MANGILAO, Guam, November 4 – Fourteen University of Guam students participated in suicide prevention training Saturday, Oct. 24, at the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The students took the training, safeTALK, as part of their Introduction to Community Service on Guam course under the instruction of Tim Dela Cruz Ph.D. adjunct faculty. safeTALK, is …
Vice President of ALPHA PSI OMEGA and theater major Joey Datuin will be one of two students to represent Guam in the Irene Ryan Festival for the second time next year at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in February. The Irene Ryan Festival provides an opportunity to compete for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. The Irene …
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The Daughters of the American Revolution, Mariana Islands Chapter is a non-profit organization. DAR held a meeting on Oct. 31. DAR honors fallen heroes by beautifying Veteran facilities and memorials. On Guam, sometimes it’s easy to forget that our memorial parks need maintenance. Unfortunately, it’s also just as easy to forget how quickly paint fades …
By John Mugol Triton’s Call Staff According to its mission statement, one of University of Guam’s objectives is setbe, which is “to serve” in Chamoru. Serving our island and community—in ways such as participating in volunteer work, doing a field outreach, painting bus stops and coordinating food drives for the homeless, to name …
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By John Mugol, Triton’s Call Staff Sharleen Santos-Bamba, Ph.D., has stepped up as the acting associate dean of UOG’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Santos-Bamba, who was an English composition teacher since 2003 at UOG, was given an acting capacity as the CLASS associate dean for academic year 2015-2016 “So far, I’m enjoying what …
By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff The Triton Fitness Center had undergone renovations as part of a two-phase $3 million project funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the University of Guam capital improvement project fund. Visually, the fitness center has improved. The weight room has been leveled, and painted green. New lockers …
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By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff The Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) specializes in the adaptation and modeling of sustainable technologies.These technologies focus on various energy alternatives and replicable research to meet the needs of the island communities in the broader areas of environment, economy, society, and education. CIS was established in early 2009. Since …
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By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff The University of Guam Cooperative Extension Service was created in 1972, and since then, its professionals and staff assistants have devoted their time and expertise in providing non-formal education programs and projects to island residents. Being the nation’s largest non-formal outreach education system, CES has overseen various community-based programs …
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By Kyle Twardowski, Triton’s Call Staff The College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Lecture Hall of UOG filled to capacity with standing room only at the first ever screening of “Manenggon, March and Concentration Camp Survivor Accounts,” a film by Rlene Santos Steffy on Tuesday Nov. 10. The film’s overall premise was to present …
By Kyle Twardowski, Triton’s Call Staff The University of Guam’s College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) program hosted a Community Brainstorming and Information Session on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Calvo Field House. The purpose of this session was to receive input from the community on what the organizations within CNAS need to look …
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