Preamble. — Guam Code § 16100

§ 16100. Preamble.

(a) The University of Guam is dedicated to the continuing search for truth, justice, liberty, happiness,

and dignity among the people and islands of Guam and the Western Pacific.

(b) As a resource in the Western Pacific, the University of Guam is committed to function as a dynamic

institution in an environment of constant flux and growth. The University of Guam recognizes that it must

carefully plan its contributions to human welfare and society. The University of Guam is determined to

develop ever higher levels of expertise so that it can excel as a tertiary educational institution in the Western

Pacific. To achieve this end the University of Guam shall offer advanced knowledge in various areas of

resource development to the people of Guam and the region in order to produce leaders and expertise in the

different professions for the benefit of island communities.

(c) As a resource, the University of Guam will support island priorities. The University of Guam and

its various constituencies will continually identify programs and projects consistent with the basic socio-

economic-political and cultural development goals sought by the people and governments in the region.

The University of Guam shall experiment and pioneer in new approaches to human situations responding

to existing needs of the people and the islands of the Western Pacific and shall help formulate public policies

through the freedom and flexibility to be innovative in its three-fold objective of teaching, research and

service.