BYU–Hawaii has SAP courses on campus and is also holding TERP 10 exam during the summer break every year.

The Psychology of Social Media is a new course offered on campus. Based on what professor Brian Kinghorn, who teaches it, mentioned, this is the class in which he wants students to be able to have conversations about social media and understand how it affects them in both positive and negative ways. He said students need to use this knowledge for good to improve friendships.

As a result of heavy rains, the Blanco River rose at a record level on Saturday, May 23 in Hays County in Central Texas. Tropical storm Bill has brought even more rain to Texas on June 16.

Research shows more than 75 percent of Chinese students feel pressured under the education of their “Tiger mom,” according to chuansong.me.com. A Tiger Mom is “a mother who is overly strict with her child in order to foster an academically competitive spirit,” according to urbandictionary.com.

Students are excited to get out of school and set up their plans for summer break, which lasts from June 15 to July 3. Most of them are planning to go back home, stay in Hawaii for fun, or work hard to save money.

A recent study done by the executive compensation data firm Equilar and the Associated Press has revealed that female CEOs earn more money than male CEOs, although there are far less CEOs who are women than men. Tiana Howard, a sophomore with a peacebuilding major from Virginia, felt happy for the hardworking women, “Because I feel like generally people are always down on women and that they can’t do well.”

BYU–Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright and other BYUH faculty, staff, alumni and students were among those who presented or attended the two-day conference in April for the Asia Pacific region in Taiwan. The conference was organized in conjunction with the BYU Management Society.

Through the Ayele Foundation, founded by BYU–Hawaii student Cassis Smith, opportunities for peacebuilding in Ghana have increased. Another BYUH student, Sho Andrus, a senior majoring in international cultural studies from Japan, is putting his knowledge of peacebuilding to work while trying to create change and a space for peace within Ghana.

Known as a kind individual by his colleagues, Dr. Jeffery Burroughs is retiring from teaching after 35 years, 22 of which were spent at BYU–Hawaii. He is a Psychology professor and the former dean of the College of Math and Sciences.