{"id":367112,"date":"2022-04-27T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=367112"},"modified":"2022-04-27T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:00:06","slug":"10-uog-graduates-receive-latin-honor-designations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/10-uog-graduates-receive-latin-honor-designations\/","title":{"rendered":"10 UOG graduates receive Latin honor designations"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ten graduates from the University of Guam\u2019s Criminal Justice bachelors program hosted through Northern Marianas College received their Latin honor designations at a ceremony on Friday, April 12. In the photo with the honorees are, from left, top row, University of Guam associate professor of Public Administration Ronald McNinch-Su, executive director for the CNMI Criminal Justice Planning Agency Zerlyn Taimanao, UOG associate director of Global Learning and Engagement Amanda Blas, dDean of UOG\u2019s School of Business and Public Administration Annete Santos, Northern Marianas College regent Zenie Mafnas, NMC president Galvin Deleon Guerrero, UOG associate professor of Public Administration John Rivera, and UOG director for Global Learning and Engagement Carlos Taitano. (NMC)
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Ten graduates from the University of Guam\u2019s Criminal Justice bachelors program hosted through Northern Marianas College received their Latin honor designations at a ceremony last Friday, April 22. Leaders from University of Guam and NMC personally awarded the designation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude) used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although the 10 students received their degrees last year, the honors were awarded later in this ceremony held last Friday with the personal attendance of representatives from UOG. <\/p>\n

The lone student who received the summa cum laude distinction is Josephine Estrada, the magna cum laude honorees are Cornessa Dela Cruz, Leon Lizama, Devin Macaranas, and Joseph Mafnas, and the cum laude honorees are the late Arianne Cabrera, Mikiotti Evangelista, Lorielyn Lacay, Zachary Taitano, and Anjerika Yamagishi.<\/p>\n

The family of the late Arianne Cabrera, a graduate of University of Guam\u2019s criminal justice program, were present at the ceremony to receive Cabrera\u2019s diploma with the distinction. In photo from left is Northern Marianas College president Galvin Deleon Guerrero, NMC regent Zenie Mafnas, Joan Boongaling, Jorianne Cabrera, Ray Boongaling, UOG associate professor of Public Administration Ronald McNinch-Su, dean of UOG\u2019s School of Business and Public Administration Annete Santos, NMC state director for the Adult Education Program Lorraine Maui, and NMC Criminal Justice Department chair Clement Bermudes.(NMC)
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During the ceremony on Friday, NMC president Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD congratulated the graduates who received their honors distinctions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cKnow that when you receive that honor, it\u2019s honoring not just your achievement\u2014it\u2019s honoring the connections that help you reach that achievement,\u201d Deleon Guerrero told the honorees. \u201cYou are now connected to the legacy of a Triton family that is 70 years strong and the legacy of a Proa tribe that is 40 years strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Annette T. Santos, dean of the UOG School of Business and Public Administration, also addressed the honorees and told them that it is an \u201camazing accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to celebrating our graduates that have come here today for this Latin honors ceremony,\u201d Santos said. \u201cIt really is the result of the collective effort of your families, your friends, your support system, and also institutions that care about you. I hope that that spirit of care carries through in the work that you will do as graduates of both our institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estrada, one of the graduates who received a distinction, said she is grateful for the partnership between UOG and NMC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[This cohort] has allowed us to complete our bachelor\u2019s degree from home as well as strengthen the relationship between UOG and NMC,\u201d Estrada said. \u201cIt is a nice feeling knowing that all of our hard work paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macaranas, another graduate, was also honored to be a part of the cohort.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the near future I intend on furthering my education in criminal justice and utilizing it to give back to my CNMI community through law enforcement,\u201d Macaranas said. \u201cI would like to thank the NMC team who made the program happen, namely Professors Zerlyn Taimanao and Joe Taijeron, who provided so much to us as students throughout our academic journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taijeron and Taimanao were later commended by Admissions chair Dr. Ronald L. McNinch-Su for their hard work and dedication to the criminal justice program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program would not have happened without their hard work,\u201d McNinch-Su said. \u201cIt\u2019s the administrative backbone that really creates these wonderful things.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018She persevered\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0
\nAlso honored at the Latin honors ceremony was Cabrera, who posthumously received the distinction of cum laude. Cabrera passed away shortly after receiving her degree last year due to complications from Ewing\u2019s Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.<\/p>\n

At Friday\u2019s ceremony, her family was there to receive her diploma with the distinction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of Arianne,\u201d her mother, Joan Boongaling said. Her stepfather, Ray, shared the same sentiments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Deleon Guerrero\u2019s opening remarks, he said that Cabrera continued to persevere to get her diploma.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite typhoons, despite a pandemic, despite her own personal health challenges, she persisted\u2014she graduated,\u201d Deleon Guerrero said. \u201cWe were so blessed that last year she was actually able to walk at that graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macaranas said he would also like to express honor and gratitude to Cabrera, whom he considered someone as family.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe persevered in this program diligently, alongside many challenges she was faced with, and on top of it all, she still managed to be such a great friend as we carried each other throughout all of undergraduate school,\u201d Macaranas said. \u201cWe graduated together with our associate degree and our bachelor\u2019s degree, to which I can attest that Arianne was one of the most hardworking and unselfish people I have ever met. Although she is unfortunately no longer with us today, her strong-willed character will live with us forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNinch-Su also lauded Cabrera in his remarks for her determination to finish her degree.
\n\u201cShe\u2019s smart, she was motivated, and a fine and wonderful young person,\u201d McNinch-Su said. \u201cI was so impressed and I was very saddened to hear about her passing away.\u201d (NMC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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