by Adam Williams
Monday March 23 was another President’s Council Q&A where the doors opened up for anyone to hear answers to preselected questions and ask a few of their own. The Student Voice was there and is happy to report what went down:
New University Chaplain:
President Wheelwright opened the Q&A by introducing Elder and Sister Graham. Elder Graham will be serving as the new University Chaplain as Elder Henderson and his wife’s service has come to an end. The Grahams have recently finished a mission as the MTC President of the Accra Ghana Missionary Training Center.
Monday March 23 was another President’s Council Q&A where the doors opened up for anyone to hear answers to preselected questions and ask a few of their own. The Student Voice was there and is happy to report what went down:
New University Chaplain:
President Wheelwright opened the Q&A by introducing Elder and Sister Graham. Elder Graham will be serving as the new University Chaplain as Elder Henderson and his wife’s service has come to an end. The Grahams have recently finished a mission as the MTC President of the Accra Ghana Missionary Training Center.
Harvard Management Mentor:
A question regarding training programs for university employees and student workers was raised to which President Wheelwright reminded us of the Harvard ManageMentor program available to anyone with a mybyuh account. Log into your mybyuh.edu account and click the "Employee" tab. On the bottom right corner there is a link to the Harvard ManageMentor program. After exploring it a little myself, I’ve discovered that this a resource that everyone should be using, but no one knows about it. There are a wide variety of trainings ranging from professional to personal development.
Standards:
Debbie Hippolite-Wright fielded a question about the Honor Code and how the various departments of BYU–Hawaii encourage a culture of “Honor” at BYU–Hawaii. Quite the discussion ensued of personal experiences of faculty members reminding students to be in standards and the discouragement some students who strive to uphold the dress and grooming standards but face ridicule and a lack of support from other students. Some solutions for students who feel they have nothing to wear is for these students to visit the sewing lab in the CAC and go to the Give and Take. These are both free options for students to find acceptable clothing, or make clothing acceptable. The discussion ended with an open question of, “Where do we as a campus community put our energy?”
BYUHSA:
The Office of SLAS has been a favorite target topic of discussion for us at the Student Voice. President Wheelwright again cleared the air as to the type of organization BYUHSA is at a CES school. Student leaders, he said, are part of the councils on campus including President’s Council. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set a precedence to govern by councils. A council meets together, discusses the issues at hand and comes to a decision and agrees to stand by that decision as a group. No member of the group “represents” or “advocates” on behalf of a group, but instead brings the perspective of their organization into the decision making process. A good resource for concerned BYU–Hawaii students is the charter for BYUSA, the Student Association at BYU–Provo. This translates into the student magazine, Ke Alakai, on campus. At most other campuses, the student newspaper usually contains a strong editorial voice for students. At BYU–Hawaii however, the Ke Alakai and administration strives to collaborate and provide a mutual benefit of the other.
Who is Heard?
With the above discussion out of the way, one of the last questions asked who does BYU–Hawaii actually listen to? Does the community, alumni, or students have any say to what goes on in policy at a BYU campus? Any proposed changes must go through the proper channels and be in-line with CES and the mission of the school.
The next President’s Council is still TBA, but check back with the Student Voice and we will keep you posted!
A question regarding training programs for university employees and student workers was raised to which President Wheelwright reminded us of the Harvard ManageMentor program available to anyone with a mybyuh account. Log into your mybyuh.edu account and click the "Employee" tab. On the bottom right corner there is a link to the Harvard ManageMentor program. After exploring it a little myself, I’ve discovered that this a resource that everyone should be using, but no one knows about it. There are a wide variety of trainings ranging from professional to personal development.
Standards:
Debbie Hippolite-Wright fielded a question about the Honor Code and how the various departments of BYU–Hawaii encourage a culture of “Honor” at BYU–Hawaii. Quite the discussion ensued of personal experiences of faculty members reminding students to be in standards and the discouragement some students who strive to uphold the dress and grooming standards but face ridicule and a lack of support from other students. Some solutions for students who feel they have nothing to wear is for these students to visit the sewing lab in the CAC and go to the Give and Take. These are both free options for students to find acceptable clothing, or make clothing acceptable. The discussion ended with an open question of, “Where do we as a campus community put our energy?”
BYUHSA:
The Office of SLAS has been a favorite target topic of discussion for us at the Student Voice. President Wheelwright again cleared the air as to the type of organization BYUHSA is at a CES school. Student leaders, he said, are part of the councils on campus including President’s Council. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set a precedence to govern by councils. A council meets together, discusses the issues at hand and comes to a decision and agrees to stand by that decision as a group. No member of the group “represents” or “advocates” on behalf of a group, but instead brings the perspective of their organization into the decision making process. A good resource for concerned BYU–Hawaii students is the charter for BYUSA, the Student Association at BYU–Provo. This translates into the student magazine, Ke Alakai, on campus. At most other campuses, the student newspaper usually contains a strong editorial voice for students. At BYU–Hawaii however, the Ke Alakai and administration strives to collaborate and provide a mutual benefit of the other.
Who is Heard?
With the above discussion out of the way, one of the last questions asked who does BYU–Hawaii actually listen to? Does the community, alumni, or students have any say to what goes on in policy at a BYU campus? Any proposed changes must go through the proper channels and be in-line with CES and the mission of the school.
The next President’s Council is still TBA, but check back with the Student Voice and we will keep you posted!