UOG Announces New Semester Names!

The University of Guam welcomes nearly 4,000 students to its first ever Fanuchånan semester. Beginning this academic year, the Fall and Spring semesters have been officially renamed Fanuchånan and Fañomnåkan respectively.   

The Fanuchånan semester is from August to December. FANUCHÅNAN literally means “a place for rain” and represents the rainy season. Spring has been renamed FAÑOMNÅKAN, which means “a place for sunshine” and represents the dry season. The semester runs from January to May. 

Spearheaded by UOG President Robert Underwood, the change reflects the island’s tropical environment.

“UOG is unique in that we are the only U.S. accredited institution of higher education dedicated to serving Guam and the Micronesian region,” said Underwood. “The CHamoru spirit and heritage of Unibetsedåt Guåhan is also unique, and as a way to share this uniqueness with the world, our semesters have been renamed in the CHamoru language.” 

The Fall Intersession has been renamed TINALO´ which means “in the middle.” Summer Sessions A, B, C  are now FINAKPO´ 1, 2, 3, which means “at the end.”  

	FANUCHÅNAN	TINALO´	FAÑOMNÅKAN	FINAKPO´
Transalation	a place for rain	in the middle	a place for sunshine	at the end
Month Range	August to December	December to January	January to May	May to August
Formerly known as	Fall Session	Fall Intersession	Spring Session	Summer Sessions