University of Guam

Unibetsedåt Guåhan
Entrance to the University of Guam campus.
Other name	U.O.G.
Former names	Territorial College of Guam (1952-1963) College of Guam (1963-1968)
Motto	Excelsior
Motto in English	Ever Upward
Type	Public land-grant university
Established	1952
Academic affiliations	Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment	$13.5 million [1]
President	Thomas W. Krise
Academic staff	180
Students	3,904
Location	Mangilao , Guam , United States 13°26′N 144°48′E / 13.433°N 144.800°E / 13.433; 144.800
Campus	Rural area (about 161 acres)
Vision	Ina, Deskubre, Setbe To Enlighten, To Discover, To Serve
Colors	[2] Green and white
Nickname	Tritons
Website	www.uog.edu

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

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] Throughout the 1970s Women's rights advocate and pioneer Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became Guam Community College.^[6] She would later create the Business and Applied Technology programs, among others.^[7] She was also a chairman on its board.^[8]

Presidents

• Antonio C. Yamashita (1964–1970)^
• Pedro C. Sanchez (1970–1974)
• Antonio C. Yamashita (1974–1977)^
• Rosa Roberto Carter (1977–1983)^[9]
• 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)^[10]
• Anita Borja Enriquez (2023-present)^[11]

^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents^[12]

Colleges and schools

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

• Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.^[13]
• Katherine B. Aguon, Guamanian educator and politician.^[14]
• Carmen Fernandez, Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.^[15]
• Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau^[16]
• Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.^[17]
• Antoinette D. Sanford, Businesswoman and politician.^[18]
• Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.^[19]
• Anthony "Tony" Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam^[20]
• Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.^[21]
• Aline A. Yamashita, Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.^[22][23]
• Amata Coleman Radewagen, Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.^[24]
• Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands^[25]
• James Moylan, current Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large district

Notable faculty

• Vicente T. Blaz, professor of law.
• Dirk Ballendorf, former Professor of Micronesian studies, Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center (1979-1984, 2004-2007).^[26]
• Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
• Tony Palomo, historian.^[27]
• Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.
• Maryly Van Leer Peck. university president, engineer and first female dean