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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

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Colleges and schoolsEdit

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Eugenia Leon Guerrero Business & Public Administration Building

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

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Notable facultyEdit

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