AQA Advisory: Remote virtual accreditation of SCM and SLG programs

The Office of Academic Quality Assurance (AQA) would like to inform everyone that the  AB Integrated Marketing Communication program of the School of Communication and the AB Political Economy program of the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance will undertake remote virtual accreditation for Level II 1st Reaccreditation on February 28 to March 2 (Tuesday to Thursday).

The team of accreditors and their respective survey areas for both programs are as follows:

Chairman: Dr. Loida Sta. Maria 

• • Philosophy and Objectives
  • Organization and Administration

Dr. Pedrito Jose Bermudo

• • Faculty, Instruction, and Laboratories

Dr. Aniline Vidal

• • Library

Engr. Flordeliza Villaseñor

• • Physical Plant and Facilities

Dr. Butch Saulon

• • Research

Ms. Melanie Florentino

• • Student Services
  • Social Orientation and Community Involvement

We enjoin the academic community to extend their support to SCM and SLG in this reaccreditation.

SMN Workshop on Advanced Empirical Methods for Research

The School of Management (SMN) cordially invites the UA&P faculty, managers, supervisors, and administrative staff to its third session of workshop entitled “A Workshop on Advanced Empirical Methods for Research” on February 22 (Wednesday).

This workshop will provide a conceptual understanding of the application of two widely used Structural Equation Model (SEM) approaches prevalent in the academic literature and businesses doing research. The workshop will focus on the understanding, interpretation, and analysis of the theoretical output and shall rely on the R software to do the heavy lifting on the statistical and computational part of the methodology.

The lecturer is Dr. Robert Roque, Assistant Professor and the Executive Director of the Center for Family Business Excellence of SMN.

Those who wish to attend may register here.

For inquiries, kindly email [email protected]. 

CAS Faculty Colloquium

The College of Arts and Sciences invites everyone to its Faculty Colloquium on February 22 (Wednesday) from 10:30 am to 12:00 nn at Case Room 1 or via Zoom. CAS faculty member Ms. Zyra F. Lentija  will be presenting her work entitled Christian Philosophy Today: A Grounded Experience In, With and Of the Truth. 

Those who wish to attend may register here.

For inquiries, please email [email protected].

Announcement from the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance

The Operations Committee of the School of Social Sciences, Law, and Governance (SLG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Natividad Cristina Gruet as the Program Director (PD) of the Political Economy Program of SLG effective 16 February 2023.

After finishing her Master of Arts in Political Economy with specialization in International Relations and Development (MAPE-IRD) in 2004, Ms Gruet has been teaching full-time in our University since 2008, and has dedicated herself to enriching the Political Economy Program in different ways, such as organizing co-curricular activities for students; introducing innovations in teaching, research, and curriculum development; instituting policies and standards; and arranging collaborations with various government and private institutions.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Gruet served as the Assistant Program Director of the Political Economy Program from 1 August 2022.

We enjoin everyone to lend their support to Ms. Gruet as she takes charge of this new assignment.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Dr. May Zuleika Salao for her selfless service and dedication as the previous Program Director. Her scholarship and passion for excellence contributed substantially in raising the prestige of our Political Economy Program over the years in the country and beyond.

Course in Project Management Fundamentals 

The Strategic Business Economics Program (SBEP) and Continuing Real-World Education (CORE) invite everyone to the Project Management Fundamentals course on March 4, 11, and 18 (Saturdays) at 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

This course aligns with the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide, and integrates the highly effective, interactive Harvard Business Publishing Project Management simulator. The course aims to combine proven blended asynchronous online e-learning with UBQTY’s facilitator-led synchronous training to provide the best foundation and preparation for aspiring project managers.

UBQTY is an Axelos Consulting Partner (ACP), one of the few Philippine firms certified to conduct assessments using the Portfolio, Programme, Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3), which preemptively supports our project management training needs analysis.

The Project Management Fundamentals course is also a CESB (Career Executive Service Board) Accredited Training Program, for those who are in or would like to commit to a career in public or government service.

Kindly register here.

For inquiries, contact SBEP at [email protected] or 0999-998-4417.