Chaminade University of Honolulu will host a free virtual Silverswords “preview week” for prospective students who want to learn more about the school’s academic programs and student life, 3-5 p.m. daily, March 1-5. Students and faculty will share stories of their educational experiences at Chaminade during the open house. Sessions will include information on Chaminade’s […]
Chaminade University offering free Buddhist interfaith webinar
Chaminade University of Honolulu has appointed Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong, professor in religious studies at Chaminade University of Honolulu, as the school’s new program director of the Buddkyo Dendo Kyokai-Fujitani Interfaith Program. The program’s mission is to bring together the Buddhist community with other religious communities in Hawaii to promote interfaith dialogue and provide […]
Photo: Blessings for new academic year
Marianist Father Martin Solma celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit Sept. 18 in the Mystical Rose Oratory for Chaminade University of Honolulu’s annual spiritual convocation blessing the new academic year. Attendance was limited by social distancing, but the liturgy was livestreamed. The convocation included a re-commitment ceremony for the Marianist Educational Associates, a […]
Chaminade preparing for in-person instruction
Chaminade University of Honolulu is preparing to welcome students to campus this fall for in-person instruction based on a “robust” coronavirus plan the school is working out with public health experts. Undergraduates begin on Aug. 24, graduate students on July 6, 2020. The university is getting ready “to deliver the best academic experience possible as […]
Chaminade receives $470,000 tuition aid grant from Ching Foundation for psychology students
Chaminade University of Honolulu received a $478,464 grant from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation in support of the school’s doctor of psychology (PsyD) in clinical psychology program on Aug. 19. The grant will be used to provide tuition assistance to PsyD students. “We are incredibly grateful to the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation,” said Dr. Sean […]
Three Marianist Center fall presentations cover vocations, pope, music
The Marianist Center of Hawaii, in co-operation with Chaminade University and Saint Louis School, is bringing to the campus three special autumn presentations to nurture the spiritual growth of Hawaii’s diverse people. The first is a morning of recollection with noted Los Angeles Congress speaker Richard Gaillardetz, chairman of the theology department of Boston College. […]
Chaminade offering certificate of digital media summer course
UPDATE: The class has been canceled due to low enrollment but may be rescheduled for next summer. Chaminade University is offering a four-week summer course on digital filmmaking July 22-Aug. 16 for non-degree students of all ages and interests. Participants will earn a Certificate of Digital Media. During this rigorous, hands-on workshop, students will gain […]
Chaminade University to offer PsyD program formerly at Argosy
Chaminade University of Honolulu and the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology announced March 18 that Chaminade will offer the PsyD program formerly hosted by Argosy University, which closed last month. The only program of its kind in Hawaii, the PsyD is a five-year program that culminates in a professional doctorate in psychology degree preparing graduates […]
School honors three with Heritage Awards
Chaminade University of Honolulu honored three in its community with its annual Marianist Heritage Awards during Mass on Jan. 23. Classes were cancelled for 50 minutes that day during the time of the Mass so that people could attend. Commended were Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong, who received the Chaminade Award; Riu Jiang Huang, who […]
Chaminade University a training ground for religious ministry
By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I need to see you,” said Marianist Brother Edward Brink, Vice-President for Mission and rector of Chaminade University of Honolulu, trying to pin me down for a meeting amid both of our busy campus schedules. “How about 7:30 a.m.?” I suggested. That became 2 p.m. as […]