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Date of
Resolution No.
Joe S. San Agustin
FRANK BLAS AGUON
35-34 (COR)
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2/21/2017 11:33 AM
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Date Intro
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Date Adopted
Relative to recognizing and commending the Guam Community College
Veterans Club for supporting higher education for its fellow veterans, and
whose motto is "Today's Heroes for Tomorrow's Leaders"; and to further
extending Un Dangkolo Na Si Yu'os Ma'ase' to the club members for taking the
initiative for the betterment of our veteran community on Guam.
02/17/17
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02/25/17
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2/21/17
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Relative to recognmng and commending the Guam Community College
Veterans Club fot: supporting higher education for its fellow veterans, and
whose motto is "Today's Heroes for Tomorrow's Leaders'~ and to further
extending Un Ddngkolo Na Si Yu'os Ma'dse'to the club members for taking
the initiative for the betterment of our veteran community on Guam.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OP I MINA 'TRENTAI KUATTRONALJHESLATURANGUAHAN.
WHEREAS, the Guam Community CoUegc: {GCC) Veterans Club was e-sublisbed to provtde a network of support to mili.t:uy veterans, their familie~. and civillln
suppum:.r:s, as well as to educate rhc community about the experiences of military veterans and to work with GCC':i adminiscrarion to meet the needs o f studtn t vetenns
and prospective student vett"r.ms. 'Ilic Club strives to cultivate student vet.cram' concerns through scheduled meetings, advocacy, social rod recreational act:ivicics, and
ro foster upril J, rorpI :lIDOng :audent vcrerans and promote JJJ u ndc.rstlnding o f student veteran issues; and
WHEREAS, the GlUm Commwllty College Vetenru Club was cstabfuhcd on September 11, 2015; and, it8 O fficers are: Mr. ROOney i\. Cruz, Jr., Pres.idcnt; M c
l'vlakisimino Vtimau, Vice: President; Ms. Jc~;CJ. Kee, Secreti.ry~ Mr. Victor Fernandez, Public Rebtions Officer, Mr. J ustin Rosaria, Trcrsurcr; and ;\k Dennis Santo
To!TUB and Mr. Fred Tupaz, Advisors; and
WHEREAS, the Gu:;un Comrmmiry College V etcnns Club consistl! of ll.Ctive students looking to provide assistance :ind guidaace to incoming and rurrent vc:ter:.i..n
srudentil; and
WHE~ ovet: the next five (5) yean::, more than tco thousw.d (10,000) service members will become veterans, and rogcrber with rhcir familie;, they 'Jl'ill begin
their journey in transition.Ing from a milituy to a c:ivi.li:a.n life, with many veterans looking forward ro attending an iruticucioa of Ngbet learning o n G u::tm. Foe maay
veter.lns and their families:, rei.ntt."gtar:iOn is a co m plex, multifaceted process that involves finding a " new normal" in rhe realm o f becoming a sfudcnt and being an active
member of society;. and
WHE~ the GCC Vctenn:l Club is JJJ organization that provides a social group serring to bdp veter.ms adjust and become s uccessful in both their civilian
;md coUcgc life. It also serves:!!> a sod.ii. and informaciooal system that proviJeiJ a aon¥politic:il enviroruncrJf in which fellow veter.U1s can meet and build the CWla.raderie
that service members are accustomed to while serving in the military; and
WHEREAS, the G uam Community College recognizl'S and poises the remarkable contribu tions and sacrifices made by the mt.mbers of the Armed Forces, and
it welcomes vereuns and military families to successfully navigate the ae&<lemic and adminisrrntive pathways of a college education. G CC haio bren ~lcctcd by Tht
Military T ima as a "Best for Vets" instirution for two (2) years in a row, aod is recognized by the N:itiooa.I Chapter of Scudent Vettt.lfl~ of America (SVA); :ind
WHEREAS, membeN o f the Club work ro achieve several goili, such a!! cncoumging college spi.rit, lniW.ting and cultivating fellowship with ~tudmrs on campus,
asi>iS;ring with providing valuable iofomiacion to veterans, integrating vetel':lll scudenrio into social e\•ent:11 aod c::i.mpus activities, and organi.:ci.ng projects and r:vcats
peruining to vetenn~· nc~ds. On July 8, 2014, two hundred forty-tWo (242) soldiers in the prQb'1"1Dl received eorichmem certificates for b.2ving gained employable s kills.;
mJ, depending on their progwn of srudy, also earned certiftates of completion, 1Utiona.l career readiness certificates, and valuable industry ccrtificues; and
WHEREAS, the mi11si.on of this organizacioo is to ensur-e th.:i.t veterans, active duty, reservists, and tbcir family members bave a voice on cunp us and a.re successful
at fulfilling their academic, employment, and support needs. Membcrs o f this greJt organizatioa rnllectivcly have a total of more than fi fty (SO) yean: o f active milit:rry
service in the d efoni>e of our country, and the G CC Vctenru Club strives to reaffirm its dedicacion to the p rinciples of "Ent~· E~
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TotniKTVw 's Lwdui'; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that t he Conunince on Rul~ of I MinaTrrntai K.Jltre Na LiJJUlahtr1111 Gilli.fun does hereby, on beha.lf of I Lhu/llluron G11dhdlf md the people of
Guam, recognize and commend the Guam Conununity C ollege Vetcuuu C lub for supporting a higher educ:icion for its fellow veter.ms, and whose motto is "To~'I
Hmiu far T1'mornJJ1'I !...Ladni'; and d oc8 funhcr extend Ua DJ11!}wlo Nt1 Si Y M'o.r .MO'drt ' to the club members for ti.king the initi:ltive for the b<:ncmicot of our veteran
community o n GUillTI; w<l be it further
RESOLVED, thaf the S~e r aod fhc Chairperson o f the Committee o n Rules certify. and the Legisbtive Set;:r-etary auest to, the adoption hereof, and that copies
o f the same be thci:t:"1ftet rransiallned to Dr. M.'.LC)' OU<la, Pre:;i:denc. Gu.am Community Collcgt; ro Mr. Rodney ,-\. C ru7., Founder and PreskJcnt, G uam Co rumWlity
C ollege Veterans Club; to Mr. Fred Tupa.z, P ro fessor wd Guam Community College Vctet:m s Club Advisor. to l\ft. Dennis S:.Uito T<.rmas, G u am C om munity College
Vernans Club Advisor; ro Mc. Scnt.'.<.lict IUchielug, G uam C ommunity CoUc:gc VA Certifying O fficial; to Mr. J o hn F. Payne, Program Spcciafut, Accommodative Service;
~nd to the Hon0r.1.ble Edward J.B. C alvo, f M.at,a'l.Jhelf G11Jhan.
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DULY AND REGULA.RL Y ADOPTED BY THE COMMITIEE ON RULES OP I MINA 'TRENTAI KUATTRO NA LJHESLATURAN GUAJlAN
ONTHE21: DAY OF FEB RUARY 2017.
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I MINA 'TRENTAI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN
2017 (FIRST) Regular Session
Resolution No. 35-34 (COR)
Introduced by:
Joe S. San Agustin
FRANK B. AGUON, JR.
Thomas C. Ada
William M. Castro
B. J.F. Cruz
James V. Espaldon
Fernando Barcinas Esteves
Regine Biscoe Lee
Tommy Morrison
Louise B. Muna
Telena Cruz Nelson
Dennis G. Rodriguez, Jr.
Michael F.Q. San Nicolas
Therese M. Terlaje
Mary Camacho Torres
Relative to recognizing and commending the Guam
Community College Veterans Club for supporting higher
education for its fellow veterans, and whose motto is "Today's
Heroes for Tomorrow's Leaders"; and to further extending
Un Dangkolo Na Si Yu'os Afa'ase' to the club members for
taking the initiative for the betterment of our veteran
community on Guam.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF I
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MINA 'TRENTAI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN:
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WHEREAS, the Guam Community College (GCC) Veterans Club was
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established to provide a network of support to military veterans, their families, and
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civilian supporters, as well as to educate the community about the experiences of
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military veterans and to work with GCC' s administration to meet the needs of student
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veterans and prospective student veterans. The Club strives to cultivate student
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veterans' concerns through scheduled meetings, advocacy, social and recreational
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activities, and to foster esprit de corps among student veterans and promote an
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understanding of student veteran issues; and
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WHEREAS, the Guam Community College Veterans Club was established on
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September 11, 2015; and, its Officers are: Mr. Rodney A. Cruz, Jr., President; Mr.
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Makisimino Veimau, Vice President; Ms. Jessica Kee, Secretary; Mr. Victor Fernandez,
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Public Relations Officer; Mr. Justin Rosario, Treasurer; and Mr. Dennis Santo Tomas
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and Mr. Fred Tupaz, Advisors; and
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\VHEREAS, the Guam Community College Veterans Club consists of active
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students looking to provide assistance and guidance to incoming and current veteran
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students; and
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WHEREAS, over the next five (5) years, more than ten thousand (10,000)
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service members will become veterans, and together with their families, they will begin
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their journey in transitioning from a military to a civilian life, with many veterans
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looking forward to attending an institution of higher learning on Guam. For many
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veterans and their families, reintegration is a complex, multifaceted process that
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involves finding a "new normal" in the realm of becoming a student and being an active
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member of society; and
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WHEREAS, the GCC Veterans Club is an organization that provides a social
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group setting to help veterans adjust and become successful in both their civilian and
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college life. It also serves as a social and informational system that provides a non-
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political environment in which fellow veterans can meet and build the camaraderie that
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service members are accustomed to while serving in the military; and
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WHEREAS, the Guam Community College recogmzes and praises the
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remarkable contributions and sacrifices made by the members of the Armed Forces, and
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it welcomes veterans and military families to successfully navigate the academic and
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administrative pathways of a college education. GCC has been selected by The 1\1ilitary
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Times as a "Best for Vets" institution for two (2) years in a row, and is recognized by
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the National Chapter of Student Veterans of America (SVA); and
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WHEREAS, members of the Club work to achieve several goals, such as
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encouraging college spirit, initiating and cultivating fellowship with students on
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campus, assisting with providing valuable information to veterans, integrating veteran
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students into social events and campus activities, and organizing projects and events
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pertaining to veterans' needs. On July 8, 2014, two hundred forty-two (242) soldiers in
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the program received enrichment certificates for having gained employable skills; and,
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depending on their program of study, also earned certificates of completion, national
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career readiness certificates, and valuable industry certificates; and
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WHEREAS, the mission of this organization is to ensure that veterans, active
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duty, reservists, and their family members have a voice on campus and are successful
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at fulfilling their academic, employment, and support needs. Members of this great
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organization collectively have a total of more than fifty (50) years of active military
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service in the defense of our country, and the GCC Veterans Club strives to reaffirm its
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dedication to the principles of "Engage, Educate, and Ernpower
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Tomorrow's Leaders"; now therefore, be it
Today's Heroes for
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RESOLVED, that the Committee on Rules of I Mina 'Trentai Kuattro Na
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Liheslaturan Guahan does hereby, on behalf of I Liheslaturan Guahan and the people
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of Guam, recognize and commend the Guam Community College Veterans Club for
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supporting a higher education for its fellow veterans, and whose motto is "Today's
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Heroes for Tomorrow's Leaders"; and does further extend Un Diingkolo Na Si Yu' os
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flt!a 'ase' to the club members for taking the initiative for the betterment of our veteran
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community on Guam; and be it further
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RESOLVED, that the Speaker and the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules
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certify, and the Legislative Secretary attest to, the adoption hereof, and that copies of
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the same be thereafter transmitted to Dr. Mary Okada, President, Guam Community
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College; to Mr. Rodney A. Cruz, Founder and President, Guam Community College
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Veterans Club; to Mr. Fred Tupaz, Professor and Guam Community College Veterans
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Club Advisor; to Mr. Dennis Santo Tomas, Guam Community College Veterans Club
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Advisor; to Mr. Benedict Rachielug, Guam Community College VA Certifying
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Official; to Mr. John F. Payne, Program Specialist, Accommodative Service; and to the
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Honorable Edward J.B. Calvo, I Maga'lahen Guahan.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF
I MINA 'TRENTAI KUATTRO NA LIHESLATURAN GUAHAN ON THE
DAY OF FEBRUARY 2017.
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MICHAEL F.Q. SAN Nh..:OLAS
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COMMITTEE ON RULES
Senator Michael F.Q. San Nicolas, Chaimian
TMina'Trentai Kuattro na Liluslaturan Guahan • 34th Guam Legislature
COMMITTEE VOTING SHEET
Resolution No. 35-34 (COR)-Joe S. San Agustin, FRANK B. AGUON, JR. -"Relative to recognizing and commending
the Guam Community College Veterans Club for supporting higher education for its fellow veterans, and whose motto is
"Today's Heroes for Tomorrow's Leaders"; and to further extending Un Dangkolo Na Si Yu'os Ma'ase' to the club
members for taking the initiative for the betterment of our veteran community on Guam."
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Senator Michael F.Q. San Nicolas
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