Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Effective habits of entrepreneurship
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” September 11, 2007] Stephen W. Gibson [pictured on the right], the new Entrepreneur-in-Residence in the BYU-Hawaii Mark and Laura Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship shared seven highly effective habits with School of Business students during the first lecture in the CIE’s 2007-08 series. Gibson, who […]
Renowned ethnobotanist urges conservation
Story and photo by Mike Foley (originally published in Kaleo, January 25, 2001) A world-renowned ethnobotanist — who has strong ties to Laie, other parts of Hawaii, and Samoa — is very concerned about losing indigenous plants and the knowledge of their use in treating human ailments. Dr. Paul A. Cox — Distinguished Professor of Ethnobotany […]
Internationalization of CCH (2004)
Ross R. Allen (1957-1966): 1957 registrar recalls internationalization of CCH Ross R. Allen (pictured at right), who joined the Church College of Hawaii administration in 1957 as the registrar and director of admissions, claims to be “the first person who ever applied for a job” at the university, compared with the original faculty, “who were […]
Samoa: Wedding cake and the shaking ‘fale’
Life in mid-60s Samoa could get a little strange for a guy who grew up in urban Salt Lake City. Here are just two examples: