University of Guam News

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Lourdes M. Ferrer at the University of Guam a 2009 Professor of the Year.

The Guam Humanities Council, in collaboration with the War in the Pacific National Historical Park and the Arizona Memorial Museum Association, presents Transitional Table now through Nov.

The Dolls of Japan: Shapes of Prayer, Embodiments of Love, is on exhibit at the Isla Center for the Arts, 15 Dean Circle, University of Guam in Mangilao.

Local residents had the chance to watch some of their favorite pop rock bands and solo artists from the Philippines this past weekend at Rock Tawanan - a super concert featuring the alternative rock band Parokya Ni Edgar, the rock group Kamikaze, singer Ella V and rapper Gloc-9. The University of Guam field house was abuzz with anticipation the ...

Qualifying members of general public will have their first chance to receive a dose of the H1N1 influenza vaccine on Dec.

Northern Marianas College president Dr. Carmen Fernandez, along with her staff, faculty and students, shared with neighboring islands the college's challenges and success in its accreditation efforts during a two-day workshop in Guam.

Last Saturday, members of the AmeriCorps program went to Guma Trankilidat, a housing community for senior citizens in Tumon, to beautify and restore the look of the community.

HAGA...TA'A - The concept of re-unifying Guam and the Northern Marianas in order to achieve more progress on political self-determination is "very valid and realistic," according to United Nations advisor Dr.

The University of Guam's Violence Against Women Prevention Program will put on a theatrical play, 'The Cry From Within,' at 8 p.m. Nov.

Students such as 17-year-old Iesha Demapan are learning valuable skills by tutoring her peers through AmeriCorps.

Exhibits, presentations examine history of Guam, Chamorro food The 'Transitional Table -- Guam's shifting food traditions during and after World War II' exhibit will be held now through Nov.

Guam's youth need to participate in military buildup talks because they are among those on island who will greatly be affected, panelists said.

The Guam military buildup can be a boon or a bane, and it's up to the leaders and residents of Guam to seize the opportunities that it offers, said Philippine Sen.

At the Isla Center for the Arts, a small, two-room museum located just off the main road at the University of Guam, the floor on Tuesday was strewn with half-unpacked boxes, planks of still-to-be-hung shelves, and an array of fantastical-looking ceramic, wooden and fabric dolls, made up in traditional Japanese clothing.

Laling Pangelinan sits in the center of her pink-painted kitchen with a metal knife in her hand, casually turning the rim of a rotating cake stand.

A proposal by the legislative speaker to shift the $500 stipend for each college student under the Dr.

Department of Defense officials are confident that the United States and Japan will reach a favorable agreement regarding the relocation of the Futenma base to northern Okinawa, and subsequently, the shift of 8,000 Marines to Guam, said Derek Mitchell, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs.

The University of Guam and the UOG Endowment Foundation present the Guam Community and Economic Development Forum, 'Strategies for a Sustainable Future' today and tomorrow at the Sheraton Laguna Resort in Tamuning.

An amendment that aimed to maintain financial assistance for teacher re-certification courses caused one senator to walk out during session and a few others to raise concerns over Sen.

We care about accuracy. If you would like to clear the record, call the Pacific Daily News at 479-0414. James Sellmann's last name was misspelled in a photograph caption on Page 1 of the Nov.