Mark Vincent Yu always knew he wanted his life's work to be with youth, but he didn't start his higher education journey knowing exactly how that would come to be.

"Life is not fair, and sometimes you just gotta do the hard thing and do it all by yourself." These words play on repeat in the head of University of Guam alumna Sarah Filush Camacho -- words of advice from her former business school professor, Dr. Annette T. Santos.

Chieriel Desamito, a graduate student in the Sustainable Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources program, took an important step in his future career by presenting his research, networking with others in the field, and learning about current trends and issues at the Soil Science Society of America conference held Jan. 6–9 in San Diego.

University of Guam communications major Audrey Meno is taking action to learn about and protect the resources of her island home.