Student Government Association seeks student input for WASC review

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Representatives from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges will be on campus in April to conduct an on-site review of the University of Guam.

This review will help WASC determine the university’s eligibility for accreditation.

In preparation for the on-site review, the 54th Student Government Association was tasked to form an event binder holding all documents of past events hosted by the 53rd SGA.

SGA President Jericho Tobias encourages students to voice their concerns in the general sessions held by SGA every Friday at 3:30p.m in the Student Hall.

Tobias noted that the administration will be sending out an anonymous emails informing students to email WASC their concerns.  This will allow students to directly contact WASC representatives.

Also, SGA encourages students to get involved in events coming up to increase student participation.  Events include Blue Night, Charter Day and some community service events.

Encouraging students to participate in the university’s activities will show great school spirit resulting in better WASC reviews. Students interested in participating in up-coming events should stay updated with the Student Government Association announcements.

The WASC visit serves as a follow up to UOG’s institutional report, which was submitted in Sept. 2015.

That report made recommendations on improvements made in the past eight years.

WASC’s last review occurred in 2008.

Deborah Leon Guerrero, director of Academic Assessment and Institutional Research, said the report informs WASC of the university’s activities and quality of its students.

“It is a reflection of what we have done over the past eight years,” Leon Guerrero said. “It’s our story of what we are promoting here at the university.”

The report includes statistics of enrollment, graduates, events, and financial assistance. Leon Guerrero said in 2008, UOG received eight years of reaffirmation of accreditation.

“That is the longest [span of accreditation] the university had ever received,” Leon Guerrero said. “We do not anticipate losing accreditation.”