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College of Micronesia Land Grant staff meet in Yap State, FSM to finalize the next COM Land Grant Plan of Work

COM Land Grant Administrators, Researchers and Extension Agents under the leadership of Executive Director Stanley Lorennij met at in Yap State of FSM from February 10-18, 2024 at the Yap State Early Childhood Education Conference Hall to finalize the next COM Land Grant Plan of work (COMLG-POW) to be undertaken by the COMLG staff at the three partner Colleges:- College of Micronesia -FSM, College of the Marshall Islands and Palau Community College. The team discussed the needs of stakeholders of the three countries and discussed ways to incorporate those needs in the next COMLG-POW to be submitted to National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA for approval and implementation. Annual Accomplishment Reports of the staff from each partner college were also presented and deliberated upon during this meeting.

Executive Director, COM Land Grant; Stanley Lorennij, inaugurating the POW meeting in Yap on February 10, 2024

COM Land Grant team discussing the Annual Accomplishment report and the new COMLG-POW

COM Land Grant Executive Director Meets COM-FSM President, Dr. Theresa Koroivulaono and COM-FSM IT Consultant, Dhiraj Bhartu

COM Land Grant Executive Director Stanley Lorennij met with COM-FSM President Dr. Theresa Koroivulaono and COM-FSM IT Consultant Dhiraj Bhartu at the COM-FSM President’s office at Palikir, Pohnpei, on January 26, 2024. The meeting discussed, among other things, collaboration possibilities of COM and COM-FSM with revamping and upgrading the COM Land Grant website. Dr. Manoj Nair, Director and Chief Scientist of Aquaculture, accompanied the COM Executive Director at this meeting.

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Manoj R Nair, Director, Chief Scientist, Aquaculture; Stanley Lorennij, Executive Director, COM Land Grant; Dhiraj Bhartu COM-FSM IT Consultant; COM-FSM President, Dr. Theresa Koroivulaono

Hon. Joe Bejang is the RMI Minister of Education and the new COM Land Grant Board Representative for the RMI.

Hon. Joe Bejang is the new RMI Minister of Education and is the new COM Land Grant Board representative for the RMI. He took office on January 4, 2024. Hon. Joe Bejang replaces long-time RMI Regent, Hon. Wilbur Heine, the Minister of Education of the previous Government and the current RMI Senator from Mili Atoll. COM Land Grant Executive Director Stanley Lorennij and the entire Land Grant team welcome RMI Regent Hon. Joe Bejang

Hon. Joe Bejang, RMI Minister of Education and the new COM Land Grant Board Representative for the RMI (photo courtesy: Sports & Extracurricular Program – SEP, RMI Ministry of Education  )

Hon. Joe Bejang, RMI Minister of Education and the new COM Land Grant Board Representative for the RMI, at a facilitation ceremony at the RMI Ministry of Education SEP Program (photo courtesy: Sports & Extracurricular Program – SEP, RMI Ministry of Education  )

PCC Engineer visits Pohnpei to design the new COM Land Grant Central Office

Palau Community College (PCC) Engineer Devine Claire Ragundi is in Pohnpei from January 7-11, 2024. She met with Executive Director Stanley Lorennij and other COM Land Grant Central Office staff regarding the design and cost for a new COMLG Central Office building in Kolonia at the existing site or at the COM-FSM National campus. She will prepare designs and a rough estimate of the cost of the new office at the two locations chosen for the COMLG Executive Director. Devine also had meetings with COM-FSM President Dr. Theresa Koroivulaono and Director of Maintenance Mr. Francisco Mendiola at the COM-FSM National campus in Palikir, Pohnpei FSM, regarding another office location at the COM_FSM National campus in Palikir. The COMLG Executive Director will, in turn, present these designs for discussion at the COMLG Board meeting at Majuro on 16-17. The COM LG Executive Director expresses gratitude and thanks to PCC President Dr. Patrick Tellei for letting COMLG avail the services of PCC Engineer Devine C. Ragundi

Devine Claire Ragundi, PCC Engineer with COM Land Grant Executive Director, Stanley Lorennij at COM Central office in Kolonia, Pohnpei

Current COM Land Grant Central Office location in Kolonia (Site-1)

Survey and discussions at COM-FSM National Campus, Palikir (Site-2)

COM-FSM National Campus, Palikir site view -1

COM-FSM National Campus, Palikir view -2

COM Land Grant Executive Director Stanley Lorennij meets Hon. Daniel Edgar, District Administrator, Nett District Government, Pohnpei State

COM Land Grant Executive Director Mr. Stanley Lorennij paid a courtesy visit to meet Hon. Daniel Edgar, District Administrator, Nett District Government, Pohnpei State, at the Nett District Government Office. The Executive Director thanked the Hon. District Administrator for the Nett District Government’s continued support of the COM Land Grant Aquaculture Hatchery and demonstration farms at Nett Point. Dr. Manoj Nair, Director and Chief Scientist of Aquaculture, also attended the meeting. 

From left to Right: Stanley Lorrenij, COM Executive Director Hon. Daniel Edgar (District Administrator, Nett District Government, Pohnpei State), Dr. Manoj Nair, Director, and Chief Scientist Aquaculture at the Nett District Administrator’s office in Nett on October 31, 2023.