Business View Magazine | September 2022

131 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 CHAMINADE UNI VERS I TY OF HONOLULU environment.” Chaminade University is working with its environmental partners on region- specific initiatives such as coral bleaching and clean water. Despite the setbacks caused by a prolonged pandemic, Chaminade University was well prepared to handle the educational spinoffs, namely, the temporary transition to remote learning. “We closed from March 2020, as everyone else did, through May and then re- opened in the fall. We had both in-person and online options available for our students,” Dr. Babington explains. “We had been in that online space for years, providing education to veterans and their families because we already had a lot of expertise. So, fortunately, we had already instituted over that summer before COVID hit to have every single one of our faculty nationally certified in online learning and utilized a state- of-the-art delivery system.” As the worst of the pandemic falls behind, Chaminade University of Honolulu is continuing to offer online courses at the graduate level depending on the program and some may be offered completely online such as early education, psychology, and education. Utilizing this flex model, Dr. Babington points out, is an attractive proposition for its student base. To continue to rise above the educational competition, Chaminade University is in the advantageous position of being able to offer relatively low tuition costs and offer high financial aid. By recruiting locally at the high school level and throughout the Pacific Islands, the community feeling that Chaminade University is known for is emphasized by the students it represents. A percentage of the student body does come from other states on the mainland and tends to stem predominantly from both the East and West Coast states. “We are very fortunate to also have a stable faculty and we have a lot of new faculty starting CKW Financial Group is honored to help Chaminade University achieve its mission of o ering students an education that prepares them for life, service, and successful careers. Chaminade’s holistic approach is consistent with CKW’s holistic, goal-oriented philosophy of perpetuating client and institutional wealth through e ective diversification and asset allocation. Helping good people and institutions to be financially beer www.ckwhawaii.com | (808) 629-7600