Charter Day

March 05 - 09, 2012

CHamoru Language Competition:

Essay and drawing judging

March 10, 2012

UOG 60th Anniversary Charter Day 5K Run/Walk

Showtime: 5:30 a.m. at the UOG Field House

Go time: 6:00 a.m.

Pre-Registration: $7.00

Late Registration: $10.00

For more information and registration forms please visit the UOG Field House Recreation office or email: uogrecstaff@yahoo.com

March 12, 2012

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 33^rd Annual Research Conference

Humanities & Social Sciences Building and English & Communications Building

6:00 p.m. - Plenary

CLASS 33rd Annual Research Conference 2nd Call for Papers & Abstract

Annual CHamoru Language Competition:

3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., HSS Bldg classrooms. Spelling, storytelling, oratorical and poetry citations.

March 13, 2012 CHARTER DAY EVENTS

All events and activities are free except for carnival games, food vendors, and other vendor booths selling products.

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 33^rd Annual Research Conference

Humanities & Social Sciences Building and English & Communications Building:

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There will be a hosted closing ceremony in the Lecture Hall at 4:00 p.m.

Annual CHamoru Language Competition:

Theme: Setbe, Satba yan Sostieni (Serve, Save, and Hold on to).
Announcment of Winners at the UOG Field House.
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the UOG Field House. Choirs, oratorical reading and chants, singing, song with dance, dramatic cultural interpretation.

Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars:

The group will host their annual meeting from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Emeritus conference room.

Center Courtyard Activities

Opening Ceremonies: 9:00 a.m. - UOG Campus Center Court

Army ROTC: Demonstration; ROTC will also host a dunk booth, paintball marksmanship, face painting and Recruiting.

Student Government Association activities: Center stage - Dance performances, Live Music, Games, Climbing Wall, Obstacle Course, Carnival Games and Food Vendors.

Campus Tour

ISLA Center for the Arts:
ISLA will provide guided tours from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Charter Day. Our exhibit will be the Isla Art-a-thon Exhibition and the gallery will be open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

RFK Library:

RFK Library student tours are available from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. only with an adult chaperone. Book Sale 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Library Hours will be from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Charter Day.

Marine Laboratory:

Classroom Exhibits, Tour of the Marine Lab, a touch-tank featuring Guam's sea creatures, and a display of preserved marine specimens from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Bookstore:

Located in the Student Center Rotunda from 8:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m. Textbook Sale on Selected Items- $5.00 -$10.00

Water & Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI):

A presentation, "Guam's Water Resources" and display. - Charter day Center Court from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Campus Activities

College of Natural & Applied Sciences: The following activities will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the courtyard of the Applied & Life Sciences Bldg.

Activities: Rainfall Simulator, Plant Sale, Insect Trap Display, Animal and Aquarium Display, Food Sampling, Recipe Book Giveaway, Obstacle Course, Interactive Insect Display, Interactive Microscope Display, Coconut Rhino Beetle Display, Ironwood Display and games.

Sea Grant will showcase the Charting the Marianas Islands activity from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the Marianas Archipelago and chart them on a bulletin board using latitude and longitudinal coordinates for each island.

Other displays: U.S. Coast Guard, Fisherman’s Co-op and Rasan Acho Latte will also be presenting displays.

Chemistry Titration Competition:

School of Business & Public Administration: The following activities will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Bldg.

Women of Inspiration by Soroptimist Sigma Society: Time and Location TBA

Academic Challenge Bowl: 9:30 a.m. in Room 110

Mini Film Festival: 10:30 a.m. and 1:30.p.m. in Room 220B

Entrepreneur Society: Photo Booth, Dancing Heads, Games and Entertainment from 9:00 a.m. - TBA in Room 111

Learn about the Small Business Development Center (SBDC): 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in Room 148

PMBA Information Session: 9:00 a.m. in Room 129

Display/Open House: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Guam PTAC, Workshops on Certification of Women Owned Business & Federal Contracting: Time and Place TBA

Talks on current issues on Guma's or Guam's Tourism: Time and Place TBA

School of Education: The following activities will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Bldg.

Activities: Ring Toss, Dr. Seuss Story Room, Parents Kits for Sale, Reading is Fun Incentive, Green Music Room, Hands-on Assistive Technology, Arts and Crafts, Weaving Demonstration & Language Introduction, Speech Choir.

School of Nursing & Health Sciences: The following activities will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Open House: Lab tours, Lab demonstrations, Simulator Demos, Body Mass Index Measurement, Blood Pressure Measure and Games.

Professional International Program: The Planetarium is located on the second floor of the Science Bldg.

NOTE: The Planetarium has a FIRE REGULATION limit of 75 people; seating will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. (No Reservations).

Planetarium Shows: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

March 15, 2012

Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC):

Dig it - find hidden treasures and experience what it is like to be an archaeologist with our simulated archaeology dig.
Learn about the summer field school archaeology project at Ritidian.
Demonstrations on how to weave grass skirts, mwarmwars, talaya nets, and more. Listen to the stories of Micronesia and experience a Chamorro massage!
Micronesian Islands Presentation