UPAA opens nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards 2013

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) has announced the search for nominees for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 2013.

The awards are conferred on alumni who have demonstrated in their chosen field of endeavor, exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions that bring about substantial benefits to society and distinct honor to the University. Recognition is given to achievements and contributions that impact the community in which the alumni are or have been active, whether this is at the local, national or international level.

Nominations for the awards will be accepted from any U.P. alumnus or alumni chapter until January 31, 2013. The award ceremonies will be held during the U.P. General Alumni-Faculty Homecoming & Reunion on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Luciano E. Salazar Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman Campus, Quezon City.

Each year, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) gives recognition to alumni achievers, as follows: UPAA Most Distinguished Alumna/Alumnus Award, UPAA Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Awards, UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards, UPAA Distinguished Service Awards and UPAA Multi-Generation U.P. Alumni Family Awards.

Award nominations will be considered in such thematic categories as public service and good governance, poverty alleviation and human development, peace and social cohesion, gender equality and women empowerment, community empowerment, environmental conservation and sustainable development, entrepreneurship and employment creation, institutional or corporate social responsibility, culture and the arts, science and technology, education and health, or as defined by the achievements of a deserving nominee.

For the past few years, UPAA makes special effort to identify for nomination, unsung alumni achievers -- those whose achievements in little-known corners of the country are exceptional but have remained unheralded and unrecognized.

For inquiries, please contact the UPAA Secretariat at 632-9206868, 632-9206871, 632-9206875 or email upalum.awards2013@yahoo.com. Visit the UPAA website http://www.upalumni.ph for complete details.

Election for UPAA Board of Directors set until June 1, 2012

Calling all qualified members of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA)! The election for the UPAA Board of Directors for the period 2012-2015 is now ongoing. At stake are 23 seats in the Board, representing alumni from the various academic units of the UP System.
         
Blank ballots and the official list of candidates will be given only to members in good standing. These refer to regular or honorary members who have paid the annual (P300) or life (P2,000 / $50) membership fees.

Accomplished ballots may be hand-delivered or mailed to the UPAA Elections Committee (COMELEC), care of the UPAA Secretariat Office, provided they are received at the UPAA office not later than 5:00 p.m. of June 1, 2012.

Canvassing of ballots is on June 2, 2012. The canvassing will be supervised by the UPAA Election Committee chaired by former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Josue Bellosillo, with UP Professors Ruby G. Alcantara and Wendell Capili as members.

The UPAA was founded in 1913, five years after the founding of UP. It has a total of 166 accredited chapters in the Philippines and abroad (as of July 2011). Through the years, the UPAA has continued to mobilize alumni worldwide towards assisting the University of the Philippines in fulfilling its missions as the country’s national university and partner in nation-building.

To know more about the rules and process of the ongoing elections, visit the UPAA website at www.upalumni.ph or call the UPAA Secretariat at (632)9206868 or (632)9206871. The UPAA office is located at the 2nd floor of the Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City 1101.

IMPROVING SECURITY IN UP DILIMAN

UP Diliman Chancellor Caesar A. Saloma will talk on IMPROVING SECURITY IN UP DILIMAN, 20 February 2012, 3-5pm, Salazar Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. refreshments will be served.

This is presented by the UP Alumni Association (UPAA) with The Office of Alumni Relations (OAR) / Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs (VPPA), University of the Philippines System.

UPAA opens nominations for Distinguished Alumni Awards 2012

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) has announced the search for nominees for the UPAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 2012.

The awards are conferred on alumni who have demonstrated in their chosen field of endeavor, exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions that bring about substantial benefits to society and distinct honor to the University. Recognition is given to achievements and contributions that impact the community in which the alumni are or have been active, whether this is at the local, national or international level.

Nominations for the awards will be accepted from any U.P. alumnus or alumni chapter until March 31, 2012. The award ceremonies will be held during the U.P. General Alumni-Faculty Homecoming & Reunion on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Luciano E. Salazar Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman Campus, Quezon City.

Award nominations will be considered in such thematic categories as public service and good governance, poverty alleviation and human development, peace and social cohesion, gender equality and women empowerment, community empowerment, environmental conservation and sustainable development, entrepreneurship and employment creation, institutional or corporate social responsibility, culture and the arts, science and technology, education and health, or as defined by the achievements of a deserving nominee.

This year, UPAA is making a special effort to identify for nomination, unsung alumni achievers -- those whose achievements in little-known corners of the country are exceptional but have remained unheralded and unrecognized. Also to be honored are families who have produced U.P. alumni across at least three successive generations, i.e., families with alumni among their grandparents, parents or children.

For inquiries, please contact the UPAA Secretariat at 920-6868, 920-6871, 920-6875 or email upalum.awards2012@yahoo.com. Visit the UPAA websitehttp://www.upalumni.ph/ for complete details.