University of 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.

Entrance to the University of Guam campus.

University of Guam

Unibetsedåt Guåhan
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	Anita Borja Enriquez
Academic staff	180
Students	3,904
Location	Mangilao , Guam , United States 13°26′N 144°48′E
Campus	Rural area (about 161 acres)
Vision	Ina, Deskubre, Setbe To Enlighten, To Discover, To Serve
Colors	[2] Green and white
Nickname	Tritons
Website	uog.edu

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

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 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]
• Vicente 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