Training Seminar for Reading Teachers

Fri, 26 May, 2023

The CAS-Humanities Program, in collaboration with the School of Education and Human Development, will hold a training seminar for the Reading teachers of Pineda Elementary School. The program is entitled "Developing Reading and Language Skills Among Grades IV to VI Learners."

The training will be held on June 1 and 2 (Thursday and Friday) from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm at the Dining Halls.

This activity is part of the UA&P BIGGKAS program. BIGGKAS endeavors to develop the University’s adopted community through sustainable school-based interventions.

UA&P employees as well as graduate students are welcome to attend. Those who wish to participate in the free training may confirm their attendance by registering through this link.

CRCFI Research Fund Information Session

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Join the Center for Research and Communication (CRC) and the University Research Office (URO) for a hybrid Information Session about the CRCFI Research Fund on May 31 (Wednesday) from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at Case Room 2 (ALB) or via Zoom.

Learn more about the mechanics of the Research Fund, including the allocation of research grant budgets, how funding will work together with the  academic research load and more. 

To join the session, please register at this link. Zoom link will be emailed to the registered participants who wish to join online.

For details and inquiries, email [email protected].

ICT Advisory: Server maintenance on May 27

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Please be informed that there will be a scheduled downtime on one of our servers tomorrow (May 27) at 10:00 pm. Our EmpowerEd production core server and database will undergo a scale-up to prevent the server from slowing during the enrollment period. The downtime will last up to one hour.

During the interruption, the EmpowerEd system will be inaccessible.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

BIGGKAS+ call for donations

Thu, 25 May, 2023

BIGGKAS+, in collaboration with the Center for Student Affairs, CDE Center, and Human Resource Management, is calling for cash donations for the 2023 Balik-Eskwela outreach activities of UA&P for the benefit of Pineda Elementary School (with a population of 1,702 students and 70 teaching/non-teaching personnel). 

The funds raised from this initiative will be used for the following activities:

School Readiness Project

• Activity: (a) Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic refresher classes; (b) Early Childhood Development Seminar for Parents
• Participants: (a) 100 incoming Grade 1 students (w/ identified deficiencies); (b) parents
• Dates: Refresher classes - June 19 to 30 (10 sessions); Parent’s seminar and orientation  (TBD)
• Venue: Pineda Elementary School
• Items needed: Snacks for the participants

Cleaning 101 at Pineda Elementary School

• Activity: A 2-hour talk on the effective and efficient ways of cleaning school facilities, the appropriate use of cleaning materials and equipment, pre- and post-activity exercises to prevent injury, and conserving resources to ensure sustainability. 
• Participants: PES faculty members and parents (around 100 participants)
• Date: July 19, 2023 (tentative schedule)
• Venue: Pineda Elementary School
• Items needed: Cleaning materials

Employees who wish to donate through salary deduction (for the June 1-15 and/or June 16-30 payroll) may accomplish this form on or before June 1 (Thursday).  

Employees who wish to volunteer to help with the implementation of these outreach activities may get in touch with Ms. Michelle Alejandro ([email protected]) or Ms. Zoila Pilola ([email protected]).

On behalf of our partner school and community, we thank everyone in advance for their support and collaboration.

Appointment of Mr. Guillermo B. Pablo III as Vice President for Administrative Affairs

Thu, 25 May, 2023

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Guillermo “Mito” B. Pablo III as the Vice President for Administrative Affairs effective 1 August 2023.

Mr. Pablo III has been with us as a Consultant since September 2022 and brings with him over 40 years of leadership experience in public and private financial institutions as well as family businesses.

We enjoin the University community to welcome and extend their support to Mr. Pablo as he takes on the new role in service of our stakeholders.

We express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Rolando “Roly” D. Sison for his invaluable service and exemplary leadership for the past 14 years. His corporate wisdom and staunch support for innovation have contributed to the University’s transformation in terms of financial management and digitization, upkeep of our campus and facilities, and reforms in our human resource management practices that have improved our operations and services and helped us weather several challenges, especially during the pandemic.

We wish Mr. Sison the best in his retirement and future endeavors.