Congratuations SOE Graduates!

The School of Education held its Convocation at the University of Guam's Lecture Hall. It was a huge success! We wish our graduates the best in their careers! We know you will continue to make us proud!

SOE Alumni Birthday Celebration!

SOE Alumni Association celebrated the birthdays of alumni officers and members for the month of May with friends on May 15, 2009 located at the Alize Restaurant located at the Guam Reef Hotel.

Birthday celebrants pictured above front row L-R: SOE Alumni Treasurer, Mae Mendiola; and SOE Alumni Vice President, Lois Taitano Gumataotao. Back row, Robert Lau and Patricia Perry.

SOE Alumni Officers Hold Membership Drive at IRA Meeting

SOE Alumni Officers held a membership drive during IRA's last meeting for the SY2008-2009 held May 16, 2009 at the PIC Hotel. Pictured above L-R: Liwanag Dominguez, Secretary; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, President; Dr. Lourdes P. Klitzkie, Advisor; and Lois Gumataotao, Vice President. Not present is Mae Mendiola, Treasurer.

SOE Alumni Winner - Evelyn Topasna!

SOE Alumni Member Evelyn Topasna won the SOE Alumni Association raffle for a $100 color copy gift certificate from Xerox Corporation during IRA's last meeting for the SY2008-2009 held May 16, 2009 at the PIC Hotel. Pictured L-R front row: Gatbo Topasna, Inina Topasna, and Napu Topasna. Back row L-R: Evelyn Topasna and Geraldine Lujan.

SOE Alumni Winners - Ken Duenas and Liz Hamilton!

Pictured above: SOE Alumni Member Ken Duenas, center, won the SOE Alumni Association raffle for a $100 color copy gift certificate from Xerox Corporation. Pictured left to right: Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Alumni President; Duenas; and Dr. Lourdes P. Klitzkie, Alumni Advisor. Not pictured is Alumni Member Liz Hamilton.

SOE Alumni Update - April 18, 2009: UPCOMING CONFERENCES

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The Child Caregivers 2009 Professional Leadership Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 1 & 2, at the University of Guam Lecture Hall and School of Education. The theme is “Success Beyond Imagination: Managing the Environment for Young Children.” All child care givers, early childhood teachers, home care educators, and anyone interested in young children and their welfare are invited and welcomed. PRE-REGISTRATION ends April 29. Pre-registration can be made with Anita at the UOG School of Education building, 2nd floor or Joaquin Rivera at My School CDC in Tamuning, 646-2912. For more information, contact Jana Mendiola, 632-2395 or email janamendiola@yahoo.com. If you would like to present a workshop at the conference, please contact Dr. Marilyn Jackson at zoeylancedaisy@yahoo.com.

PIBBA CONFERENCE
The 28th Annual International Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) Conference will be held Monday-Thursday, June 22-25, 2009 in Guam. The theme is "Invigorating Languages and Cultures of the Pacific." Visit the PIBBA Conference website at http://www.uog.edu/newsDtls.aspx?id=251 or http://geocities.com/pibba.international.

You can also earn two (2) ED894 graduate credits for $42 or three (3) CEUs for $62. You must register for the conference at the Micronesian Language Institute before you can register for the graduate credits at the Professional Development and Life-Long Learning Center, 2nd floor, MARC/Computer Center/PDLLC Building, Room #217. For more information, call 735-2601 or fax 734-1233.

Please note that the PIBBA course is free to qualified GPSS educators who have an approved contract on file with the Yamashita Educator Corps (YEC) office or who apply by May 1, 2009. For additional information about the YEC Recertification Program, call 735-2470.


PEC
The Pacific Educational Conference (PEC) will take place Wednesday-Thursday, July 15-17, 2009 at the University of Guam. The theme is “Preparing the Pacific Child for Life.” You can register for the PEC at http://www.prel.org/pec/pec-2009-registration.aspx.


LANGUAGE ARTS CONFERENCE

The 22nd Annual Regional Language Arts Conference will be held Friday-Saturday, November 6 & 7, 2009. The theme is “Multicultural Approaches in Language Arts Education.”

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

The School of Education will host its First International Conference on Current Trends and Challenges in Education from December 14-16, 2009 at the Guam Marriott Resort and Spa. Visit the conference website at http://www.geocities.com/uog_soe. For more information contact the Conference Chair, Dr. Lou Ferrer at

(671) 735-2440, or e-mail lourdesferrer@yahoo.com.

SOE Alumni Association Donates $100 Color Copy Gift Certificate from Xerox Corp. to the School of Education

Alumni Donation: The SOE Alumni Association donated a $100 color copy gift certificate from Xerox Corporation to the School of Education at the University of Guam. Pictured L-R: Peter Roy Martinez, Director of UOG Alumni Affairs; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, SOE Alumni Association President; Dr. Lourdes Klitzkie, SOE Alumni Association Advisor; and Dr. Patrick Leddy, Acting Dean of the School of Education.