University of Guam regents approve five-year academic master plan, amend policy statement and authorize borrowing for furniture

Hagatña, Guam — The University of Guam Board of Regents on May 29 approved a set of measures including a five-year Academic Master Plan, minor edits to a campus policy statement on “respect, compassion and community,” and authorization for the president to borrow from an internal fund to cover expected shortfalls for furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) in several new buildings.

The board passed Resolution 2511 to adopt the Academic Master Plan 2025–2030, which campus leaders said trims degree credit requirements and adds new curricular and advising changes intended to improve completion and support for nontraditional students. Regents also approved Resolution 2512 to amend Board Resolution 2224’s policy statement on respect and compassion, and Resolution 2513 to authorize the president to borrow from the IAI (sometimes described in the discussion as the International Accounting Institute) fund to purchase FF&E for newly constructed campus buildings.

Board members described the Academic Master Plan as a multi-year blueprint for curriculum, advising and enrollment strategies. Senior university leadership highlighted changes that include reducing some bachelor-degree credit totals from 124 to 120 credit hours, adding internships as a core requirement…