Felis Pasgua ~ Feliz Navidad

May the Lord richly bless you with a memorable Christmas to cherish with family and friends. Felis Pasgua! Feliz Navidad! Have a blessed Christmas filled much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

Congratulations Fall 2009 UOG Graduates

Congratulations to all of the Fall 2009 UOG graduates, especially those graduating from the School of Education! We are very proud of all of you, and we're confident that you'll do great things for our community! Remember, together we can make a difference! I would also like to encourage all UOG graduates to join the UOG Alumni Association, and for those who graduated from the School of Education, I especially encourage you to join the SOE Alumni Association. You can access the alumni membership forms on the respective alumni websites located below.

UOG Alumni Association: http://uogalumniassociation.blogspot.com/

SOE Alumni Association: http://soealumniassociation.blogspot.com

Pictured above left to right: Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Language and Literacy/TESOL Adjunct Professor, UOG Alumni Association Vice President, and SOE Alumni Association President; Richardson "Rick" Chiwi, Language and Literacy graduate; and Dr. Catherine Stoicovy, Language and Literacy/TESOL Program Advisor and Professor.

Pictured above left to right: Mae Mendiola, Special Education M.Ed. graduate and SOE Alumni Association Treasurer; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Language and Literacy/TESOL Adjunct Professor, UOG Alumni Association Vice President, SOE Alumni Association President, and ACEI Co-Advisor; Lois Taitano Gumataotao, Special Education M.Ed. graduate and SOE Alumni Association Vice President.

Pictured above left to right: Liwanag Dominguez, SOE Alumni Association Secretary; Lois Taitano Gumataotao, Special Education M.Ed. graduate and SOE Alumni Association Vice President; Lolita Sigueza, Special Education M.Ed. graduate; and Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Language and Literacy Adjunct/TESOL Professor, UOG Alumni Association Vice President, SOE Alumni Association President, and ACEI Co-Advisor.

Un Dangkulo Na Si Yu'os Ma'ase'! BIBA UOG!

COMMENCEMENT FACTS:
●Forty-six received master's degrees this year, and 131 received bachelor's degrees.
●Valedictorian: Geralyn Marie Dydasco Pablo
●The graduates earned degrees in the areas of Language and Literacy, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Administration and Supervision, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Counseling, English, Communication, Biology, Accounting, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Computer Information Systems, Finance and Economics, International Tourism and Hospitality, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and more!

UOG Alumni Update

SBPA Recognition & Awards Ceremony – Dec. 18
The SBPA Graduates Recognition and Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, December 18, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., in the IT&E Lecture Hall, Jesus and Eugenia Leon Guerrero Business and Public Administration Building , UOG Campus. Lunch will be provided immediately afterward the ceremony.

Planetarium – Dec. 10, 11 and 12

The Planetarium will host its December shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10, 11 and 12 December at 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. The 6:30 show will be 'The Star', the Planetarium Christmas show and the 7:00 show will be one of the ‘pretty picture shows’.

College of Natural & Applied Sciences 2nd Annual Research Conference

Final Call for Papers – Deadline: Dec. 18

The extended deadline for the 2nd CNAS Research Conference Call for Papers is December 18, 2009. The committee invites papers on agriculture and natural resources. Contact event coordinators gwall@uguam.uog.eduor mgolabi@uguam.uog.edufor more information. Click here for author instructions. The conference will be held on January 13, 2010, and will be followed by a grant writing workshop on Jan. 14 and 15 with Dr. Mike Harrington. The grant writing workshop is organized by T-STAR.

UOG Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony – Dec. 19
The UOG Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony will be held in the CLASS Lecture Hall on Dec. 19 at 4pm.

Fall Commencement – Dec. 20
Commencement Ceremonies will begin at 2pm in the Field House.