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The University of the Philippines as a Research University |
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Written by Celeste Llaneta
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Friday, 30 July 2010 06:35 |
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UP ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING SERIES
Presentation to the 2010 UP Alumni Council Meeting, June 25, 2010, Ang Bahay Alumni, UP, Diliman, Quezon City
By Dr. Caesar A. Saloma, BS'81; MS'84; PhD'89
When it was first signed into law on April 29, 2008, its framers and sponsors
envisioned that Republic Act No. 9500 would strengthen the University of the Philippines as the National University. It was crystal clear to them that if UP is to fulfill its noble purpose as the national university then it must be the preeminent graduate and research university of the country as well as its leading public service university all at the same time.
At the onset, let me clarify that to become all things to all men (and women) is more often than not, an ethereal mission in life. If the task of providing higher education to Filipinos were likened to a basketball game with the universities as players and I am certain that the task is more than just a game, then UP is being asked to play the multiple roles of guard, forward, and center simultaneously. At the highest level that basketball is played today, no single player is capable of fulfilling even just a dual role.
I contend that for UP to truly accomplish its stated purpose as the national university, it must first become a great research university approximating other universities like Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge which have consistently emerged as the best in the world as determined by the ranking system developed and used by the Center for World Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tung University.
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The Diminishing Public Character of the University of the Philippines: Some Thoughts of an Alumna of Class 1970 on UP as the National University |
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Written by Celeste Llaneta
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 09:40 |
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2010 UP ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING SERIES
Presentation to the 2010 UP Alumni Council Meeting, June 25, 2010, Ang Bahay Alumni, UP, Diliman, Quezon City
By Dr. Judy M. Taguiwalo (BSSW'70cl; PhD'07), UP Faculty Regent
I belong to UP Class 1970 which is commemorating its 40th jubilee this year. I would like to share with you the wonderful news that I received my senior citizen card last February and am now looking forward to enjoying the full 12% VAT exemption starting July 6 when the expanded VAT law is implemented.
I would like to thank the UP Alumni Association for giving me this opportunity to look back to the time when we were young and strong and having senior moments was the farthest thing on our mind. .
What were some of the images and sounds of my undergrad days in UP Diliman The Catholic Chapel and UPSCA, the first organization I joined during my freshman year in Diliman; miniskirts and colored net stockings for the women, the shirt jack and pencil pants for men, British pop songs and pop groups with the Beatles leading the pack, Neil Armstrong announcing from the moon “ one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”, the national euphoria over Gloria Diaz selection as the first Filipina to be crowned Miss Universe, the earthquake which turned to ruins the Ruby Tower in Manila.
But there was uniqueness not only in the culture but also in the politics and mood of those times. There was massive disenchantment with the capitalist model of development which had put the market as the key to development and a premium on material goods and individualism. This disenchantment would partly account for the upsurge of social movements whose content and global magnitude was staggering: the anti Vietnam War movement, the civil rights movement, the women’s liberation movement and the student rights movement in universities worldwide.
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UP College of Agriculture now seeking nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards |
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Written by Celeste Llaneta
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 08:35 |
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The UP Los Banos College of Agriculture Alumni Association is starting its active search for 2010 Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna. UPCA alumni will be recognized for their significant contributions in the practice of agriculture profession in any of the following categories:
- Agriculture Entrepreneurship
- Science and Technology
- Teaching
- Institutional Organization and Development
- Public Service and Extension
- International Service and Cooperation
- Peace and Development
- Rural Youth Development and Entrepreneurship
- Higher Education/Research Administration
If the nominee has any significant contributions that do not fall in any of the above categories, this should be indicate in the nomination letter and the justification in considering the nominee for such category.
The UPLBCAAA is inviting all UP Agriculture Alumni to nominate a fellow alumnus/alumna for the College of Agriculture's Distinguished Alumni Award. This award is not only meant to recognize the contribution of the UPCA alumni to national and international development but also to inspire more alumni and current CA students on the nobility of the agriculture profession.
A PDF copy of the nomination form can be requested from the UPAA through email
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. Please return the accomplished form to the Office of the Dean, College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna or through fax no. (049) 536-3551 or email us at
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. We would appreciate receiving your accomplished forms not later than August 15, 2010 for appropriate evaluation.
Dr. Domingo E. Angeles, Dean of the UP College of Agriculture, is Chair of the UPLBCAAA Awards Committee. For further inquiries, you may call Dahlinds, Luz or Lorie at tel. nos. (049) 536-3535 or 536-3546.
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The UP College of Music: Towards a Greater Role in Building a Meaningful Market Dynamic |
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Written by Celeste Llaneta
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:07 |
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2010 UP ALUMNI COUNCIL MEETING SERIES
Presentation to the 2010 UP Alumni Council Meeting, June 25, 2010, Ang Bahay Alumni, UP, Diliman, Quezon City
By Dr. Ramon Ma. G. Acoymo, BS'79cl; BM'88mcl; PhD'05
An academic institution of Music has, broadly, a triple mandate. In the light of conventional wisdom that any academic institution ought to fulfill its roles and responsibilities in the dimensions of teaching, research and extension, a college of Music includes in its research dimension the creative endeavor; that is, "new" knowledge in the form of original works that are symbolized in traditional manuscript form containing symbols used in the "Western" (European and American) "classical" or "serious" genres and idioms such as notes, clefs, key and time signatures and rests written on staves and measures usually associated with the "Common Practice Era" (that music created during approximately the years 1600 through 1880 to the present day: the Baroque, Classical, Romantic through the Modern and Contemporary periods of Music History) or other alternative symbolisms; and in its extension work the "re-creative" endeavor - the act of "performing", or executing the physical symbols and symbolisms of the creators of music (the "composers").
A College of Music as one that exists in and at the University of the Philippines has in my view a broader and more transcendent aim contextualized, operationalized and concretized through the aforementioned triple mandate the continuation, strengthening, improvement, enrichment, enhancement and otherwise betterment of the state of knowledge of the academic community and ideally of the music-consuming public that enables this community and public to make better and more educated decisions regarding the music product alternatives available and how and why certain choices among these alternatives can and may be made.
In its making available, dissemination and presentation of pedagogical, research (including creative) and extension (including re-creative) outputs a College of Music considers as an ultimate accomplishment the illumination of the music consumer's ability to discern superior over inferior; more desirable over less desirable music products, whether these products for the choosing are presented in the mass media or in more exclusive venues.
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UP Alumni Cooperative now inviting members |
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Written by Celeste Llaneta
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 09:12 |
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To All Lifetime UPAA Members:
This is to inform you that the UPAA now has the UP Alumni Cooperative. We are inviting you to join the Cooperative and utilize the services offered. As its initial offering we have the Medicine Cabinet Program which will facilitate access to affordable and appropriate medications for Coop members and their dependents.
Please text, email, or call us for information and any questions regarding the UP Alumni Cooperative.
E-mail:
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Cell # 09162872718
Very truly yours,
[signed]
Marita P. Carag
UPAC – Secretary |
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