Blended Learning Guidelines effective January 2023

1. Effective January 2023, considering the experience of the ongoing semester, the 50/50 onsite/online blend will remain as the minimum teaching modality. However, in our effort to transition to a truly blended learning environment next school year, some courses may have more onsite classes if deemed best for the course (subject to room availability). These courses will therefore not follow the odd/even scheme.  
2. Note that the “quasi-hybrid mode” (hyflex) is not mandatory to accommodate the few students who will be given exemptions from attending onsite sessions. The faculty may opt to give the said students other learning tasks as long as the content delivery and learning outcomes for the course are achieved.  
3. Heeding an expressed need by students, additional classrooms will be made available as soon as possible to students attending online sessions while on campus. The classrooms will be labeled accordingly and announced soon.
4. As with the classes, work may be fully onsite if the needs of the students and faculty demand it and the circumstances of the employees allow it.  
5. We wish to highlight the preference for on-campus academic consultations (one-on-one consultation of a student with a teacher) as a necessary extension of teaching. If online consultation is needed, the use of the uap.asia account of both the student and the teacher is essential to preserve the official nature of the consultation. Moreover, the session may be recorded should the student or the teacher prefer to do so.

OAA Advisory: Newly elected UDAA, Inc. Board of Trustees  

The Office of Alumni Affairs (OAA) is pleased to announce the 2022 UA&P Dragons Alumni Association, Inc. (UDAA, Inc.) Board of Trustees:
 
CAS - Dr. Maria Socorro L. Romabiles (ABHGHUM, 1994)
SCM - Josemari Lorenzo R. Valdez (MAC-IMC, 2013)
SEC - Karl Frederick A. Leung (MSIE, 2001)
SED - Michelle Aubrey C. Garcia (BSHCD, 2019)
SLG - Atty. Maia Chiara Halmen Reina A. Valdez (ABHPCPE, 2005)
SMN - Nicole Frances O.  Villavicencio (MSCM, 2018)
SSE - John Brylle L. Bae (BSAM, 2016)
 
Congratulations! 

School of Law and Governance renamed

Upon approval of the Management Committee, the School of Law and Governance shall be renamed School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance effective November 3, 2022. This is to recognize the valuable and indispensable role of the Social Sciences in the profound understanding and effective practice of Law and Governance. The Social Sciences provide rich conceptual foundations and broad perspectives for a holistic and in-depth grasp of human nature, family, society, and the global community of nations which are essential to Law and Governance, disciplines with tendencies to be largely practical. This is consistent with UA&P’s mission: To create and spread a culture that strengthens the dignity of the human person, and the unity of the family, and that promotes understanding and cooperation among persons of all races, beliefs, and social conditions.

The change of name emphasizes as well the multidisciplinary approach of the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance, the brand of education that UA&P fosters, in comparison with the current trend in many higher education institutions towards increasing specializations and segmentation of areas of studies oftentimes leading to scarce collaboration among colleges or faculties of Political Science, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Urban Planning, etc. It is the belief of the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance that the growing complexity of contemporary society requires bringing people, groups, and institutions from diverse backgrounds and expertise together for a common purpose to face multifaceted challenges of our time such as social inequalities, disaster management, human security, poverty, and geopolitical conflicts.

The new name recognizes the prominent role of Political Economy, the Social Science program that previously laid the groundwork for the establishment of the School. UA&P has acquired prestige as a pioneer in this academic field in the Philippines and in ASEAN, and is the only university in the country offering it as undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of our alumni are now in leadership positions here and abroad.

Looking towards the future, the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance opens itself to expansion, and to offering new courses beyond Law and Governance such as Sociology, Development Studies, International Relations, Security and Strategic Studies, and others relevant to addressing society’s needs.

In pursuing such identity and goals, the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance values even more its continuing collaboration with other units in the University, particularly with the College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Economics upon whose expertise in their disciplines the School relies for assistance significantly.

The School retains the acronym SLG.

CEO Brief Talk: Launching a Business from Scratch

The School of Management (SMN) invites you to the CEO Brief Talk: Launching a Business from Scratch on November 19 (Saturday) from 1:30 to 3:00 pm at the Celestino Dizon Auditorium, UA&P.

Get a chance to learn about the ropes of business – from the early stages of launching a company to penetrating foreign markets to applying analytics that will propel your business forward (and many more!) from Emma - The Sleep Company's CEO, Dennis Schmoltzi.

For pre-registration, click here: https://tinyurl.com/CEOBriefTalk.