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Hawai‘i Pacific University (a.k.a. '''HPU''') is a private coeducational University in Honolulu, Hawaii , founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W. Kellerman, and Reverend Edmond Walker. Hawai‘i Pacific University is the largest private university in the central Pacific, most noted for its diverse student body of almost 9000 students, representing over 190 different countries. The school's largest academic programs are in nursing and business administration. The president of the university is Chatt G. Wright . Mr. Wright joined Hawaii Pacific College at its founding. He has led the university through a period of rapid growth, including a merger with the former Hawaii Loa College in 1992. Hawai'i Pacific University has two main campuses and access to several scientific facilities. HPU is anchored at the Downtown Honolulu campus. This campus occupies much of Fort Street Mall and surrounds the Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Peace . The university has offices and classrooms in some of Honolulu's most prominent buildings, including 1132 Bishop Street and the Finance Factors Center . FC Building Downtown Campus {Link without Title} The Hawaii Loa campus is located near Castle Junction in Kāne‘ohe , on the windward side of the Ko‘olau . This campus was originally built by Hawaii Loa College, a liberal arts school that was purchased by Hawaii Pacific University in 1992. The campus is also referred to as the Windward campus. The Oceanic Institute is affiliated with HPU, thus providing HPU students with access to significant research programs in the marine and oceanic sciences. AC Building Windward Campus {Link without Title} HPU operates satellite campuses on O‘ahu's US military bases, including Pearl Harbor , Hickam Air Force Base , Tripler Army Medical Center , Camp Smith , Schofield Barracks , and Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii . Over 2000 HPU students take courses at these facilities. HISTORY Recognizing the need for an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college in Honolulu, four prominent and public-spirited citizens -- Eureka Forbes, Paul C.T. Loo, Elizabeth W. Kellerman, and The Reverend Edmond Walker -- applied for a charter of incorporation for a not-for-profit corporation to be called Hawai'i Pacific College. The state of Hawai'i granted a charter of incorporation to Hawai'i Pacific on September 17, 1965. In September of 1966, Honolulu Christian College merged into Hawai'i Pacific College, and a new charter was granted by the state of Hawai'i. In 1967, Dr. James L. Meader became Hawai'i Pacific College's first President. President Meader, in consultation with community leaders, developed a comprehensive educational program to meet various higher educational needs for the state of Hawai'i. When Dr. Meader retired on June 30, 1968, the Board of Trustees elected The Reverend George A. Warmer as Hawai'i Pacific's second President. Under President Warmer's leadership, the College implemented academic programs in the liberal arts and cooperative education. In 1972, Hawai'i Pacific College graduated seven students in its first commencement class and in the same year established a School of Business Administration. Chatt G. Wright became the founding Dean of Hawai'i Pacific's new School of Business Administration. In 1973, the College received full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The following years saw the creation of the English Foundations Program, offering instruction to non-native speakers of English, and the Division of Special Programs, administering off-campus instruction on various military installations on O'ahu. President Warmer retired in 1976, and Chatt G. Wright became Hawai'i Pacific's third President. Under President Wright's leadership, Hawai'i Pacific has seen rapid and continuous expansion. Augmenting its thriving undergraduate program of baccalaureate and associate degrees, Hawai'i Pacific successfully launched a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program in 1986, a Master of Science in Information Systems (M.S.I.S.) program in 1989, and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management in 1991. Hawai'i Pacific continued to expand and develop throughout the 1980s, and in 1990 became Hawai'i Pacific University (HPU). In 1992, Hawai'i Loa College, a small, independent, liberal arts college located on the windward side of O'ahu, merged into Hawai'i Pacific University. This historic merger has brought together the strength of two academically strong institutions, and has helped to expand Hawai'i Pacific University's role as a leader in higher education for the state of Hawai'i and the Pacific Basin. The HPU International Vocal Ensemble {Link without Title} made their Carnegie Hall debut in June 2004 where they performed Morten Lauriden’s Lux Aeterna and O Magnum Mysterium. ATHLETICS The university's athletic teams are called the Sea Warriors. They compete in the Pacific West Conference as part of the NCAA 's Division II. The school's most successful athletics program has been its women's Volleyball team, which has won multiple national championships. It also has nationally recognized Cheerleading and dance teams. Hawai`i Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with the formation of the men's basketball team. Now competing in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II, Sea Warrior athletic teams are recognized as some of the finest in the State of Hawai`i. Men's basketball has been joined in intercollegiate competition by men's and/or women's teams in baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, golf, and cross country. DEGREE PROGRAMS Education at Hawai'i Pacific University is based on a traditional liberal arts foundation. HPU offers master's degrees in information systems ( MSIS ), business administration ( MBA ), communications (MACOM), nursing (MSN), diplomacy and military studies (MADMS), social work (MSW), and secondary education. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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