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New Dean of Students

BYU-Hawaii is proud to announce that Melba Latu will join the university as the Dean of Students.  This position is newly formed as it has been before a role connected to the Vice President of Student Development & Services, currently Dr. Debbie Hippolite Wright. Now being its own unique position, the Dean of Students plays an important role in assessing, maintaining, and enriching a sense of campus community. As such, Sis. Latu will coordinate efforts of the offices that provide services to support the success of students.

Prior to joining BYU-Hawaii, Ms. Latu worked as a Deputy Title IX Coordinator at BYU and oversaw the BYU Center for Conflict Resolution. Additionally Ms. Latu worked in the BYU Honor Code Office and also in the BYU Multicultural Student Services. Ms. Latu clerked for the Honorable Samuel D. McVey in the Utah Fourth District Court.

Melba received her juris doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in violin from Brigham Young University.  Melba was born and raised in Orem, UT, and served an LDS Spanish-speaking mission in Long Beach, CA.

Writer: Parker Lovett | University Relations |

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