Board of Regents Meeting Highlights Financial Issues

The UOG Board of Regents held their most recent meeting on Thursday Nov. 16 at 5:30 pm in the RFK Library’s AV room. A working session was held 1 hour prior to this at the President’s Conference Room in the SBPA building. According to the UOG website, the University’s Board of Regents has general supervision …

Dive to Provide

Hobbies and pastimes are all about self-derived joy. Whether it’s skating, bird watching, video gaming, or any number of other leisurely activities people do, the main goal is fun. But while many hobbies can provide this joy, they lack tangible rewards. Spearfishing can provide a source of exercise, delicious seafood, extra income, and a more …

UOG STEM faculty and students attend conference

Students and faculty representing the STEM disciplines attended the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) 2016 in Long Beach California. The conference ran from Oct. 13 through 15. The SACNAS conference is the nation’s largest multicultural and multidisciplinary diversity in Science Technology Engineering and Math conferences. This year’s attendees included …

Triton Night fosters student engagement

The UOG athletic department hosted the university’s first-ever Triton Night since the resurgence of Triton Athletics on October 18 at the Calvo Field House. The night’s main event was a game that pitted UOG men’s basketball team against the MVP. There were numerous activities that kept fans busy, which included a free t-shirt giveaway to …

University to build new engineering annex

By Cody Dowless Triton’s Call Staff The University of Guam will soon see the addition of a new engineering annex as well as a renovated and expanded student services center. The new additions are part of the Vision 2025 plan, which according to the UOG website, aims to prepare the campus to accommodate 5,000 campus …

ROTC Hosts Beach Clean-up

By: Cody Dowless Triton’s Call Staff The University of Guam’s Army ROTC cadets hosted a beach clean-up at Gun Beach Aug. 26. The clean-up was part of ROTC’s mentorship program. According to UOG’s professor of Military Science Lieutenant Colonel Jay Blakely, UOG’s ROTC hosts this event annually. “We divide our cadets into five mentorship teams …

Sablan named new women’s volleyball coach

By Cody Dowless Tritons Call Staff The University of Guam recently named Tatiana Afalava Sablan as the new head coach of theTriton’s Athletic program’s women’s volleyball team. Sablan has high hopes for the team. “I tasked myself with being responsible for how these athletes view their roles as ambassadors for young women, and as young …