University of Guam

University of Guam (Chamorro: Unibetsedåt Guåhan), or U.O.G., is a four-year land-grant institution, located in the village of Mangilao on the United States territory of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven master’s level programs.

Of the University’s 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity, and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures). A full-time faculty of about 180 supports the University’s mission of "Ina, Diskubre, Setbe"— which translates to "To Enlighten, to Discover, to Serve."

History

University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor Carlton Skinner.^[3] In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of Mangilao. In 1965, the college was accredited as a four-year, degree granting institution. By 1968, enrollment had reached 1,800 students while staff and faculty totaled more than 130. It was designated as a land grant institution by the United States Congress in 1972.

Schools

View of Central Campus

RFK Library at sunset

The University of Guam offers bachelor's degrees in thirty-four areas and master's degrees in eleven areas:

• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
  • Division of Humanistic Studies
  • Department of English and Applied Linguistics (D.E.A.L.)
  • Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Division of Communication and Fine Arts
• College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)
  • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Division of Natural Sciences
  • Division of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
  • Division of Social Work
  • Pre-Engineering Program
  • Army ROTC
• School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA)
  • Division of Business
  • Division of Public Administration
• School of Education (SOE)
  • Division of Foundations, Educational Research and Human Studies
  • Division of Teacher Education and Public Service
• School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS)

President of University of Guam

• I. G. Andrews (1953–1970)
• Pedro C. Sanchez (1970–1974)
• Kyle C. Ofeciar (1974–1977)
• Rosa Roberto Carter (1977–1983)^[4]
• Ron Q. Topasna (1983–1987)
• Wilfredo P. Leon Guerrero (1987–1993)
• John C. Salas (1993–1996)
• Jose T. Nededog (1996–2000)
• Harold L. Allen (2000–2008)
• Robert A. Underwood (2008–present)

Notable alumni

• Manny Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia.
• Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Joseph Franklin Ada, former Governor of Guam.^[5]
• Pedro Tenorio, 2nd Governor of Northern Mariana Islands.
• Froilan Tenorio, 4th Governor of Northern Mariana Islands.
• Vicente T. Blaz, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Ruben Zackhras, former President of the Marshall Islands.
• Senator Michael F.Q. San Nicolas, 32nd Guam Legislature.
• Peter Sugiyama, Member of the Senate of Palau^[6]
• Benjamin Manglona, CNMI politician and civil engineer.
• Benjamin Alves, model and actor.
• Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.^[7]
• Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.^[8]
• Eloy Inos, 8th Governor of Northern Mariana Islands and former Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
• Thomas "Tom' C. Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam^[9]
• Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana politician.
• Manny Crisostomo, Pulitzer Prize winner and digital media expert.^[10]
• Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.^[11]
• Anthony A. Leon Guerrero, former President and Chairman of Bank of Guam.^[12]
• Vincent P. Diego, notable geneticist; commended in the United States House of Representatives in 2005 by Madeleine Bordallo.^[13]
• Jon Tuck (attended), professional mixed martial artist currently with the Ultimate Fighting Championship^[14]
• Muñeka Taisipic, model and Miss Guam 2016.^[15]

Notable faculty

• Vicente T. Blaz, professor of laws.
• Dirk Ballendorf, former Professor of Micronesian studies, Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center (1979-1984, 2004-2007).^[16]
• Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
• Tony Palomo, historian.^[17]
• Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.

References

External links

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• Official website