The community is invited to join the University of Guam in celebrating its 53rd Annual Charter Day.
The celebration begins with a virtual ceremony from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday and will continue throughout March as Charter Month, showcasing the university’s work through various virtual events under the theme “Transforming Lives, Advancing Communities,” according to a news release.
The annual Charter Day celebration marks the anniversary of the university’s founding in 1952 and the signing of the charter that renamed the Territorial College of Guam to the University of Guam in 1968.
The event is generally a campus-wide festival, drawing more than 6,000 people to explore educational exhibits and displays and to participate in campus tours and cultural and academic competitions, the release stated.