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.

Search Process is on for U.P. Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards

The University of the Philippines Alumni Assocation (UPAA) is now undergoing a search process for nominees for UPAA’s 2010 Distinguished Alumni Awards to be conferred in June 2010. Individuals, including non-U.P. graduates, are invited to nominate U.P. Alumni for this prestigious award.

Recognition is given to alumni for distinguished performance in a thematic area, for lifetime achievement in the public or private sector, or for exemplary service to the UPAA. For the distinguished alumni awards, there are predefined areas but an award may be tailored to the achievements of the nominee. The existing categories are: public service and governance and good governance; poverty alleviation and human development; peace and social cohesion; gender equality/women empowerment; community empowerment; environmental conservation and sustainable development; entrepreneurship and employment creation; institutional/corporate social responsiblity; culture and the arts; science and technology; education and health. Going forward, efforts will be exerted to identify and recognize unsung achievers who are making a difference in community which they have chosen to serve.

Details are available through the UPAA website: (http://www.upalumni.ph/index.php).

Inquiries may also be coursed through: UPAA, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Magsaysay Avenue, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City 1101 Philippines or call telephone numbers: +632 920-6868/ 920-6871/ 920-6875