University of Guam – Wikipedia
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Public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam
University of Guam (Chamorro: Unibetsedåt Guåhan) (U.O.G.) is a public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven at the master’s level. Of the university’s 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures). A full-time faculty of about 180 work at the university.
History[edit]
University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor Carlton Skinner[3][4] In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of Mangilao. In 1965, the college was accredited as a four-year, degree granting institution. By 1968, enrollment had reached 1,800 students while staff and faculty totaled more than 130. It was designated as a land grant institution by the United States Congress in 1972.[5]
Presidents[edit]
^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents[8]
Colleges and schools[edit]
The University of Guam offers bachelor’s degrees in thirty-four areas and master’s degrees in eleven areas:
- College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
- Division of Humanistic Studies
- Department of English and Applied Linguistics (D.E.A.L.)
- Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Division of Communication and Fine Arts
- College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Division of Natural Sciences
- Division of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
- Army ROTC
- School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA)
- Division of Business
- Division of Public Administration
- School of Education (SOE)
- Division of Foundations, Educational Research and Human Studies
- Division of Teacher Education and Public Service
- School of Engineering
- Civil Engineering Program
- Pre-Engineering Program
- School of Health (SOH)
- Health Sciences Program
- Nursing Program
- Social Work Program
Notable alumni[edit]
- Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.[9]
- Katherine B. Aguon – Guamanian educator and politician.[10]
- Carmen Fernandez – Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.[11]
- Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau[12]
- Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.[13]
- Antoinette D. Sanford – Businesswoman and politician.[14]
- Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.[15]
- Anthony “Tony” Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam[16]
- Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.[17]
- Aline A. Yamashita – Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.[18][19]
- Amata Coleman Radewagen – Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.[20]
- Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands[21]
Notable faculty[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “UOG 2005 Annual Report”. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2006.
- ^ [1] Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.uog.edu/_resources/images/seprs/files/2004_retrospective-of-uog.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Fagan, Kevin (29 August 2004). “Carlton Skinner — broke racial barriers in Navy”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ Center, Pacific News (14 June 2012). “UOG Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Morrill Act”. PNC News First. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ “Former UOG President Carter Dies”. Pacific Daily News. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ “New UOG president starts next week”. KUAM News. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ “Office of the President | University of Guam”. index.php. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ “Guam Governor Joseph F. Ada”. National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Aguon, Katherine Bordallo (1988). Me versus the world Paperback – January 1, 1988. ISBN 0806231777.
- ^ “Senator Carmen Fernandez (D)”. chamorrobible.org. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ In memoriam of the late Peter L. Sugiyama, former senator of the Republic of Palau, Palau National Congress, 13 June 2007, retrieved 24 November 2010
- ^ “Dr. Judith T. Won Pat”. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ “Senator Antoinette “Tony” Sanford (D)”. chamorrobible.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ^ Raymundo, Shawn (4 August 2017). “Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio announces plans to offer tuition-free college education on Guam”. El Paso Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived 2007-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “Aline Yamashita”. kuam.com. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ^ “List of all Guam Legislatures”. guamlegislature.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)() - ^ “History, Art and Archives United States House of Representative”. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Simon-McWilliams, Ethel; Green, Karen Reed (1987). Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (Revised) (PDF). Northwest Regional Educational Lab. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ “UOG’s Dr. Dirk Ballendorf dies”. KUAM. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ Sablan, Jerick (2 February 2013). “Former senator Palomo dies at 81”. Pacific Daily News. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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