Chuuk Campus recognizes its faculty and staff

The annual incentive award ceremony for Chuuk Campus was held last May 7, 2010 at the Student Services Center. Nine incentive awards and five years of service awards were given to deserving faculty and staff members of COM-FSM Chuuk Campus.The Incentive awards that were given are as follows:

Good Health Award:	Amy Choffat
Student's Choice Award:	Alton Higashi
Community Service Award:	Edson Asito
Teacher of the Year Award:	Myjolynne Kim and Gunaraj Walter John
Award of Recognition:	Sosiro Adolif
Staff of the Year:	Kersweet Eria
Professional Recognition:	Atkin Buliche for earning his Master of Information Systems , Richardson Chiwi for earning his Master of Education in Language and Literacy and Kind Kanto for earning his Master of Science in Environmental Science.

Years of service awards are as follows:

Five Years of Service award: Sosiro Adolif, Miuty Nokar, Marleen Ychiro and Arthur Ilon
Ten Years of Service award: Herner Braiel

COM-FSM holds Fun Walk on May 8

The 2010 COM-FSM fun walk/run was held on the Saturday of last May 8, 2010, at Palm Terrace shopping Center. More than 90 participants joined the event. The participants gathered in front of Palm Terrace shopping center to participate in this activity that promotes health.

Spearheaded by the College’s very own Castro Joab from the recreation division, the event was considered a success. The activity raised an amount of $830.00 which will go directly to college’s endowment fund.

Awards and door prizes were given away to the winners including a cell phone, bicycle, calling cards, cash power cards and other items. This event was not possible without the help of our avid sponsors.

COM-FSM would like to extend its appreciation to the following major sponsors: Ace Hardware, Ace Office Supplies, Bank of FSM, Bank of Guam, Best Buy, Caroline Fisheries Corporation, Do It Best, E.H. Rogue, FSM Telecommunication Corporation, Isamu Nakasone's Store, Moylan's Insurance, Nihco, Palm Terrace, Panuelo Gas Station, Pohnpei Utilities Corporation, Ray & Dor's, Scoobies, Tuna Commission, Visual Impact and Western Union/CTSI.

Members of the public and the College communities
participated during this year’s fun walk/run event.

The overall results of the fun run/walk are as follows:

Ages 12 and under division

• male: Joshua Kapriel - 24minutes & 30 seconds
• female: Mary Alexander - 23minutes & 56seconds

Masters division (50 years and Up)

• male - Genichi Terasawa - 23minutes & 29seconds
• female - Elena Yamada - 32minutes & 24seconds

Students division

• male - Brian Kapriel - 22minutes & 24seconds
• female - Debra Daniel - 37minutes & 24seconds

Staff division

• male - Tom Maui - 37minutes & 19seconds
• female - Jean Thoulag - 1hour: 3minutes: 46seconds

Faculty division

• male - Dana Lee Ling - 29minutes & 50 seconds
• female - Jazmine Gonzales - 55minutes & 9seconds

Overall Winners

• male - Rendy Germinaro - 19minutes & 22seconds
• female - Reloliza Saimon - 22minutes & 47seconds

Our Top Finishers

• Rendy Germinaro - 19minutes & 22seconds
• Miky Laurdine - 21minutes & 19seconds
• Hudson Dadius - 21minutes & 40seconds
• Alifanster Ifamilik - 21minutes & 43seconds
• Rico Joab - 22minutes & 15seconds

COM-FSM students attend Experiential Learning Trip to Palau and Guam

Nine students and three instructors from the College participated in an experiential and entrepreneurial learning trip to Palau and Guam last March 27 – April 1, 2010. The instructors include Tara Tara of Kosrae Campus, Toa Currie of Pohnpei Campus and Kiyoshi Phillip of National Campus. The students include Kenye Lisa Ittu, Pedro Nena and Salik David from Kosrae Campus, Nelson Fredrick, Delson Luke and Monaliza Barnabas of Pohnpei Campus and Rosalinda Silbanuz, Berson Elias and Elfred Alfred from National Campus.

The groups’ first destination was Palau to attend an entrepreneurial opportunities program at Palau Community College, where they were introduced to new agricultural techniques, and other agriculture sciences such as fruit farming, fish feeding, rabbit fish and milk fish farming and many others.

The students concluded their Palau educational trip by visiting places like Jelly Fish Lake, Milky Way (or better known as Rock Island), and Palau Coral Aquarium.

After their four-day stay in Palau, the group headed to Guam for the final four day stretch of their experiential learning trip. The students attended an agri-tourism and aqua-tourism program at University of Guam were they were taken to the Guam flee market and toured a fruit farm through the help of Mr. Hamamoto of the University of Gaum.

On April 30, 2010, the National Campus students who participated in the experiential learning trip gave presentations to the community at National Campus about their trip.

According to Jim Currie, Vice President for Cooperative Research and Extension (VPCRE), based on the report by the students, the trip had a positive impact. “The students are pumped up and more focused on their major, they are now more eager to finish their education and start their own business in agriculture,” he said.

The same group of students will be representing COM-FSM in recruitment efforts at schools and villages around the island as well as promoting Agriculture and Food Technology programs at the College.

Early Registration for Summer 2010

Early Registration for the Summer 2010 session will begin on April 5-9, 2010. After this period, students wanting to take courses during the summer session will have to register during the regular registration period in May. Get the classes you need and want today!

Steps One to Three of the Early Registration Process will begin March 24, 2010. As such, beginning March 24, 2010, students who want to early register for Summer 2010 may:

• Come to Office of Admissions, Records and Retention (OARR) to have their 2010.2 term records activated.
• Pay their registration fees with the Business Office.
• Check their financial aid status or receive financial aid advices at Financial Aid Office.

For inquiries, please see or call:
Office of Admissions, Records and Retention
College of Micronesia-FSM
National Campus
P.O. Box 159
Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-2480 extensions 150, 136, 171, and 172

National and Pohnpei Campuses Raise over $40K

Palikir, Pohnpei - April 05, 2010 –– Student groups from the National and Pohnpei campuses raised $40,161.64 during this year’s Founding Day fundraising activities.

This fundraising scheme is tied to the College’s Mr and Miss Founding Day bi-annual competitions. The Pohnpeian Students at the National Campus won this year’s Mr and Miss Founding Day titles when they fundraised over $15 K.

According to the College’s common practice for Mr and Miss competitions, all groups that raised at least $1,000 retain 10 per cent of the total amount they raised. The remaining 90 per cent is donated to the College’s Endowment Fund, a fund that the College has created to ensure the long term financial viability of the college in future.

The following are the amounts raised by the student groups:

Student Group	Ranking	Amount Raised
Green Team (Kosraen Students at the National Campus)	4th runner up	$3,006.60
White Team (Chuuk Students at the National Campus)	3rd runner up	$3,134.75
Red Team (Yap Students at the National Campus)	2nd runner up	$3,421.51
Purple Team (Pohnpei Campus Students)	1st runner up	$15,199.05
Blue Team (Pohnpei Students at the National Campus)	Mr & Miss Founding Day	$15, 399.73