BYU-Hawaii to End All Intercollegiate Sports in 3 Years

Officials of the Brigham Young-Hawaii campus have announced that they will be phasing out its athletic program over the next three years.  According to the University, the resources being spent on athletics would be better used to help increase enrollment.  The school stated that the athletic department has an operating budget of approximately $1.2 million, and that money would be used to help grow the school to 3,200 students from its current 2,700 students.  The school will honor its current athletic scholarships through 2016.

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3-29-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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BYU Hawaii Considering Eliminating Intercollegiate Athletics

Members of the Brigham Young-Hawaii administration are discussing whether or not the university will continue to offer intercollegiate athletics in the future.  BYU-Hawaii is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently has approximately 2,500 students on their Laie campus on the North Shore of Oahu.  The school features 11 different sports teams and have been quite successful over the years.  However, church officials note that BYU-Idaho, another school that is operated by the Latter-day Saints, had eliminated their intercollegiate athletic program and focused solely on academics.  Since making that decision, BYU-Idaho had achieved tremendous growth in enrollment.

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3-25-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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