Chaminade University of Honolulu

Coordinates: 21°17.381′N 157°48.412′W / 21.289683°N 157.806867°W / 21.289683; -157.806867

Chaminade University of Honolulu
Motto	Vita En Verbo
Established	1955
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	Society of Mary (Catholic Church)
President	Bro. Bernie Ploeger, S.M.
Academic staff	86
Students	2,836
Undergraduates	2,132
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Colors	Blue, White, Silver
Nickname	Silverswords
Website	www.chaminade.edu

Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private co-educational university in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Marianists, Chaminade is located in the historic Kaimuki district of Honolulu. Chaminade offers bachelor's degrees in 23 fields of study and five master's degree programs. The school specializes in biology, business, criminal justice, education, forensic sciences, interior design, nursing and religious studies. Chaminade University is accredited with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

History

Chaminade University of Honolulu is named after the founder of the Society of Mary, Father William Joseph Chaminade, a survivor of the French Revolution persecutions of Catholic leaders. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000 with the title of Blessed Chaminade, his feast day is celebrated on January 22.

Chaminade University of Honolulu was named after Father William Joseph Chaminade, a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution. He founded the Society of Mary in 1817. In 1849, Marianists sent missionaries to the United States to serve immigrant populations. In September 1883, eight Marianist priests arrived in Honolulu and established Saint Louis School, today a high school for boys. With the encouragement of Saint Louis alumni, the Marianists established a university to serve the educational needs of local Hawai'i Catholics. They opened Saint Louis Junior College in 1955. Upon becoming a four-year institution, the school changed its name to Chaminade College in 1957. When graduate programs were added in 1977, Chaminade College changed its name to Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Marianist Traditions

The Society of Mary (Marianists) is a religious order of brothers and priests following in the vision of Father William Joseph Chaminade, the founder of the Society of Mary. Since Father Chaminade believed schools were instrumental in changing society, Marianist schools today focus on the education of the whole person, realizing the importance of both faith and reason, and preparing students for entry into their chosen careers. Chaminade's approach to education is founded in the Marianist education values:^[1]

1. Educate for formation in faith
2. Provide an excellent education
3. Educate in family spirit
4. Educate for service, justice and peace
5. Educate for adaptation to change

Campus

Chaminade's main campus, serving the undergraduate program and graduate program, is located at the base of St. Louis Heights, a residential hillside division of the Kaimuki district. Chaminade's campus overlooks the south shore of Oahu, with views of Diamond Head, Waikiki, and Downtown Honolulu. Chaminade is located approximately 2 miles outside of Waikiki and 4 miles from Downtown Honolulu.

The campus is undergoing continual transformation, with newly renovated science and communication labs, the addition of the Sullivan Family Library, and the brand new Dr. Lawrence K.W. and Mrs. BoHing Chan Tseu Center for Nursing Education. Construction is currently underway to complete the second phase of renovations in the campus’ main building, Clarence T.C. Ching Hall.

Student Facilities:

• Classrooms
• Science Laboratories

• Dedicated labs for teaching biosciences, chemistry, physics, forensic sciences
• Additional science instruction labs
• Research labs
• INBRE labs
• Advanced instrumentation facility
• Support areas

• Center for Nursing Education

• Two state-of-the-art human simulator clinic suites

• History Center
• Sullivan Family Library

• Provides support for curricular programs as well as extra-curricular interests of students.
• Houses 70,000 print volumes and has network access to 34,000 volumes of digital text through elibrary, PsychBooks, and ForensicNETbase.
• Licenses over 50 databases
• Subscribes to 19,000 full-text online journals and 239 print journals

• Student Services/Resource Center
• Mystical Rose Oratory (Chapel)
• Residence Halls (on-campus and off-campus)
• Silversword Café (Cafeteria)
• Courtyard Café
• Carlson Fitness Center
• Vi and Paul Loo Student Center
• Black Box Theater
• Computer Sciences Lab
• Forensic Sciences Outdoor Compound
• Weigand Observatory
• Ching Conference Center

Additional facilities shared with St Louis School

• Mamiya Theatre (Auditorium)
• McCabe Gym

Chaminade’s accelerated evening and online program (Adult Evening and Online Program) offers evening courses for 9 degree programs at satellite locations on local military bases, community colleges and community centers.

Academics

Degree Programs

Chaminade’s undergraduate program offers hand’s on learning in a traditional classroom setting. Notable programs in the day program include: Forensic Sciences, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Biology/Pre-Medicine and Nursing.

The Nursing Program welcomed its first class of students at the start of the Fall 2010 semester. The Nursing Program was approved by the Hawai'i State Board of Nursing in March 2010. Named the Sallie Y. Miyawaki School of Nursing, Chaminade's four-year program provides a contemporary curriculum characterized by sophisticated, simulated patient care experiences, informatics, genomics and cultural competency.^[2]

The Adult Evening and Online Program (AEOP) offers accelerated courses for non-traditional students who wish to take classes in the evening and online. Programs offered through AEOP include: Management, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, and Psychology.

Chaminade offers 5 graduate degree programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Education (MED), Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration (MSCJA), Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP), and Master of Science in Forensic Sciences (MSFS).

Chaminade University's Business program is among the top in the Pacific. They offer MBAs in management, accounting, not for profit and public sector. The school also houses the Hogan Entrepreneurial Program, which is the leading program for top business thinkers in the state of Hawaii.

Service-Learning

Service-Learning is a hands-on learning component of many courses taught at Chaminade, offering students the opportunity to participate in community service activities for class credit. Service-Learning opportunities are closely linked to the content being taught in the classroom and the overall learning objectives of the course. The program is designed to enhance learning and offer support to the local community.

Athletics

Chaminade University of Honolulu competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II as a member of the Pacific West Conference, a nine member athletic conference with members located in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Utah. Chaminade University fields teams in basketball, cross country and golf for men and cross country, softball, tennis and volleyball for women. In the fall of 2006 men's and women's soccer were added for the first time as well as women's basketball. Chaminade University of Honolulu's team name is the "Silverswords," a reference to a Hawaiian plant prized for its beauty and ability to withstand harsh conditions.

EA SPORTS Maui Invitational

Chaminade hosts the annual men's tournament, the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. They are the only team that competes in the tournament that is not a NCAA Division I basketball program.

In 1982, Chaminade, then a member of the NAIA, defeated Virginia in what is considered the biggest upset in college basketball history. Virginia, which featured Ralph Sampson and Rick Carlisle, was the top-ranked team in NCAA Division I basketball entering the game after posting victories against Georgetown (with Patrick Ewing) and Phi Slama Jama of Houston. But in the Blaisdell Arena, the 3,500 fans in attendance — most of whom had come to see the nation's #1 team — witnessed the historic 77–72 upset. Many newspapers reportedly checked sources several times to make sure the story was right — that 800-student NAIA Chaminade had actually defeated the NCAA's top-ranked Virginia.

Alma Mater

Light of truth by tropic sea,

Guide of youth, you keep us free.

Your colors: white as curling foam,

Your royal blue, our island home.

Lift our loyal spirits high,

With a sword of inspiration

Lead to battle with the cry,

"Life in the word" and victory

For love of God and nation.

Rendezvous of West and East

Home of evening star, a gleam,

And morning star, pure silver beam,

Hail, splendor, echo of the sun.

Lift our loyal spirits high,

With the sword of inspiration

Lead to battle with the cry,

"Life in the word" and victory.

For love of God and nation.

Chaminade, Alma Mater, Hail!

Student Life

Diversity

Chaminade is one of the most diverse colleges in the U.S, with a high minority population. According to the Office of Institutional Research, Chaminade’s student body is 66% Asian/Pacific Islander, 18% White, non-Hispanic, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Non-Resident Alien, and 0.7% American Indian/Alaska Native.^[3] Additionally, Chaminade University is a Native Hawaiian Serving Institution, offering a Native Hawaiian emphasis of study in the Behavioral Studies Program, Native Hawaiian culture resources, and scholarships for students of Native Hawaiian ancestry.

Clubs and Organizations

Chaminade students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of clubs and organizations, with over 30 clubs represented on campus. Clubs include student government, clubs for specific majors, and a variety of cultural clubs. Each year, members of the Samoan, Hawaiian, Micronesian, Tahitian, and Marianas clubs participate in the Pacific Island Review, an event showcasing the traditional ethnic dances of the Pacific Islands.

Residence Halls

Chaminade offers on and off campus housing facilities for approximately 400 students. On-campus dorms include Hale Lokelani, Hale Pohaku and Keiffer Hall. Keiffer Hall is the only single sex dorm, offering housing for first-year and upper class women. Hale Lokelani and Hale Pohaku are co-ed, suite style dorms available to first-year students (freshman status). Off-campus dorms are apartment style living facilities with full kitchens and living rooms. The off-campus dorms are intended for upper class students and are within a mile from campus. The off-campus facilities are: Waialae Avenue, Date Street and Iolani Terrace.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.chaminade.edu/about/marianist.php
2. ^ Chaminade Nursing Program
3. ^ http://www.chaminade.edu/about/facts_and_statistics.php
4. ^ http://www.chaminade.edu/student_life/res_life/dorms-index.php

External links

• University's site on the Chaminade/Virginia 1982 upset
• State of Hawaii Anthem
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Chaminade University Silverswords
• Society of Mary Province of the United States