University of Guam
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University of Guam (Template:Langx) (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.
HistoryEdit
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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=sfgate>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Throughout the 1970s Women's rights advocate and pioneer Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became Guam Community College.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She would later create the Business and Applied Technology programs, among others.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was also a chairman on its board.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
PresidentsEdit
- Antonio C. Yamashita (1964–1970)^
- Pedro C. Sanchez (1970–1974)
- Antonio C. Yamashita (1974–1977)^
- Rosa Roberto Carter (1977–1983)<ref name=pdn>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jose Q. Cruz (1983–1987)
- Wilfredo P. Leon Guerrero (1988–1993)^
- John C. Salas (1993–1996)
- Jose T. Nededog (1996–2000)
- Harold L. Allen (2001–2008)^
- Robert A. Underwood (2008–2018)^
- Thomas W. Krise (2018–2023)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Anita Borja Enriquez (2023-present)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colleges and schoolsEdit
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 alumniEdit
- Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.<ref name="JFA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Katherine B. Aguon, Guamanian educator and politician.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Carmen Fernandez, Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau<ref name="OEK">Template:Citation</ref>
- Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.<ref name="JWP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Antoinette D. Sanford, Businesswoman and politician.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Anthony "Tony" Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam<ref name="TA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.<ref name="OEK2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Aline A. Yamashita, Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Amata Coleman Radewagen, Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
- James Moylan, current Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large district
Notable facultyEdit
- Vicente T. Blaz, professor of law.
- Dirk Ballendorf, former Professor of Micronesian studies, Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center (1979-1984, 2004-2007).<ref name=kuam>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
- Tony Palomo, historian.<ref name=pdn2>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.
- Maryly Van Leer Peck. university president, engineer and first female dean
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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