UOG Fanuch氓nan Commencement Ceremony to be held December 17
The 91快播 will recognize nearly 300 prospective graduates at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, December 17, 2017 in the Calvo Field House during its Fanuch氓nan Commencement
Ceremony. This is the first ceremony since the semester name was officially changed
from 鈥淔all鈥 to 鈥淔anuch氓nan,鈥 which represents the rainy season.
The Commencement speaker will be the Honorable Ralph Torres, Governor of the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome Governor Torres to the University,鈥 said UOG President
Robert Underwood. 鈥淥ur students will have the opportunity hear from one of the youngest
governors in the nation.鈥
For more on the 91快播 Fanuch氓nan 2017 Commencement Ceremony, visit .About the Commencement Speaker
Ralph DLG. Torres is the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
serving alongside Lieutenant Governor Victor B. Hocog. Born on August 6, 1979, Governor
Torres was raised on the island of Saipan until his family moved to Boise, Idaho where
he attended high school.
Governor Torres attended Boise State University and earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in
Political Science. Prior to this administration, Governor Torres served as Chairman
of the Committee on Health and Welfare in the 17th CNMI House of Representatives,
President of the 18th CNMI Senate, and as Lt. Governor alongside the late Governor
Eloy S. Inos.
During his term as Lt. Governor, he took a lead role in the CNMI Interagency War on
Ice Task Force, which is the coordinating entity on the CNMI鈥檚 efforts to combat Crystal
Methamphetamine use and to build a treatment network alongside the CNMI鈥檚 Drug Court.
Following the untimely passing of Governor Inos late 2015, Governor Torres ascended
to the governorship of the CNMI on December 29, 2015.
As Governor he serves as the Co-Chair of the Strategic Economic Development Council,
which brings together public and private sector leaders to discuss critical economic
development policies.