26th Foundation Anniversary of the School of Management

The School of Management will celebrate its 26th founding anniversary on December 6, 2022. A special Eucharistic Celebration will be held at the Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory at 12:05 pm.

As part of the culminating activity on its 25th anniversary, the UA&P Helm Awards 2022, the first-ever Alumni Achievement Awards that aims to recognize the distinct accomplishments of SMN graduates, will be held on December 10, 2022 (Saturday) at 2:00 pm at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium.

Important reminder to all faculty members from the Data Privacy Office

Please be reminded that the grade(s) of each Student in a class is (are) considered private information. Therefore, the Teacher/Faculty giving the class SHOULD NOT assign to a student (whether or not s/he is a student in the Class) the task of recording, compiling, processing in any manner the grades of the other students. Otherwise, assigning a student to record the grades of his/her classmates can be a very serious violation of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and the University's Privacy Policy.

However, should there be a compelling reason for a student (whether or not in the same Class) to be assigned any or all of these tasks, the concerned Faculty and the whole Class should conform to the provisions of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and the University's Privacy Policy by doing the following:

• FIRST, the whole class should unanimously agree that there is a compelling reason for this assignment to be given to a student.
• SECOND, the whole class should agree that any justification would be based on the Data Privacy principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, proportionality, and data quality.
  - Check out Republic Act 10173 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations to know more about these principles. Here, Google is your friend.
  The whole class should provide their consent to the Faculty member either in writing or via a permanent recording (Video with Audio and a Time Stamp) and submit the evidence to the University's Data Privacy Office ([email protected]) before the assignment is carried out by the student.
  - The Consent should include (a) ALL the students in the class, (b) a detailed listing of the assigned task(s), and (c) the valid period for their consent (e.g., only for a quiz, or until the end of the current semester, etc.).
  - The Faculty member should use his/her email to submit the written or recorded consent.
• Once the University's Data Privacy Office gives its approval through the requesting Faculty member, the student can start carrying out the assigned tasks, and only during the time period indicated by the consent agreement of the whole class.

Thank you for your compliance.

Jesus-Centered Life (JCL) International Conference 2022

Everyone is invited to attend the Jesus-Centered Life (JCL) International Conference entitled "Holy and Heroic: The Courage to be Catholic" happening online on December 8 (Thursday). The conference will feature John Beaulieu, Director for Evangelization and Engagement of the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

The JCL Conference is an annual gathering of students, parents, educators, and young professionals around the world to share ideas, inspiration, and best practices on living and promoting the life centered on the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You may register here.

This conference is brought to you by Parents for Education Foundation (PAREF), Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Parousia Media (Australia), and Steubenville Conferences in partnership with UA&P.

Announcement from the PDC 2016-2018: Message of Thanks and Accomplishment Report

In view of the announcement of the new set of PDC members, the outgoing PDC would like to express its sincere gratitude to everyone for their support since 2016. The remaining outgoing members are honored to have been part of the PDC, hoping that through their humble service and best efforts, they were able to help their fellow employees.
 
The Accomplishment Report of the PDC 2016-2018 may be viewed here.
 
From the PDC 2016-2018:

Dr. Edwin L. Olmos (SSE) - Chairman
Mr. Senen U. Reyes (CFA) - Vice-Chair of Academic Sub-Committee
Ms. Elsie A. Laguador (SMN) - Vice-Chair of Administrative Sub-Committee
Ms. Agnes Clarizza S. Enriquez (CAS) - Secretary
Mr. Edwin A. Garcia (LIB) - Member
Ms. Mary Josefti C. Nito (CAS) - Member
Ms. Abbygail C. Reyes (CAS) - Member
Mrs. Mercy C. Verches (ICT) - Member

Research presentations of SEC faculty and alumni

The School of Economics would like to congratulate the following SEC faculty and alumni for presenting their research:

Dr. Peter L. U, Dean, School of Economics, and Maria Demitherese Eugenio, MS Industrial Economics
"An Empirical Analysis of the Variance of Retail Pump Prices in Metro Manila, Baguio City, Cebu City, and Davao City." 
Presented at the 60th Philippine Economic Society Annual Conference, November 9-11, 2022, at Hotel Novotel, Cubao, Quezon City.  

Ethan Gabriel N. Lee, Josh Cody H. Ong, Catherine Beatrize A. Salazar, Scott Gabriel D. Tiamson, graduate students
"Banking on the Future: Measures, Drivers, and Benefits of a Cashless Economy Amidst COVID-19." 
Presented at the 60th Philippine Economic Society Annual Conference, November 9-11, 2022, at Hotel Novotel, Cubao, Quezon City. 

Mary Grace R. Agner, MS Industrial Economics
"Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy and E-money in the Philippines."
Presented at the 45th Federation of ASEAN Economic Association Annual Conference held at Hanoi, Vietnam, on November 24-26, 2022.

Dr Jovi Dacanay, Program Director of PhD Business Economics, officially represented the Philippine Economic Society in the FAEA Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.

UA&P is proud of you. Unitas!