December 2017 - The Triton's Call

Grant and bequeathed funds allow UOG Herbarium expansion

by Rita TaitanoCampus, Current Events, Students December 11, 2017Comments are Disabled

The UOG Herbarium recently received the International Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant with the help of a large bequeathed contribution that matched the grants dollar-for-dollar requirement. The late Lynn Raulerson, Ph.D., was the former Herbarium Curator. Raulerson bequeathed approximately $200,000 of her personal funds for the the Herbarium, which has funded the herbarium for …

Blue Key Honor Society Gives Back to the Community and its Members

by Maricia MarianoCurrent Events, Students December 11, 2017December 11, 2017Comments are Disabled

The University of Guam’s Blue Key Honor Society plans to donate resources to St. Dominic’s Senior Home for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays on Dec. 2. St. Dominic’s Senior Home is a nursing home for the elderly located in Barrigada. The members of the honor society will be gathering hygienic products from the public …

UOG recieves $300K grant from the National Science Foundation

by Maricia MarianoCurrent Events, Students December 10, 2017Comments are Disabled

UOG was award- ed nearly $300,000 in grant money from the National Science Foundation. The grant will fund environmental science research and outreach to support awareness of the launch project called GROWING STEM. This grant specifically focuses on giving K-12 students and up an opportunity to conduct culturally relevant and place-based research. Austin Shelton, Ph.D, John …

Fanuchånan 2017 Commencement scheduled for Dec. 17

by Maricia MarianoCurrent Events, Students December 10, 2017December 11, 2017Comments are Disabled

UOG will be holding its Fanuchånan (Fall) 2017 Commencement graduation ceremony at the UOG Calvo Field House on Dec. 17. The commencement is being organized by UOG’s Enrollment Management of Student Success (EMSS). Although the exact number of graduates will not be announced until grades have been finalized, an expected 218 undergraduate students and 66 graduates under the master’s degree program will attend the ceremony. There will be a variety of …

Society of Human Resource Management

by Matthew MiguelCampus December 6, 2017December 6, 2017Comments are Disabled

Founded by Leonard J. Smith in 1948, the collegiate chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, or SHRM for short, is a nationally known student organization that promotes knowledge and understanding of Human Resource practices. The collegiate Guam Chapter of SHRM was founded at the University of Guam in 1997. Since then, the UOG …

Environmental law conference unites scientists and judicial officers

by Audrey MenoUncategorized December 6, 2017Comments are Disabled

The island’s first Environmental Law and Science Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from Nov.13 to 17. The event was hosted by the Pacific Judicial Council. University of Hawaii and the University of Guam partnered to address environmental issues in the Pacific region and educate judicial officers on the science behind them. “It’s …

GuamTemps gives tips for job interviews

by Nicole Leon GuerreroCampus, Contact, Current Events, Photos, Resources, Students December 6, 2017December 13, 2017Comments are Disabled

University of Guam students gathered in the RFK Library on Nov. 21 to gain knowledge about the dos and don’ts of a job interview. GuamTemps Employment Services recruiting manager Rose Songsong and administrative assistant Christie Pangelinan gave a presentation that outlined how job seekers should act during an interview and what it is that employers …

UOG Theatre presents “Cracks”

by Lauren GarciaCampus, Entertainment, Photos, Students December 6, 2017Comments are Disabled

On Thursday, Nov. 16, the UOG Fine Arts Theater presented the student-directed showcase “Cracks.” The one-acts had a total of five showings which ran all the way until Sunday, Nov. 19. Each act ran for about 15 minutes and featured both UOG student actors as well as actors from the local community. “Cracks” featured …

HunterSpeaks Organization scheduled to create a fully functioning autism center for Guam

by shannon.adaProfiles, Uncategorized December 5, 2017December 11, 2017Comments are Disabled

Hunter Duenas is six years old. This young boy is the inspiration behind what will be a multi-functioning center that services autistic individuals for the island of Guam. Vincent and Tanya Duenas, a doctor and nurse, respectively, cofounders of the nonprofit HunterSpeaks, and also Hunter’s parents, beamed as they spoke of him. “He can read …

UOG Chemistry Club grows in size

by Salome VukiProfiles, Students December 5, 2017December 11, 2017Comments are Disabled

In the span of one year, the UOG Chemistry Club has quadrupled in size from just a handful of people. “We started off really small and then we’ve expanded to almost 40-plus members now,” said Daniel Philip De Castro Adriano, the vice president of the club. Adriano, a Chemistry major, has served in his position for …