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What the Truman Scholarship taught me about community

What the Truman Scholarship taught me about community

What the Truman Scholarship taught me about community


9/10/2026
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete with Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete, Guam’s 2026 Truman Scholar, with Dr. Terry Babcock-Lumish, executive secretary of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, during an awards ceremony marking the start of Truman Scholar Leadership Week in Missouri.
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete joins fellow Truman Scholars from across the nation
Guam’s 2026 Truman Scholar Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete joins fellow Truman Scholars from across the nation for a cohort photo during Truman Scholar Leadership Week in Missouri.
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete, center, joins fellow Asian American and Pacific Islander Truman Scholars
Guam’s 2026 Truman Scholar Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete, center, joins fellow Asian American and Pacific Islander Truman Scholars during Truman Scholar Leadership Week in Missouri.
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete
Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete is the 2026 Truman Scholar from Guam and a student at the University of Guam. He represented Guam and UOG at Truman Scholar Leadership Week in Missouri, joining Truman Scholars from across the nation for an intensive program focused on leadership, policy, and public service.
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University of Guam’s 2026 Truman Scholar, Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete, reflects on his experience at Truman Scholar Leadership Week and the lessons it taught him about leadership, service, and belonging. Surrounded by scholars from communities across the country, Poblete discovered that serving the people and places we love does not mean carrying every challenge alone. Instead, he found strength in a community of peers who understood the responsibility of giving back.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Caden Nathaniel Ong Poblete is the 23rd Truman Scholar from Guam and a student at the University of Guam. He is a senior double major in Political Science and Public Administration and a senator in the 64th Student Government Association.