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Honolulu, HI – March 15, 2006— The Pacific West Athletic Conference has added two universities as affiliates: Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, Arizona) and Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont, California). Continuing Pac West Conference affiliates include Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Hawaii-Hilo and Chaminade University of Honolulu.
“Grand Canyon and Notre Dame De Namur are very good schools with competitive athletics programs. This is a great opportunity to be working with these two institutions as we continue to build the Pac West Conference,” said Chaminade Athletics Director and Head Basketball Coach Matt Mahar.
Chaminade University of Honolulu announced that in the light of the new conference alignment, it will include women’s basketball and soccer and men’s soccer to its intercollegiate sports program starting in fall 2006. Pac West affiliates are allowed to continue to sponsor additional sports as independent members.
“The inclusion of these new sports in our athletics program is very exciting for the University and the Pac West Conference,” Mahar said. “We are looking forward to continuing to improve our opportunities for student athletes at Chaminade University.”
Chaminade's athletics program competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II level. The mission of the Chaminade University Intercollegiate Athletics Department is to provide an opportunity for all qualified students to participate in competitive sports while developing leadership and team skills. To find out more about the Chaminade Athletic program, go to www.goswords.com.
Celebrating 50 years of educating students for life, service and successful careers, Chaminade University offers programs of study grounded in the liberal arts with day, evening, online and accelerated courses. The main campus is located in Kaimuki at 3140 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816, with 11 off-campus sites. Chaminade offers three bachelors degrees in 21 undergraduate majors, six graduate degree programs, and several professional certificate programs. For more information, visit the Chaminade University website at www.chaminade.edu or call (808) 735-4711.
