MANGILAO – The University of Guam celebrated its 54th Annual Charter Day on Mar. 31, beginning at 9 A.M. The University held a limited capacity, in-person ceremony on campus and while livestreaming the event on the UOG Facebook page. The theme of this year’s Charter Day is “Charting a course for New Horizons”, a focus …
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This past Friday, the University of Guam celebrated its 54th Annual Charter Day Festival. Due to COVID-19, this was the first in-person festival held in about two years.
MANGILAO – The financial strain the COVID-19 pandemic is evident amongst many in Guam, however this is most apparent for college students. To lessen this strain, financial support of up to $3,000 is now available for qualifying students as a result of the University of Guam Cares Emergency Grant. Applications for the emergency aid grant …
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Dominic San Gil did not expect to start a business in lawn maintenance. When coming home with a degree in economics from The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, he only maintained lawns to make money on the side. San Gil told himself that lawn maintenance was only temporary work he could do before …
Alpha Psi Omega, the University of Guam Theatre Honors Society, is inviting the public to watch a Play in a Day production on June 17, 2020, at the UOG Theatre. The play starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. The play will come from event participants, who are challenged to create a …
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The University of Guam’s TRiO program is a federally funded non-profit organization designed for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. More specifically students that are first-generation college bound, or low-income families. The TRiO program is comprised of three divisions: the Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound and Student Support Services. The Educational Talent Search, or ETS, caters to …
Else Demeulenaere, is an associate director of the Center for Island Sustainability and the main botanist in the Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative—a project that is restoring badland areas and preventing sedimentation from harming the coral reefs in Guam’s waters. In 2013, she started working at the College for natural and applied sciences where she …
As the 2017-2018 school year rings in, the University of Guam’s athletic program is wasting no time in preparing for upcoming sports events. This marks the second official year of the Triton Athletics program since disbanding more than 16 years ago. Doug Palmer, UOG athletic director, is excited for what this school year has to …
On an overcast day in late August, students from the UOG Residence Halls were clearing out overgrown weeds behind House 33 in Dean’s Circle. The students were participating in one of the Green Garden projects organized by the University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability. The land they cleared, roughly 50 by 65 feet, is …
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The University is currently facing a monetary shortfall that may affect its ability to stay afloat through FY2017. UOG was slated to receive $30.6 million in appropriated funds for facilities operations for FY2016. Roughly $5 million of that amount still has not been released by the Guam Department of Administration. “They have closed the books …
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