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Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Brigham Young University - Hawaii
55-220 Kulanui Street
Laie, HI 96762-1294

Official telephone: (808) 675-3211
Fax number: (808) 675-3741
Website: www.byuh.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 60 acres
City or town school is located in: Laie, HI
Population of city/town: 6,138
Nearest major city: Honolulu
Distance of nearest major city: 38 miles
Population of nearest major city: 374,658
Online campus map: about.byuh.edu/campus_map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 57%
Percent of students who live off campus: 43%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 12%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 571
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Natural history museum, Polynesian cultural center, institute for Polynesian studies.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, marital, relationship counseling.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Ke Alaka'i, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 2
Total number of registered organizations: 45
Minority student organizations:
Aussie, Brazilian, Cambodian, Chinese, Fiji, Filipino, Hawaiian, Hong Kong, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Kiwi, Korean, Latino, Mongolian, Samoan, Singapore/Malaysia, Survivor, Swedish, Thai, Taiwan, and Tongan clubs
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Focus Film, Red Cross, Students in Free Enterprise; broadcast, psychology, CIS, TESOL Society, social work, and pre-med clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ken Wagner,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Gary Veron,
Assistant Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus,
55-220 Kulanui Street,
Laie, HI 96762
School colors: crimson, gold, and gray
School mascot: Seasiders
Athletic conference memberships: Pacific West Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Men's golfno 
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. II
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. II
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. II
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. II
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. II

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium, swimming pool; racquetball and tennis courts; rugby, soccer, and softball fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, bench press, bowling, dodgeball, floor hockey, inner-tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, tennis, volleyball, walleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Honolulu (38 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Brigham Young University--Provo.
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AFLAC International, Inc., AFLAC-Japan, CBIZ Inc., Clark County Nevada School District, Hawaii Dept. of Education, Marriott Hotels International, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, NCH International Co.

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