Approximately 240 students representing 46 countries will participate in the upcoming BYU–Hawaii Commencement exercises on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will address the graduates. Elder Andersen was called to be an Apostle of the LDS Church on April 4, 2009. He is a Brigham Young University (Provo) graduate, where he was a Hinckley Scholar, and he earned a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard University. He has led the work of the Church in southern Brazil and oversaw the work of the Church in Western Europe, Mexico, and Central America. Elder Andersen has also served as a mission president in the France Bordeaux Mission and as president of the Tampa Florida Stake.
Elder Paul V. Johnson of the Seventy and Commissioner of the Church Educational System will also address the graduates. The student speaker will be Sin Wan (Alice) Yiu, from Hong Kong, China, who is graduating with a degree in Political Science.
Commencement will be held at 9:30 AM (HT) in the George Q. Cannon Activities Center. For parents, family and friends who aren’t able to be at Commencement, the event will be streamed live online.