The University of Guam hosted the Fañomnåkan 2019 Job Fair at the UOG Calvo Fieldhouse on April 24. Prospective job seekers attended the event in search of new opportunities. Organizations such as KUAM, the Guam Army National Guard, and the Government of Guam were present. Nicole Mesa, Docomo Pacific representative, said the job fair assists …
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The University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability held its annual conference at the Hyatt Regency Guam from April 8 to 12. This year’s conference theme was “Sustainable then, sustainable again?” The conference featured discussions about art and culture, sustainable utilities and seed talks. Myracle Mugol, UOG Endowment Foundation associate director said, “Conferences such as …
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The annual “Inacha’igen Fino’ CHamoru” (CHamoru language competition), took place at the University of Guam on Charter Day. Hundreds of students from the Marianas gathered to compete against each other in the different categories of storytelling, oratorial, singing, and poetry. For more than 20 years, the Inacha’igen Fino’ CHamoru, has been a space for CHamoru …
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The Future is Famalo’an (The Future is Female) is a movement created by Chloe Babauta and Francheska DeOro, two millennials who are active voices of CHamoru and women’s rights. Shortly, Maga’haga Rising was formed by Babauta and DeOro in order to further promote active voices in Micronesia. “Maga’håga Rising is an online collective created to …
In 2015, the Guam Community College took a proactive approach by adding two gender-neutral restrooms to the campus, according to Latisha Ann Leon Guerrero, GCC Center for Student Involvement program coordinator. While GCC has added gender-neutral restrooms, UOG has not. Nathan Lizama, a UOG student majoring in Communication, and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, …