National Family Workshop Forum

Everyone is invited to a forum entitled “Enhancing the Filipino Family: A Gift to the Nation” on January 25 (Thursday), 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, at the Celestino Dizon Auditorium of UA&P.

Organized by UA&P in partnership with Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation, Inc., Defending Family Values Foundation, Inc., and the Center for Excellence in Governance, this informative and interactive forum on the Filipino family will involve its attendees in formulating action plans to respond to challenges confronting the family.

The list of speakers may be viewed below.

Those who wish to attend may register here. The registration fee is Php1,200 (Php1,000 for students) inclusive of meals and handouts. Paying participants will be given meal tickets. UA&P faculty, students, staff, and mentors may attend for free (meals excluded).

Payments may be made through the following channels:

Banco de Oro
Account name: Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan (APB) Foundation
Account number: 003-430-249575

GCash
Donnamarievic A. De Maala
0917-102-1575

For inquiries, kindly email [email protected].

Lecture on Reconfiguring School Leadership in a Post-pandemic Learning Environment

The School of Education and Human Development invites everyone to its Quarterly Faculty Lecture Series on January 24 (Wednesday) from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm via Zoom.
 
Mr. Paul Cheng, Associate Director for Academic Standards of PAREF Southridge School, will talk about the pandemic experience of a Basic Education school’s senior and middle management, and how that has shaped their leadership mindset and competencies post-pandemic. 

Interested participants may register here.

For inquiries, email [email protected].

Head of UA&P CDE Center selected for Global Leaders for Young Children Program

The School of Education and Human Development is pleased to inform the UA&P community that Dr. Lexie Estacio, head of the Child Development and Education (CDE) Center of UA&P, has been selected as a participant in the 2024-2025 cohort of the Global Leaders for Young Children Program, a project of the World Forum Foundation.

The Global Leaders for Young Children Program aims to improve life chances for young children by developing early childhood leaders who can become effective change agents and advocates for quality early childhood development in their home countries and regions.

Dr. Estacio will join an elite group of early childhood leaders and practitioners from around the world to engage in a process of learning, networking, and advocacy. The program will begin in March 2024, with the first face-to-face meeting at the World Forum in Vancouver, Canada in April 2024. The program concludes in October 2025.

Dragon Race registration extended to January 14

The Dragon Race registration has been extended to January 14, 2024. Register your teams here.

Dragon Race, the first-ever university-wide fundraising platform, aims to bring together teams of alumni, students, and employees to plan and execute various creative fundraising campaigns for the Phoenix Scholarship Endowment (PSE) from January 15 to April 15, 2024.

The teams with the highest funds raised shall receive cash prizes: Php15,000 for the 1st placer, Php10,000 for the second placer, and Php7,000 for the third placer. 

Check out the FDO website for the full mechanics. 

APS rolls out Living Heritage Project

The Asia Pacific Studies (APS) Department of the UA&P College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) rolled out its Living Heritage Project last November 15-16, 2023, by offering a two-day workshop for cultural and tourism officers from Manila, Pasig, Navotas, Malabon, Makati, Taguig, Marikina, and Parañaque.

Organized by UA&P’s resident heritage anthropologist, Dr. Carmita Eliza Icasiano, the event serves as the department’s strategic response to the recent upgrade of the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, the ratification of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act of 2022, and the continuing attainment of SDG Goal #11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).

Two chairpersons of CAS—Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales, a Philippine Studies scholar, heritage specialist, and member of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Philippines and Interpret Europe; and Ms. Mary Josefti Nito, a historian and researcher—contributed their expertise in delivering the lectures and guiding the invited participants to present and share their localities’ intangible heritage practices. Dr. Icasiano, Dr. Boquiren-Gonzales, and Ms. Nito also helped the participants to identify and reflect on the challenges and prospects in conserving and elevating these manifestations of Likhang Bayan. This workshop foreshadows a bigger national summit on Likhang Bayan in 2024.

The UA&P Department of Asia Pacific Studies has been pioneering the offering of area studies in the mold of liberal education since 2000. As the department gears towards its 25th year, it is setting the trend once again by introducing an innovatively full-fledged and interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Asia-Pacific Studies for SY 2024-2025. This new degree aims to create the next generations of trailblazers in emerging fields and exciting opportunities in and beyond the Asia Pacific region.

Dr. Carmita Icasiano (seated, center) with Arts Department Chair Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales (seated, 2nd from left), former APS Department Chair Dr. Elizabeth Urgel (seated, 2nd from right), and the cultural and tourism officers from different cities in Metro Manila.