Chaplaincy Advisory: Novena Masses to the Immaculate Conception

The Novena Masses in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be from November 30 until December 8, 2024. The mass on November 30 (holiday) and December 1 & 8 (Sundays) will be at 10:00 am. The novena mass on weekdays will be at 12:05 pm.

This year, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated on December 9 (Monday). 

SED Faculty Lecture Series: Mentee Proactivity in Youth Mentoring

The School of Education and Human Development (SED) invites everyone to its Quarterly Faculty Lecture Series on November 20 (Wednesday) from 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm via Zoom. 
 
In this talk entitled "Mentee Proactivity in Youth Mentoring," SED Assistant Professor Dr. James L. Lactao will tackle the two main factors that motivate mentees to proactively seek guidance from their mentors: (1) mentee's perceived need for guidance and (2) well-developed mentoring relationship. Furthermore, the three stages of developing the mentoring relationship will also be discussed.
 
Interested participants may register here.

For inquiries, email SED at [email protected].

Invitation to Faculty: Echoing of educational and cultural insights from Japan

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) invites all faculty members to the Junior College Program's echoing of the key insights and educational practices gained from a recent benchmarking trip to Japan. The session will be held on November 13 (Wednesday) from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in Case Room 1.

For inquiries, please contact Mary Grace Caedo at [email protected].

Female UA&P employees attend three-day retreat-seminar

Twenty-five female UA&P employees participated in the retreat-seminar held at Tanay Epic Parc in Rizal from October 20 to 22.

The three-day activity, similar to the retreat-seminar conducted in Tagaytay Conference Center last June, consisted of classes on the sacraments of confession and marriage and moral relativism and talks on friendship, rest and work, and cooperators of Opus Dei. Fr. Alfred Cruz, one of the UA&P chaplains, gave the meditations.  

One of the highlights of the event was a short trip to a restaurant overlooking Laguna Lake, where the participants dined while watching the sunset.

Female employees interested in attending a retreat-seminar this school year may signify interest by emailing [email protected].

Filipino Department Chair presents paper at international conference

Dr. Moreal N. Camba, Chair of the Department of Filipino of the College and Arts and Sciences, presented her research paper on "Indigenous Filipinos in the Manila Carnaval (1908-1915): De/Centering Images of the Natives in Selected Newspaper Photographs in the Philippines" at the Asian Congress for Media and Communication 2024 International Conference, which was held from October 31 to November 2, 2024, at Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities.