Seven students were inducted into the University of Guam’s Lambda Pi Eta chapter of the National Communication Honors Society.

“It feels amazing—like your hard work paid off,” said junior Yvonne Manglona.

Manglona along with Kreeshia Aquino, Eric Bacarella, Swetha Kotwal, John Mugol, Erica Pangelinan, and Rianne Peredo were inducted by Dr. Lilnabeth Somera, the chapter adviser.

Manglona, who’s majoring in Communication with emphases in mass media, journalism, public relations and minoring in writing, said it was Somera who encouraged and motivated her to strive for this achievement.

“It feels good to have a professor encourage you,” Manglona said. “You feel like professors really do care about your success and academic achievements.”

Bacarella, a junior double majoring in communications and philosophy, said unlike colleges in the states, UOG provides the type of environment that allows him to focus and achieve academic goals such as this.

“The style of college at UOG…there’s not as many distractions,” he said. “It gives me a lot of time to focus on school.”

To qualify for Lambda Pi Eta this fall, each student achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher in communication courses, a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, and reached junior standing by the end of the spring 2015 semester.

The National Communication Honors Society has more than 400 active chapters at four-year universities throughout the world.

The Society’s goals include encouraging professional development among communication majors, educating students about graduate education in communication studies, and fostering scholastic achievement in communication.

See photos from the LPH Induction Ceremony.