{"id":343956,"date":"2021-05-11T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=343956"},"modified":"2021-05-11T06:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T20:00:07","slug":"uog-masters-students-to-host-political-status-forum-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/uog-masters-students-to-host-political-status-forum-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"UOG master\u2019s students to host political status forum on Saturday\u00a0 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Attorney General of Guam Leevin Camacho, right, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Joaquin Manibusan Jr. of the District Court of Guam sit on a law-focused panel about Guam\u2019s political status for the University Guam\u2019s 40th\u00a0Presidential Lecture Series in May 2019.\u00a0(University of Guam)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Administrative Law class of the University of Guam\u2019s Master of Public Administration program, PA-540, will be hosting a virtual political status forum at 11am this Saturday titled \u201cGuam\u2019s Political Status: Where We Are Now and Where We Can Be Tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The forum comes on the heels of H.R. 1 (For the People Act of 2021) and H.R. 2070 and S. 865, both relative to the self-determination of Puerto Rico, which were introduced in Congress earlier this year seeking to address injustices in the U.S. territories and as Guam continues to explore self-determination and decolonization. The forum seeks to foster discussion and a better understanding of the insular cases and their implications to the U.S. territories, specifically Guam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The panelists and guest speakers will consist of political and legal experts as well as scholars who will help guide the discussion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

PANELISTS:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Anita Sukola, retired judge of the Superior Court of Guam;\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Guam\u00a0 Attorney General Leevin Camacho;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Carlyle Corbin, international advisor on self-governance and former United Nations; representative from the U.S. Virgin Islands;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Robert A. Underwood, president emeritus of the University of Guam;\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ronald L. McNinch, associate professor of Public Administration at the University of Guam.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL GUESTS:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Thomas W. Krise, president of the University of Guam;\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Annette T. Santos, dean of UOG\u2019s School of Business and Public Administration;\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 John Rivera, program director of UOG\u2019s Master of Public Administration Program;\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Neil Weare, president and founder of Equally American.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The virtual forum will take place from 11am to 1pm this Saturday, May 8. Those interested in tuning in may register at http:\/\/bit.ly\/UOGMPA-PA540.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Natasha Suba at\u00a0suban@gotritons.uog.edu, Kdee Takawo at\u00a0takawok@gotritons.uog.edu, or Kara Remeliik\u00a0remeliikk@triton.uog.edu.\u00a0(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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