June

June 16 - UP Centennial Awards

• Reception of guests and awardees - 4:00 p.m.
• Awards night - 6:00 p.m., UP Theater

June 18 – UP Centennial Day

June 21, 9 a. m. - 4 p. m. - Grand Alumni Homecoming (Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City)---> all UP ALUMNI are invited!!!

UP Baguio

• June 19 to 20 – UP Baguio Faculty Conference
• UP Baguio Centennial Lecture Series

UP Diliman

• June 11 - Lineage of Mentors, an exhibit featuring the works of National Artists from UP, organized by the OICA and the CFA in cooperation with the National Museum, National Artists Hall, National Museum

  Book launch of Forming Lineage: The National Artists for the Visual Arts of the University of the Philippines, National Artists Hall, National Museum

• June 13 - Alumni Homecoming, College of Engineering

• June 15 - Alumni Homecoming, National College of Public Administration
  and Governance

• June 17 - UP Landmarks Sketchbook Exhibit, UP Theater Lobby

• June 18-20 - Centennial Concert, Cultural Center of the Philippines

• June 19 - Centennial Lecture Series: Prof. Cecilia Florencio, NISMED Auditorium

• June 19-30 - Bartlett Hall Exhibition, UP College of Veterinary Medicine and CFA join hands to present the passage of years within premises of both Colleges will always feel an affinity for

• June 20 - Art Fair, Bartlett Hall Grounds

  Alumni Council Meeting, Ang Bahay
  ng Alumni

• June 21 - Grand Alumni Homecoming, Araneta Coliseum, QC

  Alumni Homecoming, College of Home Economics

• June 22 - Alumni Homecoming, College
  of Education

• June 25 - UP Centennial Awards, UP Theater

UP Manila

• June 17 – UP Manila as Health Science Center
• June 19 – UP Manila Centennial Professorial Chairs and Faculty Grants
• June 20 – Inauguration of the UP Manila Fitness Trail
• June 20 – UPMAA Alumni Homecoming
• June 28 – UPM School of Health Science and Development Project

1. Inauguration of the UPM SHS Health Center and Palo Maternity House, Blessing of the Renovated Dr. Florentino Herrera Jr. Academic Building
2. Inauguration of Academic Offices, Renovated Multidisciplinary Laboratory and Two Classroom Building

• Inauguration of the UP Manila Centennial Oblation Plaza
• Grand Centennial Celebration (100th UP Foundation and 41st Anniversary 90th Science Health Center)

UP Los Baños

• June 24 - Professorial Chair Lectures at CEAT lecture hall:
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    • Dr. Delfin C. Suministrado - “New Methods of determination of Atterberg limits of Phil. Soils”
    • Dr. Pepito M. Bato - “Facilitated Value-adding agricultural operations using machine vision”
    • Prof. Rex B. Demafelis - “UPLB at the Forefront of developing waste management systems for the emerging biofuels industry”
    • CVM Centennial symposium:1) Updates on Avian Influenza by Dr. Hiromitsu Katoh
      2) Hills Pet Food Canine Nutrition Updates by Dr. Olga Mallo-Lago  
• The Legacy and Relevance of Pres. Ramon Magsaysay (Lecture Series) sponsored by Upsilon Sigma Phi 
• Anniversary of the Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Science Cluster, College of Agriculture
• Anniversary of the Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture
• Anniversary of the Agricultural Systems Cluster, College of Agriculture
• Seminar Series on Agricultural Systems Development/Farming Systems development 
• CAS Saysay Pagtatanghal Episodes. An Art Festival of Math and Science presentations. CAS (College-based)
• Search and Marking of UPLB’s Heritage Trees. CNFR (College-based)

UP Mindanao

• Centennial Lecture Series
• Fund drive for the Establishment of Student Scholarships, Professorial Chairs and Faculty Grants

UP Visayas

• June 13 - Opening exercises, festive welcome for in coming freshmen
• June 30 – Participation in the Pintados Festival(Tacloban)

Kwentong Peyups

100 Kwentong Peyups
By Guillermo "Bill" Ibanez, BFA'63

Every UP alumnus wants to believe that he is an embodiment of the State University. Perhaps in spirit, perhaps in character. However, I can proudly lay claim to the singular distinction of literally embodying UP when I portrayed the Oblation on top of a float, not just once, but twice--all in full view of thousands of people gathered at the Luneta.

The first time was during the last July 4th celebration of Phlippine independence Day, while the second time was during the first June 12th celebration. Interestingly, retired Gen. Douglas McArthur was seated in the stands with then President Diosdado Macapagal during one of the two occasions. Both must have marveled at how life-like the statue was on UP's float!

To the naked eye, the naked figure modestly shielded by a fig leaf was truly made of bronze. The illusion that I was genuinely a piece of statuary was achieved through a combination of brown powder, bronze water paint ad the artistry of future National Artist for Visual Arts Bencab, who was, even then, the primus inter pares among our Fine Arts classmates.

To the oft-asked question of why I dared to bare it all in public, my reply has always been, "Why not?" It is this UP spirit of daring and bold adventure that I strive to maintain in other aspects of my life, and to embody, up to now, as an old alumnus.

Tinakot ni Monsod!
By Manuel G. Aquino, BSEcon'83

I never really took my Econ seriously as I was hedonistically addicted to singing and making tambay sa College of Music. As a result, I constantly got singkos and eventually became a candidate for "DQ" (disqualification--do they still call it this?).

Anyway, I didn't know at the time that then Dean of the School of Economics Solita Monsod was monitoring the grades and performance of the batch under her regime. She had me called into her office. I remember the day so well as I walked in and came face-to-face with this great, charismatic lady, in her trademark golf culottes and a golf iron resting on her right shoulder like an M-16.

In her gravelly, smoke-scarred voice, she immediately came to the point and forcefully thundered, "Iho! No student in my administration as dean has ever been disqualified…and I am not going to start with you! If you do not get your grades up by next sem, I will personally transfer you to the School of Home Economics!"

By the following semester, I had managed to get onto the Dean's List.

The sunken condoms in the Sunken Garden
By Manuel G. Aquino

Who could ever forget the days of ROTC when our Saturdays were spoiled by the compulsory trips to the Sunken Garden where the four-hour drills took place under the unforgiving sun and under the harsh yet comical barking orders of officers who relished their sadistic roles?

Who could ever forget the routine roll calls at the start where we would giggle as family names like "Andutan," "Adobo," were shouted out and made us think of our Spanish frailes running out of family names to assign to our indio great-granddads. (Either that or these were their favorite past-times, eh?)

But I digress too much. One Saturday, after our troop or platoon had finished their hot Coke and banancue (the unchanging merienda fare), I was ordered to run to the officers' station to fetch some papers. I ran across the Sunken Garden and had to pass through the Lagoon, which had a thick old log serving as a bridge (I don't know if it's still there). Picture big, flabby, chunky thighs running and toptoeing across the periloudly shaky log of the Lagoon. I slipped and fell into this black watery muck. I can still remember the splash and the immediate fear of tetanus and germs. The Lagoon was not deep. I managed to climb out and take along with me an interesting collection of trash and used condoms dangling on my sleeves, clining to my pants, and hanging on my shoulders.

The officers looked at me and, surprisingly, they did not laugh. All they did was to order me to sit on the steps of the Arts and Sciences building and dry out there under the sun! Poor little scared traumatized me…I obediently followed and spent the next two hours baking my wet-condom-clad self under the scorching steps of the AS.

To submit your own Kwentong Peyups in 1,500 or fewer, email kwentongpeyups@campaignandgrey.net.

Support the University of the Philippines in its 100th year. Donations can be made to the UP Oblation Fund through the Development Bank of the Philippines (Quezon Avenue)-savings account no. 5-01317-460-8; Land Bank of the Philippines (Katipunan Branch, QC)-peso account no. 1461-0032-46, dollar swift code TLBPPHMMAXXX.

For more information, visit www.up.edu.ph or www.centennial.up.edu.ph.

Reprinted from the Philippine Star, 03/23/08

Calling all Alumni of UP Mindanao College of Humanities and Social Sciences [CHSS]:

We invite you to a College level Alumni Homecoming on February 22, 2008,  recalling all graduates from 1996 to 2007 of BA Anthropology, BS Architecture, BA Communication Arts, BA English, and BA Social Sciences.

This grand CHSS Alumni Homecoming aims to unite the alumni as part of UP Mindanao’s participation to the university’s Centennial Celebration.

A short program, cocktails, and activities such as student exhibits will be held at 1:00 pm at the CHSS Audio Visual Room, UP Mindanao Administration Building, Mintal, Davao City. 

For those who are interested to apply for UP Alumni Association Lifetime Membership [National level], please prepare 2 copies of 1x1 ID picture and one thousand (1,000) pesos.

Please send your inquiries, suggestions and confirmation of your attendance addressed to Prof. Valeriano Clamonte Jr. at upminchssalumni@gmail.com. Or contact him thru the following number: +639272129854 (GLOBE), or +639218678975 (SMART).

PS: After the College level Alumni Homecoming, there will be a Testimonial Dinner/Ceremony intended for the 'Primovers' of founding UP Mindanao, at 4:00 pm, UP Mindanao Admin Building Atrium. Following the testimonial dinner will be a culmination program HOMECOMING NIGHT for all UP Mindanao alumni of all colleges [CHSS, CSM and SOM]. 

 
Please confirm your attendance by clicking the link below for the HOMECOMING NIGHT by providing pertinent details to http://www.upmin.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_easybook&Itemid=186