USM PALMA Cluster Campuses

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USM PALMA Cluster Campuses USM PALMA Cluster Campuses is a collective organization composed of USM-Libungan, USM-Aleosan, and USM-Alamada.

Official news and updates will be posted on this page for the benefit of all stakeholders, particularly students, and parents.

07/08/2026

Happy 11th Katambolit Festival, Libungan, Cotabato!

Personal na kinumusta at kinasalamuha ni USM President Jonald L. Pimentel, Ph.D., kasama ang ilang mga opisyal ng uniber...
06/08/2026

Personal na kinumusta at kinasalamuha ni USM President Jonald L. Pimentel, Ph.D., kasama ang ilang mga opisyal ng unibersidad, ang buong USM Libungan Community sa taunang Meet and Greet activity ngayong umaga ng Agosto 6, 2026 sa Covered Court ng USM Libungan Campus, Montay, Libungan, Cotabato.

Kasama ni Pangulong Pimentel sina Vice President for Academic Affairs, Leorence C. Tandog, Ph.D., Financial Management Services Director Jay-R G. Vildac, Ph.D., Admission and Records Office Director Nelia O. Du, Ph.D., University Library (KEPLRC) Representative Gelita Garcia, at Office of Student Affairs Director Ma. Leida M. Donque, Ed.D. para mailapit ang ilan sa mga pangunahing serbisyong mayroon ang unibersidad sa mga mag-aaral, g**o, at staff ng Libungan Campus.

Nanguna rin ang lider estudyanteng si Muhajar D. Samad ng University Student Government para sa isang pagpupulong at konsultasyon kasama ang USM PALMA Local at Autonomous Student Governments.

Fokus ng taunang event na ito na bigyan ng oryentasyon ang mga 1st year students tungkol sa mga maaari nilang pakinabangang serbisyo mula sa unibersidad pati na rin ang kanilang mga karapatan at mga tungkulin.

Nakatakda ang isang konsultasyon sa mga student activities at permits ngayong hapon na pangungunahan ni Kathleen Mae B. Alucilja ng Opisina ng Organization Accreditation and Registration sa ilalim ng OSA.

๐„๐˜๐„๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„!๐Ÿ‘€Here are things to remember on the new AI Policy. ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐——๐—ข [๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ]Make a record of all prompts you u...
04/08/2026

๐„๐˜๐„๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„!๐Ÿ‘€

Here are things to remember on the new AI Policy.

๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐——๐—ข [๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ]

Make a record of all prompts you used. These will be reported in the AI Disclosure Form.

Make sure that you are able to:
โ€ข Explain sentences and paragraphs that appear in your research or thesis
โ€ข Attest to the accuracy of all parts of your thesis
โ€ข Produce all cited references
โ€ข Demonstrate that cited assertions are indeed mentioned in the cited reference

๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐——๐—ข [๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ]

โ€ข Ensure that students bring the AI Disclosure Form and AI Checklist during defense
โ€ข Attach the two forms to the thesis (softbound or hardbound)

๐™๐˜ผ๐™Œ๐™จ...

โ€ข ๐—”๐—บ ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ?
Yes, provided that it shall be fully disclosed through the AI Disclosure Statement Form and shall be validated by the user, the Adviser and the DRC.

โ€ข ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ %?
The percentage displayed by Turnitin may present false positives (human-written output classified as AI-generated) or false negatives (AI-generated content not flagged as AI)

Advisers and panel members are expected to check that the use of AI was used responsibly through the following actions.

๐—˜๐—™๐—™๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ:

First Semester of Academic Year 2026-2027, and shall apply to all students who have not yet undergone their Outline Defense or Manuscript Defense.

27/07/2026

USM PALMA holds Campus-Based Orientation and Convocation for new and continuing students.

[๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“]All USM PALMA Students are expected to attend the Campus-Based Orientation and Convocation on the first da...
25/07/2026

[๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“]

All USM PALMA Students are expected to attend the Campus-Based Orientation and Convocation on the first day of classes, July 27, 2026, 7:00AM. You will attend the activities in the respective campuses where your courses are offered.

๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”: ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ด ๐‘ท๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ด๐‘จ ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ผ๐’‘๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’†A coordination meeting was conducted with the Head of Montay Elementa...
24/07/2026

๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ท๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”: ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘ด ๐‘ท๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ด๐‘จ ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ผ๐’‘๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’†

A coordination meeting was conducted with the Head of Montay Elementary School, Jean B. Clavel, MAEM, and Gulayan sa Paaralan coordinators, Loida C. Vladerama, MAEd and Albert B. Berja, MAEd. The meeting focused on discussing a future extension program collaboration to strengthen and enhance the implementation of the school's Gulayan sa Paaralan initiative. Also present were Basser L. Wagia, MSc, Extension Coordinator of the USM PALMA Cluster Campuses, and Leo M. Gayao, MSc, Program Coordinator of the Agriculture Department, who discussed potential areas of partnership and collaborative activities with Montay Elementary School.

The University of Southern Mindanao congratulates Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis on her reappointment as Chairperson of the Comm...
23/07/2026

The University of Southern Mindanao congratulates Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis on her reappointment as Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education.

We look forward to her continued leadership in strengthening Philippine higher education and in guiding USM toward greater progress. We are grateful for her continued support and commitment to what is best for our university.

Congratulations, Dr. Agrupis, and we wish you continued success in your service to the nation.

21/07/2026

University Awareness Campaign | July 22, 2026 | USM Auditorium, Kabacan, Cotabato

๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐”๐’๐Œ ๐๐€๐‹๐Œ๐€ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐’:There will be a University Awareness campaign to be broadcasted by the USM-Kabacan page ...
17/07/2026

๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐”๐’๐Œ ๐๐€๐‹๐Œ๐€ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐’:

There will be a University Awareness campaign to be broadcasted by the USM-Kabacan page (https://www.facebook.com/theUSMofficial) on July 22, 2026. All students are required to attend online. Comment โ€œPresentโ€ with your full name, year and course, and campus. Take a screenshot as proof once done.

Example:
Present, Juan Dela Cruz, 1BSE, USM Libungan Campus

The first day of classes and the Campus-Based Orientation and Convocation will be on July 27, 2026, at 7:00AM for USM Libungan and USM Aleosan.

Classes for the First Semester of AY 2026โ€“2027 will officially start on July 27, 2026. See you, USMians!
09/07/2026

Classes for the First Semester of AY 2026โ€“2027 will officially start on July 27, 2026. See you, USMians!

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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