UPM Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

The year 2022 marks the 150th year anniversary of the Cavite Mutiny and the martyrdom of the GOMBURZA priests, namely Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora. The University of the Philippines joins the nation in the commemoration through a series of activities involving the various Constituent Universities.

As its contribution, UP Manila will hold four (4) webinars on the following themes:

1. GOMBURZA Martyrdom: Triumph of the Native Clergy
(19 August, Friday)

2. GOMBURZA Sites of Memory in Manila
(26 August, Friday)

3. GOMBURZA Ideal Today: Service and Commitment
(2 September, Friday)

4. GOMBURZA Ideal Today: Equality of All
(9 September, Friday)

The webinars will be held from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN
via Zoom and Facebook Live.

Register here: https://bit.ly/gomburza22

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New public health, pharmacy deans appointed

Associate Professor Francis R. Capule and Professor Fernando B. Garcia, Jr. were appointed deans of the College of Pharmacy and College of Public Health, respectively, by the UP Board of Regents during its 1371st meeting held on June 9, 2022. Their term of office is three years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025.

Read more: https://www.upm.edu.ph/node/3929

ANUNSYO | UP Manila University Graduation Updates

The UPM USC recently joined the discussion about the upcoming graduation rites with the university Graduation Committee. The following are event details that were discussed:

• Date and Venue: August 2, PICC Plenary Hall
• Theme: Iskolar ng ng Bayan Naninindigan para sa Katotohanan at Karapatan ng Mamamayan
• Mode of Delivery: Face-to-face
• Participants: Graduating Class S.Y. 2021-2022

The guidelines and list of graduates will be announced soon. Arrangements are subject to change in cases of unforeseen events.

More updates will be posted once available.

From the Manila Public Information Office:

PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY: In line with the 451st founding anniversary of the City of Manila, the Malacañang has declared June 24, 2022, Friday, a special non-working holiday.

Please be guided accordingly.

PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY: In line with the 451st founding anniversary of the City of Manila, the Malacañang has declared June 24, 2022, Friday, a special non-working holiday.

Please be guided accordingly.

ADVISORY:

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) will hold its out of town strategic planning session on 16-18 June 2022.

In this regard, the colleges/units/offices are requested to forward documents, which require the VCAA's immediate action, to the OVCAA on or before 15 June 2022 (Wednesday).

For urgent concerns/matters on the aforementioned dates, please email the OVCAA at [email protected] or you may coordinate with Ms. Abegail G. Lim of the Office of International Linkages (OIL) at 8-814-1263.

Thank you very much.

The UP College of Dentistry posted a 100% in the May 2022 Dentist Licensure Exam, with two landing in the Top 10.

Source: https://www.prc.gov.ph/article/may-2022-dentist-licensure-examination-results-released-five-5-working-days/5597

For UPM Faculty:
"It's Okay Not To Be Okay: Safeguarding Our Mental Health in the New Normal" (May 18 / 10 AM / via Zoom)

From: CAS Committee on Online Instruction (COI)

To register:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSd4sK-W_X8ECR.../viewform

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This webinar aims to raise awareness of and understanding of mental health as well as to help our faculty members prepare themselves, mentally and emotionally, for the eventual blended learning modes of instruction, especially for the return to limited face-to-face classroom set up. The CAS-COI is privileged to have Dr. Violeta Bautista, the director of UP Diliman Psychosocial Services, as the resource speaker for this webinar.

On April 29, the University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (UP OVPAA) issued Memorandum No. 2022-09B, “Grading Policy Related to Remote Teaching and Learning Implemented for the Second Semester/Trimester, Third Trimester AY 2021-2022, and Midyear 2022”.

Read more: https://up.edu.ph/up-announces-grading-policy-for-the-rest-of-ay-2021-2022-and-midyear-2022/

READ: President Rodrigo Duterte declares May 9 a special non-working holiday throughout the country to enable Filipinos to properly exercise their right to vote. | By Azer Parrocha