The UOG Endowment Foundation is a non-profit organization that formed in 1982 through the efforts of UOG leaders and business community partners in improving available programs and capital.
The UOG Endowment Foundation comprises of four full-time and three part-time employees who help in the betterment of the student life on campus.
One of the many ways that the Endowment Foundation helps UOG students is through offering scholarships.
All grants and scholarships are donation-based, according to Katrina Perez, the Endowment executive director.
“The scholarships are created by private donors because it holds a special place in their heart to help students who attend UOG and also because of how UOG changed their lives,” Perez said.
UOG Endowment Associate Director, Myracle Mugol, said “Criteria for scholarships are formed through private donors and Corporate organizations of the University of Guam.”
The UOG Endowment Foundation holds campaigns that try to help the students of UOG in raising funds for the school.
One campaign is the G is for Giving, an Alumni Fundraising, which is currently ongoing until Dec. 31,2019.
The purpose of this campaign is to raise funds for scholarships, research, and programs by encouraging alumni giving.
“We have donors choose a specific program or cause they have and affinity for, this helps students with certain expenses for their field of study, for example, the school of education would help a handful of students pay for their Praxis test, the School of Nursing will help students in buying pre-nursing gear,” Mugol said.
The G is for Giving campaign is held every Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at different locations on campus. Different student organizations and tables which will have collections boxes open for the public and people to donate any given amount.
If one were to donate twenty-five dollars, they would receive a limited-edition G is for Giving shirt as a token of appreciation for donating.
“We do receive a lot of people who volunteer, whether they’re military helping with the beautification of UOG or people assisting with the campaigns,” Myracle said.
If you’re interested in helping this foundation or planning on interning somewhere, UOG endowment does accept volunteers and interns to assist with campaigns such as the G is for giving or other events.