisa Baca, Kevin Gue, and Joe Thiel have made the transition from succeeding in the classroom to succeeding in their careers. These three alumni share how their experiences at HPU have helped them to excel and strive for career advancement. Whether working at a law firm in California, a Navy hospital in Spain, or in the fashion industry in New York, what they have in common is being part of the HPU class of 1997.

“I really enjoy the counseling and problem-solving aspect of my transactional law practice.”

>> Lisa Baca: Representing and Negotiating Lisa Baca (B.A. Political Science ’97) attributes her success as an attorney at Allen Matkins in Los Angeles, California, to her time spent at Hawai‘i Pacific University. Of her background in political science, Baca says, “It provides a good understanding of our American democratic process and how it differs from the governmental structures in other countries.” Her humanities minor also helps in her career, “giving me the art, literature, and cultural framework that allows me to better relate to those clients, colleagues, and other attorneys who share my interest in art, travel, and literature.” Baca decided to attend HPU after vacationing on O‘ahu during junior high school. She fell in love with the landscape, weather, and friendly atmosphere. Feeling at home on the island, she knew she wanted to attend school in Hawai‘i. After researching the programs at HPU, Baca says, “I was drawn to the international culture HPU had to offer.” She was able to complete her bachelor’s degree in two-and-a-half years by focusing on school work. Baca always had the desire to practice law. “I was drawn to the challenges and high level of respect associated with the profession,” she says. “I really enjoy the counseling and problem-solving aspect of my transactional law practice.” An average work day consists of negotiating real estate matters such as commercial leases, construction contracts, and development agreements as well as discussing outcomes of the negotiations with both the opposing

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counsel and clients. Baca hopes to further her law career by expanding her real estate practice and establishing her own client base at Allen Matkins. Eventually she hopes to publish articles on real estate and serve on real estate and construction panels. Baca’s advice to HPU students is to “take time and enjoy [your studies], build lasting relationships with your classmates and professors, who can be a valuable source of support.”

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class of 1997… “I work with great people. The OR nurses and the anesthesia providers I work with are second to none.”

>> Kevin Gue: Supporting International Communities Lt. Kevin J. Gue (B.S.N. ’97) first came to Hawai‘i while stationed to begin a commissioning program with the U.S. Navy. After looking at various nursing programs, Gue decided to attend Hawai‘i Pacific University. Gue found HPU’s nursing program to be what he was looking for academically. “I can honestly say that, in my opinion, HPU has one of the very best nursing programs in the nation,” says Gue. “HPU provided me with the nursing-knowledge foundation that has served me well in all of the jobs that I have had.” Kevin Gue (B.S.N. ’97)

Since leaving Hawai‘i, Gue has worked at several Navy medical institutions on the mainland, gaining experience and advancing positions along the way. In 2001, he also spent time as a flight nurse at the Navy Support Facility in Diego Garcia. Now stationed at the Naval Hospital in Rota, Spain, Gue is clinical manager of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. As clinical manager, he is responsible for maintaining supplies and equipment for the Anesthesia and Post Anesthesia Care Unit departments; assisting anesthesia providers and/or staff before, during, and after operations; and coordinating delivery of post-anesthesia nursing care for post-operative patients. Asked what he likes best about his job, Gue responds, “I work with great people. The OR nurses and the anesthesia providers I work with are second to none.” In addition, Gue is a medical team coordinator working with NASA and the U.S. Air Force in support of the Space Shuttle Launch Transoceanic Abort Landing Site at Morón Air Force Base in Spain. Gue has lived in Spain since 2006. “[It] certainly is different than living in the states or the islands. For one thing, there is the communication barrier and, of course, the cultural differences,” he says. “Experiencing another culture is wonderful though.” Gue’s advice to students at HPU is to look beyond the academics. “Enjoy your time at one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. Enjoy the friendships and bonds that are made. Study hard but balance it with good times,” he says. >

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Joe Thiel (B.A. International Relations ’97) has traveled around the world exploring the different cultures it has to offer. His years at HPU “cultivated [his] interest in being an international citizen.” Thiel came to HPU after a year abroad in Germany during high school. Being a native of New Jersey, the beauty of the islands overwhelmed him. Thiel quickly adjusted and enrolled in the International Relations program. “Living in such a beautiful environment provides inner calm,” says Thiel. Upon graduating from HPU, Thiel parlayed his new found understanding of cultural differences into the public relations industry. In New York, Thiel started his career with Jeff McKay Public Relations. He then accepted a public relations and marketing director position at Intershoe, Inc., before moving to Issey Miyake USA Corp. in 2003.

Joe Thiel (B.A. International Relations ’97)

“Your educational experience is not just about educational growth but personal growth as well.”

At the beginning of this year, Thiel was promoted to vice president of Issey Miyake USA Corp. “With my new role, I have a more active role in the entire company’s financial and organizational set-up. I’m more involved in the bigger picture to help grow the company and move it forward.” In reference to a typical day, Thiel says, “You can count on how inconsistent your day will be. It is a constant juggling act, and each day brings a new challenge and solutions to old ones.” Thiel has not forgotten what HPU and his professors taught him. Of Dr. James Primm, associate professor of political science, Thiel recalls, “He was not only a professor, but a mentor. His lessons went beyond books; he used his life experiences as well.” Going to school with a diverse student body has applications in the fashion world, helping him in his daily interactions. Thiel is excited by the industry’s ever-changing environment and traveling to Tokyo, Paris, and Milan for fashion shows. To HPU students, Thiel offers this advice, “Your educational experience is not just about educational growth but personal growth as well. Realize that in life, success is based partly on luck and partly on skill. Enjoy every moment and experience it to the fullest.” Baca, Gue, and Thiel have come a long way since their undergraduate years at HPU. Each has used their knowledge gained at the University to become involved in promising careers, including law, health care, and fashion. The international learning community of HPU has helped them to interact with people from all over the world. Baca, Gue, and Thiel value their HPU experience.

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Howard Okita – The Name and Face of HPU Softball The Hawai‘i Pacific University softball team is a force in the western region, completing the regular season as the 2007 Pacific West Conference champions with a 34-14 record. The man behind their success is Co-head Coach Howard Okita. “Coach O” ended the 2007 regular season with a phenomenal 528-235-2 career coaching record. Okita’s impact on the game spans four decades, beginning with his success at Kailua High School, to his collegiate career at the former Hawai‘i Loa College, and HPU. A season ago Okita earned his 500th collegiate victory, making him the winningest active coach in NCAA Division II.

“At all levels of coaching the goal is the same…” Softball was not always a focal point of Okita’s life. A graduate of ‘Iolani School, he competed on its varsity golf team before furthering his university education. Okita then enlisted in the Hawaii Air National Guard, retiring in 1987. Before leaving the National Guard, Okita assumed head coaching duties of the Kailua High School softball team. He fostered a program that became the dominant force in Hawai‘i in the 1980s. His Surfrider teams won six state titles (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989), eight Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) championships, and every OIA East division crown from 1981 until his retirement after the 1989 season. Okita posted a phenomenal overall record of 181-24. Making the jump to the collegiate level, Okita took over the newly created Hawai‘i Loa College (HLC) program, as the campus was known prior to the 1992 merger

with HPU. Building the program from the ground up, Okita received his crowning achievement when the Mongoose (HLC mascot) won the 1991 NAIA National Championship. Following the merger, Okita joined HPU as an assistant in 1993 and became the head coach shortly thereafter. In addition to building a championship softball program at HPU, Okita also helped build one of the most beautiful collegiate softball fields in the country at HPU’s windward campus. From a few acres of rocks and scrub trees, Okita guided the construction with the help of his many contacts in the community, the assistance of his student athletes, and his own hard work. One of Okita’s former players recalls the project of building the softball field. Says Amy (Allingham) Day (B.A. Humanities ’95), “I distinctly remember getting on my hands and knees filling buckets with

rocks. … Mr. Okita’s enthusiasm and determination persuaded us to help. That field was his baby, and he is the reason it is as beautiful as it is.” Today, maintenance work on the field continues throughout the year. On Wednesdays, Okita and volunteer Assistant Coach Richard Nomura tend to mowing the grass, weeding, edge trimming, watering, fertilizing, and weed whacking. On the rewards of coaching, Okita says, “At all levels of coaching the goal is the same and that is seeing how good your team can get from the beginning of the season until the end. You measure this not only in winning but on how they do in the classroom and how they handle the many aspects of maturing.” The 2007 softball game results and season statistics, as well as information on HPU athletics can be found by accessing www.hpu.edu.

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neuropsychology. Ellen has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship position in clinical neuropsychology at University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, which begins this July. She lives with her family in Farmington Valley, Connecticut. She is pictured (fourth from the left) with Yale colleagues.

@ Congratulations to Bradford Keahi Ventura (B.S.B.A. Public Administration) on his promotion to firefighter II for the rescue squad at the Kahului Fire Station on Maui.

@ On February 18, Holly (Begeal) Feldman (B.A. Psychology) and husband Aaron welcomed twin girls Kaitlin and Olivia to their family. The happy family lives in Palm Beach, Florida, and both Holly and Aaron are employed in health care administration.

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@ Lamart Hatfield (B.A. Social Science), 72, of Kailua died November 9, 2006, at Tripler Army Medical Center. He is survived by wife Beverly and son Brandon.

@ Isao Hirooka (B.A. Social Science) is the New York Yankees international media advisor. He is pictured (right) with his wife, Setsuko Hirooka (B.A. ’92), children Emily and Will, and Yankees left fielder Hideki “Godzilla” Matsui.

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@ Ellen Choo-Preen (B.S.B.A. Marketing) is a clinical psychology pre-doctoral fellow at Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. She is in the process of completing her Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D) this June, with a concentration in clinical

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@ In recognition of his work to strengthen high schoolcollege partnerships in schools with underserved student populations, HPU’s Associate Director of Admissions Scott Liedtke (B.A. Communication ’96, M.A. Human Resource Management) has received the Foundation for Excellent Schools Mario Peña Award. Scott provides “exciting educational opportunities designed to elevate the aspirations and dreams of the youth of Hawai‘i,” says Dennis Fahey, principal of South Middle School, Westfield, Massachusetts, who presented the award.

@ April Akeo (B.S.N.) received her MBA in 2003 from University of Phoenix. She is a full-time nurse in the Risk Management/ Quality Improvement Department for the State of Hawai‘i and has three children with high school sweetheart and husband Josh Akeo. Josh is currently a senior at HPU in the School of Nursing. They went to Las Vegas in January where they joined their friends from high school for a weekend of fun. April is excited because she has returned to HPU as an adjunct faculty member for the School of Nursing and is completing her MSN degree.

@ Vivienne (Lim) Ma (B.S.B.A., M.B.A. Marketing) moved to Los Angeles in 2001. She is a Royal Academy of Dance certified ballet instructor and is teaching and choreographing full time in a private performing arts school in west Los Angeles. She says getting her MBA was a great decision, and her boss loves that she is both artistic and business minded. Viv married husband Wallace Ma in February 2005.

@ Kyle Margenau (B.S. Marine Biology) and wife Lindsay are living in Alexandria, Virginia, where Kyle enjoys teaching eighth grade science. Their happy family expanded last September with the arrival of son Luke.

@ Some of you may remember the campaign in 2004 spearheaded by Iven Sugai (B.A. Economics) to provide supplies for elementary school children in Mosul, Iraq. In April, Iven was redeployed to the same area in Mosul as commander of “A” Battery (Gators) Task Force, 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery. His wife, Courtney, will be assigned nearby as logistics officer of “A” Company (“Renegades”) 27th BSB. Iven will be resuming the Operation Educate program to provide educational materials for the children. A short description of past and future plans is available at www.hpu.edu/operationeducate.

@ Tobias Svensson (B.S.C.S. ’00, M.S.I.S.) enjoys working at Lund University in Sweden where, as an IT consultant, he provides technical advice and support to more than 900 of the university’s employees.

@ Peggy (M.B.A. International Business) and Chris Medina (A.S.L.) and daughter Evie welcomed Michael to their ohana (family) on September 5, 2006.

@ Ian Taitano (B.S.B.A. Finance) has joined BankPacific in Guam as a residential loan specialist.

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@ Ricardo Losada Revol (M.B.A. Marketing) was promoted to senior manager, financial planning and analysis, for Ryder System, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that specializes in logistics and transportation solutions.

@ Ivaylo Kerelski (B.S.B.A Travel Industry Management, International Business) and Mariya Kirilova (pursuing M.B.A. Accounting) were married on December 16, 2006, in Honolulu amongst a small group of family, friends, and HPU alumni.

@ Scott Bainton (B.S.B.A. International Business) has been promoted to branch rental manager in Waco, Texas, for Enterprise RentA-Car. He holds the record (16 consecutive awards) for top 10 sales people at Road To Success, their monthly awards dinner. @ Sam Rasoul (M.B.A. International Business) announced in March that he is challenging U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte, in the 2008 Virginia 6th district congressional election.

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@ Imagine their surprise when 1st Lt. Ausha San Nicolas Partido (B.S.N.) and 1st Lt. Michelle Littrel (B.S.N. ’03) arrived in Baghdad and realized that they were from the same U.S. duty station (Fort Bliss), and had both graduated from HPU with a nursing degree. They want to let the staff and professors at the University know that they are doing well as Army nurses and that they owe their success to the terrific mentorship and instruction provided to them at HPU.

@ Kathi Buettner (B.S.B.A. Travel Industry Management ’01, M.B.A. Marketing and Travel Industry Management) is Web strategist and optimization manager for ResortQuest Hawaii in Honolulu.

@ Janja Rebic (M.A. Diplomacy and Military Studies) works with the Office of Protocol for the national government in Slovenia. She is coordinating the plans for the EU presidency that will be hosted by Slovenia in 2008. Janja lectures in diplomacy at the University of Ljubljana. During a recent visit, Dean of the College of International Studies Carlos Juárez, Ph.D., was a guest lecturer in her class. @ Katja Silverå (B.S.B.A. ’02, M.A. Communication) and her childhood friend, Sami Ahlgren, have started Creative Writers Ink (CWI). Based in Honolulu and Stockholm, Sweden, CWI acts as an agent for script writers (movie and book) and assists and coaches them with script creation. CWI markets and sells the script to movie companies and publishing houses in Europe and the United States. For more information: www.creativewritersink.com

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@ Mishalla Spearing (B.A. Anthropology) is teaching English in Fukuoka, Japan, on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program. This is her second year. She sent this photo of herself at the Dazaifu Shrine in Fukuoka. The flowers are plum blossoms which bloom a few weeks before the cherry blossoms. Mishalla loves Japan and is having a great time.

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@ James Chris Williams (B.A. Justice Administration) joined the Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA, Commercial Litigation Practice Group, in Columbus, Ohio, this past October as a paralegal.

Mahalo to HPU alumni who support and stay connected with their alma mater. Leah Anderson (B.S. Diplomacy and Military Studies ’04) and Darren Rogers (B.S.B.A. Computer Information Systems ’03) represented HPU at College Night in late January in London. >>

<< On February 4, 20 alumni participated in the annual alumni versus Lady Sea Warriors softball team game. Jeff Schwaegerl (B.S. ’79), Garrett Smith (B.S.B.A. International Business ’05, M.B.A. Management ’06, Certificate Organizational Change ’06), David Pickett (B.S. ’96), Azura Lipham (B.A. International Studies ’94), and Jan Voelker (M.A. Human Resource Management ’05) helped out at a recruiting and alumni networking event in March in Minnesota.

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@ Tadej Senk (M.B.A.), former assistant coach of the HPU tennis team, now works as head of the international office for Volksbank in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is pictured (right) with Carlos Juárez, Ph.D.

Members of the New York City chapter got together for casual networking in midMarch at a favorite hang out. Alumni in Singapore helped Rumi Yoshida (B.A. Economics ’05), associate director of graduate admissions, at a recruiting event on March 31 followed by a casual networking event. >>

@ Jason Valencia (B.S.B.A. Management) is pursuing his MBA at Cal Baptist University in Riverside, California, and is training to be an officer in the U.S. Army. Jason attended the Institute National de Telecommunications in France for the summer exchange program in 2006.

The 2nd annual Professional Mixer was held this March at Las Palmas in Honolulu. More than sixty alumni and HPU students attended the event which was sponsored by HPU organizations–Akamai Advertising, International Association of Business Communicators, Public Relations Student Society of America, and Student Alumni Associates. In March, incoming Dean of the College of Business Administration Charles Steilen, Ph.D., traveled to Asia and met with alumni in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and Seoul. Nick Jonow (B.S.B.A. ’98), Azali Adnan (B.S.B.A. ‘95, M.B.A. ‘97), Brian Wahl, associate director of international admissions, and Yong Bang, assistant director of international admissions, coordinated these events.

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California (Northern) Anil Singh (B.S.B.A. '98)

Austria Ralf Mitteregger (M.B.A. '02)

California (Southern) Emmy Lam (B.S.B.A. '97, M.B.A. '98)

China, People's Republic of Frank Hongbiao Piao (B.S.B.A. '01, M.B.A. '03)

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D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland Veronica L. Harsley-Dean (B.A. '02)

Finland Johan Holmas (M.A. '01)

Florida (Orlando) Ulysses Weakley, Ph.D., J.D. (M.A. '98) Georgia (Atlanta) Viken B. Martarian (B.S.B.A. '01, M.B.A. '04)

(Certificate-Organizational Change = Cert) Bob Burciaga Cert ’06, Lorain Prevaux Cert ’05, Ted Peck Cert ’04, Chuck Jones (Hawaii office managing partner), Brigitte McKee Cert ’06, and Chris Bretz pursuing a Master of Arts in Organizational Change. Not pictured are several dozen Booz Allen employees who hold degrees and/or certificates from HPU. A complete list can be found at www.hpu.edu/boozalums.

Illinois (Chicago) Diane Priesmeyer (B.A. '99) Massachusetts (Boston) Ulrike Robinson (B.A. '00, M.A. '02) Nevada (Las Vegas) Marianne Molland (M.A./M.S.I.S. '00) New York (New York City) Tim Grob (B.S.B.A. '00) New York (Western) Leon James Colucci (B.A. '94) Oregon Gary Woods (A.S. '94) NEW

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