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Regent Chun reported that Dean Gina Rojas of Enrollment Management and Student Services told the committee the graduate list for 2025 reached 371 students, a 17.8% increase from 2024. The committee highlighted a range of interventions aimed at improving persistence and graduation: expanded advisement services, financial literacy support, career and behavioral-health advisement, and an initiative to re-engage students who are close to completing degrees.

The committee signaled plans to resurrect an outreach program previously called \"98 to Graduate\" (name referenced as part of committee discussion) that focuses on students who left with only a few credits remaining. Committee members said past pilots of that approach produced high return-and-completion rates and the division plans to contact near-completers to identify barriers and re-enroll them for the fall term.

Regent Chun also reported retention gains reported by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness: semester-to-semester persistence figures improved, with a 2024 retention figure cited in committee discussion as 89% (up from mid-70s in prior years). The committee asked the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to prepare a student poll to identify the principal barriers preventing students from returning and finishing.

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\"The previous results showed almost 100% returned and graduated,\" Regent Chun said of the earlier pilot to re-enroll near-completers.

Context and next steps

The committee will develop reporting standards and metrics for tracking graduation and retention improvements and expects further updates on the revived re-enrollment outreach. The board approved Resolution 25-06, the 2025 commencement graduate listing, by voice vote during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Regents Q2 Regular Meeting - April 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The student affairs committee reported a record of 371 graduates (17.8% increase from 2024), semester-to-semester retention gains and plans to resurrect a close-to-completion outreach program to re-enroll stopouts.","taxTitle","University of Guam, Agencies, Executive , Guam","taxId",18964,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6573176,"UOG updates on new buildings, sanitary-permit compliance and IT savings from VoIP project",46,2304000,2350000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0&start=2304&end=2350","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0/thumbnail_2304000.jpg","/articles/6573176/UOG-updates-on-new-buildings-sanitary-permit-compliance-and-IT-savings-from-VoIP-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573176-0137b8715ac0419d477192540635b5a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136007&Signature=L6xkCu6HTqz~wk7ZiTWXz8ztGPNVDQetiB5w6dV70l2qf128ur1Wg0ofji~UObWFRlc7nadv-n2MBZF5IzCY8IkOncKFaWOxId8r14LnCgal2WhUmrUJFH9keJu5pSd0RdIrwy1PIkiVazvLBquRjnxTK7RmwW2QqsyamhuvmSRogQsdgWsm1oeo0gQZHeDYqWxFjqzqqDS0XSlxmQ1VZ9WsAy9vP-YnU7IuD-FS9ek8ip6V2-8SKSYLgVdWZWXDmlHNuaVyzFIOxyJnLJuHqEgOv0mQ7z2TgjKpHZzu-hbSQMWazZjxiTSK8VtYW0U-UnS3yNwEY2raQjeNfP~gjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Regents received a facilities update April 24 that covered construction progress on four new campus buildings, a sanitary-permit compliance process and planned IT infrastructure changes designed to free funds for modernization.

Regent Pete Diaz, reporting for the Physical Facilities Committee, said facilities management has identified campus maintenance items that must be addressed to meet a sanitary permit requirement, listing an estimated $230,000 of repairs ranging from cracked tile to paint chips. Diaz said the university is working with deans and administrative officers to prioritize and implement fixes.

Construction status for major capital projects reported to the board:

- Student Success Center: 73% complete; expected substantial completion in August 2025.
- School of Engineering: 91% complete; target completion June 2025. The school is seeking additional funding for furniture, fixtures and equipment.
- Water Environment Research Institute (EDA project): 46% complete; expected completion October 2025.
- School of Health: 47% complete; expected completion October 2025.

Diaz said the university issued a bid for a new VoIP communications system and projects roughly $340,000 in savings from the replacement. The plan is to repurpose those savings for IT modernization work such as cabling, servers and applications, Diaz said. Facilities staff answered committee questions to the committee members' satisfaction, according to the report.

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\"FMS has been working with the deans, the administrative officers, and looking to all the little items that are all around the campus ... They've, you know, tallied up, dollars 230,000 worth of those fixes,\" Regent Diaz reported.

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The four projects are the major elements of the university's recent capital expansion and were discussed repeatedly in committee updates during the spring. The board noted continued need for funding of furniture, fixtures and equipment for the new facilities and ongoing procurement and contracting activity tied to the construction work.","Facilities staff reported construction progress on four new buildings, a campus sanitary-permit compliance effort with estimated $230,000 of fixes and projected savings from a new VoIP system to support other IT upgrades.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6573181,"UOG president reports Carnegie research designation and monitors federal grant impacts; no furloughs reported",54,816000,870000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0&start=816&end=870","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0/thumbnail_816000.jpg","/articles/6573181/UOG-president-reports-Carnegie-research-designation-and-monitors-federal-grant-impacts-no-furloughs-reported","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573181-be229a3ecadddd05edbbd14ba500d72a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136007&Signature=ljlWv~zsORfWIdkiLMeMF7CnPgVDYT5t80Sah2HEDbjocT4hefI-vBwD1OMYXjRTyL0G92iwipObhRMoLKybDGmilfW7S9W9yqFBjHhHhJa83aQ48ATcZaNbE0AQcep-dUyPCnFPJ1hE5htSsrYbgHCyk3gfbNXF6f32e8y-7ADEyQVbvcGM8~4vvKxygX8t36P5scFmTrdP7Nrau-b5bKFSbSCYSyLgYkA-wCH5qoEF2aGf5c4bA8EDT2CqKkG9Bb9UkAQQptBJucyObXi1vd35IEdIJnkCCWZGAAvernauu0pzd-UgVqF6pEX~etyVqmhRz8~0NxLNKajOZryNFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","President Enriquez told the Board of Regents on April 24 that the University of Guam has been recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning as a research college or university and listed several campus achievements and program milestones.

Enriquez also reported the university is closely monitoring changes in federal grant funding following recent executive actions at the federal level. She gave a numerical summary: of 136 federal grant awards tracked by the Research Corporation, four grants have been identified as affected, 17 are being closely monitored and 15 show no changes or updates. She said the affected grants are worth about $5.7 million, grants being closely monitored total roughly $42.8 million, and grants with no changes are about $49.7 million; she reported a cumulative total of grant awards tracked as approximately $9,898,245,753 as of April 24.

The president said there are no employee furloughs. She reported nine employees have been reassigned to other funding sources and that 27 full-time equivalents (FTEs) are being closely monitored; she also provided counts of part-time positions being tracked. The university has met with U.S. Rep. James Moylan and his staff to discuss grant impacts and noted that the NSF EPSCoR-related funding and a Center of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (CDARS) have received notifications of cuts.

Enriquez highlighted campus achievements alongside the grants update: the Carnegie designation, the 16th Conference on Island Sustainability (ISSA) earlier in April, a new interactive student STEM learning center (Chelan de Scobri Hub), the re-launched Triton Privileges vendor program and student honors including a Truman Scholar.

She said Research Corporation staff and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs are maintaining a color-coded handout that tracks each federal grant award and their status, and that the administration will continue to provide updates to the board as the situation evolves.

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\"No employees furloughed. Number of employees currently reassigned to other funding: 9,\" President Enriquez reported, summarizing the administration's current contingency actions.

Context and next steps

The administration asked the board to remain informed while university leaders continue to track the status of federal grants, RAF (Research and Academic Funding) related awards and to coordinate with congressionally-elected officials where appropriate. The president requested the board's attention to the color-coded grant-status handout provided to regents during the meeting.","President Enriquez told the Board of Regents that the University of Guam earned Carnegie Research designation and is monitoring potential federal grant cuts; she reported a small set of grants affected and no furloughs for staff.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6573183,"Board of Regents approves budget changes, investment policy and graduation list; several procedural items adopted",2181,3385000,5566000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0&start=3385&end=5566","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111693-29e25ee085d5fe16a269026c954e3cf0/thumbnail_3385000.jpg","/articles/6573183/Board-of-Regents-approves-budget-changes-investment-policy-and-graduation-list-several-procedural-items-adopted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573183-1983d0f43153eb5b389deaab9955bb60/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136007&Signature=WDkoJmAc1DLGn2MRIhmSXwICO30czKIGJcoz8d1s9XP-6JoQp83VEaoWAZHpF0RO6i49vAmzi0h1-CzmxFGBnnrKKH0nlo~ohrd49iWXJtoNor4MpJxl-eY7da6LmOuVKGWynyGrvphZt1NCf1ASvLdtysKsLl9dXHMdCG-BGLDA-YCQvXQbDkPUO7Txij65-romSvYjJxw3hJyT9LNHUcO7WJ0OUG-9s9tWtqzd5ehoOeq6Qab-UvYbQ8UkACE4~~ZKqw7Bnz~GcGpfzLyABaXq69f515LappzXpklng26hry2-2oY2vbqwYrM1h97pBxsENTvWYcfoYF1GsAtXfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The University of Guam Board of Regents on April 24 approved a series of routine and substantive items including a reapportioned FY2025 budget, an investment policy statement for a conservatively managed portfolio, and the university's 2025 commencement graduate listing.

The board voted, by voice, to approve the reapportioned FY2025 general and special appropriations budget after the Legislature provided a $5.7 million supplemental appropriation earlier this year. The board also adopted an investment policy statement (IPS) for the university's conservatively managed portfolio and approved the commencement graduate listing for 2025. The board voted to express appreciation to outgoing student regent Julie A. Laksamana. One resolution authorizing the president to petition the Guam Legislature to use land grant funding earnings for additional projects was tabled for a future meeting.

Several procedural items also passed by voice vote. The board approved the minutes of the Feb. 20 regular meeting, adopted the Board of Regents meeting schedule for academic year 2025–26 and elected new officers to take office June 1: Regent Pete Diaz as chairperson, Regent Mike Nohalua as vice chairperson and Regent Chris Duenas as treasurer. At the request of a faculty member, the board noted that Dr. Valentine withdrew his tenure application and took no action on it. The meeting adjourned after an executive session.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of regular meeting minutes (02/20/2025): motion moved by Regent Diaz; seconded by Regent Nohalua; outcome: approved (voice vote; no recorded roll-call in transcript).

- Resolution 25-06, approving the Funam Nakhon 2025 commencement graduate listing: mover: Regent Chun; second: Regent Malili; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Resolution 25-07, expressing appreciation to Julie A. Laksamana for her service as a member of the Board of Regents: mover: Regent Malivai; second: Regent Nohalua; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Resolution 25-08, adopting an investment policy statement for the conservatively managed portfolio: mover: Regent Duenas; second: Regent Nohalua; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Resolution 25-09, authorizing the president to petition the Guam Legislature to utilize land grant funding earnings for additional projects: committee requested tabling; motion to table carried; outcome: tabled.

- Resolution 25-10, approving the reapportioned FY2025 general appropriations and special appropriations budget: mover: Budget, Finance and Audit committee (reported by Regent Nohalua); second: Regent Chen; outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Adoption of Board of Regents meeting schedule for academic year 2025–26: outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Election of officers (effective 06/01/2025): Regent Pete Diaz elected chairperson; Regent Mike Nohalua elected vice chairperson; Regent Chris Duenas elected treasurer (voice votes).

- Tenure application withdrawal: Dr. Valentine requested withdrawal of his tenure application; board took no action (noted on the record).

- Motion to enter executive session and subsequent adjournment: carried by voice votes.

Details and procedural notes

Most votes recorded in the transcript were taken by voice with participants responding “aye.” The transcript does not include roll-call vote tallies or recorded individual votes for the listed resolutions; where a mover or seconder was named, that is listed above. The board announced the tabling of Resolution 25-09 so it can be re-advertised and returned to the full board at a planned special meeting in May.

The board's adoption of the reapportioned budget follows news earlier in the meeting that bill 58-38 became law, providing the university with a $5.7 million supplement that the administration said averted a “payless payday.”","The University of Guam Board of Regents approved a reapportioned FY2025 budget, adopted an investment policy for a conservatively managed portfolio, approved the 2025 commencement graduate listing and several routine items. One resolution was tabled and one tenure application was withdrawn.","actionData","errors"]

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