{"id":266702,"date":"2017-12-19T06:06:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=266702"},"modified":"2017-12-19T06:06:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:06:52","slug":"uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"UOG welcomes 280 graduates during commencement ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-266702 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony\/uog-pix-2-5\/'>UOG-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-266705'>\n\t\t\t\tUniversity of Guam Fanuch\u00e5nan (Fall) 2017 graduates show their Triton Tridents before the Commencement Ceremony at the UOG Calvo Field House last Sunday. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony\/uog-pix-3-3\/'>UOG-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-266706'>\n\t\t\t\tThe UOG Fanuch\u00e5nan (Fall) 2017 valedictorian is Dayanara Flores, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony\/uog-pix-4-3\/'>UOG-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-266707'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI Gov. Ralph DLG Torres addresses the graduates during the Fanuch\u00e5nan (Fall) 2017 Commencement Ceremony at the UOG Calvo Field House last Sunday.  (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-welcomes-280-graduates-commencement-ceremony\/uog-pix-1-4\/'>UOG-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-266708'>\n\t\t\t\tUOG president Dr. Robert A. Underwood delivers welcoming remarks during the Fanuch\u00e5nan (Fall) 2017 Commencement Ceremony at the UOG Calvo Field House last Sunday. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After renaming the Fall semester to Fanuch\u00e5nan earlier this year, the University of Guam celebrated the accomplishments of its graduates during the first Fanuch\u00e5nan 2017 Commencement Ceremony held at the UOG Calvo Field House yesterday afternoon. UOG conferred 280 degrees\u2014216 undergraduate degrees and 64 graduate degrees, making this the largest graduating class of any Fall or Fanuch\u00e5nan Commencement Ceremony.  <\/p>\n<p>Nearly half of the total graduates came from the UOG School of Business and Public Administration, which conferred 105 undergraduate degrees in Business Administration, Accounting, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice and 30 graduate degrees from its Master of Public Administration and Professional Master of Business Administration programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An \u2018inheritance and a challenge\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his welcoming remarks, UOG president Robert Underwood shared examples of UOG alumni making a difference in the world, and reminded the graduates of attitudes and values that the university passed on to them: \u201cresponsibility, commitment and problem-solving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is your year and this is your opportunity to create earthquakes large and small, to challenge the status quo, to not let elected officials shortchange you or your education. Do not let alternate facts and misrepresentations carry the day. Bring integrity and honesty to the spirit of concern for others into everything we do,\u201d said Underwood.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Commencement speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CNMI Gov. Ralph DLG Torres was the commencement speaker and challenged the graduates to fight for themselves and their futures.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are stronger today than you were yesterday,\u201d Torres said. \u201cThe only thing that prevents you from going from where you are now to the greatness you are capable of is your own willingness to fight for yourself\u2014to do the hard work that is necessary, to turn those weaknesses into strengths, and to realize that no one will be willing to fight for you more than you are willing to fight for yourself.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dayanara Flores named valedictorian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class valedictorian Dayanara Flores, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Education, told the crowd that her community\u2014friends, family, and her fellow Tritons\u2014were the backbone that led to her reaching this milestone in life. She encouraged the Fanuch\u00e5nan Class of 2017 also to thank those who helped them realize their dreams. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if there\u2019s only one thing I can take with me after today, it\u2019s that we are truly one community,\u201d Flores said. \u201cI learned that even if I was going through some really tough times, it was the support I received from the people around me that made me realize that life isn\u2019t so bad. So let\u2019s thank these people\u2014thank you to our professors, our friends, our peers, and our amazing families for providing us the love and support we needed. Now let\u2019s take that \u2018Thank You\u2019 and extend it to those in our community. Let\u2019s extend our hand to our whole island, our neighboring islands, countries, and to the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>For more on the Fanuch\u00e5nan 2017 Commencement Ceremony, visit www.uog.edu\/fanuchanan-2017-commencement. The ceremony was streamed live and can be viewed on the official UOG Facebook page. 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