University of Guam News

KPRG Public Radio Guam will host its inaugural Solstice Slam & Storytelling event June 22 at the University of Guam Lecture Hall.

For more information, call 472-6940 or 477-8461. * The Guam Board of Examiners for Dentistry regular meeting will be held at 3 p.m. June 19 at the Health Professional Licensing Office in the Terlaje Professional Building, Suite 209, 194 Hernan Cortez Avenue, Hagatna.

Paratransit riders must make reservation at least one to two days prior to scheduled pickup time.

The Guam Girl Scouts is offering three, one-week day-camp opportunities. Each week is geared toward particular grade levels.

Churches and restaurants will be packed and backyard barbecues will be fired up for Father's Day today.

Use more job search techniques, including networking, print and online job ads and applications and the Guam Department of Labor Employment Service and direct contact to employers of interest.

About this time every year, Guam sees its young men and women don flowing robes to receive their diplomas and certifications.

Dozens of cultural practitioners both young and old filled the Legislature's public hearing room earlier this week to support several bills that would provide funding for local programs.

<![CDATA["Be grateful for today, claim tomorrow." -- Taylor Ann Gumataotao Tenorio, Valedictorian "Life is short, life is precious, no matter how much you think you have lost, there is hope for all of us." -- Raenna Leigh Cruz, Salutatorian More than 400 students graduated from George Washington High School during a ceremony yesterday afternoon at the University of Guam field house. Parents, friends and family filled the Mangilao facility, holding balloons and leis in the school's colors and shouting, "We love you!" as their graduate walked onto the stage. Valedictorian: Taylor Ann Gumataotao Tenorio Salutatorian: Raenna Leigh Cruz 3. Ritacia Cabrera Fergurgur 4. Mikilani Lynn Reyes Lujan 5. Tamalin Moanikeala Salisbury 6. Williejo Anjel Santos Dado 7. RayOnna Chenae Pangelinan Quitugua 8. Brandon Unpingco 8. Andrea Marie Quiambao 10. John Vincent Sablan Tenorio 11. Cameron Jacob Dudkiewiecz Number of Graduates: 446 -- Compiled by Sanda Gugin for Pacific Daily News

For special accommodations, call 475-1322 or TTY 472-3701. * The Guam Board of Nurse Examiners regular board meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. June 13 at the Health Professional Licensing Office conference room, Terlaje Professional Building, Suite 209, 194 Hernan Cortez Avenue, Hagatna.

The Guam Humanities Council continues its Film Forum series, part of I Tano yan I Tasi.The fifth presentation will be "Flow," an award-winning documentary investigating the global water crisis and the growing privatization of the world's fresh water supply at 6 p.m. today at the Agat Senior Center.

Who let the dogs out?: Members of the Okkodo High School Class of 2013 gather for a photo before their commencement exercise at the University of Guam field house on June 11. There were 234 graduates who received their diplomas during the ceremony, according to Rita Flores, the school's acting principal.

The overburdened attorney general's office needs money now more than ever, to counter eroding public confidence in the criminal justice system, Attorney General Leonardo Rapadas told senators yesterday during his agency's fiscal 2014 budget hearing.

Earlier this year, the Guam Army National Guard deployed 600 brave men and women from the 1st Battalion 294th Infantry Regiment to Afghanistan.

The Northern Marianas Humanities Council has expanded the target audience for the History Research Workshop to be held at the Northern Marianas College on June 24-28.

The University of Guam is currently accepting applications for the Fulbright Scholarship Program which provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistantship for one academic year in a participating country outside of the United States.

The theme of this year's Summer Reading Club at the Guam Public Library is "Dig into Reading."

Above: A Class of 2013 Simon Sanchez High School senior rejoices after receiving his diploma at the class graduation ceremony at the University of Guam field house yesterday.

The University of Guam will reevaluate its various programs -- honing in on what's most needed and balancing that against funding levels, according to a top university official.

The University of Guam Adventure Sports Camp has sessions from June 17 to 28, July 1 to 12, July 15 to 26 and July 29 to Aug. 2. Tuition is $200 per session, plus a $25 registration fee.