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UOG president outlines enrollment push, dual-enrollment expansion and donor-backed facilities progress
Summary
President Anita Borja Enriquez told the Board of Regents the university is intensifying outreach, expanding dual-enrollment pathways including a tuition-waiver pilot for high-school seniors, and progressing on new facilities while securing donor commitments including a $1 million gift for a named resource room.
President Anita Borja Enriquez delivered the Board of Regents’ fourth-quarter report on Nov. 25, detailing administrative steps to bolster enrollment, expand access, and strengthen campus facilities and donor support.
On enrollment and access, Enriquez described intensified outreach to Guam public and private schools, expanded FAFSA assistance, and a series of one-stop registration events that the enrollment office used to help students register, resolve holds and complete financial aid requirements. She said those efforts, combined with targeted advising, are intended to improve retention and degree completion.
The president described new dual-enrollment and advanced-high-school initiatives developed with the Guam Department of Education and the Northern Mariana Islands public school system to broaden college access across the region. As part of those efforts, she announced a tuition-waiver pilot funded through the student financial assistance program that will cover up to six credit hours for the first 20 eligible high-school seniors who complete placement testing and register for spring 2026; the waiver is intended to lower cost barriers and accelerate time to degree.
Enriquez highlighted several donor commitments and fundraising developments. The Daniel and Maria Park Foundation committed $1,000,000 for the naming of an SBPA resource room in the business/public administration building. The president also noted smaller scholarship gifts and partnerships with private-sector donors and foundations that support student scholarships, research and separate capital projects.
On facilities, Enriquez and committee chairs reported the School of Engineering is complete and readying for ribbon-cutting activities, the Student Success Center is nearly complete with furniture procurement in progress, and other projects (School of Health and rebuild projects) are advancing though some delays were attributed to supply-chain issues. Administrators signaled continued attention to deferred maintenance and staffing for facilities management.
Enriquez closed by thanking university staff, faculty and community partners and urged a focus on graduation readiness and student success heading into spring 2026.
Next steps: administration will continue degree audits and clearance for commencement, roll out the tuition-waiver pilot to eligible high-school seniors, and work with donors and contractors on finalizing ribbon-cutting schedules and occupancy permitting.
