Inafa’ Maolek and UOG SBPA discuss restorative justice

by Dominic CawiliCampus, Current Events, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Written By Dominic Cawili The Inafa’ Maolek Conciliation along with University of Guam’s School of Business and Public Administration hosted the Restorative Justice Forum in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day. The forum provided a comparable overview of the restorative justice process in Guam communities and schools. UOG President Robert Underwood opened the event with welcoming …

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PALS Society 4th annual Zombie Pandemic Challenge gets students excited for Halloween

by Lorenz SantarinStudents, UncategorizedPosted on Comments are Disabled

The Public Administration and Legal Studies Society hosted their fourth annual Zombie Pandemic Challenge on last Friday. Students raced through the darkened campus, completing missions while dodging the hordes of ravenous “zombies” hunting them. Prior to the event, the organisers were concerned that the weather was going to be postpone or even cancel it. Fortunately, the sky …

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Women and Gender Studies political forum addresses issues of diversity

by Katherine DunnCampus, Current Events, Profiles, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

The University of Guam held a Women and Gender Political Candidate Forum at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Lecture Hall on Oct. 26. The forum discussed issues of gender and diversity on Guam. Senator Judith Won Pat and senatorial candidates Regine Biscoe Lee, Louise Borja Muna, and Amanda Francel Blas, and Dededo Mayor …

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Professor Xiao Wei unravels world with biology

by Eliza CasimbonCampus, Current Events, Profiles, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

Xiao Wei, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of biology, and the only botanist at the University of Guam. Before Wei began teaching at UOG, she was a graduate student at the University of Texas as Austin. At UT, she conducted research and taught other grad students while completing her dissertation. “My life was pretty much …

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UOG STEM faculty and students attend conference

by Cody DowlessCampus, Current Events, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

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 …

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Triton Night fosters student engagement

by Cody DowlessCampus, Current Events, Sports, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

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 …

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Graduate Students Attend Conference in Saipan

by ALAN SEIDCampus, Current Events, StudentsPosted on Comments are Disabled

The University of Guam School of Business and Public Administration’s Master of Public Administration Program was able to send off all prospective graduates to Saipan for the 2016 Business and Finance Conference. Guided by the program chair Dr. John J. Rivera, the MPA program proudly represented the university at the 2016 Business and Finance Conference, …

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New Tutoring Program for Youth

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The Chain Of Knowledge, “Micronesian Tutoring”, is a relatively new tutoring program that is ran by students here at the University of Guam. The program dedicated to providing tutoring opportunities for Micronesian students attending high school and middle school. “Our goal is to provide success and opportunities to Micronesian youth,” says Jasmine Basset, the program’s …

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