University of Guam

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

Presidents

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

^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents

Colleges and schools

The University of Guam offers bachelor's degrees in thirty-two areas and master's degrees in 20 areas these listed below are only some of the available degrees:

• 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

Outreach

The University of Guam offers a variety of community outreach for students to build the community, help those in need and to be able to express their culture.

• Center for Island Sustainability
• Guam Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• Guam System for Assistive Technology (GSAT)
• Isla Center for the Arts
• Pacific Small Business Development Center
• COLL
• Field House
• Fine Arts
• Herbarium
• Summer Camps
  • Adventure Sports Camp
  • 4H Summer Workshops
  • Triton Athletics Summer Camps
• Violence Against Women Prevention Program

Clubs

The University offers up to 54 extracurricular clubs that students ranging from first years to seniors could join. Some examples include:

• Triton Changemakers
• Linguistics and Language Appreciation Society
• Iakwe Club
• Pre-Optometry Professional Society
• Marianas History Club

Athletics

The University of Guam athletics was shut down for 16 years but in 2019 sports started to begin again but was stopped again due to COVID-19. Since then sports have been slowly coming back and as of 2025 there are around 9 sports for students to join that include:

• Men's Baseball
• Men's Basketball
• Men's Soccer
• Men's Volleyball
• Women's Soccer
• Women's Volleyball
• Women's Basketball
• Women's Rugby
• Triton Esports

Notable alumni

• Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.
• Katherine B. Aguon, Guamanian educator and politician.
• Carmen Fernandez, Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.
• Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau
• Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.
• Antoinette D. Sanford, Businesswoman and politician.
• Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.
• Vicente Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam
• Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.
• Aline A. Yamashita, Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.
• Amata Coleman Radewagen, Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.
• Hermana Ramarui, Palauan poet and educator
• Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands
• 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).
• Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
• Tony Palomo, historian.
• Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.
• Maryly Van Leer Peck. university president, engineer and first female dean

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